The full eBook of The Hook and the Eye will now be released early after serialisation model misfires. The digital serialisation of The Hook and the Eye, Raymond Benson’s eagerly awaited return to the world of Felix Leiter, has hit a snag – prompting a change of plan that will see the entire eBook released […]
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Raymond Benson discusses The Hook and the Eye, his new Felix Leiter novel set after the events of Live and Let Die. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode, Javi Trujillo and Bill Koenig sit down with James Bond continuation author Raymond Benson for a lively, wide-ranging conversation. Best known for carrying the […]
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Ian Fleming’s CIA creation takes the lead in a 1950s-set road trip of murder, spies and mystery. Felix Leiter has always played second fiddle to James Bond—until now. For the first time, the CIA agent gets top billing in a full-length novel written by none other than Raymond Benson, the long-serving 007 continuation author behind […]
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Casino Royale is Ian Fleming’s first novel and the book that introduced James Bond to the world. In it Fleming also introduced Bond’s taste for high living – and his vices – in a vivid writing style that led to accusations of “sex, sadism and snobbery”. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 13th April 1953 Publisher: Jonathan Cape […]
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One of the most popular recurring characters throughout the Bond films is Felix Leiter, but the biggest stumbling block to growing the character has always been that, until David Hedison in Licence To Kill, the same actor never played the role twice. Jeffrey Wright became the second actor to play the role twice, first in Casino […]
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Although James Bond’s CIA buddy Felix Leiter has been played by a number of actors, Jack Lord’s portrayal of Leiter in Dr No probably remains the most memorable. Although he was approached to reprise his role as Felix Leiter in Goldfinger, he pulled out when agreements between the financial terms of his contract and the […]
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Felix Leiter may not appear in Bond 23, according to a report in Comingsoon.net., which states: Wright told ComingSoon.net at the Toronto International Film Festival today that he hasn’t gotten the call to return. With filming starting soon for a November 9, 2012 release, we assume the production would have been in touch with him […]
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