Overview

• In a new People interview, Brolin reveals he was tapped to replace Roger Moore in Octopussy after Moore initially stepped away in 1983.
• He relocated to the UK, secured a flat and trained with stuntmen under producer Cubby Broccoli before any contract was signed.
• Brolin’s Bond bid ended when Moore reversed his decision and returned for Octopussy and the 1985 sequel A View to a Kill.
• Following his breakout in The Amityville Horror, Brolin turned down offers like the first Superman to focus on character-actor roles.
• Now 85, he has shifted his creative energy into directing and is developing multiple film projects across diverse genres.