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
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