Motifs in the James Bond film series Motifs in the James Bond film series The "James Bond" series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive motifs which date from the series' inception with "Dr. No" in 1962. The series consists of twenty four films produced by Eon Productions featuring the James Bond character, a fictional British Secret Service agent. The most recent instalment is the 2015 film "Spectre", which was released in UK cinemas on 26 October 2015. There have also been two independently made features, the satirical "Casino Royale", released in 1967, and the 1983 film "Never Say Never Again". Whilst each element has not
SPECTRE by a character who 'might' be Blofeld in film 12, "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) in which said character is finally killed. Partly owing to a copyright dispute between rival Bond producers Cubby Broccoli and Kevin McClory, the character is never referred to by name and is credited as "Wheelchair Villain". The organisation returns in the Daniel Craig series of Bond films, which are set in an entirely separate continuity to the earlier movies. In the 2015 film "Spectre", the eponymous committee is simply referred to by that title with no mention at all of the acronym in this continuity.