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
Die Another Day between takes to avoid catching a chill. Berry was injured during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. The debris was removed in a 30-minute operation. Gadgets and other props from every previous "Bond" film and stored in Eon Productions' archives appear in Q's warehouse in the London Underground. Examples include the jetpack in "Thunderball" and Rosa Klebb's poison-tipped shoe in "From Russia with Love". Q mentions that the watch he issues Bond is "your 20th, I believe", a reference to "Die Another Day" being the 20th Eon-produced Bond film. In London, the Reform Club was