John `Q` Cleese not happy with treatment from Bond producers

Veteran British actor John Cleese has hit out at the producers of the James Bond movie franchise, insisting his sudden "dumping" from the series was rude - reports Contact Music.

Cleese, who played gadgets geek Q in "Die Another Day", had desperately hoped to reprise the much-loved role in forthcoming movie Casino Royale.

But the 66-year-old was "mysteriously "axed from the project without being warned or consulted (Editors note: there is no 'Q' role in the original Ian Fleming novel, producers have previously commented on the lack of Q and Moneypenny).

Cleese said, "Q doesn't appear in Casino Royale but it would have been nice if the producers had the courtesy to telephone me."

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