#Never say never again series#

The hindrance to Never Say Never AgainВ was the fact it had to stick so closely to ThunderballвЂ™s plot. But Never Say Never AgainВ could only use the plot from Thunderball, an original story wasnвЂ™t allowed and EON had the copyright to things like the gun barrel and BondВ theme. This was why they didnвЂ™t appear in any official BondВ film after Diamonds Are ForeverВ and only returned in 2015. McClory had rights to Blofeld and SPECTRE.

#Never say never again series#

This led to legal complications for both the official series and the unofficial film. Because of this legal complicition, McClory got a producing credit for Thunderballand was allowed to produce his own version of Thunderball after 10 years. Never Say Never AgainВ came to beВ because Kevin McClory successfully sued Ian Fleming for turning a screenplay they were working on into the Thunderball novel, without crediting McClory.

Bond gets called into action when two nuclear warheads are stolen from the US Air Force and SPECTRE blackmails the worldвЂ™s major governments. M (Edward Fox) has deactivated the Double-0 section and dislikes Bond. James Bond is now an aging agent who is no longer sent out on missions. However, he was convinced to return for one final adventure for the unofficial BondВ film, Never Say Never Again. Sean Connery famously said that he would never return to play James Bond after Diamonds Are Forever.