Author Profile: David Leigh

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Does the scale of the villain’s plot affect the quality of the adventure? We explore a hypothesis that the effectiveness of a James Bond film is related to the scale and stakes of the villain’s plot. Along the way […]

Only five concerts remain this year to see the highly rated Q The Music Show perform their James Bond Concert Spectacular. The world’s hardest working and busiest James Bond Concert have a few remaining dates on their 2019 concert tour of the UK. The show started in the West End back in March and has […]

Aston Martin adds DBS to the roster for No Time to Die. When it was announced that three Aston Martins would be used in No Time to Die some of us wondered if that wasn’t overdoing it a bit. While I love the brand there can be too much of a good thing. Today the […]

Fans were hoping for a teaser trailer for No Time to Die today to coincide with Global James Bond Day. In the end it looks like we’ll have to make do with this teaser poster, just revealed on the official 007 social media channels.

Ambitious immersive experience to open in China late November. Secret Cinema’s London run of Casino Royale is coming to an end this weekend. The final showing will be on 6th October and fewer than 50 ticket still remain at the time of writing. However, if you missed it, all is not lost. It was announced […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Which two pictures make the best double feature? We explore the history of Bond double bills before pitching our ultimate double features to screen in our imaginary picture house. Our selections are designed to showcase some interesting tone, thematic […]

Bond continuation author keen to do third book if agreement reached with IFP. 

Baz Bamigboye reports Bond filmmakers courting Fleabag creator for Bond 26. Writing in the Daily Mail, Baz Bamigboye yesterday reported that people involved in filming No Time to Die are “happier than I’ve known them in years” and puts it down to the involvement of Phoebe Waller-Bridge. As a result they want her back for […]

Back in May Aston Martin announced they were releasing a limited edition version of the DBS Superleggera to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service in 1969. A total of fifty cars in total are to be produced to a this spec. Now Omega has got in on the act, announcing a […]

Members of the team working in Matera celebrated the end of shooting at a local restaurant and bar. View this post on Instagram 📍Ristorante Alle Fornaci Private Party 007 Cast, Daniel Craig 🕶🎬 @cary_fukunaga #allefornaci#restaurant#matera#italy#italianfood#danielcraig#jamesbond#007#notimetodie#movie#barbarabroccoli#caryfukunaga#cast#eventi#party#vip#materacapitaledellacultura2019 A post shared by •Valeria Lamanna• 🌹 (@valeria_lamanna) on Sep 22, 2019 at 2:14am PDT Cast and crew working on […]

Photos show the replica DB5s used in filming against the spectacular backdrop of Matera. While there have been lots of photos and video footage of the second unit shooting a chase scene at various locations across Matera we have seen very little released officially. However, Eon Productions did at least release a couple of photos […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Who should cover a Bond song? We draft in new artists to perform cues for an imaginary ‘Shaken And Stirred’ album for the 2010s. With only our regular panelists’ suspect musical taste and Q The Music’s Warren Ringham to […]

Disney will have almost exclusive use of Pinewood’s facilities for next ten years. Reports emerged over the last few days that Disney has inked a deal with Pinewood Studios to take over almost all the facilities for a decade. Three television studios and the underwater stage are the only stages excluded from the deal. That […]

Daniel Craig joins Cary Fukunaga and Léa Seydoux in Matera photoshoot after arriving in Italy at the weekend. While the No Time to Die has been shooting very publically in Italy since August, Daniel Craig has so far been conspicuous by his absence. Filming to date has involved an extensive car chase shot by the […]

Last week the Twitter account of this website was one of several to receive notification that video had been removed because of a complaint by MGM. Last Thursday Twitter notified several who had uploaded video footage shot in Matera that they had removed them from the platform at the request of MGM. No Time to […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Why do the origins of characters have to be explained? In part two of our recording with Joseph Darlington, Head of Section at Being James Bond, we cover some recent 007 news not related to Bond 25 and answer […]

I recently spoke to Joe Darlington for his Being James Bond podcast. Last Sunday I spent an hour chatting with Joe Darlington about my introduction to James Bond as a kid and all things 007. It was fun to record and, especially as it’s a podcast I’ve listened to for more than a decade.Listen above […]

The second unit for No Time to Die arrived in the Italian town of Matera mid-August 2019 for a shoot expected to last until the third week of September. Some of the first scenes shot were a car chase involving an Aston Martin DB5 (at least a replica with a BMW engine and carbon fibre […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. What’s in a name? We welcome Joseph Darlington, Head of Section at Being James Bond, to the panel as we discuss the Bond 25 title drop ‘No Time To Die.’ Announced without much fanfare on an otherwise quiet Tuesday, […]

One of the replica Aston Martin DB5s expected to be used in a stunt shoot for No Time to Die was on display yesterday in Matera’s Piazza San Pietro Caveoso. According to local media shooting is planned between 7am and 7pm in the city centre this Sunday, with the car used for test purposes ahead […]