Any film undergoes numerous changes between script and screen, and GoldenEye is no exception. Pierce Brosnan's James Bond debut began life in early 1994, with screenwriter Michael France introducing the rivalry between 007 and 006 (then named Augustus Trevelyan rather than Alec), a deadly femme fatale (Xenia Labyakova instead of Onatopp), a horseback-riding scene in Moscow instead of a tank chase in St. Petersburg, the return of The Living Daylights' General Pushkin, and some elements that would later be reworked into 1999's The World Is Not Enough.
Eventually, screenwriters Jeffrey Caine, Kevin Wade, and Bruce Feirstein made several modifications to France's script, leading to the blockbuster we know today. However, by analyzing three drafts dated November 21, 1994; January 7, 1995; and January 24, 1995, we can identify some interesting differences. These versions include most of the deleted scenes found on the two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD releases from 2006 and 2008, later ported to Blu-ray. Yet there are also a few differences worth noting. Let's take a look at them.
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