Editing Q (James Bond) (section)

==== John Cleese: 1999 (as "R"), 2002 (as Q) ====

In ''The World Is Not Enough'' an assistant to Q was introduced, played by [[John Cleese]]. His real name was never revealed, but he was initially credited as "R" in ''The World Is Not Enough'', stemming from a joke in which Bond asks the elder Q, "If you're Q, does that make him R?"

Between films, Cleese was still referred to as "R" in the [[video games]] ''[[007: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64)|007: The World is Not Enough]]'' (2000), ''[[007 Racing]]'' (2000) and ''[[Agent Under Fire]]'' (2001). He was officially referred to as "Q" in ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (2002) following Llewelyn's death in 1999. In 2004, Cleese was featured as Q in the video game ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003 Video Game) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366629/characters/nm0000092 |website=imdb.com |publisher=IMDb.com, Inc. |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

Much like his predecessor, R is a consummate professional who is frequently annoyed by Bond's cavalier attitude. In ''Die Another Day'', Bond at first refers to R as "Quartermaster" but, silently impressed by the gadgets he is given, calls him "Q" at the end of their meeting.  (The ''Die Another Day'' DVD reveals that Bond initially saw R as an 'interloper', only awarding the proper title of 'Q' after R has proven himself.)

According to an interview on the ''Die Another Day'' DVD, Pierce Brosnan was very glad to rename Cleese's character 'Q', rather than 'R', because his native Irish accent made it difficult to pronounce 'R' with a convincing English accent.

In the 007 video game, ''James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'', Cleese's Q has an assistant, Miss Nagai, portrayed by [[Misaki Ito]].

'''Featured in'''

Films:
*''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''  (1999) (as R)
*''[[Die Another Day]]'' (2002) (as Q)

Video games;
*''[[007: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64)|007: The World Is Not Enough]]'' (2000) (as R)
*''[[007 Racing]]'' (2000) (as R)
*''[[Agent Under Fire]]'' (2001) (as R)
*''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing|Everything or Nothing]]'' (2004)
*''007 [[Scene It]]'' (board game)