James Bond in film pursue. As part of the settlement, MGM paid $10 million for the rights to "Casino Royale", which had come into Sony's possession. Daniel Craig played Bond in a short film, "Happy and Glorious", produced by Lisa Osborne for the BBC and directed by Danny Boyle as part of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the film Bond is summoned to Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II—played by herself—and escorts her by helicopter to the Olympic Stadium. Bond and Her Majesty jump from the helicopter into the stadium with Union Flag parachutes. For the parachute jump,
James Bond (comics) in December 1962 - an adaptation of the first Bond film "Dr. No". Originally published by "Classics Illustrated" in the United Kingdom, it was later reprinted in the United States by DC Comics as part of its "Showcase" anthology series in January 1963. The next James Bond comic book did not appear for nearly 20 years, when Marvel Comics published a two-issue adaptation of the 1981 film "For Your Eyes Only" (which was also published in a single-issue magazine edition and a paperback release). Marvel later adapted the 1983 film "Octopussy" in magazine format. In 1989 comic books featuring Bond