Michael Apted (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was the director of the 1999 Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Michael had been directing and producing since the early 1960's. His other film credits included The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Nell, and Gorillas in the Mist. His television credits also included directing episodes of Coronation Street, Rome, and Masters of Sex.