A real conflict with the Russian military nearly shut down production on Martin Campbell’s GoldenEye.
The James Bond franchise was in a tough spot right before Pierce Brosnan made his debut as 007 in 1995’s GoldenEye. The previous two films in the series starring Timothy Dalton, The Living Daylights and License to Kill, had been a little too grim to court in the general audience that enjoyed seeing 007 movies.
Campbell and MGM/UA Executive Vice President Jeff Kleeman had planned to make GoldenEye particularly authentic by shooting the film in St. Petersburg, according to the book by Edward Gross and Mark. A. Altman, Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond.
Kleeman explained that the film’s security issues came down to a conflict with the Russian mayor. Although the mayor had initially given the GoldenEye team the necessary permits needed to shoot in the area, he decided to increase the price after seeing the extent to which the film relied on its primary locations. Although Kleeman suggested paying $30,000 to cover the charges, the mayor, with the St.
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