Sean Connery's last James Bond film (no debate)
Unbelievably, a debate (maybe more like a kerfluffle) broke out on social media about what was really Sean Connery's final James Bond movie.
It began with the official X account (formerly Twitter) from Eon Productions with a post on Aug. 13.
Understandably, some Bond fans noted that 1983's Never Say Never Again was Connery's last Bond film.
However, Never Say Never Again was made outside of Eon. It came out the same year as Eon's Octopussy, starring Roger Moore as Bond.
If you read the Eon post carefully (the way a lawyer would), it referred to "the James Bond franchise." In other words, made by Eon.
Never Say Never Again was a one-off. Kevin McClory had the Thunderball rights and did a deal with Eon. A decade after 1965's Thunderball, McClory could again try to make a movie.
Eon fought McClory for years to prevent a second McClory Thunderball film. The effort seemed doomed to fail. But Jack Schwartzman, an entertainment lawyer turned producer, joined forces with McClory. Schwartzman found a way for a Thunderball remake to be made. So it was written, so it was done.
The carefully phrased Eon post didn't impress many fans who noted Connery came back for one more 007 outing.
Was this a big deal? No. There's no James Bond movie news these days. But hey, it's something to talk about.
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