James Bond in film Bond production in February 1964 with the filming of "Goldfinger". He had worked on every production since "The Spy Who Loved Me", and had been executive producer on "Moonraker", "For Your Eyes Only" and "Octopussy". The day before the UK premiere of the non-Eon rival Bond film, "Never Say Never Again", Eon announced that Roger Moore would return as Bond for the seventh time. John Glen also returned as director, while Peter Lamont and John Barry also signed up as they had for "Octopussy". Michael G. Wilson co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Maibaum. On 27 June 1984 the 007 Stage
The Spy Who Loved Me (film) has been defunct for over 20 years. It also differs from the latter half of Fleming's Bond novels in which SMERSH is said to have been put out of operation. Members of SMERSH from the novelisation include Amasova and her lover Sergei Borzov as well as Colonel-General Niktin, a character from Fleming's novel "From Russia, with Love" who has since become the head of SMERSH. In the book, Jaws remains attached to the magnet that Bond dips into the tank, as opposed to the film where Bond releases Jaws into the water. The Lotus Esprit, also known as Wet Nellie,