Author Profile: David Leigh

Oscar winner Rami Malek strongly tipped to play Bond 25 villain. There have been rumours linking Rami Malek to Bond 25 for several months now. Now Collider is reporting that the actor, who recently won an Oscar for his performance as Freddy Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, is in final negotiations to play the villain. The […]

A look at the filming locations that appear in No Time to Die. The James Bond films are renowned for shooting at spectacular locations across the world and No Time to Die was no exception. Scenes were filmed in Norway weeks prior to the production’s official start because of the expected ice melt but most […]

Work underway prior to filming in Norway in March and April according to local media reports. Back in January we reported how a Norwegian company, Truenorth Norway, had been awarded a grant of nearly €5 million by the Norwegian Film Institute for production services on Bond 25. At the time the announcement only said that producers […]

Barbara Broccoli and Cary Joji Fukunaga reportedly want Black Panther actress in Bond 25. Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye says that Barbara Broccoli and Cary Joji Fukunaga want to sign Lupita Nyong’o for Bond 25. Bamigboye is well connected and over the years has been proved consistently right about the more recent Bond films. He’s […]

After the announcement that Bond 25 will be delayed again it has now emerged that Eon have hired a script doctor prior to shooting. When I first heard the announcement that Bond 25 had been delayed to 8th April 2020 I wasn’t completely surprised after the revelation that shooting wouldn’t now kick of until April. […]

Producers announce release date for Bond 25 has been put back to April 2020. Well, just as we thought it was a year until Bond 25 hit the big screen, the producers dropped some unwelcome news. The official 007 website released this short announcement: The release date for Bond 25 has changed. Producers Michael G. […]

The highly regarded actor’s career spanned more than fifty years. Yesterday it was announced that Albert Finney, who played Kincade in Skyfall, died after a short illness at the age of 82. While many Bond fans know him as the gamekeeper in Daniel Craig’s third Bond film, Finney’ s career spanned several decades. Initially working […]

Bond 25 cinematographer reveals shooting starts in April. It appears that filming on Bond 25 has been put back until April if comments by cinematographer Linus Sandgren are correct. On Twitter yesterday Steven Weintraub, Collider.com’s editor-in-chief yesterday, revealed that he’d run into Bond 25’s cinematographer, Linus Sandgren. Sandgren told Weintraub he was “prepping Bond 25 with Cary […]

MGM/Annapurna yesterday announced that they have revived the United Artists brand in its centenary year.  Yesterday MGM and Annapurna issued a press release announcing that they are to revive the United Artists name. The move comes as they expand their existing US theatrical distribution joint venture. The move means Bond 25 will be released under […]

If confirmed, Bond 25 will be the fourth Daniel Craig era film to shoot in Italy. Bond 25 is due to head to Italy in April if a report on an Italian local news site is to be believed. Sassi Live is reporting that the Sassi di Matera will appear in the new Bond film […]

Q The Music, the James Bond Band with a big heart and an even bigger sound, are back on tour of UK theatres in 2019. The highlight of the tour will undoubtedly be their debut in the West End of London at the Adelphi Theatre on The Strand. The show has become known to Bond fans […]

The Frenchman died on Saturday morning at his home in Paris. Composer Michel Legrand died early on Saturday with his wife, the French actress Macha Meril, at his side. Legrand’s publicist confirmed the details to AFP according to Variety . Legrand was extraordinarily prolific as a film composer with more than 200 film and television scores […]

New York’s first ever official 007 exhibition is set to open its doors in March. Last week Spyscape, Eon Productions and MGM released more details of a new James Bond exhibition set to open 8th March. 007 x Spyscape is the first official James Bond exhibition to take place in New York will be located in midtown Manhattan. […]

Norwegian company awarded film grant for Bond 25 production services. The Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) today announced that Truenorth Norway has received a near €5 million grant to handle production services on Bond 25. Although filming doesn’t appear to be confirmed yet for Norway, the article quotes a representative of the NFI: “We are pleased […]

Screen Daily says the next James Bond movie will again use digital cameras. Cinematographer Linus Sandgren recently spoke to Screen Daily about his latest film. First Man is about Neil Armstrong and the race to put man on the moon. It was filmed using a mixture of Super 16 mm film with telephoto lenses, 35mm and Imax. […]

Secret Cinema has today announced that further tickets have been added for the previously sold out production: Secret Cinema Presents Casino Royale. Secret Cinema’s interactive screenings of Casino Royale will now run from Wednesday 5th June to Sunday 22nd September. The additional tickets and show nights go on sale on Friday 25th January at 12pm […]

Issue #48 of the James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential pays tribute to the music and bikes of Bond. Often having a life of its own outside of the film it was written for, the music in the James Bond series is some of the best known around the world. Whether it’s the famous James Bond […]

Second unit director reported to have joined Bond 25 previously worked on Casino Royale, Skyfall and SPECTRE. The next James Bond film appears to be slowly shaping up after HN Entertainment reported that Alexander Witt has been signed the second unit’s director and director of photography for Bond 25. As well as heading the second […]

Cary Fukunaga confirms French actress set to reprise SPECTRE role. Bond 25 director Cary Fukunaga confirmed to Baz Bamigboye that Léa Seydoux will be reprising her role in the new James Bond film. He also confirmed Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris are on board for Bond 25. In his column for the Daily Mail, […]

Swedish cinematographer Linus Sandgren to shoot Bond 25 according to Variety contributor. Variety journalist Kristopher Tapley wrote on Twitter yesterday that Swedish cinematographer Linus Sandgren will work on Bond 25. https://twitter.com/kristapley/status/1070009375161384961 So far Tapley has only reported this info on Twitter, it has yet to make it to Variety. This is a long way from […]