20 Movie Sequels That Took WAY Too Long
10. GoldenEye
1989's James Bond film Licence to Kill was Timothy Dalton's second and ultimately final time playing 007, but that wasn't the original plan.
A then-unnamed third outing for Dalton was initially set to shoot in 1990 for a late 1991 release.
The script was ready and a director was being sought, but pre-production ultimately stalled due to disagreements about the Bond rights between MGM, United Artists, and Albert R. Broccoli's firm Danjaq.
The legal fracas dragged on long enough that Dalton's seven-year contract to star in three Bond films expired, and though he later agreed to return regardless, he ultimately vacated the role permanently after Broccoli insisted he sign on for several more Bond movies.
And so, the hunt for a new Bond was on, with Pierce Brosnan eventually being cast, and his debut film GoldenEye finally releasing in November 1995 - an entire six years and four months after Licence to Kill.
As brilliant as the Brosnan-led iteration of GoldenEye ended up being, it's a damn shame we didn't get at least one more film out of Dalton because of boring legal nonsense.