A closer look

Imagine passing up a license to kill, millions of dollars, and the most iconic tuxedo in cinema history just to keep your girlfriend happy. In the early nineties, Liam Neeson was heavily courted to play 007, but his soon-to-be wife, Natasha Richardson, gave him a strict ultimatum: if he played James Bond, she wouldn't marry him. Neeson logically chose love over martinis, leaving the door wide open for Pierce Brosnan to step into the Aston Martin.