Motifs in the James Bond film series light on to clouds in the 1920s. Brownjohn also used the effect in the poster he created for "Goldfinger". Designer Maurice Binder, who had worked on the first Bond film, "Dr. No", had been unable to work on either "From Russia with Love" and "Goldfinger", but returned for "Thunderball", where he retained Brownjohn's concept for the titles. Binder eventually worked on thirteen Bond films and after his death in 1991, the opening credits were done by Daniel Kleinman. This changed for "Quantum of Solace", with the studio MK12 taking control. Kleinman returned to direct the "Skyfall" title sequence, and the
M (James Bond) relying on statistics and analysis rather than impulse and initiative. Following Pierce Brosnan’s departure from the role, Dench continued playing M for the 2006 film "Casino Royale", which rebooted the series with Daniel Craig playing Bond at the beginning of his career. In this new continuity, M has worked for MI6 for some time, at one point muttering, "Christ, I miss the Cold War". According to "Skyfall", M was previously in charge of MI6's operations in Hong Kong during the 1990s. Her ability to run MI6 has been questioned several times; in "Casino Royale", she is the subject of a