I heard it was Licence to Kill’s lackluster box office performance, which caused a large enough gap between LtK and Goldeneye that Dalton’s contract ran out

It could’ve been a smart move, financially. Lock him in at the salary of an unknown actor, instead of paying exorbitant amounts of money like what they had to do to get Connery back

Only one, George Lazenby’s On Her Majesty Secret Service

He was a bit too jokey in that movie for my tastes, though I suppose that’s just from how his character was written. When I saw shot where he was clinging to the back of the train and punching through the glass, that’s when I knew he’d be a kick-ass Bond

I agree with you. Bond has lasted 60 years on the big screen, and, call me stubborn, I don’t much wanna see that changed. Because a new James Bond movie has always been an event, I don’t want that cheapened

It’s sure is a possibility, after hearing how rough Daniel Craig had it in Spectre and No Time To Die, I wouldn’t be all that surprised if the next Bond only wants to stay for one movie.

But, given that the casting of James Bond is such a massive announcement, and usually shapes the next few years of Bond movies, and I suppose contractual obligations, any one-and-done actors would probably make it clear before hand

George Lazenby wasn’t supposed to be a one-off, he just left early at the terrible advice of possibly the worst acting agent to have ever been in the business. Lazenby was offered a 6 or 7 film deal after OHMSS, and when Timothy Dalton only did 2 movies, it was because his contract expired and wasn’t renewed for Goldeneye.