Editing Timothy Dalton (section)

====Films====
[[File:Bond in Motion London Film5 b.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Exhibition showcasing the [[Aston Martin V8|Aston Martin V8 Vantage]] which Dalton drove in ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' film]]
Dalton's first appearance as 007, ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' (1987), was critically successful, grossing more than either of the previous two Bond films with Moore (''[[Octopussy]]'' (1983) and ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' (1985)) as well as contemporary box-office rivals such as ''[[Die Hard]]'' and ''[[Lethal Weapon]]''. His second film, ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' (1989), although almost as successful as its predecessor in most markets, did not perform as well at the U.S. box office, in large part due to a lacklustre marketing campaign, whereby the title of the film was abruptly changed from ''Licence Revoked''. The main factor for the lack of success in the U.S. was that it was released at the same time as the hugely successful ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'', [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', and ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'', during the summer blockbuster season. In the United Kingdom, one of its critical markets, the film was also hampered by receiving a [[15 (British Board of Film Classification)|15 certificate]] from the [[British Board of Film Classification]], which severely affected its commercial success. Future Bond films, following the resolution of legal and other issues, were all released between 31 October and mid-December, in order to avoid the risk of a summer failure, as had happened to ''Licence to Kill''.

With a worldwide gross of {{US$|191{{nbsp}}million|link=yes}}, ''The Living Daylights'' became the fourth-most-successful Bond film at the time of its release. In 1998, the second Deluxe Edition of Bond's soundtracks was released. ''The Living Daylights'' was one of the first soundtracks to receive Deluxe treatment. The booklet/poster of this CD contains MGM's quote about ''The Living Daylights'' being the fourth-most-successful Bond film.

Since Dalton was contracted for three Bond films,<ref>{{cite news|title=60 Seconds: Timothy Dalton|date=15 February 2007|work=An interview in Metro Newspaper by Andrew Williams|url= http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=37497&in_page_id=11}}</ref> the pre-production of his third film began in 1990, in order to be released in 1991. What was confirmed is that the story would deal with the destruction of a chemical weapons laboratory in Scotland, and the events would take place in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. The film was cancelled due to legal issues between UA/MGM and [[Eon Productions]], which lasted for four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/dalton_hot_fuzz.php3 |title=MI6 :: The Home of James Bond |access-date=11 December 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328180050/https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/dalton_hot_fuzz.php3 |archive-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>

The legal battle ended in 1993, and Dalton was expected to return as James Bond in the next Bond film, which later became ''[[GoldenEye]]''. Since his contract had expired, negotiations with him to renew it took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/ge_roadtoproduction.php3 |title=James Bond 007 :: MI6 – the Home of James Bond |access-date=18 February 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304005204/http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/ge_roadtoproduction.php3 |archive-date=4 March 2006 }}</ref> Dalton surprised everyone on 12 April 1994 with the announcement that he would not return as James Bond. At this time, he was shooting the miniseries ''[[Scarlett (TV miniseries)|Scarlett]]''. Two months later, Brosnan, who had been hired to succeed Moore when Dalton had turned down the role in 1986, was announced as the new Bond. Dalton reflected in 2007, "I was supposed to make one more, but it was cancelled because [[MGM]] and the film's producers got into a lawsuit which lasted for five years. After that, I didn't want to do it anymore."<ref>{{cite news|title=Timothy Dalton Reflects on 007|date=19 February 2007|url=http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/dalton_hot_fuzz.php3?t=&s=|work=MI6 – The Home of James Bond|access-date=21 February 2007}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>