 Last James Bond film for six years. Legal wrangling over the  ownership of the franchise, coupled by the death of longtime  screenwriter Richard Maibaum (qv) and the decision by  Timothy Dalton (qv) not to play the role a third time, delayed the  release of the next film. For the first time, a Bond film was not  made in Britain. Due to high production costs, it was decided to  film much of the movie in Mexico.