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
James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me Ernst Stavro Blofeld and his organisation SPECTRE; however, this was changed to avoid a possible lawsuit over the rights to this character, which originated from the novel "Thunderball". The paperback edition became an instant bestseller in the UK, staying on the British bestsellers list for several months. Critical reception of the novel were mixed, though most praised Wood's skill as a writer. Marghanita Laski, writing in "The Listener", called Wood "an apparently promising thriller writer struggling to emerge from obligatory bits of set-piece nastiness." Former Bond author Kingsley Amis wrote in "The New Statesman" that, despite several reservations, "Mr Wood