James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me include the Bond girl Anya Amasova and her lover Sergei Borzov, as well as Colonel-General Nikitin, a character from Fleming's novel "From Russia, with Love" who has since become head of the KGB. Other differences include the villain, Karl Stromberg, instead being named as Sigmund Stromberg. The change of Stromberg's given name, as well as the existence of SMERSH, may be in some way due to the controversy over "Thunderball", in which Kevin McClory was made aware of certain plot points of the film "The Spy Who Loved Me". At one point the villain of the film was to be
Filming of James Bond in the 1990s driven by Bond in the film was the final part of a three-movie product placement deal with BMW (which began with the Z3 in "GoldenEye" and continued with the 750iL in "Tomorrow Never Dies") but, due to filming preceding release of the Z8 by a few months, several working mock-ups and models were manufactured for filming purposes. Filming of James Bond in the 1990s Films made in the 1990s featuring the character of James Bond included "GoldenEye", "Tomorrow Never Dies", and "The World Is Not Enough". Principal photography for the film "GoldenEye" began on 16 January 1995 and continued until