Author Profile: David Leigh

Over the Easter weekend we learnt the sad news of Clifton James’ death, the actor who played Sheriff JW Pepper in Roger Moore’s first two Bond movies.  He first appeared as Louisiana Sheriff JW Pepper in Live And Let Die (1973), when 007 outwits him and his men in a speedboat chase. The character proved to be […]

An article published by Page Six earlier today claims Barbara Broccoli has “just about persuaded Daniel Craig” to return for another James Bond movie. Although the report does seem plausible it is not confirmed. While Page Six may not prove to be reliable the article claims “multiple sources” have told them that Broccoli has made progress. She has […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its thirty-ninth issue. Take a deep dive into the rich and complex history of Thunderball, the self-crowned ‘biggest Bond of all.’ Synonymous with ‘Bondmania’, the film’s preproduction has a long, tangled history and lasting consequences for the franchise. In this issue […]

James Bond’s first ever drink in the books is an Americano, an Italian cocktail made with Campari, Cinzano and soda water. He orders this at the bar of the Hermitage Hotel, where Mathis introduces him to Vesper Lynd. Then, after narrowly escaping a pair of Bulgarian assassins, Bond unwinds in his room with a whisky […]

Live And Let Die features many meals. In the first chapter Bond is served lunch in New York with Captain Dexter of the FBI and Felix Leiter. But before they start eating Leiter mixes them a martini. The meal starts with soft-shell crabs with tartare sauce. This is followed by medium rare hamburgers with French […]

1954 saw the publication of Live And Let Die, set in the US and Fleming’s second home of Jamaica. Full of imagination, it saw a change of pace from the previous book with its descriptions of gambling and paved the way for Bond as an action hero. Author: Ian Fleming Publication date: 5th April 1954 Publisher: Jonathan […]

Baz Bamigboye has revealed more information about Bond 25 in a Daily Mail article published today. On top of revealing on Twitter that Purvis & Wade have been signed for Bond 25, Baz Bamigboye states in an article for the Daily Mail that Daniel Craig is more likely to return as 007 than not. He […]

The Daily Mail’s entertainment columnist Baz Bamigboye revealed on Twitter last night that writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been hired for Bond 25. While the Daily Mail often comes up short in its reporting, Bamigboye has previously proved to be a reliable source of Bond-related information in the past. For instance he revealed that […]

The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next seven Bond films and a $1 million signing […]

Scientific Games Corporation today announced a license agreement for the James Bond franchise, spanning land-based gaming, lottery and social slots. The exclusive agreement with Eon Productions Limited, Danjaq, LLC and MGM Interactive Inc., a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., gives Scientific Games the rights to leverage all past and future iconic James Bond films, as well […]

Swiss Post to issue stamps commemorating Schilthorn-Piz Gloria’s fiftieth anniversary. The stamps are available in sheets of eight and have a face value of 1 Swiss Franc. The stamps have been released to commemorate the opening of the last stretch of the Schilthorn cable car in 1967 as well as the revolving restaurant that opened on […]

One thing Michael G Wilson expected to happen in early 2016 was for MGM to sign a distribution deal with a partner studio. All the same, time passed by and at the end of the year nothing had been announced.This part of the jigsaw puzzle is important as MGM needs a partner to distribute – and co-finance […]

Until recently a lack of any information seemed to suggest work on Bond 25 has not yet started. But is the film actually much more advanced than we thought? During the various press interviews at the time of SPECTRE’s release Barbara Broccoli said that work on Bond 25 would begin in the spring 2016. There was […]

A look at the best books on James Bond published from the 1960s right up to the modern day. Many books exploring the James Bond phenomenon have appeared over the years. I’ve collected quite a few of them, some bought with my own hard-earned cash, others arriving as review copies from publishers. Books on James […]

Last week a German newspaper reported that a helicopter has been purchased for use in Bond 25. While the report seems unlikely, given there is little evidence that work on Bond 25 has actually got underway, the James Bond Club Germany followed up on the story with the museum’s owner. According to The Bond Bulletin Clemens […]

While Bond fans await even the tiniest hint of solid news about Bond 25 it has been revealed by Variety that the James Bond producers are currently involved in another non-Bond project. Nancy, directed by Christina Choe, is said to be a psychological thriller starring Andrea Riseborough with J Smith-Cameron, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo and Steve Buscemi. According […]

Welcome to The James Bond Dossier. My name is David Leigh and I’ve been running the site since 2002. I still remember my first contact with James Bond when I was a kid. Maybe it’s something like your own experience. My introduction to 007 I was about 8 and a friend took his latest toy […]

Long-time Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade talked Bond in an interview about the forthcoming BBC drama SS-GB. The pair, who first joined the Bond family with Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and who were drafted in to address SPECTRE’s script problems, wrote the five-part mini-series based on Len Deighton’s 1976 novel. The book is […]

In a recent interview the Miss Moneypenny actress revealed Eon has not yet started work on Bond 25.  Speaking to Total Film magazine to promote her latest film, Moonlight, Harris revealed that she has been told by Eon Productions that work on Bond 25 has not yet started. Although the Total Film interview is not […]

The Miss Moneypenny actress has been recognised for her services to drama in the New Year Honours List. Naomie Harris was one of several actors recognised in the New Year Honours List announced last week. Harris, who played Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall and SPECTRE, is to be awarded an OBE for services to drama. Two […]