Bond - Never Say Never Again

[KingLeonidas300]

I did a search for the information but was unable to find it.

I have only recently become a James Bond fan, this was due to the release of the first 2 sets of Blu. I have seen random comments by others that "Never Say Never Again" is not technically part of the Bond Series, can someone explain why?

[jw]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2317

Never Say Never Again Added to Bond Release List


Posted January 20, 2009 02:26 PM by Josh Dreuth

MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring 'Never Say Never Again' to Blu-ray on March 24th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. Technical specs have yet to be announced at this time, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

• Commentary with Director Irvin Kershner and James Bond Historian Steven Jay Rubin
• The Big Gamble
• Sean is Back
• The Girls of Never Say Never Again
• Theatrical Trailer
• Photo Gallery

The release is timed to coincide with the release of three other classic James Bond titles - 'Moonraker', 'The World is Not Enough', and 'Goldfinger' - as well as the newest Bond title 'Quantum of Solace'.

[KingLeonidas300]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2317

I saw this information but that doesn't tell me why it is not considered part of the "Bond Family", I am just curious.

[jw]

well thats just random discussion then, You posted in the blu-ray movies section, I thought you were asking about the release itself

Ill move it to movie discussion

[LORDs_angellos]

Originally Posted by KingLeonidas300

I saw this information but that doesn't tell me why it is not considered part of the "Bond Family", I am just curious.

(From Wikipedia)

Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is a non-EON Productions remake of the 1965 James Bond film, Thunderball. It stars Sean Connery, who gave his final film performance as British Secret Service agent James Bond 007.

Although the film was not part of EON's Bond film franchise, subsequent mergers and dealings mean that it is currently owned, like the series, by United Artists' parent, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer:[1] MGM acquired the distribution rights in 1997 after its acquisition of Orion Pictures. The film also marks the culmination of a long legal battle between United Artists and Kevin McClory that goes back to his working on the original story with Fleming and Jack Whittingham.

The title is based on a conversation between Sean Connery and his wife. After Diamonds Are Forever he told her he would 'never' play James Bond again. Her response was for him to "Never say never again". She is credited at the end of the film for her contribution. As a result, it was the first Bond movie to use a non-Fleming originated title.