 Mendes denied this, saying that the action scenes were an important part of the film.Peter Morgan was originally commissioned to write a script, but left the project when MGM filed for bankruptcy and production of the film stalled; despite his departure, Morgan later stated that the final script was based on his original idea, retaining what he described as its "big hook".Mendes denied this as "just not true", insisting that Morgan's approach had been discarded once he had agreed to direct.