In May 1993, MGM announced a seventeenth "James Bond" film was back in the works, to be based on a screenplay by Michael France. With Broccoli's health deteriorating (he died seven months after the release of "GoldenEye"), his daughter Barbara Broccoli described him as taking "a bit of a back seat" in the film's production. Barbara and Michael G. Wilson took the lead roles in production while Albert Broccoli oversaw the production of "GoldenEye" as a consulting producer, credited as "presenter". Broccoli contacted Dalton to ask again if he would come back and now found him open to the idea.