Christopher Columbus: The Discovery of the Americas. Timothy Dalton and Isabella Rossellini, originally chosen to star in the picture, backed out when director George Pan Cosmatos was replaced by John Glen shortly before shooting began. Dalton later filed a suit against the producers for breach of contract and fraud, stating that they did not provide a bank guarantee for his $2.5 million salary. Glen had previously directed Dalton in both of his appearances as James Bond: "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill". The film was not a commercial success, debuting at #4 and grossing $8 million against its $45 million budget. The film
James Bond in film The writers eventually decided on a setting in a tropical country while Broccoli negotiated to film in Mexico, at the Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City. In 1985 the Films Act was passed, removing the Eady Levy, which resulted in foreign artists being taxed more heavily. The associated rising costs to Eon Productions meant no part of "Licence to Kill" was filmed in the UK, the first Bond film not to do so. Pinewood Studios, used in every "Bond" film that far, housed only the post-production and sound re-recording. The initial outline of what would become "Licence to Kill" was drawn