Thanks to Andy from Fandango Groovers who reminded me that last Sunday 3/21 was Timothy’s 66th birthday. In honor of the actor, the James Bond enthusiast blogger posted this brilliant idea about a revolutionary James Bond flick starring Mr. Dalton as the older British spy, with Colin Farrell as 006 and Quentin Tarantino at the helm. It’s a crazy and fanciful concept but wow, that’s definitely something I’d watch in a heartbeat!

After playing iconic characters such as Bond, Jane Eyre’s Rochester, Julius Caesar, now the Welsh thespian will add Mr. Pricklepants to his resume. In my tribute to him late December, I mentioned that he’s going to voice Mr. Pricklepants in Toy Story 3, out June 18th. It’s inspired casting I must say, as you don’t expect such a cuddly stuffed animal to have THAT voice. Not sure what role he’d play amongst Woody, Buzz & the gang, though there are rumors he could be the villain?

Earlier this week, its own character poster was released, along with the toy description:

Mr. Pricklepants is a charming hedgehog and the ideal partner for your favorite forest. This hedgehog with its green leather hose comes from the quality Waldfreunde collection and were directly imported from Germany. He may look like there are prickly, but he is made out of down so you can cuddle a lot. Drag your fingers through his hair to the spines back in order after the wash.

We have yet to hear him utter a word in the latest trailer, but you can hear a bit of his iconic, Welsh-tinged brogue in this clip below. I wish they’d feature more of Mr. Pricklepants in next trailer!

In the comment section of Fandango’s post, I said wishfully that someone should get Dalton out of retirement soon. Talk about wish come true! Just yesterday I read that Dalton has joined the cast of The Tourist, the spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp (more elaborate post on this topic forthcoming).

So, here’s wishing Mr. Dalton many happy returns and hope to see more of him in other Hollywood movies!