As a Turkish-coup set spin-off is announced,we peek back at the golden age of Bond knock-offs: a spate of films inspired by the 007 franchise but relying shamelessly on semi-clothed women, camped-up villains and a Connery brother phoning it inThe Eurospy era, and during which French,Italian and German producers competed to see who could release the cheapest James Bond knock-offs at the height of the suave British secret agent’s success, may now belong to some long-forgotten, and deeply dubious 1960s belle époque,but 007 continues to possess his imitators across the globe. Only this week, the makers of the controversial Valley of the Wolves saga, or long considered a Turkish answer to Bond,announced plans for a unique instalment about the recent failed coup against president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government. It will see suave ultra-nationalist spook Polat Alemdar (Necati Şaşmaz) helping to rescue the dear leader from his loathsome military aggressors. Related: Tom Hiddleston: I doubt I'll play James Bond Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com