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The story of the legal battles between Irish film producer Kevin McClory, and Ian Fleming, Jonathan Cape and Eon Productions, over the THUNDERBALL novel and movie, is the real origin story behind the whole James Bond franchise.
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Excellent so far. The…
Excellent so far. The conflict is set up very well in the opening courtroom scene. McClory's character is well-rounded and very believable, supported by a cast of plausible minor characters and great dialogue. Very promising excerpt indeed.
Many thanks for the kind…
In reply to Excellent so far. The… by Stewart Carry
Many thanks for the kind commentary Stewart, some biographical detail on the real man is available below if you're interested,
Neil
https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcclory-kevin-odonovan-a9447
Brilliant. We are in dire…
Brilliant. We are in dire need to examine the absolutely atrocious, soulless, diabolic way movies are made. McClory is the kind of everyman who has been destroyed by Hollywood since the days of Charlie Chaplin. Now with AI Slop ruling the internet, we need to examine how we got here.
McClory: The Battle for 007
In reply to Brilliant. We are in dire… by Robin Kaczmarczyk
It was pretty rough in the pre-AI days Robin, as this shows. Ian Fleming was dead within a year of the British court case.
A good time to look at the origins of the franchise, as Eon has finally sold to Amazon MGM this year.
Somewhere, out there, lurks the next James Bond...
Neil