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December 9, 2005
 At the premiere of the "Chronicles of Narnia" #1. Sir Roger Moore and lady Christina appeared at the world premiere of Disney's "The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe", the first of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series to make it to the big screen. The event took place on 7th December at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The long guest list included Charles and Camilla.
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December 8, 2005
 "This Way Up" premieres on BBC2 on 17th Dec. Gareth Owen, Sir Roger's PA confirmed today that This Way Up, a BBC TV special originally set to premiere on 23rd March will be finally aired on 17th December on BBC2 at 23:30hrs. This Way Up is a one-off pilot episode of the planned prime-time BBC variety show starring Hamish McColl and Sean Foley of The Play What I Wrote fame. The 30-minute special was filmed in February 2005. Guest stars include Sir Roger Moore who plays the Butler.
November 27, 2005
 "Curse of the Pink Panther" on DVD. The 1983 Pink Panther movie with Roger Moore in a brilliant cameo appearance as chief inspector Jacques Clouseau after the face surgery will be soon available on DVD for the first time. It will premiere on 31st January 2006 and can be now pre-ordered on Amazon.com. For many years "Curse of the Pink Panther" was the last film in the Pink Panther series directed by Blake Edwards. In 1993 "Son of the Pink Panther" starring Roberto Begnini was made but it wasn't successful. Roger Moore's scenes for "Curse of the Pink Panther" were filmed all in one day outside London at the same time "Octopussy" was filmed. Moore is credited in the closing titles as a special guest star, Turk Thrust II. Thanks to Remco for the good news
November 25, 2005
 An open letter to Gordon Ramsay from Sir Roger Moore. MI6.co.uk reports: Sir Roger Moore has hit back at criticism from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who accused him of double standards over his campaign to put an end to cruel animal practices in the production of foie gras. Commenting on the campaign last week, Ramsay said, "I think it's a bit two-faced of old Roger. At the height of his fame he had no scruples about swanning round top restaurants eating fancy food, and now he's telling us we all have to be goody two-shoes. No thanks, Roger. It's not on." Sir Roger has now written an open letter back to Ramsay explaining his logic. "Dear Gordon, I thought I should drop you a line after our names hitting the headlines over the 'Foie Gras Furore' as it has been dubbed. Indeed I did swan around fancy restaurants at the height of my fame, as you say, and still do to this day in fact and rather enjoy it. However, the point I was trying to make was that it was in total ignorance that I used to eat foie gras. Once I was made aware of the process involved and treatment of the poor birds, I felt physically sick, just as I felt when I saw a photograph of a lung infected with cancer 35 years ago. I gave up smoking cigarettes immediately and haven't smoked one since. Now I don't think I could ever knowingly eat foie gras again either. I don't believe I am a hypocrite, rather a concerned person where the ethical treatment of animals is involved. Kind regards, Roger Moore". MI6.co.uk
November 16-21, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore visits India. The actor and UNICEF goodwill ambassador exhorted yesterday India to lead the developing and the developed world in providing a better childhood to children by intensifying the ongoing public-private partnership for salt iodisation.
Lauding India for the ''progressive'' policies and robust legal provisions to improve the health of children, Sir Roger stressed the need for investing in children for building a better future. Source: CommanderBond.net
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November 7, 2005
 "The Wild Geese" - FREE DVD for every reader. This week the "Mail On Sunday" is giving away the full length feature film "The Wild Geese" (1977) on DVD ABSOLUTELY FREE!
This war drama staring Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Roger Moore tells the story of a crack team of mercenary paratroopers with a mission: to land in a remote and hostile corner of Africa, free the one man who can change a nation's destiny, seize the airport and make their escape... Their home is the battlefield. Their calling is war. Their only loyalty is to each other. They are the Wild Geese, fifty crack mercenary paratroopers commanded by fearless veteran Colonel Faulkner. But while the Wild Geese are fighting and dying in the African sun, sinister forces in the corridors of power are working to seal their fate. Don't forget to buy this week's "Mail on Sunday" for this fantastic FREE DVD! The Daily Mail
November 6, 2005
 French foie gras makers vs. PETA. Producers of the delicacy have been enraged by a campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an American animal rights group. A film produced by the group and narrated by Sir Roger Moore shows in graphic detail how the birds that go to make foie gras are force fed with corn until their livers swell to 10 times normal size. "Imagine having pipes jammed down your throat and food pumped into your stomach," the former James Bond actor declares in the film. "Please join me and countless other kind people in never eating foie gras." To read entire article CLICK HERE. The Sunday Times
You can watch a clip from the TV ad narrated by Sir Roger Moore at PETA official website. There is also an article about Sir Roger's contribution. You can read it in French and in English.
October 13-29/November 5, 2005
Interview with Sir Roger Moore about the 2005-2010 UNITE FOR CHILDREN, UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign
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 Unite For Children, Unite Against AIDS. On Tuesday 25th October in New York Sir Roger Moore took part in launching of UNICEF/UNAIDS Campaign: Unite For Children, Unite Against AIDS. The event was followed by the opening of a photo exhibit and two roundtable discussions on AIDS with technical experts and young people. Over the next five years the action is to unite the efforts of all those fighting AIDS to meet children's needs in four key areas: Prevent mother to child transmission; Provide paediatric treatment; Prevent infection among adolescents and young people; Protect and support children affected by AIDS. The event will be broadcast live on APTN Direct and UNTV. To read more CLICK HERE. There are several new articles about the event in the press, here are some of them: [1] [2] [3]
 You can now learn a lot more about Unite For Children, Unite Against AIDS by visiting the official site of the campaign HERE. There are also two reports available at UNICEF pages from the launch of the campaign yesterday in New York [1] and about the accompanying events [2]. You can also read about the celebrity ambassadors involved in the campaign (incl. Sir Roger Moore, Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon among others) HERE.
October 26, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore against the Bond pose. Earlier this month Daniel Craig was introduced as the new James Bond. Sir Roger Moore was the first of the former 007 actors who commented on the producers' choice: I'm delighted to hear that Daniel Craig has been appointed the new 007. I know Michael [Wilson] and Barbara [Broccoli] have every confidence in him, despite me suggesting they might go for a mature Bond in this film (of say 78), and I share that confidence. It's a very exciting time and I would like to wish everyone at Eon much success, and welcome Daniel to the family.
As for now we already know that Craig and Moore have at least one thing in common. They both dislike guns. In the recent interview for the OK! magazine Craig admitted that he hates handguns. The article from Scotsman.com commenting on the interview was quick to name another Bond actor with similar feelings: "Roger Moore, who played the superspy from 1973 to 1985, said after quitting the role that he hated that awful pose of Bond with his gun which has become an iconic movie image. The actor later became an ambassador for children's charity UNICEF and declared: Today I am completely opposed to small arms and what they can do to children. I played every role tongue-in-cheek because I don't really believe in that sort of hero. I don't like guns." Scotsman.com
October 23, 2005
 At the "Duckastic" performance. Sir Roger Moore was among guests attending the press performance for "Ducktastic" at the Albery Theatre in London on 19th October. The show is a comedy written by Foley and McColl about two lads who long to be Siegfried and Roy, but with ducks.
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October 18, 2005
 Deborah Moore... Provoked. Sir Roger Moore's daughter, Deborah, has a new movie coming up called Provoked. It's currently in the last stages of production and is set to premiere in January 2006. The film is an Anglo-India co-production directed by Jag Mundhra, a well known India-born filmmaker (and a Bollywood big name), whose movie credits include "Private Moments" (2005) co-starring Jason Connery. Provoked is based on a true story of a woman who leaves India to marry a London-based guy, only to be badly abused. She then ends up in prison for murdering her husband. Provoked was filmed in May in London and stars Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews. Supporting cast comprises Deborah Moore (as Jackie, Rai's prison inmate) and Robbie Coltrane (as a lawyer). Interview with Jag Mundhra.
October 14, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore turns 78 today! Happy Birthday, Sir Roger! Best wishes from the Polish webteam! Last year has been a very good year for Sir Roger. Aside from working constantly for UNICEF (taking part in setting the UNICEF-Clear Channel global poster challenge, supporting STARZ, "Make Child Poverty History" project and "SOS" Children's Charity, visiting Prague, Oslo and Dubrovnik), he also managed to do some work for television. In August and September, two of his most recent projects premiered in the US - a documentary on Charles Lindbergh narrated by Moore and the other being an animated movie based on a tale about Peter Cottontail (still showing on Sky Movies), with Sir Roger doing a voice-over for one of the leading characters. In the meantime Moore also recorded brand new commentaries for the upcoming MGM James Bond box set as well as for an entirely new edition of Gold, one of his best movies. And there's much more to come! What's more to say except that .. Sir Roger's very much alive and kicking, he's young and restless... he's Moore, Sir Roger Moore! All the best! The Webteam
October 5, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore on TV. Sir Roger will appear on "The Paul O'Grady Show" on Monday 17th October (three days after the actor's birthday), ITV1 at 5 pm. He will be on the show with Ricky Gervais. Moore has already guested on "The Paul O'Grady Show" before - in episode # 2.32, aired on 26th April 2005. Visit the official website of the show. Gareth Owen
September 21, 2005
 Sir Roger's star at London's Walk of Fame. Entertainers from the world of film, comedy, music and TV over the last 50 years were given plaques on the Avenue of Stars in central London. The stars were unveiled during the ITV1 show "Avenue of the Stars", part of the channel's 50th birthday celebrations. Sir Michael Caine cut the ribbon to open the avenue. He said it was a great honour to do so. I think it's incredible, he said. Plus you may notice this is a little prettier than Hollywood Boulevard. Sir Roger's name is also on the list of the first 100 stars honoured with their own star at the UK's answer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. To read more CLICK HERE. BBC
More Bond commentaries from Sir Roger. Between 17th and 20th September Sir Roger Moore has been recording commentaries for the next year's new DVD release with all the Bond movies. The recordings were taking place in Monaco with a crew from the USA. Gareth Owen, Sir Roger's PA writes: The DVDs are a brand new MGM release. They're all in stereo and have new extras - behind the
scenes, bloopers, deleted scenes, screen tests etc. There are several deleted scenes and bloopers from Sir Roger on them too.
September 16, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore in Dubrovnik. As reported before, Sir Roger Moore visited Dubrovnik last week to attend the Julian & Friends Chamber Music Festival's "From Dubrovnik for the Children of the World" concert on 9th September. The actor took onthe role of a narrator during the performance of "Le Carnaval des Animaux: fantaisie zoologique" from the repertoire of the French composer and poet, Camille Saint-Saëns. As always he was accompanied by his wife, Lady Christina Moore. During their stay in Croatia Sir Roger and his wife took short holidays, taking rest "in the late summer sunshine on the Adriatic coast" - as reported by the Hello! magazine.
September 14, 2005
The Lindbergh story narrated by Sir Roger. There's a new, 70-minute documentary about Charles Lindbergh, an Anglo-German production directed by Walter Harrich. The project portrays the most famous pilot of all time in a completely new light. It reveals Lindbergh's secret double life and role as U.S. agent in post-war Europe for the very first time. The film combines all elements of a great investigative documentary with the emotional tragedy of a love story, damned to secrecy. The film is narrated by Sir Roger Moore. Charles Lindbergh: The True Story premiered in Los Angeles on 31st August. It will probably have a limited theatrical release after which it'll be released on DVD.
September 12, 2005
 "Peter Cottontail" premiers on TV this week! Sir Roger Moore's latest film, Peter Cottontail: The Movie (a 3-D animation directed by Mark Gravas) in which the actor voices Irontail, the villain, premieres on Sky Movies this coming Saturday (September 17th) afternoon at 5.35pm. On September 20th, ITV will screen a programme celebrating its 50th anniversary called What Did ITV Ever Do For Me?, with Sir Roger as one of the interviewed guests. You can read more about the programme (and watch clips featuring Sir Roger) HERE. Gareth Owen
August 13-15, 2005
In Saint-Tropez on July 13th. Sir Roger Moore and his wife Christina Tholstrup attended a charity diner organized by Marisa Pavan for URMA (which finance research on Alzheimer desease) at the hotel Byblos in Saint-Tropez, France on July 13, 2005. Italian actress Marisa Pavan may be familiar to Moore's fans as she played Catherine de Medici in a 1955 costume drama "Diane" co-starring Sir Roger as Prince Henri. However, her most popular (Oscar-niminated) role was in "The Red Tatoo" (also from 1955) alongside Burt Lancaster and Anna Magnani.
 At the annual Red Cross Ball. On August 5th Sir Roger Moore and his wife Christina attended the 57th annual Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This is one of the world's most prestigious social events. It's held annually at the Salle des Étoiles of the Sporting Club to raise funds for the humanitarian efforts of Monaco's Red Cross.
Thanks to Marie-France Vienne
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August 10, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore to record new DVD commentaries. Sir Roger Moore is in final negotiations with MGM Home Video to record DVD commentaries for each of his seven James Bond movies. His PA Gareth Owen confirmed that "it is planned to record the commentaries during September for the disc's 2006 release." Sir Roger has received hundreds of enquiries from fans over the years, asking if he would ever record commentaries. He has always said he'd be interested in doing so, given the right opportunity. Now that opportunity has arisen. The actor has also recently recorded commentaries for Network's UK releases of The Saint and The Persuaders, together with two in-depth interviews which will be included in the complete box sets; and the commentary he recorded for the feature film Gold will hopefully be released soon on the Anchor Bay disc. Marie-France Vienne
Read more about the new Bond DVDs release.
August 5, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore in Dubrovnik. Sir Roger will attend the Julian & Friends Chamber Music Festival in Dubrovnik on Sep 9th in support of a UNICEF day at the festival called "From Dubrovnik for the Children of the World". The actor will take on the role of a narrator during the performance of "Le Carnaval des Animaux: fantaisie zoologique" from the repertoire of the French composer and poet, Camille Saint-Saëns. RM's Official Message Board Forum
July 28, 2005
 NEW MOVIE WITH MOORE! Gulfnews.com reports exciting news: "James Bond legend Sir Roger Moore will be starring in a $50 million movie to be filmed in Abu Dhabi, studio chiefs have announced. Hollywood wild boy Robert Downey Jr is also set to appear in The Sangraal, an archaeological thriller. It is the first film from Nickelson Entertainment Group (NEG), which has plans to create a film studio in the UAE. Producers are hoping to recruit an actress from this region to play a major role and will also be scouting locally for extras. Michelle Nickelson, chief executive of NEG, told Gulf News that about half the film would be made in Abu Dhabi with most of the rest shot in Budapest. She said it was easy to recruit big names such as Moore and Downey Jr to star in the movie, filming for which is likely to start in December or January and last for six weeks.'My partner on the film, Bill Macdonald, is a pretty well-known producer in Hollywood. If you're in the business at that level, it's not difficult at all to get people like this. It's very exciting because it's something we've been waiting to do for a long time,' she said. The action adventure film, due for release in summer 2006, also starts John Rhys Davis, who played Gimli in 'Lord of the Rings', and Joachim de Almeida, well known from the television series '24'.
In The Sangraal, Downey Jr plays the film's lead character Stone, an Abu Dhabi-based archaeologist who 'unwittingly ends up solving one of the world's greatest mysteries'. Moore stars as Murdoch Macarthur, the head of an ancient organisation, while Rhys Davis is a senior churchman who uses de Almeida as 'the instrument of his evil wrath'. Nickelson said if there were no sequels to The Sangraal, the film's characters would become a television series called The Seventh Protocol.
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July 16, 2005
 "The Wild Geese" on DVD in USA. New distributor Tango Entertainment will be releasing The Wild Geese as a
fully loaded Special Edition. The disc will feature a multitude of extras
including: Feature length Audio Commentary with producer Euan Lloyd, star
Sir Roger Moore, editor/2nd Unit Director John Glen and journalist Jonathan
Sothcott; "Last of The Gentleman Producers" (2003) - 37 minute profile of Euan
Lloyd including exclusive interviews with friends and family; Original UK
Charity Premiere Newsreel; "Stars War - The Making of the Wild Geese" (1978) -
Original featurette; Exclusive Audio Interviews with stars and crew; Trailer
and; Comprehensive liner notes, talent bios and stills gallery. More
details, including street date, as we get them. Glenn Folkvord (Hyperion Media)
July 8, 2005
 Sir Roger Moore on "Gottschalk & Friends". On June 29th Sir Roger appeared on "Gottschalk & Friends" (on ZDF) - hosted by one of Germany's most popular TV presenter - Thomas Gottschalk. His new series are tied in with the celebration of his 55th birthday. The press release says that it's a "reason enough for a glance back to his unique career together with other stars, his own idols and people who accompanied him, in short - his friends.
Gottschalk talks with his friends about his own favourite moments, highlights and faux pas." Sir Roger Moore has guested on various Gottschalk shows numerous times over the years.
July 2, 2005
 "The Play What I Wrote" in Colchester. The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced a number of touring shows for its autumn season, including opera, jazz, dance, pop and rock as well as celebrity one-nighters and drama. The offering includes The Play What I Wrote, Kenneth Branagh's comic celebration of Britain's greatest comedy double act, Morecambe and Wise. The show was a sell-out hit in the West End with celebrity guest stars including Roger Moore, Dawn French and Will Young, but mystery still surrounds who will be appear as the guest star at its run in Colchester between August 31 and September 10. Tickets for the new season go on sale from Saturday and are available on 01206 573948 or ONLINE. Sir Roger Moore appeared in the paly as a mystery guest star about 30 times in 2002 and 2003. Read more about the play HERE. East Anglian Daily Times
June 28-30, 2005
 Sir Roger in Hague. To celebrate its UNICEF City status and mark the 50th anniversary of the UNICEF organisation, Sir Roger Moore unveiled a UNICEF-branded tram on 20 June that will run the streets of The Hague for a year.
Deputy Mayors Bruno Bruins and Wilbert Stolte were in attendance and addressed the crowd with Paul van Vliet and Sir Moore. The sun shone as the tram made its maiden voyage, carrying its famous passengers from the Kerkplein to the tram stop at the Torenstraat.
UNICEF is the children's rights organisation of the United Nations and UNICEF Cities cooperate with each other to promote activities for the organisation, The Hague now joins the list with Berlin, Cologne and Munich. The Hague is launching various activities for the benefit of UNICEF under the slogan "Say yes to UNICEF". The organisation and The Hague are counting on active participation of all citizens. The UNICEF-year will end on 30 April 2006. Roger-Moore.com
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June 13, 2005
 Moore supports "Make Child Poverty History". In May Sir Roger joined a group of UNICEF ambassadors supporting the "Make Child Poverty History" by signing an action card to Tony Blair. To eradicate child exploitation, UNICEF is calling for immediate action to tackle the issue of child poverty. This year is the perfect opportunity to join in the action to "Make Child Poverty History" and help change the lives of children. To show your support CLICK HERE.
June 7, 2005
 The new "Persuaders". British comic Steve Coogan is to team up with Hollywood star Ben
Stiller in a big-budget remake of The Persuaders. The pair will take
the roles made famous by Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in the cult
1971 TV show. Roger and Tony played two wealthy playboys - English
aristocrat Lord Brett Sinclair and brash American Danny Wilde -
who teamed up to solve crimes and seduce beautiful women.
And Steve, best known as Alan Partridge, says he has always wanted
to play Roger's part. I really, really loved "The Persuaders", he said. I liked the
fact that after Moore had punched someone, he'd immediately take a comb out, sort his
haircut and wander off. The big-money project has been in the pipeline for some time.
Steve said last year: I'm attached to play the Roger Moore part and I want Ben Stiller to
do the Tony Curtis part. He's a friend of mine, and he wants to do something with me.
He's a somebody and I'm a nobody, so I'm very grateful for the relationship right now.
The 39-year-old actor has already made a foray into Hollywood, playing Phileas Fogg in the
remake of "Around the World In 80 Days". Meanwhile Ben has starred in a string of box
office hits including "Meet The Parents" and the remake of "Starsky And Hutch". Movie giant DreamWorks is making the big screen version along
with ITV's production arm Granada America. It is yet unknown whether Moore
or Curtis will have cameo appearances in the film. The Sun Online
June 1, 2005
 Sir Roger judging. Cape Town agency Bester Burke has won the UNICEF Global Poster Challenge, a competition run in association with Clear Channel and the UK's Campaign magazine. Agencies around the world were invited to submit posters which highlighted the devastating effects of AIDS on families. UNICEF and Clear Channel, in conjunction with Campaign, set a creative challenge to advertising agencies and creatives around the world to provide a global outdoor advertising campaign for UNICEF. The brief was to design a poster awareness campaign for UNICEF's HIV/AIDS work as it relates to children and young people. The judging panel included Lord Puttnam, the UNICEF UK President and Sir Roger Moore, UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador.
May 23-June 1, 2005
 The "Revenge of the Sith" premiere in Monaco. Sir Roger Moore and his wife Christina attended the screening of "Revenge of the Sith" in Monaco. After the screening Sir Roger said he had enjoyed the film and found it fun. As usually, very polite to the media, the actor posed to a photo with the famous Star Wars' soldier.
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May 11-12, 2005
 Moore at the Monaco Supercar show. Last week Sir Roger Moore appeared at the Monaco Supercar show. He was there to do the official opening of the event. Here's an excerpt from the Cars.msn.co.uk about the show: "Bizarrely, Roger Moore signals the show's opening by driving up to the door in a Venturi Fetish. Obviously there's a beautiful lady companion alongside, but despite the Hollywood entrance, it's the car that's the star here. Smoother than Moore in his prime, the Venturi silently glides up to the door, its electric motor having the performance of a sports car without the noise. Its styling, too, is smart rather than in-your-face. It's a tantalising glimpse to the future, and one that, crucially, shows that even frivolous indulgences like sportscars can change with times.
Old Rog' does the official opening and the second Top Marques Monaco Show opens its doors. Inside, it's a veritable toyshop for the wealthy. Pride of place at the entrance is the Bugatti 16.4 Veyron, the troubled hypercar that's been more about testing customers' patience, than proving its bold top speed claims. It's heartening to see Noble and Radical proudly waving the British flag at the door, too." Cars.msn.co.uk
 The dapper Sir Roger Moore charmed in Houston. As it was announced in early February, on April 30th Sir Roger Moore emceed
the three-hour Houston Grand Opera's 50th Anniversary Gala Jubilee in Houston, Texas, USA.
Other guests included Sir Elton John and Sarah Ferguson. Several articles appeared
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May 6, 2005
 ITV's 50th Birthday. Sir Roger Moore has taken part in recording a 90-minute documentary, "What Did ITV Do for Me?", one of the highlights of ITV's 50th birthday line-up in September. In the film stars such as David Jason, Victoria Wood, Simon Cowell and of course Sir Roger Moore will discuss how appearing on the channel boosted their careers. For more information about ITV's planned birthday events CLICK HERE.
April 23, 2005
Sir Roger Moore back as Simon Templar?
Before Roger Moore was Bond, he was "The Saint" and now that gentlemen thief character may be making a comeback, and not as a sequel to that 1997 Val Kilmer movie either. First off the official web site of Roger Moore posted this fairly recently: There are moves afoot to make a new Saint tv movie. Inspector Teal will be central to it, and the characters will be very faithful to the original stories - it will actually be set in the 1930s, though with a contemporary twist bringing in an ageing Simon Templar. Who will play him I wonder? After that the official web site for "Saint" creator Leslie Charteris responded to those comments, saying For our part all we can do is confirm that there are moves afoot. If it comes off in line with what Sir Roger's said and in line with some of the material we've seen, then we think Saint fans will be very very happy but things such as this have a long way to go before they get in front of a camera and all it needs is some cocky American producer to pick up on Val Kilmer's recent comments that he'd like to return to the role for it all to go horribly wrong. Source: Dark Horizons
April 18, 2005
 Moore wants to be a Bond baddie. Sir Roger Moore wants to play a James Bond villain. The former 007 actor, who starred in seven Bond movies in the 70s and 80s, said he thinks he would make a great baddie and wants to team up with British quiz show host Bruce Forsyth in his bid to take over the world. He said: I would really like to play a baddie and I think Bruce and I would make excellent henchmen or evil baddies together. The 77-year-old actor's comments come as movie bosses prepare to name Pierce Brosnan's successor to the role, for the new Bond movie "Casino Royale". FemaleFirst.co.uk
April 15, 2005
 Moore & Caine supporting SOS Children's Charity. Some of the most famous faces in the world have donated photographs to SOS Children. Celebrity supporters have chosen an unpublished, memorable or favourite photograph for the charity to use for the 'Famous Faces on Canvas Campaign' 2005. Amongst many pictures there's also one contributed by Sir Roger Moore and Sir Michael Caine. To see the auction CLICK HERE.
March 29 - April 5, 2005
 Sir Roger in Berlin. Moore and his wife Christina were in Berlin yesterday (April 4th) where they took part in recording of a TV program about Prince Charles' and Camilla's wedding. The event was moved from Friday to Saturday April 9th due to the death of his holiness John Paul II. For more information regarding the program see below. Thanks to Marie-France Vienne for the information
 At the Hans Christian Andersen Bicentenary Reception. Sir Roger Moore and his wife Christina were among guests of a televised show at Copenhagen's national soccer stadium on April 2, the anniversary of Andersen's 200th birthday. The event opened celebrations that are to last throughout 2005. Jean-Michel Jarre and Tina Turner are two of the number of artists who performed during the gala concert before an audience of 38,000.
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And at Golden jubilee on April 30. One of the most spectacular events on the social landscape is Houston Grand Opera's 50th-Anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala at Wortham Theater Center. Chairwoman Lynn Wyatt and HGO general director David Gockley welcome to the stage a rich lineup of stars headlined by Elton John and Renée Fleming. Sir Roger Moore, who serves as emcee, adds to the allure. Tickets for the April 30 gala performance and after-party dinner dance are moving fast, even with the minimum tariff of $3,000 per person. Concert-only tickets are $250 and $500. Houston Chronicle
March 25, 2005
 "Crossplot" available from MGM. Crossplot is now available on DVD on Region 1 (USA/Canada). It seems that it was released in a different cover artwork and features a new trailer, compiled by MGM especially for the DVD. However, it's yet to be confirmed whether it consists of any bonus material. The official MGM site gives an opportunity to watch the trailer and listen to few audio samples. CLICK HERE to visit the site.
March 23, 2005
 Sir Roger guesting at Prince Charles' TV bash. SAT 1 in Germany are producing a big show around Prince Charles and Camilla's wedding. The 90 minute long programme and will transmit on April 4th evening from 7.45 pm - 9.15 pm. Sir Roger Moore will be one of the guests. The Official RM Site
In 1986 Roger Moore hosted an ABC TV special entitled "The Royal Wedding" about the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Moore has also met Prince Charles on quite few occasions, especially during the royal screenings of many of his movies and more recently in 1998 when he was one of the guests at Prince Charles' 50th birthday gala at London's Royal Albert Hall, where he even appeared in a live sketch with Stephen Fry and Prince Charles himself.
March 17, 2005
 "Live and Let Die" screenings. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Abbey Road's involvement in the film scoring business. To celebrate the studio is opening its doors for the Abbey Road Film Festival which runs from March 19th to April 3rd. Studio 1 will become a cinema showing a selection of key Abbey Road associated films. Studio 2 will house a photographic exhibition. List of the chosen films includes Live and Let Die, Roger Moore's first Bond movie, to which score was composed by George Martin and the main theme was composed and performed by Paul McCartney & Wings, both of the Beatles/Abbey Road Studios fame. The film will be shown twice: March 22, 7:30 p.m. and March 25, 7:30 p.m. For more information CLICK HERE.
March 2-10, 2005
 Sir Roger in Prague and Oslo. On March 3rd Sir Roger Moore is going to Oslo for the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation. He will take part in appointing new ambassadors the same day. On March 5th Sir Roger will be at the Czech Lion Film Awards gala where he will present an award for the best film.
The Official RM Site
Moore's visit to Czech Republic lasted two days (March 4-5). Moore, accompanied by his wife Lady Christina, visited the Children Clinic on Charles Square in Prague. On the next day he handed over the prix for the best Czech movie for last year on Czech movie contest "Czech Lion" in Lucerna hall in Prague. Stills from Czech Republic: [1], [2], [3], [4].
Photos from Sir Roger's visit to Oslo (March 3rd): [1], [2], [3].
Feb 24, 2005
 Breaking news: Sir Roger on the big screen! Times Online informs: Sir Roger Moore is to return to the big screen with his first leading role in a feature film for 13 years. The master of eyebrow semaphore has agreed in principle to star in a sequel to "Genevieve", the classic 1953 comedy starring Kenneth More and Kay Kendall. Sir Roger, 77, will play Lord Broadhurst, who takes part in the London to Brighton vintage car run. Susan Hampshire, of "Monarch of the Glen", has been tentatively lined up as his wife.
"Funding is in its final stages," says Beau Dare. the film's screenwriter.
Feb 23, 2005
 Harold Pelham for the second time on DVD. A new edition of The Man Who Haunted Himself was prepared for a DVD release. The extras (prepared by Jaz Wiseman) will
include the Anchor Bay 2001 release commentary, plus the theatrical trailer, insert reprint of the original campaign brochure, storyboard gallery, stills gallery (50 images), poster and promotional material gallery and bios. For more information watch this space.
Feb 19, 2005
 Sir Roger in an Easter comedy special! This week in the Swiss mountains, BBC TV met with Sir Roger to film a segment in a special Easter one-off comedy show called This Way Up with Sean Foley and Hamish McColl (the stars of "The Play What I Wrote"). The 30-minute comedy show will air on BBC1 over the Easter holiday. Sir Roger plays the boy's butler - and claims to be Sean Connery's son. Thanks to Gareth Owen for the news
Sir Roger Moore and Shirley Bassey at Mrs Sunderland Music Festival. For more information click here.
Feb 14, 2005
 "Street People" on DVD in Sweden. We have been just informed that the infamous 1976 action flick "Street People" (original title "Gli esecutori", alternative titles: "The Sicilian Cross", "The Executors") starring Roger Moore and Stacy Keach has been just released on DVD in Sweden. It's available in Region 2 and is presented in widescreen (anamorphic). It can be purchased here. As far as we're concerned the film had been already released on DVD only in Japan, so the Swedish edition seems to be the first European DVD release of the movie. Thanks to Martin Humble for the information
Feb 7-8, 2005
 Sir Roger to emcee an event at Wortham Theatre Center. Sir Roger Moore leaves behind the invincibility of James Bond to emcee the April 30th Wortham Theatre Center event, headlined by soprano Renée Fleming and her recent musical cohort, Sir Elton John. HGO's Music Director Patrick Summers will lead the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus and a host of internationally beloved singers, including several alumni of the renowned Houston Grand Opera Studio. The roster consists of sopranos Renée Fleming, Patricia Racette, Ana Maria Martinez, Laura Claycomb, mezzo-sopranos Frederica von Stade, Denyce Graves and Joyce Di Donato, tenors Marcello Giordani and Ramón Vargas, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, and Sir Elton John, a member of the honorary committee and personal friend of gala chair Lynn Wyatt. Directing the gala is Michele Assaf, who directed HGO's groundbreaking Multimedia Modular Stage productions, aided by scenic designer Kenneth Foy and lighting designer Ken Billington. As previously announced, the emcee will be Sir Roger Moore, of 007 fame, also on the honorary committee. The Official Roger Moore Website
Visit in Copenhagen. It looks like Sir Roger may also appear at the grand opening show of the Hans Christian Andersen bicentenary at the national soccer stadium, Parken, in Copenhagen on April 2. We remind that last September Sir Roger was appointed a HCA ambassador, joining a host of great names, which are all to contribute to the wider appreciation and awareness of Hans Christian Andersen in Britain and the rest of the world.
Feb 6, 2005
 New "Shout at the Devil" DVD in Australia. Australian company, Umbrella Entertainment, which has just released the 3rd volume of "The Saint" box sets (click here for more information), has prepared an Australian edition of the 1976 adventure/war drama "Shout at the Devil" starring Roger Moore, Lee Marvin and Barbara Parkins. The DVD premiered on Jan 12 and can be purchased here. Unfortunately there are no any interesting extra features, only trailer and photo gallery. It's also an edited version of the film, cut to 115 minutes, whereas the original UK version was 147 minutes long. It's also said that Umbrella Ent. has another suprise for the Australian fans of Sir Roger, to be released on Sep 22.
Jan 31, 2005
 UNICEF and Clear Channel set global poster challenge. UNICEF and Clear Channel are setting a creative challenge to advertising agencies and creatives around the world to produce a global outdoor advertising campaign for UNICEF. The brief is to design a poster campaign to raise awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the world's children and young people. The competition www.posterchallenge.com is open to creative talent in advertising agencies throughout the world, with a closing date of 18 April 2005. The winning creative will run in August 2005 and appear on Clear Channel billboard and street furniture panels, across more than 50 countries spread over five continents. Clear Channel will give $5000 to the winning entrant plus a further donation of $5000 to UNICEF. Judges will include Sir Roger Moore, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; and Lord Puttnam, UNICEF UK Chairman. Sir Roger Moore, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador said, The world's two billion children and adolescents are at the centre of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Today, more than half of all new infections strike people under the age of 25. Success in responding depends upon massively stepped up and immediate support from governments and the international community. This global ad campaign will play an important part in helping UNICEF raise worldwide awareness of this massive, growing and long-term crisis. Roger Parry, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel International said, The winner of this creative competition will see their work for UNICEF displayed on billboards and street furniture poster sites in over 50 countries worldwide, reaching audiences in towns and cities 24 hours a day. The judges will be looking for an ad that will successfully inform a global audience of UNICEF's work with HIV/AIDS and young people. Entrants should log onto www.posterchallenge.com for full judging details, application forms and details of entry costs. Commenting on the participation of Clear Channel Independent (Pty) Ltd, Clear Channel's joint venture partnership on the African Continent, the CEO, Barry Sayer, expressed his delight that advertising agencies in Africa will also be given the opportunity to test their creative mettle against the best in the world in the pursuit of such a noble cause. biz-community.com
Jan 22, 2005
 "Crossplot" finally on DVD! At last Sir Roger's 1969 action comedy Crossplot will be officially released in any format. MGM will release a brand new DVD edition of the film on March 22, 2005 (on Region 1). You can already pre-order it on Amazon.com. It is yet unknown if there will be any extra material, like commentaries from Sir Roger or original trailers. Well, at least it wasn't mentioned on Amazon.com so far. The film was directed by Alvin Rakoff and premiered in late 1969. It wasn't as a big success as it was hoped but soon the film became a cult classic within Roger Moore fans, especially since it hasn't ever been released on video. For many years the only possibility of watching "Crossplot" was by getting to see it by chance on television. "Crossplot" was Sir Roger's first attempt to transform into a big picture star again, after seven years of playing The Saint on television.
Jan 20, 2005
 The original seasons of "The Saint" head to stores. Last March saw the release of the original 1962 black-and-white version of The Saint in a set that was exclusively sold through a small number of online retailers, including DVDPlanet.com. A second, follow-up set was released a few months later, in August. Now both of these are headed for a general retail release, each approximately a year after the exclusive offers started. They will be available in stores, finally, or you can pre-order each from Amazon.com. The Saint - The Early Episodes Vol. 1 ($59.95 SRP, 3 DVDs) will arrive on March 29, 2005 and The Saint - The Early Episodes Vol. 2 ($79.95 SRP, 4 DVDs) will hit on August 30, 2005. The A&E-made DVD sets, starring Roger Moore as Simon Templar, feature 12 and 16 episodes in each set, respectively. TVShowsOnDVD.com
Jan 13, 2005
 Sir Roger and STARZ to help. Heroes aren't found just in the movies ... In the world we live in, YOU are called upon to be the hero. So says Sir Roger Moore, who played one of the big screen's greatest heroes, James Bond, in calling on Americans to support the efforts of UNICEF to help child Tsunami victims. Sir Roger and Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG), the country's largest premium television movie service, announced today that they are teaming up to create and run a series of public service announcements urging Americans to help UNICEF, for which Sir Roger serves as Global Goodwill Ambassador. The spots urge Americans to provide financial support for UNICEF as it works to help hundreds of thousands of children affected by the Tsunami. Starting January 18th, the PSAs will run on teen-oriented channel WAM!, on Starz Family and on Encore, the most widely-distributed network in the SEG family. Approximately 24 million U.S. homes subscribe to the Encore channel. In addition, SEG said it will make the spots available for free to all its affiliates, cable and satellite, to run on other channels. SEG also made a corporate contribution to UNICEF. In expressing appreciation to SEG, Sir Roger noted, At UNICEF we see tragedy all the time. We also see hope, and it is the generosity of individuals and corporations such as Starz Entertainment Group that brings us hope. SEG President and CEO Robert Clasen said, Like all people everywhere we have been deeply moved by the Tsunami disaster, and particularly its impact on children. We have been searching for a way to use our medium and the creative talents of our employees to help the storm's victims. So we are delighted that Sir Roger brought us together with UNICEF to focus our efforts on the need to help children impacted by this disaster. Sir Roger and SEG had been working together to promote their "Ultimate Bond" festival running on Starz On Demand in the first part of January. The festival allows Starz subscribers in cable systems with on demand service to watch 17 Bond movies whenever and as often as they wish with all the features of a DVD - fast forward, rewind and pause - at no additional charge. Marie-France Vienne
Jan 6, 2005
 No to "Victor", Yes to "The Magic Snowman II"! It seems that we can finally confirm whether Sir Roger will be appearing in "Victor" or not. In the last Q's & A's at Sir Roger's official site, when asked about "Victor" he replied: I am not appearing in "Victor". A script was sent to me some time ago, and I passed on it. So no, you won't be seeing me in it. Sir Roger also told about his current film projects and plans: "Peter Cottontail" on the other hand is a film I'm involved with. I've recorded all of my dialogue and look forward to seeing the completed animation. There are one or two other things upcoming, but not yet confirmed. One involves an old friend. Let's hope we'll get to see Sir Roger on the big screen soon.
"The Magic Snowman II". And the good news are: The film "The Magic Snowman II" will be produced partly in Vermont
next year. Prime Rate Investors, Inc. announced its subsidiary High Angle
Media, Inc. will be working on this sequel to the 1988 feature
family film distributed by Miramax Films and Artisan Entertainment.
The character of the Magic Snowman is again to be voiced by Sir
Roger Moore, with principal production taking place in Vermont and
Slovenia in the winter of 2005-06. The production budget for the
U.S. portion of the sequel's production is $1.6 million.
The holiday-oriented film shot in high definition video format will
also benefit UNICEF, the principal motivation for the casting of
Moore and Vanessa Redgrave, in addition to other cast members still
in negotiation. Marie-France Vienne
Jan 4, 2005
 Sir Roger supports UK charity via handprintmedia. An original ink hand print by Sir Roger Moore, countersigned as an expression of his identity, is now available on eBay.com online auction (starting bid: GBP 1,000.00). Money received for the item will be donated to a major UK charity. handprintmedia faciliate being given original ink hand prints by international celebrities, stars of film and television, music artists, sports performers, fashion icons and such famous names of today's world. The best hand print given by each celebrity will be auctioned by handprintmedia during late 2005 and ALL proceeds will be directly donated to our chosen UK charity. Unlike so many autographs, often sold en masse and frequently proving fake, this hand print provides opportunity to own an exclusive limited art piece by Sir Roger Moore that guarantees itself genuine by its nature and comes complete with a photographic print of Sir Roger having done the work. The hand print was done at The Royal Festival Hall, London on Thurday 25th November 2004 and can be fully independently verified.
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