Author Profile: David Leigh

Secret Cinema announces immersive Casino Royale experience at secret London location. For the very first time Secret Cinema will present the critically-acclaimed film Casino Royale (2006), directed by Martin Campbell and starring Daniel Craig as James Bond. What is Secret Cinema? Fusing film, music, art, theatre, and dance, Secret Cinema creates unique spaces for social […]

Bond 25 director reveals where he’s at with the script and who may or may not return. Filipino news site Inquirer.net has an interview with Bond 25 director Cary Joji Fukunaga. In it they quiz him about various aspects of his career, including the next Bond movie. In the interview Fukunaga touches on his first experience of […]

French language edition of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond now available. Back in 2010 I published The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond. That first paperback edition was fairly well received so, following the release of Skyfall, I updated it and also made it available on Kindle. Because of the […]

Issue #57 of 007 Magazine is now available to pre-order for shipping in November. This issue is being offered with three different covers with identical content within. The covers feature images from Maurice Binder’s brilliant credit titles for 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me. Order now at the special pre-order price of £9.99 (plus applicable […]

Cary Fukunaga recently sat down with IndieWire. Naturally the discussion covered 007. We’re still more than four months away before filming gets underway on Bond 25. Beyond Daniel Craig reprising the role of 007 the only other thing confirmed by Eon Productions is Cary Fukunaga will direct. IndieWire published an interview with the director yesterday in which […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its forty-seventh issue. Diamonds Are Forever is a unique entry in the series for many reasons, perhaps most notably as it is the only film to be book-ended by two different James Bond actors. It was an unstable time for the […]

After opening in July, 007 Elements is set to reopen for the 2018-19 winter season on Friday 26th October. 007 Elements is a state-of-the-art interactive experience complete with an immersive Bond soundscape that places guests inside the world of James Bond and reveals how that world is made. Click here for more information

In Goldfinger’s opening chapter, ‘Reflections in a Double Bourbon’, James Bond is drowning his sorrows while he travels home from Mexico. Miami While waiting for his homeward flight to be called at Miami airport Bond mulls his just completed mission. Airport While doing so Bond orders his third double bourbon. He found the assignment rather […]

Australian collector Brendan Edwards talks about his experiences of collecting 007 memorabilia. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? It was in 1989. I was 17 years old and discovered a copy of Thunderball in my garage. It only took me two days to read and I fell in love […]

Broccoli says it’s better to create new female characters than change Bond’s gender. Barbara Broccoli recently spoke with The Guardian while promoting Nancy, released on 12th October. Among the various points she touched upon was rebooting Bond as a female. Now, those stories make good headlines for the tabloids. But why would Eon Productions risk alienating […]

CEO reveals Aston Martin lined up for next James Bond film. In the week that Aston Martin began trading on the London Stock Exchange, the CEO confirmed the marque would appear in Bond 25. In a television interview with CNN Andy Palmer said: I can confirm that Aston Martin will be collaborating in the next chapter […]

Seven Iconic Aston Martin James Bond cars will be in central London to celebrate Global James Bond Day this Friday. Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) has teamed up with Eon Productions and Sky to celebrate Global James Bond Day on Friday 5 October, launching a prize draw for fans, giving them a chance to win a […]

A first look at the work of Bond 25 director Cary Joji Fukunaga. In August 2018 Eon Productions made the shock announcement that Danny Boyle had left the production of Bond 25. While the short news release didn’t go into detail the media started speculating like wild about who would take over from Boyle and […]

Got a question about James Bond? Check out the FAQ below where we’ve answered all the most common questions asked by new fans. If you’re new to James Bond then it’s natural you may have a ton of questions. Lucky for you we’re here to help you on your way to becoming the world’s biggest […]

Eon Productions announcement follows departure of Danny Boyle from Bond 25 in August. The brief statement regarding Bond 25 is on the 007.com website and shared on social media. It simply reads: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig announced today that Bond 25 will begin filming at Pinewood Studios on 4 March 2019 […]

Two actors who appeared in SPECTRE have both said they’d love to reprise their roles in Bond 25. The first is Dave Bautista, who spoke to the Express during the promotion of his latest film, Final Score. When asked whether he’d like Hinx to return, he said: We had hopes, and…they had mentioned it. But yeah still […]

Baz Bamigboye say regular Bond scribes are back at work on the next Bond film. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been brought back in to develop their screen treatment for Bond 25, according to Bamigboye. He cites “a Hollywood executive close to the production” for his information. To recap the situation, Purvis and Wade worked […]

Saïd Taghmaoui says Danny Boyle cast him as the main villain but is uncertain whether he’ll be in Bond 25 following director’s departure.  French-American actor Saïd Taghmaoui said Danny Boyle selected him for the lead villain in Bond 25. Speaking in Abu Dhabi to United Arab Emirates website The National, Taghmaoui said: I’m supposed to do […]

Site says all systems are go on Bond 25 while producers continue search for a new director. At Pinewood Studios work continues on building sets for Bond 25 according to MI6, despite the production losing its director last month. Since Danny Boyle quit because of “creative differences” in August, the media has widely reported the […]

Announcement of new Daniel Craig film suggests Bond 25 could be delayed. Daniel Craig is due to shoot a film in November, leading some to speculate Bond 25 has now been delayed. Knives Out is a murder mystery in the same vein as Agatha Christie. The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is writer, director and […]