# In 2004, Sean Connery was enjoying his retirement. $17.5 million almost changed his mind

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-2004-sean-connery-was-enjoying-his-retirement-17-5-million-almost-changed-his-mind/
- Published: 2026-11-13T11:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T12:36:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/2004-sean-connery-enjoying-retirement-17-5-million-almost-changed-mind/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Connery considered a return for *Josiah’s Canon* in 2004.
- His reported fee was $17.5 million.
- The film remains unmade after his departure.

## Summary

Sean Connery, who had retired from acting after a difficult experience making *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen*, briefly considered returning for the heist film *Josiah’s Canon*. The project was announced in 2004 with Connery attached for a reported $17.5 million, but he later left, and the film has never been made.

The article says the role would have cast Connery as a Holocaust survivor who becomes a master thief and plans a Swiss bank robbery. The script had been in development since 1996, with several directors and actors previously linked; Brett Ratner later planned a Prague shoot for February 2005. Connery instead chose to work on a memoir, while his departure left the production stalled.

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