Director No
The Guardian reports that Agent 007 was subject to an FBI background check in 1964. He flunked, as far as getting any G-Man Cross-branding Love.
When the feds received a request for FBI equipment cameos from Goldfinger producer Harry Saltzman, the movie script was passed to the FBI for closer scrutiny. Background checks were run on Saltzman, author Ian Fleming, and the script writer, Richard Malbaum, because ... Hoover Era. J. Edgar himself found the womanizing Bond character to be Not Agency Material. The famous federal alleged cross-dresser also found the spy novel series trashy, and suggested that Bureau go-betweens should prominently mention federal laws prohibiting the use of "Federal Bureau of Investigation" or its acronym without the Bureau chief's written permission.
Hard to tell how U.S. laws might have been enforced on British rogues like Bond and his handlers. But J. Bond 007 vs. J. Edgar 38DD does sound like enticing reality crossover fan fiction.
When the feds received a request for FBI equipment cameos from Goldfinger producer Harry Saltzman, the movie script was passed to the FBI for closer scrutiny. Background checks were run on Saltzman, author Ian Fleming, and the script writer, Richard Malbaum, because ... Hoover Era. J. Edgar himself found the womanizing Bond character to be Not Agency Material. The famous federal alleged cross-dresser also found the spy novel series trashy, and suggested that Bureau go-betweens should prominently mention federal laws prohibiting the use of "Federal Bureau of Investigation" or its acronym without the Bureau chief's written permission.
Hard to tell how U.S. laws might have been enforced on British rogues like Bond and his handlers. But J. Bond 007 vs. J. Edgar 38DD does sound like enticing reality crossover fan fiction.
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