![]() ![]() McClory later sued, claiming the novel used elements from the film they’d worked on together. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fleming eventually tired of the movie business, and went back home to Jamaica to write his next Bond novel, Thunderball. In 1959, Bond creator Ian Fleming began considering a film version of his character, and collaborated with producer Kevin McClory and writer Jack Whittingham on a screenplay treatment. IT STARTED AS A FILM, THEN BECAME A BOOK, THEN BECAME A FILM AGAIN. So, to celebrate its enduring legacy five decades after its release, here are 10 fascinating facts about the fourth big-screen James Bond adventure, from its odd origins to its wild stunt work. It’s not necessarily the best movie in the ongoing spy saga (a lot of fans would give that honor to Goldfinger), nor is it the most expensive (that’s the recently released Spectre), but it is one of the most iconic Bond installments, a film that came along at exactly the right time and courted fans in exactly the right way. We’ve seen 20 (21 if you count the unofficial Never Say Never Again) James Bond films since the release of Thunderball 50 years ago, but it still hovers over Bond fandom like few other entries in the franchise can. ![]()
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