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Sir Ian Lancaster Fleming, creator of the character of "James Bond", and the franchise, and possibly the basis of the character itself, although this was debatable at its very best.(1)

Possibly one of the biggest franchises and icons of the modern world, for all of the hardships and troubles it already faced, the James Bond movie franchise (Commonly known as the 007-Cinematic Operations) have established itself as the big dogs of hollywood, even surpassing movie franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe(2), DC Comics Cinematic Universe(3), Quentin Tarantino's movies, or even the King of Monsters universe bringing the franchise into the limits Ian Fleming never imagined in his life. Despite of this, a twist of irony occurs, as the movies overshadows the books, with the slurry of videogames, comics, animated series and spin-offs completely took over the novels's spot.

These achievements, however, could be credited to the last minute-decision that Alfred Broccoli took, on his choosing for a actor that he himself-does not agrees into signing on, at the first place.

Believing that Ian Fleming's personal choices were complete disasters, and his over-perfectionist mind led into various actors being turned down, including Sean Connery, whom balding led into his shocking contract termination. With no actor on board, or even scared to took upon the role, Fleming did a personal, and obiviously personal gamble, as he approached his nephew, Christopher Lee.

And thus, the early days of the James Bond Movie Franchise began.
Calling In 007-An Alternate History of The James Bond Movie Franchise
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(1).OTL issue, its either Lee or Fleming. However, when OTL considered Fleming as the real-life Bond, ATL's early exposure to Lee's army service records led to Lee being known for being the real-life Bond.
(2).The Marvel Artists (Previously Artisan Entertainment) Cinematic Movie Universe (Subject for a new TL post-this TL)
(3).The Tim Burton-verse DC movie universe (Subject for a new TL post-this TL)​
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