Author Profile: David Leigh

Baz Bamigboye says Boyle quit after Eon wanted another writer to work on John Hodge’s script. Ever since the James Bond producers announced that Danny Boyle had left Bond 25, the UK media has been in overdrive speculating what happened. Both the quality media and the tabloids have reported such things as Boyle wanted to […]

While mainstream media is now insisting Bond 25 will be delayed until 2020 after Danny Boyle left the start production, there are indications that the film will go ahead as planned. Firstly, writing on his blog, is Mark O’Connell, author of Catching Bullets. His grandfather was Cubby Broccoli’s chauffeur and he has links to 007 […]

The official 007 Twitter account dropped a bombshell this evening when they announced that Danny Boyle was leaving Bond 25 due to creative differences. Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer direct Bond 25. pic.twitter.com/0Thl116eAd — James Bond (@007) August […]

Aston Martin  to produce a seriously limited edition of the classic Bondmobile with a price tag to match. The iconic Aston Martin DB5 is back, thanks to a unique collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions. A series of 25 Goldfinger DB5 continuation editions, will be created for customers based on James Bond’s legendary car […]

Three-time Production Designer Dennis Glassner will be replaced by Tildesley if the report is correct. MI6 HQ is reporting that Mark Tildesley has joined Bond 25 as Production Designer. He is replacing Dennis Gassner, who has occupied that role since Quantum of Solace (2008). Tildesley has collaborated with director Danny Boyle previously, most recently working on T2 […]

In May I was in the Netherlands for a couple of days, with slightly more than a day in Amsterdam. While there we did as much sightseeing as possible, including a couple of locations from Diamonds Are Forever. The first location is known in English as the Skinny Bridge, from where Wint and Kidd watch […]

Daily Express confirms special effects supervisor Chris Corbould is involved in pre-production for the next Bond film. Last week at the opening of 007 Elements, the new museum dedicated to James Bond in Austria, Chris Corbould confirmed he is currently “kicking ideas around” for Bond 25, according to an article in the Daily Express. Corbould […]

Details emerged yesterday of a casting call for three roles in the next James Bond film. It appears that all systems are go for Bond 25, which is due to start shooting in early December. As revealed by out friends at MI6 HQ, a casting call has gone out for three unnamed roles. These are […]

If you’ve like to visit locations from the James Bond films then this book will make your future travels much easier. Written by Martijn Mulder and the late Dirk Kloosterboer, it contains details of what you can see in locations used in the films from Dr No to Quantum of Solace. The book is organised […]

007 Elements, an exciting new James Bond experience situated within the summit of the Gaislachkogl mountaintop in Sölden, Austria is now open to the public. The cinematic installation was officially opened by actress Naomie Harris who plays Moneypenny (SPECTRE, Skyfall) and Jakob Falkner, Managing Director of Bergbahnen Sölden. After visiting 007 Elements for the first […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its forty-sixth issue. In the 54 years since Ian Fleming’s passing, 10 men have had the chance to celebrate and chronicle the creator’s famous spy in original print adventures. Some, with varying success, have also tried to mimic his sharp prose. Of […]

The latest special edition of MI6 Confidential celebrates the life of Roger Moore. Last year, MI6 Confidential introduced a new special format: a limited-run 100-page perfect bound issue of the magazine taking a deep dive into one particular facet of the franchise. The second special release in this longer format, ‘Remembering Roger Moore,’ is co-authored […]

Orlebar Brown has made its new 007 swim short collection available to pre-order ahead of the official release. Orlebar Brown’s first involvement with the 007 series goes back to Skyfall, after they provided Daniel Craig’s swimwear for a very brief pool scene. This new collection features artwork from four James Bond movies printed on the British […]

Over the weekend we heard the sad news of the death of Eunice Gayson, who played Sylvia Trench in the first two James Bond films. Appearing right at the start of Dr No (1962), she helped introduce Sean Connery as 007 and in doing so became the first ever Bond girl, as shown in the […]

Is there anything you want to see in Bond 25? Or maybe there’s something you’d rather they avoided completely. It could be… an actor you have in mind for a certain role your ideal Bond location a situation never encountered by 007 Something else entirely… Whatever it is – I want to know. All you need […]

Prints of a work commissioned for the Bond at Bletchley Park exhibition are now on sale direct from the artist. Last Friday saw the opening of a temporary art exhibition centred around the James Bond books in Hut 12 at Bletchley Park. It celebrates both Ian Fleming’s original James Bond series and Anthony Horowitz’s recent continuation novels. […]

Anthony Horowitz discusses writing his second James Bond novel, Forever and a Day, available today. Earlier in the week we had the chance to quiz the Anthony Horowitz on his new book and find out a bit about what it takes to write a Bond novel. Among other things he told us how writing Bond […]

Daniel Craig has been shooting a television commercial in the Catalan town of Cardona, north-east Spain, according to a local news report. However, his appearance in evening wear prompted at least one US website to speculate that he was shooting Bond 25 already. Residents of the historic centre of Cardona were informed last week of […]

A look at the new James Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz. There was always a good chance Anthony Horowitz would be invited back for another stab at 007. Trigger Mortis was well received by critics and many fans considered it to be the best continuation novel in the series. Little surprise really, as Horowitz is […]

Anthony Horowitz will take part in a short UK bookshop tour to promote his forthcoming new Bond book, Forever and a Day. His second James Bond novel, Forever and a Day, will be released on Thursday, with the tour kicking off the following day. He starts with a lunchtime signing at Waterstones Leadenhall on 1st June, […]