The Living Daylights.
Released in June 1987, the 15th official Bond film was the first since Roger Moore bowed out of the series following 1985 s disappointing
A View to a Kill. Interestingly, Moore might have never played 007 if Dalton had said yes when he was asked to star in 1969 s At the time, I think I must have been only 24 or 25, Dalton explained in
The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond. And I can remember thinking, Too young! . [Connery] was tremendous, and not only did I think that I was too young, I thought it was a pretty dumb move to take over for him.