Becoming Bond

Becoming Bond, directed by Josh Greenbaum, is a documentary blending real interview footage with reenactment scenes in a "Drunk History" style, telling the story of George Lazenby, who was cast as James Bond and left the role after On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Josh Lawson plays the young Lazenby, while the real George Lazenby appears in the film as an interview subject. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017, winning the Audience Award, and streamed on Hulu starting May 20, 2017. The film holds a 78 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Who it's for: anyone curious about how a James Bond actor won and then left the role, told through a documentary blending real interviews with comedic reenactments, an audience award winner at SXSW. Who it's not for: viewers expecting a conventional, entirely serious documentary format, since the film leans on a "Drunk History" style comedic reenactment approach.