Author Profile: David Leigh

Cary Fukunaga reported to have brought in former collaborator for musical duties. Anyone hoping for David Arnold’s return to the Bond franchise any time soon are likely to be disappointed after IndieWire reported that Dan Romer has been brought on board Bond 25 by Cary Fukunaga. Romer has previously worked with Fukunaga on Netflix show […]

The official 007 website released a photo of Daniel Craig in front his 1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage after the actor was seen filming in Whitehall this weekend. Various photos appeared online, both shared by Eon’s 007 social media accounts and the fan community who were there to see what was going on. Here are […]

Features 13 Functioning Bond Modifications As Seen In Goldfinger And Thunderball. RM Sotheby’s has announced “the most famous car in the world” and the most iconic Aston Martin of all time to lead ‘An Evening with Aston Martin’, a special single-marque sale at the company’s Monterey auction on 15 August. RM Sotheby’s will present a […]

Bond cars to appear at six of the remaining F1 Grand Prix races in Europe. An exclusive touring version of the Bond In Motion exhibition will visit six selected European Formula 1 Grand Prix this year starting in Austria and culminating in Italy for the final race of the season. The exhibition will showcase 12 […]

Check out a behind the scenes look on Bond 25 during recent filming in Jamaica. It shows director Cary Fukunaga at work and Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright and Lashana Lynch on set.

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on iTunes and elsewhere. Did this ever happen to the other fellas? This week we dive into a retrospective of ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.’ As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look back on the film that’s often dubbed the ‘odd-one-out’ by the […]

Announcement coincides with Prince Charles at Pinewood. NEWS: Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martin V8 and Aston Martin Valhalla will star in Bond 25, the latest instalment in the @007 franchise. pic.twitter.com/V6WA7P5kUD — Aston Martin (@astonmartin) June 20, 2019 Despite an Aston Martin press officer suggesting the company would not be involved in Bond 25 at […]

The Prince of Wales today visited Pinewood Studios to watch filming underway. Potential spoilers: Photos shared by the official twitter account for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall show Prince Charles visiting Bond 25 set at Pinewood. The tweet shows him talking to Daniel Craig and Ralph Fiennes in the middle of M’s office. […]

Health and Safety Executive decide formal investigation not required. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has closed its investigation into the controlled explosion at Pinewood Studios that left one crew member with minor injuries. The explosion, which was reported to be a test prior to filming, injured one person outside the 007 Stage after panels […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on iTunes and elsewhere. Have the recent Daniel Craig films regressed in their representation of women? This week we tackle the topic of diversity, representation of women and minority characters in Bond films, welcoming a new guest Associate Professor Lisa Funnell. We round out […]

A look at the drinks consumed by James Bond in Daniel Craig’s second outing as 007. The follow up to Casino Royale starts with Bond in an Aston Martin DBS and a number of Alfa Romeos in hot pursuit. When he eventually gets the now battered DBS to a safe house in Siena, Bond opens […]

Incident during test explosion on Bond 25 set resulted in injury to one crew member. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating Tuesday’s incident at Pinewood Studios in which a Bond 25 crew member sustained minor injuries. A test explosion on Tuesday afternoon appears to have been rather more powerful than planned, with panels […]

One of the world’s rarest and most sought-after coffees is now available as a limited-edition gift. If you really want to show your father how special he is, treat him to a gift of exquisite-tasting Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee this Father’s Day and make him feel like James Bond. Jamaica Blue Mountain was author Ian […]

Filming on Norway’s Atlantic Road appears to have started today but with one surprise. Her er den første Bond-bilen på Atlanterhavsveien https://t.co/PEYBd3ClJc — VG (@vgnett) June 5, 2019 Norwegian tabloid VG this morning published an article with an embedded video of an Aston Martin used to film a sequence in Bond 25. The car is […]

Eon Statement counters tabloid reports of a serious injury on the set of Bond 25. Eon Productions has issued a statement via the 007.com website and social media channels concerning an incident that occured on the 007 Stage this afternoon. Countering reports in The Sun that “three huge explosions” had taken off part of the […]

Fleabag writer says that while Bond should evolve he needs to remain true to his character. Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge recently talked to Deadline about her work on Bond 25. And if you’re still worried she will ruin Bond maybe this will put your mind at rest. She forthrightly told Deadline: “There’s […]

Just days before the start of Secret Cinema’s immersive screenings of Casino Royale I was given the chance to test drive Aston Martin’s current models. Ask anyone to tell you what comes to mind when you mention James Bond. One of the top responses is sure to be Aston Martin. It’s easily the brand most […]

Studio source reveals details of villain’s plot. Baz Bamigboye, writing in the Daily Mail, has revealed the plot for Bond 25 revolves around genetic engineering. Moreover, a source tells him Phoebe Waller-Bridge was brought in at the insistence of Daniel Craig to help make sense of it all. The unnamed source told Bamigboye: The movie’s […]

The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on iTunes and elsewhere. In another epic recording session in which we overcame the numerous technical issues we now expect when recording across diverse points around the world comes episode 13 of James Bond & Friends. Here’s the podcast description: Has public opinion of […]

Despite denials it looks like filming will start in Norway this week. Update: It appears these reports were wrong in one important respect. While filming is taking place here, it’s not for Bond 25 but probably Black Widow. I’ll leave this post here all the same. The arrival of trailers owned by  Pinewood MBS Lighting […]