Author Profile: David Leigh

After a long period of waiting Eon Productions finally announced Bond 25 will start filming later this year. After waiting for what seems like forever for some real news on Bond 25, today Eon Productions/MGM finally broke the silence. The main points of the the announcement are as follows: Director: Danny Boyle Screenplay: John Hodge Distribution: […]

Ian Fleming Publications announce narrator of Forever and a Day audio book. With the days counting down before the release of Forever and a Day in the UK, one unresolved question remained. Who would narrate the audio book? Well, Ian Fleming Publications answered that question last Friday, when they revealed on their website that Mathew […]

Use promo code SPY when booking tickets for this event on 1st June at Southbank Centre. Hear bestselling author Anthony Horowitz discussing his new 007 novel and explosive prequel to Casino Royale, Forever and a Day, on Friday 1st June at Southbank Centre. Readers of The James Bond Dossier get 20% off tickets*. Just enter promo […]

Art exhibition celebrating James Bond comes to Bletchley Park this summer.  A temporary art exhibition centred around the James Bond books open later this month in Hut 12 at Bletchley Park. It celebrates both Ian Fleming’s original James Bond series and Anthony Horowitz’s recent continuation novels. The exhibition also includes a special section presenting new research into Fleming’s connection […]

A number of London locations were used during the filming of SPECTRE. We take a look at them here. After Bond returns from Mexico he has a meeting with M, during which he is introduced to C. Afterwards Bond strides through a circular courtyard. Just as he is about to exit Moneypenny manages to intercept him […]

The historic centre of Mexico City featured prominently in SPECTRE. Here we take a details look at Bond’s movements while there. As is often the case in films, not everything is as it seems. When James Bond and Estrella enter the hotel it is not the Gran Hotel Ciudad De Mexico (82 Avenida 16 de […]

“MGM announced last summer that it would open Bond 25 on Nov. 8, 2019, but it’s unlikely to do so.” That’s according to Variety in an article reporting the release date of Danny Boyle’s unnamed project for Working Title scripted by Richard Curtis. While Variety gives no indications as to why the proposed release date could […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its forty-fifth issue. Bringing Bond back ‘down to earth’ after Moonraker did not mean there was any less at stake for Eon Productions’ 12th 007 adventure. They promoted action unit director and editor John Glen to the role of director, had to woo Sir […]

Win an advance copy of Forever And A Day with a night at the Savoy Hotel. With the publication of Anthony Horowitz’s new James Bond novel just weeks away, Random House are running a competition with a great prize for fans of 007. It’s your chance to win an advance copy of Forever And A Day and […]

Over the weekend we received the sad news that Soon-Tek Oh, who played Lieutenant Hip in The Man With The Golden Gun, died in Los Angeles on 4th April. He was 85. The actor, who was credited in The Man With The Golden Gun as Soon-Taik Oh, was a Korean-American actor best known for the voice […]

Continuation Bond novelist Anthony Horowitz will speak about his forthcoming book at an event at the Royal Festival Hall just days after it is published. Tickets are priced at between £15  and £35 and currently only available to Southbank Centre members. It is not known when the tickets will be opened up to the general public. […]

The classic British car maker will be an official partner of 007 Elements. Jaguar Land Rover has a new mission with James Bond – a three-year partnership at the state-of-the-art interactive experience, 007 Elements in Sölden, Austria. Fittingly Jaguar Land Rover, whose cars have featured in Bond films since 1983, is now official partner to […]

Ian Fleming Publications announces book on 007’s drinks to be published in September. We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, which will be published by Mitchell Beazley (part of the Octopus Publishing Group) on 6th September. From the very first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in […]

The Hollywood Reporter says MGM is levering 007 as the studio may be up for sale. MGM may be up for sale following the surprise ousting of CEO Gary Barber last month. According to The Hollywood Reporter, both domestic and international distribution remain up for grabs as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer tries to find a buyer. Previously it had […]

BBC Radio 4 to broadcast Moonraker adaptation with Toby Stephens as 007. Martin Jarvis directs this surprisingly up-to-date, all-star guided missile drama. It’s 1954 and British patriot Sir Hugo Drax (Samuel West) has built an atomic rocket, Moonraker, vital to Britain’s defences. It’s ready for a trial launch. But after a double-murder, James Bond (Toby Stephens) goes […]

Fan fave Bond band putting together 100-piece orchestra and choir for January concert. Just about everything about Moonraker was over the top. So it’s apt that Q The Music Show are to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roger Moore’s fourth outing as 007 with an OTT musical extravaganza performed by a full sized symphony orchestra. […]

Collectors can now complete their run of the printed 007 Magazine with this printed version of the first of two previous online editions from 2006. Packed with many rare and never-before-seen images, the 48 page magazine features: Blond, Bland, Ugly and Grand! Craig Bunyan examines the fan and media reaction to Daniel Craig, and the production […]

Boardroom coup at MGM sees CEO pushed out due to reported split over strategy. Knives were out at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Monday night when the board forced out CEO Gary Barber. Barber’s removal is reported to be completely unexpected and caused shock waves throughout the industry. He is widely credited with MGM’s successful turnaround after emerging from […]

US lawsuit against MGM and associated parties ended after settlement reached between the two sides. Back in the summer it emerged that MGM and associated parties were being sued because of the labelling on their James Bond DVD and BluRay box sets. The class action was brought about because although the box sets were described […]

Terry Madden takes legal action after being forced to retire due to injuries sustained while filming SPECTRE in Austria. Back in February 2015 we reported how second unit assistant director Terry Madden was badly injured in an accident in Sölden. Madden, 66, has worked on every Bond film since For Your Eyes Only (1981). On […]