James Bond in film of the funding for the Bond films, fell into financial difficulties following the box office failure of "Heaven's Gate" (1980), bringing uncertainty to the future of the funding. The situation was resolved in May 1981, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired United Artists. Following "For Your Eyes Only", Roger Moore had expressed a desire to stop playing James Bond. His original contract had been for three films, a requirement fulfilled with "The Spy Who Loved Me". Subsequent films had been negotiated on a film-by-film basis. The producers engaged in a semi-public quest for the next actor to play Bond, which would be for
Robert Stromberg Robert Stromberg Robert Stromberg (born 1965) is an American special effects artist, designer and filmmaker. Stromberg's credits include films such as James Cameron's "Avatar", Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", and Sam Raimi's "Oz the Great and Powerful", the former two earning him Academy Award wins for Best Art Direction. He made his directorial debut with the 2014 Disney film "Maleficent", a re-imagining of the iconic Disney villain. He is set to direct the upcoming film, "Carnival", which will begin filming in Fall 2017. Robert Stromberg graduated from Carlsbad High School (CA) in 1983, and attended Palomar College, and graduated from