Octopussy and The Living Daylights the thirteenth film in the series and provided the back story for the film Octopussy's family, while "The Property of a Lady" was more closely adapted for an auction sequence in the film. "The Living Daylights", released in 1987, was the fifteenth Bond film produced by Eon and starred Timothy Dalton in his first appearance as Bond. "007 in New York", meanwhile, provided character and plot elements for the first two films starring Daniel Craig as Bond, "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace". Secret Service operative James Bond, code name 007, is assigned to apprehend a hero of the Second
James Bond in film Never Again" had its origins in the early 1960s following the controversy over the 1961 "Thunderball" novel, which led to Kevin McClory becoming producer of the Eon Productions film of the same name. Part of the agreement between McClory and Eon was that McClory would not make any further version of the novel for a period of ten years following the release of the 1965 "Thunderball". In the mid-1970s McClory again started working on a project to bring a "Thunderball" adaptation to production and, with the working title "Warhead" (a.k.a. "James Bond of the Secret Service") he brought writer Len