Never Say Never Again -james Bond 007- [VERIFIED]

The film is essentially a remake of 1965’s Thunderball . Due to a long-standing legal battle over rights between writer Ian Fleming and producer Kevin McClory, McClory was permitted to produce his own adaptation of the story. This is why the film lacks the iconic gun-barrel opening, the "007 Theme," and other trademark Eon elements. The Review: What Works and What Doesn’t Never Say Never Again (1983) - IMDb

M’s voice crackled through a small transceiver. "Bond? We need you back in London. There’s a situation in Istanbul." Never Say Never Again -James Bond 007-

: The movie leans into Connery's actual age (53 at the time). Bond is aching, drinking too much, and forced to rely on his wits rather than just raw physical superiority. The film is essentially a remake of 1965’s Thunderball

To understand why Never Say Never Again exists, one must look back to the late 1950s. Long before James Bond became a film icon, author Ian Fleming collaborated with producer Kevin McClory and screenwriter Jack Whittingham on a script for a potential 007 television series or movie. When that project fell through, Fleming took the ideas and turned them into his 1961 novel, Thunderball , without properly crediting his collaborators. The Review: What Works and What Doesn’t Never