‘Becoming Bond’ will have its world première as part of the VISIONS program at the 24th edition of the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas from 10th – 19th March, 2017.
Written and directed by Josh Greenbaum, the film, described as a “unique documentary/narrative hybrid” chronicles “stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next seven Bond films and a $1 million signing bonus, he turned it all down.”
Australian actor Josh Lawson stars in the title role as George Lazenby, alongside a supporting cast that features Kassandra Clementi, Jeff Garlin, Jake Johnson and former Bond girl Jane Seymour. A release date has yet to be officially announced.
Screening Schedule:
Date: Saturday, 11 March, 2017
Time: 9:30PM – 11:01PM (ET/PT)
Location: Stateside Theatre
Date: Tuesday, 14 March, 2017
Time: 9:00PM – 10:31PM (ET/PT)
Location: Vimeo Theatre
Date: Friday, 11 March, 2017
Time: 1:45PM – 3:16PM (ET/PT)
Location: Stateside Theatre
Bond on the Box 