The role of Miss Moneypenny was also recast, with Caroline Bliss being replaced by Samantha Bond Desmond Llewelyn was the only actor to reprise his role, as Q. M was also recast, with actress Judi Dench becoming the first woman to portray the character, replacing Robert Brown. The film was released after a six-year hiatus in the series caused by legal disputes, during which Timothy Dalton's contract for the role of James Bond expired and he was replaced by Brosnan.
In the film, Bond fights to prevent a rogue ex-MI6 agent ( Sean Bean) from using a satellite weapon against London to cause a global financial meltdown. The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. Wilson, although Albert was still involved as a consultant producer it was his final film project before his death in 1996). Broccoli, following his stepping down from Eon Productions and replacement by his daughter, Barbara Broccoli (along with Michael G. It was also the first James Bond film not produced by Albert R.
Directed by Martin Campbell, it was the first in the series not to utilize any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. GoldenEye is a 1995 spy film, the seventeenth in the James Bond Series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.