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James Bond in film $8.9 million ($ million in dollars) from June that year. From its budget of $36 million, "Never Say Never Again" grossed $160 million. McClory attempted to produce another "Thunderball" adaptation as "Warhead 2000 AD" following the success of "GoldenEye" in 1995. Liam Neeson and Timothy Dalton were considered for 007, while Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were developing the film at Columbia Pictures. MGM launched a $25 million lawsuit against Sony, and McClory claimed a portion of the $3 billion profits from the "Bond" series. After a prolonged lawsuit, Sony backed down, and McClory eventually exhausted all legal avenues to