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Sean Connery Quits Hollywood

Submitted by Alyk

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Tags: Sean Connery. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hollywood, Stephen Norrington

Sir Sean Connery had enough of your shit and called it a day—the legendary actor announced he will never work in Hollywood again, ending his fifty-year movie career. While presenting a BAFTA Scotland Award for Outstanding Achievement in film, he took the opportunity to lash out at those who he felt ruined his last film, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Connery said, "The time has come because of my rather unfortunate last movie. The cost to me in terms of frustration and avoiding going to jail for murder cannot have continued."

Connery went on to describe the director of The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Stephen Norrington as being "insane". He said, "He was young and enthusiastic. I presumed someone wouldn't give a person $84 million to go to a wonderful city like Prague without due diligence."




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Jamwise

Jamwise

Australia
April 2006

AUG 28, 2006 09:03 AM

1. League was agony.
2. He announced his retirement fucking months ago.

_panda_

_panda_

I'm lost
November 2005

AUG 28, 2006 09:04 AM

... he was later seen weaving down the PCH at 100 miles an hour screaming "blame the jews".

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

um, little mel gibson reference.

FridgeMagnet

FridgeMagnet

Chicago, IL
November 2004

AUG 28, 2006 09:31 AM

And around the world millions of people yawned indifferently.

Warbrain

Warbrain

Des Plaines, IL
May 2006

AUG 28, 2006 09:32 AM

I smell bullshit.

Someone will lure him back.

legman

legman

Portland, OR
February 2006

AUG 28, 2006 09:37 AM

_panda_ said:
... he was later seen weaving down the PCH at 100 miles an hour screaming "blame the jews".

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

um, little mel gibson reference.



ha!

ok, seriously, a Scotsman would never blame the Jews.




He'd blame the BRITISH.

Crivelli

Crivelli

United Kingdom
January 2005

AUG 28, 2006 09:39 AM

legman said:

_panda_ said:
... he was later seen weaving down the PCH at 100 miles an hour screaming "blame the jews".

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

um, little mel gibson reference.



ha!

ok, seriously, a Scotsman would never blame the Jews.




He'd blame the BRITISH.


English.

Crivelli

Crivelli

United Kingdom
January 2005

AUG 28, 2006 09:40 AM

I thought he was doing Indy 4?

Jamwise

Jamwise

Australia
April 2006

AUG 28, 2006 09:45 AM

Crivelli said:
I thought he was doing Indy 4?



He's said repeatedly that he isn't.

Crivelli

Crivelli

United Kingdom
January 2005

AUG 28, 2006 09:49 AM

Chaolin said:

Crivelli said:
I thought he was doing Indy 4?



He's said repeatedly that he isn't.


Never say never.

smile

NewSpectre

NewSpectre

Baltimore, MD
March 2005

AUG 28, 2006 09:49 AM

FridgeMagnet said:
And around the world millions of people yawned indifferently.



um, no.

dingoes8

dingoes8

Milwaukee, WI
March 2004

AUG 28, 2006 09:54 AM

I think the funny thing is the fact that Sean Connery wasn't originally going to do LXG because he didn't understand it. But then he remembered he passed on The Matrix and X-Men for the same reason and they were huge, so he figured he should do it anyways.

jimmy_the_worm

jimmy_the_worm

San Diego, CA
July 2006

AUG 28, 2006 09:56 AM

Maybe Roger Moore should try this stunt.

Markus001

Markus001

United Kingdom
November 2004

AUG 28, 2006 09:56 AM

Doesn't help that Connery hasn't done a decent film in years, I suppose.

Young and enthusiastic? 40 years old, no problem. I think it's unfair to blame Norrington, especially since we're talking about Sean Connery whose ego on a film set is the size of the Hindenburg.

And Connery won't be in Indy 4. Come on, be serious.

AndersWolleck

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY
February 2003

AUG 28, 2006 10:01 AM

Markus001 said:
Doesn't help that Connery hasn't done a decent film in years, I suppose.

Young and enthusiastic? 40 years old, no problem. I think it's unfair to blame Norrington, especially since we're talking about Sean Connery whose ego on a film set is the size of the Hindenburg.

And Connery won't be in Indy 4. Come on, be serious.




well it is a common known fact that norrington is insane

ask Donal

TheBattles

TheBattles

Saint Louis, MO
August 2006

AUG 28, 2006 10:06 AM

i hear he will be on the next Big Brother All Stars.

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