James Bond in film "Octopussy". However, when Kevin McClory announced his re-working of "Thunderball" as "Never Say Never Again", the producers re-contracted Moore in the belief that an established actor in the role would fare better against McClory's choice of Bond, Sean Connery. Before "For Your Eyes Only" had been released, Albert Broccoli had asked John Glen to return and direct "Octopussy". George MacDonald Fraser wrote an initial treatment that was extensively revised by Michael G. Wilson and Richard Maibaum. First unit filming began on 10 August 1982 at the Berlin Wall crossing point Checkpoint Charlie, although the second unit had already been at
Sean Connery 2010, he reprised his role in an expanded 80-minute version of "Sir Billi", serving also as executive producer. In 2010, a bronze bust sculpture of Connery was placed in Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. In the film "", the character Sentinel Prime's features were mostly based on Connery. When Leonard Nimoy was to voice the role, however, the effects were altered to incorporate Nimoy's acting as well. During the production of "South Pacific" in the mid-1950s, Connery dated a "dark-haired beauty with a ballerina's figure", Carol Sopel, but was warned off by her Jewish family. He then dated Julie