Thunderball (1965) was originally going to be the first James Bond movie, but legal wrangles with its co-author led to Dr. No (1962) being chosen instead. Author Ian Fleming wanted his cousin Christopher Lee to play Dr. No. (Lee would later appear as Scaramanga in the 007 flick The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), and would play the character that inspired Fleming to create Dr. No, Dr. Fu Manchu, in several films.) Fleming originally asked Noel Coward to play the part of Dr. No. Coward turne ...[Read Story ]