Lethal Weapon

Mel Gibson

Could have been Bond in: "For Your Eyes Only" (1981)

Case file: Gibson was relatively unknown and still a few years away from becoming a full-blown action star with "Lethal Weapon" when he was offered the role of Bond if Roger Moore failed to return. Gibson turned the... more part down, although he was reportedly called several more times by Eon Productions over the years. While he's got the moves and the look, there's a sort of manic intensity to Gibson that would have worked against Bond's cool persona. Would Bond have made him the same superstar he eventually became? An interesting but unlikely what-if scenario ... (Michael Melia/Retna UK)