James Bond filmography that Connery "looks weary and bored ... he is overweight, slow-moving, and doesn't seem to be trying to create a credible character". Despite that, Benson considers that Connery "still radiates more screen presence than Roger Moore or George Lazenby". On the other hand, Pauline Kael said "Connery's James Bond is less lecherous than before and less foppish—and he's better this way". In the early 1980s producer Jack Schwartzman moved ahead with a non-Eon Bond film, following the controversy over the 1961 novel "Thunderball" and the subsequent long legal battle; the result was "Never Say Never Again". Connery accepted an offer
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love by Bruce Feirstein who previously worked on the film scripts for "GoldenEye", "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "The World Is Not Enough", in addition to the script for the video game "". Feirstein would also go on to write stories for future Bond games at Activision, including the 2010 remake of "GoldenEye 007", third-person shooter "", and 50th anniversary game "007 Legends". The game's soundtrack was composed by Christopher Lennertz. Additionally, Vic Flick, best known for playing the original guitar riff in the James Bond Theme announced that he contributed to Lennertz's score. On April 5, 2005, Sean Connery was slated