There are 25 total official James Bond movies and two that are not connected to the main franchise. As a film released by someone other than Eon Productions, Never Say Never Again isn't a Bond film in the conventional sense which is confusing given that it features perhaps the most iconic Bond actor in the role. McClory assembled a team to produce a new script based on Thunderball and convinced Sean Connery to reprise the role and compete against Roger Moore, Broccoli, and Octopussy. McClory was awarded screenplays he and Fleming co-wrote because of the plagiarism suit filed against Fleming. A man swallows a pill that makes him explode. Several scantily clad women shoot machine guns at escaping spies. A woman shoots a group of spies with a machine gun disguised as a bagpipe.

The second was Never Say Never Again in 1983 in the “Battle of the Bonds.” Broccoli and Saltzman wanted Thunderball to be the first Bond film, but due to a legal dispute between Fleming and producer Kevin McClory, that film was not an option to start the franchise. A man attempts to shoot at a woman, but misses entirely.

Casino Royale was first in 1967, starring David Niven in what was a spy movie spoof by Columbia Pictures. Two of the movies featuring the famous spy are considered “non-Eon” films, having been produced by other studios. When looking at how many James Bond movies there are, it is a bit more complicated than expected.

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