12/17/2023 0 Comments License to kill robert![]() ![]() For one thing, the character seems a lot more comfortable with what he has, rather than wanting more. ![]() His thumbprint is on all the characters in some way.ĭarren: Sanchez manages to balance many of the conventional quirks of a Bond villain, but he seems a lot more grounded and more real. He recognizes offbeat behavior and encourages the instinct of the actors, as well as a tremendous filmic sensibility. John Glenn made an enormous contribution. The set was like a family with Cubby as the Padrone. Cubby and Dana were very hands on – after all Bond is their baby! – as were Michael and Barbara. They always had the idea in mind that – even in wardrobe choices – the Bond films maintain a classic feel. Robert Davi: Dana and Cubby were always very supportive. Cubby said, “I’m watching it.” Richard said, “That’s the next Bond Villain!!!” Cubby said, “I think so too.” I was called to meet Cubby, Michael Wilson and John Glenn the next day! And offered the part.ĭarren: Can you talk a bit about what it was like to work with that creative team? The Broccolis and John Glenn had been steering the franchise for years, what was it like to be a part of that? It so happened Richard Maibaum also was watching it and had called Cubby to put it on. This attention, and having met me, had made Cubby put on TOT. I had gotten tremendous critical acclaim and was on the cover of all the entertainment sections of the newspapers. About a year later I had done Terrorist on Trial. Cubby and I were both born in Astoria, New York and of Italian descent, this brought us immediately close. So she set up a dinner with Cubby and Dana. Robert Davi: Actually, Tina Broccoli was a fan of mine from Goonies and she thought I would get along with Cubby. It was a delight to be able to put some of my questions to him, and Davi was very generous with his time in answering quite a few of the more tangential and nerdy ones – a great insight into the construction of, I’d argue, one of the more fascinating Bond villains.ĭarren: I understand you were offered the role of Sanchez in Licence to Kill after writer Richard Maibaum saw you in Terrorist On Trial: The United States Vs. The opportunity to ask Davi some questions was too good to pass up. (Quincy Jones knows music, and his endorsement is worth more than mine – although consider mine offered as well. ![]() You can check out his Sinatra-inspired work at Davi Sings Sinatra, with some great testimonials. In 2007, he made his directorial debut with The Dukes, and launched a professional singing career in 2011. He now manages his own film ( Sun Lion Films) and music production ( Sun Lion Records) companies. Davi has been a remarkably recognisable screen presence since the eighties, with roles in iconic movies like Licence to Kill, The Goonies, Die Hard and the hit television show Profiler. Actor Robert Davi, who played the villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill, was kind enough to get in contact with us about a piece we published covering the character, and politely volunteered to ask a few questions about the film. We’ve been doing a bit of celebrating this month, to mark Bond’s fiftieth anniversary on film (and the release of Skyfall). ![]()
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