Author Profile: David Leigh

Designing 007 headed for Dubai next month. The Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style exhibition is to open at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on November 13 to February 10, 2017. On display will be Scaramanga’s Golden Gun from The Man With The Golden Gun, Daniel Craig’s sky-blue trunks from Casino Royale, the SPECTRE […]

Last night Daniel Craig was interviewed on stage by Nicholas Schmidle for the New Yorker Festival. And during the 90 minute chat about his career the conversation inevitably turned towards 007.  Sporting a bleach blond look for his current role in Lucky Logan, Craig indicated that he certainly hasn’t yet quit the role. Concerning Bond 25 […]

Anthony Horowitz, who has just been confirmed as writing a second James Bond continuation novel, appeared on the Simon Mayo show on BBC Radio 2 on Tuesday. You can listen to the interview online until 3rd November by clicking the link at the bottom of the page. It starts 1:08:30 into the show, with the segment in […]

Doug Redenius talks about his years as a collector. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? 1964 When I was taken to the cinema to see Goldfinger by the babysitter. I was 8 years old. What’s your favourite item in your collection and why? The Incredible World of James Bond toy diorama figure […]

Anthony Horowitz will write a second 007 continuation novel featuring original material by Ian Fleming for publication in the spring of 2018. The announcement was made this morning in The Book Seller, in which quotes Horowitz as saying: “Writing Trigger Mortis was a pleasure and I was delighted by the positive response when it was […]

Daniel Craig remains “absolutely the first choice” to play James Bond, according to an executive producer of the series speaking to BBC Radio 4 this morning. In the interview Callum McDougall said Eon Productions bosses Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are “hoping for him to come back” in Bond 25, although when asked who the […]

Bazeer Flumore talks about collecting the Bond books in paperback. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? Around 1980 when I was 11. I started collecting after realising I’d acquired an incomplete Raymond Hawkey – Pan set from my Dad. What’s your favourite item in your collection and why? That’s […]

A story in The Mirror claims that Guy Ritchie is the front runner to direct Bond 25. The article, written by Simon Boyle and published on Saturday, claims that Ritchie has flown to Los Angeles to meet Eon Productions’ co-boss Michael G Wilson. The article quotes the usual unnamed source as saying: “Guy has moved […]

The title of the next Young Bond adventure was revealed earlier this week by Random House. Pre-order from Amazon UK Red Nemesis will be published simultaneously in hardcover, paperback and for Kindle on 4th May 2017 and according to the blurb on Amazon: James is back in Steve Cole’s fourth and final blistering Young Bond adventure […]

Christoph Waltz was recently interviewed by German magazine Zeit-Magazin Mann. During the interview he expressed dissatisfaction with his portrayal of Blofeld. He also said he does not know if he will return in the role. “I cannot claim that I’ve really nailed Blofeld. Overall, it held water and was okay. But it wasn’t what I’ve been looking […]

Spaniard Oscar Rubio shares his collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? The first time I saw a James Bond movie, I was 10 or 11 years and it was The Man with the Golden Gun, I was shocked by seeing Scaramanga’s gun. What’s your favourite item in your […]

Press release: Big Chief Studios Ltd announced today that it is to produce a range of high-end collectables based on the classic James Bond film series. Working in collaboration with Eon Productions, producers of the James Bond films, the first wave of figures will feature characters from the 1964 classic Goldfinger including: agent 007 James Bond […]

Raymond Benson, author of The James Bond Bedside Companion and several  continuation novels, talks about his days as a collector.  When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? It was around Christmas 1964/early 1965 after Goldfinger was out. I actually heard the soundtrack album first–the John Barry score was my introduction to James Bond, […]

Originally published in hardback last September, today sees the paperback release of Trigger Mortis in the United States. Buy from Amazon.com Anthony Horowitz’s addition to the continuation novels is set directly after the events of Goldfinger and sees the return of one of the best known Bond girls of all, Pussy Galore. Largely well received upon […]

Teeritz talks Bond watches and books. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? Summer of ’74 or ’75, when my Dad took my brother and I to a Bond double-bill at a nearby cinema showing Live And Let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun. Became a Bond fan […]

The latest issue of MI6 Confidential is now available to order online. The Bond family is knitted together by a team of hardworking professionals who have committed their lives to filmmaking.Eon develops relationships such that it can rely on talent time and time again and has a knack for nurturing young filmmakers to fruition. A […]

This afternoon the number of fans following the Facebook page of The James Bond Dossier exceeded 10,000 for the first time. Rather appropriately, today also marks the 86th birthday of the first James Bond, Sir Sean Connery. I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who follows this website by whatever means and […]

The Riviera Hotel and Casino, which opened in 1955 and appeared in a number of films, including Diamonds Are Forever, was demolished this week by a series of controlled explosions.

Any James Bond fan with a spare £3 million might want to take a look at Black Hole Farm in Vermont. The estate was owned by the wife of Ian Fleming’s friend, Ivar Bryce. The pair met as children and became lifelong friends. Fleming visited Black Hole Farm on numerous occasions and used it as […]

Joseph Darlington, AKA Head of Section at Being James Bond, shares his collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? Summer of 1984 when Octopussy was being played on HBO once or twice a day. I’ve had the Bond bug ever since. What’s your favourite item in your collection and […]