GoldenEye
"Bond, only Bond" Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye GoldenEye, released in 1995, is pivot point Bond film. GoldenEye, along with The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and perhaps Diamonds are Forever (1971) came out after a divisive predecessor. As a result these follow-ups have had to bring in a general audience as the series might be in trouble if two films in a row underperform. Now as a refresher, I am very fond of Licence to Kill (1989) but the majority of audiences did not like both the dark storyline and Timothy Dalton’s intense approach. If the series was going to continue a reset would need to take place. A lawsuit at MGM delayed production for several years and the new film was not announced until 1993. In April 1994 Timothy Dalton announced that he would not play Bond again. I was disappointed as he had been my favorite Bond but I also knew that a new actor would probably be a safer choice