James Bond in film Roger Moore, and he tried not to imitate either his predecessor Sean Connery or his own performance as Simon Templar in "The Saint"; Mankiewicz adapted the screenplay to emphasise Moore's persona by giving him more comedy scenes and creating a light-hearted feel to Bond. Guy Hamilton was again chosen to direct, and Mankiewicz suggested they film in New Orleans, as he knew Hamilton was a jazz fan. Hamilton didn't want to use Mardi Gras, as "Thunderball" featured Junkanoo, a similar festival, so after more discussions with the writer and further scouting, he decided to use two well-known features of the
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