RW355 - James Bond Rewatch - GoldenEye

In this episode of the James Bond 007 Rewatch, Cory and Nathan reevaluate where they stand as they discuss "GoldenEye."

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The Music of GoldenEye:

The theme song, "GoldenEye", was written by Bono and the Edge, and was performed by Tina Turner. As the producers did not collaborate with Bono or the Edge, the film score did not incorporate any of the theme song's melodies, as was the case in previous James Bond films.

Swedish group Ace of Base had also written a proposed theme song, but label Arista Records pulled the band out of the project fearing the negative impact in case the film flopped. The song was then rewritten as their single "The Juvenile".

Our Favourite Trivia:

Following the release of Licence to Kill in July 1989, pre-production work for the seventeenth film began in May 1990. The project entered development hell caused by legal problems between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, parent company of the series' distributor United Artists, and Broccoli's Danjaq, owners of the Bond film rights.

With Broccoli's health deteriorating, 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. Broccoli died seven months after the release.

While the story was not based on a work by Ian Fleming, the title GoldenEye traces its origins to the name of Fleming's Jamaican estate where he wrote the Bond novels.

With Dalton's contract expired, the producers chose Pierce Brosnan, who had been prevented from succeeding Roger Moore in 1986 because of his contract to star in Remington Steele. Before negotiating with Brosnan, Mel Gibson, Hugh Grant, and Liam Neeson passed on the role. Paul McGann was the studio's original choice for it. He would have been cast as Bond only if Brosnan had turned down the role.

John Woo was approached as the director, and turned down the opportunity, but said he was honored by the offer. The producers then chose New Zealander Martin Campbell as the director.

First 007 movie in the franchise to feature a woman, Dame Judi Dench, in the role of "M", head of the U.K.'s security agency MI6 (Foreign Intelligence). Dench's character was reportedly inspired by the career of Stella Rimington, former Director-General of the U.K.'s MI5 (Domestic Intelligence) and first woman to head that organization.

Licence to Kill (1989) used a contest advertising campaign to help generate interest for the movie. The winner of the contest was promised a cameo role in the next James Bond movie. Unfortunately, due to many production issues, work on this movie did not begin for many years. Nevertheless, the contest winner was given a scene after the long delay. She does not have a speaking part, but you can see her in a lovely gold and black evening dress looking over Xenia Onatopp's shoulder as she plays Baccarat against Bond.

Minnie Driver earned just $5,000 for her role as an inept singer who performs "Stand by Your Man" in Robbie Coltrane's club.

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