seventeenth spy film james_bond series star fictional officer james_bond film directed film series story elements works novelist story conceived written later collaboration writers film bond fights prevent agent gone rogue satellite london cause global financial released year hiatus series caused legal disputes resigned role james_bond replaced recast actress woman portray character replacing role recast replaced actor reprise role bond film dissolution soviet_union end cold war provided background plot film accumulated worldwide gross million considerably better films taking inflation account film received positive reviews critics viewing definite improvement predecessor film received award nominations best achievement special effects best sound pays homage james_bond creator working lieutenant commander american monitor developments spain spanish civil war operation operation estate jamaica plot agents james_bond infiltrate soviet chemical weapons facility plant explosives captured shot colonel bond flees facility explodes years later follows member crime syndicate formed suspicious relationship admiral kills admiral crushing ribs sex allow general steal identity use steal tiger helicopter fly bunker siberia massacre staff steal control disk electromagnetic soviet weapon cold war program satellite destroy complex escape programmer lone survivor contacts arranges meet london assigns bond investigate attack flies meet cia officer jack suggests bond meet agent business rival arranges meeting bond meets bond grand hotel europe attempts kill takes bond meets reveals faked death badly explosion descendant clans collaborated nazi forces second world war vowed revenge britain betrayed drove father kill mother bond shoot bond shot bond awakens tied helicopter programmed self escape captured brought military archives russian minister defence reveals existence second satellite involvement massacre siberia arrives kills intending frame bond murder calls guards bond escapes captured bond steals tank pursues train kills escapes locks bond train setting self bond cuts floor laser watch satellite dish cuba escape train explodes bond lovers meet jack cuba borrow shot searching satellite dish helicopter attacks bond struggle bond shoots helicopter death tree bond watch lake drained water satellite dish infiltrate control station bond captured reveals plan rob financial records theft destroying britain economy programs satellite initiate atmospheric entry destroy captures orders save satellite explosion bond pen grenade received earlier allows bond escape antenna cradle bond antenna preventing regaining control satellite fight antenna suspended platform ends bond kicking platform grabbing foot bond releases falls radio dish crushed falling cradle survives immediately frozen killed liquid nitrogen helicopter rescues bond drops field couple rescued jack team marines cast james_bond officer assigned stop crime syndicate acquiring clandestine satellite weapon designed launched soviets cold war initially officer bond friend death establishes crime syndicate following years survivor eyewitness attack control centre skilled programmer helps bond mission georgian lust murderer enjoys enemies crushing veteran cia officer mission bond head bond superior john general commander russia secretly agent authority position assist gain access russian gangster officer bond arranges meeting computer programmer secretly affiliated russian defence minister head research development division actors appear previous bond film baker appearing living appearing series death secretary appearances chief staff russian nightclub singer mistress caroline psychological psychiatric bond production prelude following release previous bond film licence kill released july pre production work james_bond film starring fulfilling film contract began poster upcoming movie featured cannes film festival august sunday_times reported producer parted company writer worked scripts bond films far director responsible previous series listed possible directors contributed script producer hired rewrite production set start hong_kong release late declare interview script ready talking directors project entered development hell caused legal problems metro mayer parent company series distributor owners bond film rights purchased french italian broadcasting group intended sell distribution rights studio catalogue collect advance payments finance included international broadcasting rights library cut rate prices leading sue alleging licensing violated bond distribution agreements company share profits lawsuits settled original contract expired pre production writing mgm announced seventeenth james_bond film works based screenplay health deteriorating died seven months release daughter described taking bit seat film production barbara took lead roles production oversaw production consulting producer credited presenter interview said writing screenplay completed january february despite france screenplay completed january april officially resigned role delivered original screenplay brought rewrite kept france ideas added prologue prior credits polished script added finishing touches film writing credit shared france credited story arrangement felt unfair particularly believed additions improvement original version wade receive official credit acknowledged naming cia character created replace producers cast irish actor prevented succeeding contract star television series negotiating passed role paid million film total budget million english actress cast replacing making film series featuring female decision widely believed inspired head approached director turned opportunity said honoured offer producers chose director later described campbell warrior like piece huge passion parts story based work title traces origins jamaican estate wrote bond novels gave number origins estate including plan developed world war case nazi invasion spain years release world politics changed dramatically interim james_bond film produced fall berlin wall collapse soviet_union end cold war doubtful character relevant modern world film industry felt futile bond series comeback best left icon past producers thought new concepts series period piece set 1960s female black james_bond ultimately chose return basics series following sensitive caring bond films political started decade released film viewed successful effectively adapted series 1990s innovations casting female film new quickly establishes authority remarking bond dinosaur cold war early indication bond portrayed far bond filming principal photography film began january continued june producers unable film usual location bond films reserved knight instead old rolls factory converted new studio dubbed process shown dvd special features members production crew duly impressed enormous size filmmaking complex suddenly jokingly called long serving producer jump filmed dam known dam switzerland film casino scenes tiger helicopter demonstration shot reference footage tank chase shot location matched studio climactic scenes satellite dish shot observatory puerto_rico actual headquarters external views office scenes actually shot london downs doubled airport reduce expenses security concerns second unit sent russia required french_navy provided use frigate newest helicopter tiger film production team french government allowed use navy promotional campaign film producers dispute opposition french nuclear weapons testing involvement result french premiere film cancelled sequences involving armoured train filmed valley railway near train composed british rail class diesel electric locomotive pair coaches heavily disguised resemble soviet armoured train effects film special effects supervisor film dedicated major contribution bond film use computer generated imagery model effects external shots scene train crashes tank lake hides satellite dish producers find round lake puerto_rico climax satellite dish scenes model built team scenes shot england stunt car coordinator described car chase martin ferrari perfectly shaped old vulnerable vehicle stunt planned cars vastly different nails attached tyres sliding vehicles cars collided largest stunt sequence film tank chase took weeks film partly location partly russian tank loan modified addition fake explosive armour panels avoid destroying pavement city streets steel road tracks replaced rubber tracks british tank film permanent display old airport based confrontation bond inside antenna cradle director campbell decided inspiration bond fight red grant russia love stunts thrown wall injured hand filming extending ladder sequence making producers delay scenes film ones earlier opening jump shot dam switzerland performed voted best movie stunt time poll set record highest jump fixed structure ending pre credits sequence bond jumping features riding motorcycle edge jumping diving plane working aircraft worth adding difficulty stunt flying face fall communism russia main focus opening titles designed took death collapse destruction structures associated soviet_union red star statues communist leaders notably hammer interview said meant kind story telling sequence showing happening communist countries communism falling according producer communist parties protested socialist symbols destroyed governments bikini clad women especially certain indian communist parties threatened boycott film product placement film bound picture deal producers offered latest featured film months release limited edition model sold day available order car marketing strategy drive journalists complimentary meal rainbow room restaurant premiere film equipped usual including self feature missiles screen time attributed deal coming stages production appearance thought successful promotion product placement years later hollywood reporter listed successful product recent years article quoted head media analysis criticism saying news coverage bond switch generated hundreds millions dollars media exposure movie marketing partners addition computers film provided scenes pen grenade scene end warp splash screen seen computer monitors modified watch features major plot device times film shown contain remote laser time james_bond shown wearing watch character worn watches subsequent production music theme song written edge performed producers collaborate edge film score incorporate theme song melodies case previous james_bond films swedish group written proposed theme song label pulled band project fearing negative impact case film song written single juvenile soundtrack composed performed composer said despite offer turned score heavily criticised metro wrote appropriate ride elevator ride roller coaster said failed completely attempt tie franchise past end credits song experience love based short cue originally written year earlier later provided music tank chase original track sequence found soundtrack pleasant drive composed performed number tracks including version james bond theme plays gun barrel sequence provided traditional symphonic music release reception premiered november new_york_city went general release usa november premiere attended followed november leicester square general release days later french premiere support protest french nuclear testing program film earned million opening cinemas usa worldwide sales equivalent million fourth highest worldwide gross films successful bond film taking inflation account edited guaranteed rating rating cuts included visible bullet impact head shot prologue additional deaths sequence guns workers station explicit footage violent behaviour admiral death extra footage death bond giving rabbit punch car film mastered edited dvd cuts restored causing rating changed original edits remain reviews critical reception film positive film review collection website rotten_tomatoes holds approval rating similar site metacritic holds chicago_sun-times roger_ebert gave film stars said bond sensitive vulnerable psychologically complete previous ones commenting bond loss innocence previous films described decided improvement immediate predecessor flair wit natural charm added fully quarter momentum killing reviewers lauded bond dinosaur variety saying fresh creative commercial life series dvd town said eye ear pleasing action packed entry bond series film gave bond bit humanity empire said british spirit die hard movies don come close sunday times considered best bond film sight sound considered greatest success film series ranked high bond related lists ign chose fifth best movie entertainment_weekly ranked eighth ninth voted sixth memorable bond girl ign ranked seventh similar list film received negative reviews wrote century hard use bond conventions survived knees entertainment_weekly thought series entered near terminal state exhaustion said predictable series scenes los_angeles_times said film middle aged entity anxious appear costs premiere wrote trademark humour short supply isn classic bond stretch imagination said plenty stunts explosions mind plot awards nominated best sound special effects lost respectively won bmi film award soundtrack film earned nominations actor best fight scene appearances media second final bond film adapted novel novelist book closely follows film storyline added violent sequence prior opening jump bond kills group russian guards change video game retained late began publishing issue comic book adaptation script adapted art issue carried january cover date unknown reasons cancelled entire adaptation issue published date adaptation released entirety film basis video game nintendo developed rare known time published nintendo game praised critics january readers british video game magazine listed place list greatest video games edge 10th anniversary issue game included shooters time based film missions extended modified modified racing game intended released virtual boy console game cancelled release released rogue agent game james_bond series player role bond instead protagonist aspiring agent known recruited villain bond universe appearance game unrelated film released mediocre reviews critics including attempt ride success rare game independent development team released source multiplayer total conversion developed engine nintendo announced remake original game press conference june game retelling original movie story playing role bond returned write version script covered theme song game developed published wii nintendo released november wii versions bear little resemblance locations weapons original release game ported playstation xbox
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