James Bond in film "Die Another Day" was written and performed by Madonna, who also had a cameo appearance in the film as a fencing instructor. "Die Another Day" had a budget of $142 million and earned $431.9 million at the box office. In 1999 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer obtained the rights to the 1967 film "Casino Royale" from Sony Pictures Entertainment for $10 million in the out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit. The case was brought by MGM after Sony had announced a deal with Kevin McClory to produce a third version of the "Thunderball" novel, for which McClory held the film rights. McClory had previously acted
Just Another Day in Paradise (Phil Vassar song) in mid-2000. "Just Another Day in Paradise" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 10, 2000. This song was parodied by country parodist Cledus T. Judd on his album "Cledus Envy" under the title "Just Another Day in Parodies". Vassar makes a spoken cameo at the end of Judd's parody. Just Another Day in Paradise (Phil Vassar song) "Just Another Day in Paradise" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Phil Vassar that reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart,