Author Profile: David Leigh

Taking a break from our usual discussion & watchalong format, we play Family Feud as two teams hope to make it through to the grand final!

In-depth look at the handguns used by 007 in the film series. Walther While 007 was armed with a .25 Beretta in the early books, the cinematic incarnation of James Bond used the Walther PPK  as his main weapon right from the start. While he doesn’t use the PPK in every film, he does stay […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 1964’s Goldfinger together as a group experience. Is the iconic film still the gold standard or are parts of it due for smelting down? Along the way, we discover Oddjob’s bad fridge habits, effective […]

As the covid-19 pandemic continues to make film releases difficult Warner Bros moves to make its new films available via streaming. Warner Bros are to simultaneously release all their 2021 movies on the big screen as well as HBO Max according to an article in The Verge. There will be a one month window during […]

For this episode, we reflect on the Bond Women of the 1980s, who were far from the gun-arm hanging damsels in distress the series had been criticized for in earlier decades.

Issue #57 of the full-colour James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential is now shipping worldwide. The 1980s provided fans five 007 adventures and two different James Bond’s – tied as the most productive decade with the 1960s. Starting with the crossbow-wielding Melina set out on a mission of revenge, and ending with Pam’s strong-willed CIA pilot, […]

Mark Edlitz delves into some of the more uncharted corners of the 007 universe. The James Bond universe is greater than you might think. Even if you have seen all the movies and devoured Ian Fleming’s books, there is much more to discover about 007. There is a fascinating galaxy of Bond adventures that have […]

IO Interactive announces they are working on new 007 game with original Bond story. It’s been quite some time since 007 has had a video game release and so the news has got a lot of fans excited.  Here’s the press release: James Bond will once again be coming to a console and computer screen near you. […]

Hero Collector’s new release provides details of cars from all 25 of Eon’s Bond films.  While fans around the world await the arrival of No Time to Die in cinemas, they can satisfy their hunger for 007 with the release of 50 Greatest Bond Cars. Out today from Hero Collector, the publishing imprint of Eaglemoss, […]

Connery’s widow reveals in interview he was suffering from dementia. Photos of Sean Connery taken in the last couple of years showed the actor had become quite frail. However, it is only after his widow, Micheline, spoke to The Mail on Sunday that it was revealed that the actor had been suffering from dementia: “He […]

More than anywhere else in the world, James Bond is a cultural phenomenon in the UK. Bond is entwined in many people’s childhoods, with memories of rainy bank holidays in front of the television as a Bond film came on ITV. So it is little surprise that the Sunday newspapers this morning, a day after […]

Apple’s offer for the latest Bond film fell well short of MGM’s expectations. Last week we saw reports that MGM had engaged in talks with Apple and Netflix for a deal that would see No Time to Die premiere as a premium video on demand release. Soon after though it was rumoured the talks had […]

Ian Fleming and Sunspel have a natural and longstanding affinity. Sunspel have dressed his iconic creation James Bond, while Fleming himself was famously an advocate of the Sea Island cotton used in Sunspel’s most luxurious garments – an appreciation he passed on to the Bond character. This season, Sunspel have worked in collaboration with the […]

The latest developments in the long running saga of No Time to Die suggest MGM is looking to cash in on the streaming rights. Until recently it was believed that MGM was under pressure to find a buyer to capitalise on the delay in releasing No Time to Die. The film has had a troubled […]

As well as introducing Pierce Brosnan to the world as the new 007, Goldeneye was also the first film in which Cubby Broccoli took a back seat. With Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson taking over producing duties it really was the start of a new era. Of course, any Bond film needs a theme […]

For this episode, don your orange wetsuit, grab a spear gun, and cue up your copy of Thunderball as the panel chats over the film in real-time with observations, trivia, insights, and irreverence. Along the way, we discover grieving orphans, personalized hotel doors, a sweaty Vargas, Pinder’s woodworking, and wonder where the dance floor is on the Disco Volante.

The delay to 2021 has helped put the focus back on finding MGM a buyer. The recent six month delay to No Time to Die may make MGM a more attractive investment, according to the Wall Street Journal. MGM’s largest shareholder is New York hedge fund Anchorage Capital Group, while the studio is Anchorage’s largest […]

Actress played Dink in Goldfinger as well as the title sequence “Golden Girl”. Last week director Edgar Wright announced the death of Margaret Nolan on twitter. In a series of tweets he revealed that she had worked on his forthcoming film Last Night In Soho, due to be released next year. Nolan appeared as Dink […]

Saturday saw the Wall Street Journal publish an interview with No Time to Die director Cary Fukunaga. Fukunaga discusses the challenges of directing a film with such a large budget as well as the delays and how they have affected him. The interview includes a fairly significant spoiler so if you prefer to avoid spoilers […]

On Monday Daniel Craig appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. While it would have originally been part of the promotional effort ahead of No Time to Die’s November release, instead Craig touched on the reason for the delay. He did, however, introduce a new clip from the film (above). In a segment in which he […]