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 filmography and Brosnan announced his intention to leave in July 2004. On 14 October 2005 Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced at a press conference in London that Daniel Craig would be the sixth actor to portray Bond in the Eon series. A tuxedo- and lifejacket-clad Craig arrived via a Royal Navy speedboat. Craig had based his acceptance of the role on the strength of the script for the first film, "Casino Royale"; he later recalled that "once I sat down and read the story, I just thought that I wanted to tell [it] ... I'm a big Bond