Die Film- und Bondwelt trauert um Sir Roger Moore

Freunde, Kollegen und Fans weltweit zeigen sich tief betroffen vom ersten Tod eines „offiziellen“ Bond-Darstellers, Sir Roger Moore, der am 23.5.2017 im Alter von 89 Jahren „nach kurzer Krankheit“ verstorben ist.

Im Folgenden fasse ich einige Beileidsbekundungen und Nachrufe der Bondfamilie zusammen.

Allen voran die Bond-Produzenten Michael G. Wilson und Barbara Broccoli (beide haben schon während Moores Bondfilmen in verschiedenen Positionen an den Filmen mitgearbeitet):

„We are heartbroken at the news of Sir Roger Moore’s passing. On the screen, he reinvented the role of James Bond with tremendous skill, charisma and humour. In real life, he was a genuine hero working as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for many years dedicating his life to alleviating the suffering of children all over the world. He was a loyal and beloved friend and his legacy shall live on through his films and the millions of lives he touched. We shall miss him enormously. Our love and thoughts are with Deborah, Geoffrey, Christian his grandchildren and his wife Kristina.“

Der aktuelle James-Bond-Darsteller Daniel Craig ließ über den offiziellen 007-Twitter-Account ein gemeinsames Bild mit Moore (wohl aus der Zeit des Kinostarts von „Ein Quantum Trost“) posten, „Nobody Does It Better – In Liebe Daniel“:

Nobody Does It Better – love Daniel pic.twitter.com/lkeKirvt0l

— James Bond (@007) 23. Mai 2017

Auch Moores ursprünglich direkter Nachfolger Pierce Brosnan postete ein gemeinsamen Fotos mit einem kurzen Nachruf – er sei ein großer Teil seines Lebens gewesen, von „The Saint“ bis „James Bond“ und er werde seinen einzigartigen Humor vermissen:

Darüber hinaus postete Brosnan auch ein Foto von Moore gemeinsam mit Brosnans verstorbener Ehefrau Cassandra Harris von „In tödlicher Mission“. „In Gedenken an Euch beide“:

Das Statement von Timothy Dalton:

I knew Roger as a kind and generous man. He was a wonderfully engaging and successful actor. My thoughts are with his family. Timothy Dalton

— James Bond (@007) 24. Mai 2017

Moore’s Vorgänger Bond-Legende Sir Sean Connery (86) wird im „Hollywood Reporter“ folgendermaßen zitiert:

„I was very sad to hear of Roger’s passing we had an unusually long relationship by Hollywood standards, that was filled with jokes and laughter, I will miss him.“

George Lazenby ließ laut Medienberichten folgendes Statement verlautbaren:

„I liked Roger, he was a genuine fellow, a really good guy.“

Sir Paul McCartney (Titelsong-Hit zu Moores erstem 007-Film „Leben und sterben lassen“):

pic.twitter.com/EqVVe4rxSJ

— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) 23. Mai 2017

Jane Seymour („Solitaire“ an der Seite von Moore in „Leben und sterben lassen“):

I am devastated to learn of Roger Moore’s passing. The first leading role I ever had as a Bond girl was such a new and frightening world and Roger held my hand and guided me through every process. He taught me about work ethic and humility. He was so funny, kind and thoughtful to everyone around him and in that Roger taught me what a movie star really was and should be. Through his lifelong work with UNICEF he showed me the true meaning of being a humanitarian and giving back. He was my Bond. – Jane Seymour

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Jane Seymour (@janeseymour) am 23. Mai 2017 um 7:46 Uhr

Duran Duran (Titelsong-Hit zu Moores „Im Angesicht des Todes“):

#RIP Roger pic.twitter.com/eh9EKIxu0G

— Duran Duran (@duranduran) 23. Mai 2017

„Pinewood Studios“:

„It is with great sadness that Pinewood learns of the passing of Sir Roger Moore, KBE. He has kept an office at the studios since 1970 and he is officially one of our longest standing residents. He joked only recently that he did still ‚make a point of coming in whenever I can to do a little light dusting and hoovering.‘ Sir Roger was a force of nature and his humor and amazing spirit will be missed by all of us.“

Leider existiert (jedenfalls meines Wissens nach) kein Foto mit allen bisherigen Bonddarstellern zusammen. Eines, auf dem zumindest 4 zusammen sind:

Natürlich sind in den letzten Tagen unzählige Nachrufe auf Sir Roger erschienen, ein äußerst lesenswerter stammt von James-Bond-Fan und Autor Christoph Marx, der Roger’s Legende treffend zusammenfasst: hier.

Der offizielle Bond-Kanal auf Youtube hat ein sehr schönes Video aus Moores Bondfilmen hochgeladen, Vorsicht – Gänsehaut- bzw. Tränenalarm…:

Das ZDF ändert am Samstagabend sein TV-Programm und zeigt in memoriam Roger Moore’s Klassiker „Moonraker“:

Sa., 27.5., 23:00 – ZDF – James Bond – Moonraker – Streng geheim

Zum Abschluss möchte ich auch hier noch einmal die wundervolle Anekdote über den charmanten und humorvollen Sir Roger (Originalquelle der britische Independent) erwähnen. Die Geschichte hat bereits in den letzten Tagen online die Runde gemacht hat, und ich habe sie auch schon auf Facebook gepostet, möchte sie aber auch hier noch einmal erwähnen. Für den Fall, dass ihr die Geschichte noch nicht kennen solltet, unbedingt bis zum Ende lesen (solltet ihr eine Übersetzung benötigen, meldet euch einfach bei mir oder in unserem Forum):

Von Drehbuchautor Mark Hyanes aus London, der Moore 1983 als kleiner junge auf einem Flughafen traf:
„As a seven-year-old in about 1983, in the days before First Class Lounges at airports, I was with my grandad in Nice Airport and saw Roger Moore sitting at the departure gate, reading a paper. I told my granddad I’d just seen James Bond and asked if we could go over so I could get his autograph. My grandad had no idea who James Bond or Roger Moore were, so we walked over and he popped me in front of Roger Moore, with the words „my grandson says you’re famous. Can you sign this?“
As charming as you’d expect, Roger asks my name and duly signs the back of my plane ticket, a fulsome note full of best wishes. I’m ecstatic, but as we head back to our seats, I glance down at the signature. It’s hard to decipher it but it definitely doesn’t say ‚James Bond‘. My grandad looks at it, half figures out it says ‚Roger Moore‘ – I have absolutely no idea who that is, and my hearts sinks. I tell my grandad he’s signed it wrong, that he’s put someone else’s name – so my grandad heads back to Roger Moore, holding the ticket which he’s only just signed.
I remember staying by our seats and my grandad saying „he says you’ve signed the wrong name. He says your name is James Bond.“ Roger Moore’s face crinkled up with realisation and he beckoned me over. When I was by his knee, he leant over, looked from side to side, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said to me, „I have to sign my name as ‚Roger Moore‘ because otherwise…Blofeld might find out I was here.“ He asked me not to tell anyone that I’d just seen James Bond, and he thanked me for keeping his secret. I went back to our seats, my nerves absolutely jangling with delight. My grandad asked me if he’d signed ‚James Bond.‘ No, I said. I’d got it wrong. I was working with James Bond now.
Many, many years later, I was working as a scriptwriter on a recording that involved UNICEF, and Roger Moore was doing a piece to camera as an ambassador. He was completely lovely and while the cameramen were setting up, I told him in passing the story of when I met him in Nice Airport. He was happy to hear it, and he had a chuckle and said „Well, I don’t remember but I’m glad you got to meet James Bond.“ So that was lovely.
And then he did something so brilliant. After the filming, he walked past me in the corridor, heading out to his car – but as he got level, he paused, looked both ways, raised an eyebrow and in a hushed voice said, „Of course I remember our meeting in Nice. But I didn’t say anything in there, because those cameramen – any one of them could be working for Blofeld.“
I was as delighted at 30 as I had been at 7. What a man. What a tremendous man.“

Sir Roger Moore, 14. Oktober 1927 – 23. Mai 2017.
Thank you, Sir. Farewell.