Never Say Never Again's Unmade Sequel Used A Daniel Craig Title First
The planned sequel to «unofficial» James Bond adventure Never Say Never Again used a title later claimed by a Daniel Craig-era adventure. The role of Bond made Sean Connery a movie star, but the actor had mixed feelings about his time with the series. He was uncomfortable with the level of fame it brought and clashed with producers over his level of compensation. He exited the role following the fifth outing You Only Live Twice, but was later lured back for 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, after his successor George Lazenby exited after only one movie.
Connery famously stated he would «never» return to the part following Diamonds Are Forever — which was Roger Moore's favorite Bond — but he was eventually lured back for 1983'sNever Say Never Again. The tongue-in-cheek title was suggested by Connery's wife Micheline, concerning Connery's previous declaration. Never Say Never Again was the result of a long road by writer/producer Kevin McClory to produce a Bond movie outside of the EON franchise. McClory, alongside a writer named Jack Whittingham, had collaborated with author Ian Fleming on a Bond screenplay that formed the basis of Thunderball. After this film project was abandoned, Fleming reused its plot for his own novel without crediting his co-writers, leading to McClory suing and claiming the movie rights.
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He won and later became the producer of the 1965 adaptation of Thunderball. This agreement also stated he could remake the movie after ten years, as producers assumed the franchise would have been over by then. Instead, McClory waited a decade before embarking on the project that eventually became Never Say Never Again — which has never been in a Bond
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