 Production of the film was twice delayed. It was initially planned  to have been the Bond film to follow _Goldfinger (1964)_ (qv), but  _Thunderball (1965)_ (qv) was made instead. It was going to be  filmed after Thunderball (1965) (qv) as well but scheduling  conflicts with filming during winter prevented this. Later, the film  was to have been released in 1967, but  _You Only Live Twice (1967)_ (qv) was produced for that year  instead.