Guy Hamilton was invited to direct, but considered himself worn out and "creatively drained" after the production of "Goldfinger". Terence Young, director of the first two Bond films, returned to the series. Coincidentally, when Saltzman invited him to direct "Dr. No", Young expressed interest in directing adaptations of "Dr. No", "From Russia with Love" and "Thunderball". Years later, Young said "Thunderball" was filmed "at the right time", considering that if it was the first film in the series, the low budget ("Dr. No" cost only $1 million) would not have yielded good results. "Thunderball" was the final James Bond film directed by Young.