Die Another Day

The New Zealand filmmaker who guided James Bond through his 40th anniversary has died after a long illness. Lee Tamahori, whose work ranged from the raw power of Once Were Warriors to the high spectacle of Die Another Day, has died aged 75 following complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born in Wellington on 17th June 1950, […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 2002’s Die Another Die together as a group experience. For this episode, strap yourself in and cue up your copy of Die Another Day as the panel chats over the film in real-time with […]

Anthony Waye was executive producer on Daniel Craig’s first two Bond films. See him speak in London at an event organised by the Production Guild of Great Britain later this month. The Production Guild of Great Britain kicks off a brand new series of events this month, designed to take the public behind the scenes of film […]

A secret agent? You wouldn’t think so from some of the films, when Bond’s name and reputation appear to be widely known. So, just how did 007 become the world’s most famous secret agent? The first chapter of Casino Royale is titled The Secret Agent and, in introducing the world to James Bond, Ian Fleming explains the […]

Much has been said about Eon’s 20th 007 adventure, Die Another Day, and in recent years not much of it has been good. In this article though I’d like to redress the balance and take you on a look back to this celebration of Bond’s 40th anniversary. Die Another Day saw release in 2002, following […]

“But now the club head was going back, coming down, the left knee bent correctly in towards the ball, the left arm straight as a ramrod. Crack! The ball sailed off, a beautiful drive, as good as Goldfinger had hit, straight down the fairway. Bond’s heart sang. Got you, you bastard! Got you! Blithely Bond […]

Near the beginning of Pierce Brosnan’s ultimate James Bond film, Die Another Day, we find 007 in Havana in Cuba. Given that the country has remained off limits since the revolution, the filmmakers were obliged to find a location that could stand in for the Cuban capital, settling on the historic port town of Cádiz […]

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Now firmly established as the James Bond franchise composer after his excellent scores for Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough, David Arnold returned for this third Bond outing on what would become Pierce Brosnan’s final appearance as 007. Initially, Arnold turned once again to lyricist Don Black with whom he had collaborated […]

When the release date of Bond 23 was announced in January, it was also confirmed that Neal Purvis and Robert Wade would reprise their role as screenwriters for the next Bond movie, as well as new blood in the form of John Logan, responsible for writing ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘The Aviator’. Bond 23 […]