Editing Diamonds Are Forever (film) (section)

===Casting===
[[George Lazenby]] was originally offered a contract for seven Bond films but declined and left after just one, ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', on the advice of his agent [[Ronan O'Rahilly]].<ref name="documentary">{{cite AV media |title=Inside On Her Majesty's Secret Service |medium=DVD |location=''OHMSS'' Ultimate Edition DVD |publisher=MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |year=2000}}</ref> Producers contemplated replacing him with [[John Gavin]], though actors [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Adam West]], [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Robert Wagner]], [[Brett Halsey]], [[Malcolm Roberts (singer)|Malcolm Roberts]], and [[Ranulph Fiennes]] had also been considered; Eastwood, Reynolds, and West had stated that Bond should not be played by an American actor, with West stating he was doing "something else" at the time.<ref name="inside" />{{sfn|Field|Chowdbury|2015|p=208}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/adam-west-tvs-batman-dead-at-88-w487180 |title=Adam West, TV's 'Batman,' Dead at 88 |date=10 June 2017 |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191521/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/adam-west-tvs-batman-dead-at-88-w487180 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a609578/adam-west-on-batman-fame-when-they-set-the-banquet-i-tried-a-few-things/ | title=Adam West on Batman, the Batusi and 007 | website=[[Digital Spy]] | date=12 November 2014 }}</ref> [[Michael Gambon]] rejected an offer, telling Broccoli that he was "in terrible shape".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/david-walliams-takes-some-acting-tips-from-michael-gambon-kh2g8dmx9pl |title=David Walliams takes some acting tips from Michael Gambon |date=20 October 2007 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217164614/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-walliams-takes-some-acting-tips-from-michael-gambon-kh2g8dmx9pl |archive-date=17 December 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Producers [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]] wanted to cast [[Roger Moore]], but he was busy filming ''[[The Persuaders!]]''.{{sfn|Field|Chowdbury|2015|p=208}} Singer [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] stated he was considered for the role, but Broccoli felt that he was too famous and people would not have believed him as Bond.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/30/tom-jones-james-bond | title=Tom Jones: 'I was up for James Bond' | work=The Guardian | date=30 April 2012 | last1=Michaels | first1=Sean }}</ref>

Picker was unhappy with this decision and made it clear that Connery was to be enticed back to the role and that money was no object. When approached about resuming the role of Bond, Connery demanded the fee of $1.25&nbsp;million. To entice the actor to play Bond once more, United Artists offered two back-to-back films of his choice.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sean Connery |page=[https://archive.org/details/seanconnery0000call/page/217 217] |first=Michael |last=Feeney Callan |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |year=2002 |isbn=1-85227-992-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/seanconnery0000call/ |url-access=registration}}</ref> After both sides agreed to the deal, Connery used the fee to establish the Scottish International Education Trust, where Scottish artists could apply for funding without having to leave their country to pursue their careers. Since John Gavin was no longer in the running for the role, his contract was paid in full by United Artists. The first film made under Connery's deal was ''[[The Offence]]'', directed by his friend [[Sidney Lumet]].<ref name="inside" />

Charles Gray was cast as villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, after playing a Bond ally named Dikko Henderson in ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' (1967).<ref name="inside" /> Jazz musician Putter Smith was invited by Saltzman to play Mr. Kidd, after a [[Thelonious Monk]] Band show. Musician [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] was originally cast as Mr. Wint. When he could not agree with the producers on compensation, Bruce Glover replaced him. Glover said he was surprised at being chosen, because at first producers said he was too normal and that they wanted a deformed, [[Peter Lorre]]-like actor.<ref name="inside" /> [[Bruce Cabot]], who played the part of Bert Saxby, died the following year; ''Diamonds'' turned out to be his final film role. [[Jimmy Dean]] was cast as Willard Whyte after Saltzman saw a presentation of him. Dean was very worried about playing a Howard Hughes [[pastiche]], because he was an employee of Hughes at the [[Desert Inn]].<ref name="inside" />

Jill St. John had originally been offered the part of Plenty O'Toole but landed the female lead after [[Sidney Korshak]], who assisted the producers in filming in Las Vegas locations, recommended his client St. John,<ref>{{cite book |last=Russo |first=Gus |title=Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |year=2006 |pages=400–401 |isbn=978-1-582-34389-1}}</ref> who became the first American Bond girl.<ref name="booklet">{{cite AV media |title=Diamonds Are Forever Ultimate Edition DVD |publisher=MGM/UA Home Video |asin=B000LY2L1Q}}</ref> [[Linda Thorson]] met with Cubby Broccoli, hoping to be considered for the part of Case, but he never considered her for the role, although he did briefly list her as a possibility for the part of Plenty O'Toole. Some time later, Broccoli told Thorson she was never cast in a Bond film because she did not have long hair.<ref>{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=Michael |title=Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots (The Avengers): The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to The Avengers |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |year=2014 |pages=603–604 |isbn=978-1845838874}}</ref> [[Lana Wood]] was cast as Plenty O'Toole, following a suggestion of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz.<ref name="inside" /> Wood modeled her performance after [[Leigh Taylor-Young]] and [[Minnie Mouse]].{{sfn|Field|Chowdbury|2015|p=218}} [[Denise Perrier]], [[Miss World 1953]], played "Marie", the woman in the bikini who is forced by Bond to disclose the location of Blofeld.<ref name="cork" />

A cameo appearance by [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] playing on the roulette table was filmed, but his scene was eventually deleted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/actors-you-didnt-know-were-in-bond-movies-98462247566.html |title=Actors You Didn't Know Were in Bond Movies |first=Ali |last=Gray |publisher=Yahoo! Movies |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=28 September 2014 |archive-date=27 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927182630/https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/actors-you-didnt-know-were-in-bond-movies-98462247566.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Initially, the character of Miss Moneypenny did not feature in the movie, partly because Lois Maxwell had held out for a pay increase, but it was decided during production to add the scene where, disguised as a customs officer, Moneypenny gives Bond his travel documents at the port of Dover. The additional scene was a last-minute rewrite, as the producers felt it important to incorporate Maxwell after her issue was resolved. Maxwell and Connery filmed their lines separately for the short scene.<ref>{{cite book |last=Chapman |first=James |title=Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films (Cinema and Society) |pages=101–102 |publisher=[[I.B. Tauris|I.B. Tauris Books]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-845-11515-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=D'Abo |first1=Maryam |last2=Cork |first2=John |title=Bond Girls are Forever: The Women of James Bond |page=87 |publisher=[[Abrams Books|Harry N. Abrams Books]] |year=2003 |isbn=978-0810943025}}</ref>