The script ran into difficulties after accusations from Eon Productions that the project had gone beyond copyright restrictions, which confined McClory to a film based on the "Thunderball" novel only, and once again the project was deferred.
The script ran into difficulties after accusations from Eon Productions that the project had gone beyond the restrictions on copyright. These qualms limited McClory to a film based on the novel "Thunderball", only, and once again the project was deferred.