SilverWook said:
The timing is either coincidental, or someone cashing on Christopher Lee's passing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-MAN-WITH-THE-GOLDEN-GUN-JAMES-BOND-1974-35MM-FILM-6-Reel-Feature-CLASSIC-/231594612673
What I find interesting is the different in camera mattes on various sequences in the movie.
I say cashing in.