Why is judi dench leaving bond films

Screenwriter John Logan revealed as much in a Skyfall 'behind-the-scenes' featurette, saying the film "was always going to lead to M's death. Cutting Dench was a fairly gutsy move on the part of the Bond producers — especially Barbara Broccoli who had worked with the actress since her debut in GoldenEye some 17 years prior.

Having a woman oversee the cavalier Bond brought a fresh new dynamic to the franchise, which remained intriguing right up to Skyfall. Her iconic castigation of Bond in GoldenEye , where she says she views him as "a sexist, misogynist dinosaur — a relic of the Cold War" instantly established an exciting new tension between the characters that remained fresh throughout the following six films. Short of a female , Dench's M was the best way to introduce some female equality to a series that had famously lacked just that.

While it was clear major changes were required after Quantum of Solace and its numerous problems , it could be argued that Judi Dench was one of the elements that still worked. Cutting her was always going to be, if not controversial, a difficult sell for the series. But it seems even the studio and producers were aware of the monumental decision they had made, making sure to break the news to Dench "gently" according to the actress, who went on to say in a interview that she "laughed through [her] tears" after learning of her character's fate.

Despite her sadness at being given the axe, the then year-old even thought "MI6 would have given her the push by now". Ken Adam Syd Cain. John Glen Peter R.

Hunt Norman Wanstall. Albert R. Hunt Tom Mankiewicz Michael Kitchen. Connery Dr. On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The Living Daylights Licence to Kill. James Bond Jr. Project video game. You have the perfect way out, go and live quietly somewhere. Not many field agents get to leave this cleanly. It's a young man's game. Look, you've been seriously injured, there's no shame in saying you've lost a step. The only shame will be in not admitting it until it's too late.

You'll never know until the next James Bond film is released. Now, now children. Play nice or I'll send you to your room. Yeah, let's just get back on topic. Adrian chimed in, wanting to talk about Judi's exit scenes, which left viewers everywhere complete emotional wrecks. Judi gushed over their sympathy, saying: "Oh that's very nice! The actress went on to reveal a little secret about the location at the end of the film, which was partly shot in both Scotland and Surrey.

She revealed that Bond's childhood home was built and filmed in Aldermaster, an English village, on Ministry of Defence land. Judi continued: "I know, there was also that one bit of driving in that car [Aston Martin], standing and looking out over Glencoe - heavenly!

Judi Dench recalls filming James Bond.