Sean Connery's Final Movie Appearance Was 20 Years Ago Today: Why It Made Him Retire

In 2006, Sean Connery retired from acting after 52 years, after he had a poor experience making the 2003 flop The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was released in 2003, and working on the notorious movie is what finally convinced James Bond actor Sean Connery to retire. League was panned by critics, audiences, and, predictably, creator Alan Moore, whose disapproval of screen adaptations of his work is legendary. Actor Sean Connery also weighed in on the film's failures, hinting that it contributed to his decision to call time on his career after over 50 years in the business.

SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT RELATED: The Blunt Reason Sean Connery Turned Down Live And Let Die Norrington was apparently more comfortable working on the VFX of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen than he was with actors. In an L.A. Times article about the movie's release in 2003, a source stated that while a talented visual filmmaker, Norrington wasn't "a people person". This clearly infuriated Connery, who told the New Zealand Herald in 2005 that he was "fed up with the idiots ...

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