Author Profile: David Leigh

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This week saw Twitter light up after the first hint of real news about Bond 25 surfaced on Deadline Hollywood. Asked about whether Daniel Craig’s involvement in TV series Purity would exclude him from filming another entry in the Bond franchise, Showtime CEO David Nevins said: “It depends when they do the next James Bond […]

Marcos Kontze from Brazil shares his collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? In mid 1990’s when the GoldenEye videogame for Nintendo 64 was released. As a 11 years old kid, I was amazed by it. In the coming weeks and months after I’ve played the game, I found all […]

Hulu, an American company offering TV on demand, is to produce a documentary on George Lazenby as part of a new series on popular culture. After doing everything in his power to land the role for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service despite having no movie experience at all, Lazenby famously quit the role of 007 before the release […]

Ben Williams on collecting and Bond experiences. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? I was about 8 years old. What’s your favourite item in your collection and why? I’d say it’s the Book Club editions of the Fleming books. They were perfect when I got them at aged 8, […]

Frank Herbert talks about his Bond collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? 1964 Goldfinger. What’s your favourite item in your collection and why? It’s hard to pick one, I have a few small screen-used props, some older items, posters from Evinrude Motors connecting Thunderball and Live And Let Die, […]

At the beginning of July the Swiss and German James Bond clubs got together for a weekend in Cortina D’Ampezzo to celebrate the 35th anniversary of For Your Eyes Only. The event was attended by special guests John Moreno (Luigi Ferrara), John Wyman (Erich Kriegler) and legendary stunt driver Rémy Julienne, responsible for the Citroen 2CV stunts. The […]

Bruce Allen shares his love for Ian Fleming’s books. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? I was probably around 10 when I started recognizing the James Bond character in the movies. In my earlier teens, I was poking around my great-grandfather’s second-hand paperback bookstore which he ran from his […]

Enter our easy-to-enter contest for the chance to win a copy of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond. Simply LIKE the post on Facebook that advertises the competition and enter your name and email address below. That’s it! And after the contest closes we’ll pick one name at random as the winner. […]

I’d like to say Thank You for entering our James Bond Drinks book contest. The contest will  close at midnight on Wednesday 27th July 2016 and announced soon after. Make sure you have liked the competition post on Facebook for your entry to be valid. You might also want to follow The James Bond Dossier on our […]

The cover the the next Young Bond novel has now been revealed on Amazon. Steve Cole’s third Young Bond book, Strike Lightning, is due to be published by Doubleday Childrens on 1st September and in the UK will be available as a special edition signed hardback, as well as paperback and Kindle. In the United States the book […]

Dynamite Entertainment is to release a comic book adaptation of Casino Royale in November. The comic is adapted from Ian Fleming’s first novel by  Van Jensen and drawn by Matthew Southworth and will exist in a separate universe from the Warren Ellis-penned comics, also published by Dynamite. At the time of Dynamite announcing its Bond comics the company […]

Anyone wanting to visit locations from Casino Royale, Thunderball, Dr No and Live and Let Die should check out 00 Sailin’ Three, a weeklong cruise in late November/early December 2016. Check out details of 00 Sailin’ Three here The cruise is from Sunday 27th November to Saturday 3rd December 2016, with themed events in Miami on 26th November for early arrivals. According to […]

Matt Sherman tells us how The Spy Who Loved Me led to him collecting all things Bond. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? At age 8, I remember my parents discussing whether I ought to see The Spy Who Loved Me in theatres. We went and the double entendres […]

Nicolás Suszczyk from Argentina shares how Goldeneye introduced him to James Bond and how he went on to became a collector. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? January 1998. I saw a billboard announcing the TV premiere of GoldenEye. They used the image of Pierce Brosnan in black tux and […]

George Lazenby is to visit Oslo on 1st September exclusively for a gala screening of his solo 1969 outing as James Bond, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Lazenby will fly direct from Los Angeles to attend the Red Carpet Gala of the newly restored Bond classic, showing in digital 4K. Lazenby will talk about his […]

A Rolex watch worn by George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is to be auctioned next month in Monte Carlo. The auction website lists Lot 400 as a Rolex Pre-Daytona ref. 6238. The watch comes with a copy of the original invoice from Bucherer Interlaken, dated 23rd October 1968 with the handwritten words: […]

Joan Casanovas discusses how Moonraker introduced him to James Bond. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? I was a thirteen-year-old boy and it was a hot summer. A cousin one year older tan me came at home and we decided to rent a film in the cutting-edge technology named BETAMAX. […]

Canadian Murray Gillespie talks about his collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? I would saw the Bond Bug really got me after I attended the 25th Anniversary James Bond Exhibit at The MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York in the Summer of 1987. What’s your favourite […]

A look at the actors who played James Bond both in Eon Productions’ series and other productions. Menu Sean Connery George Lazenby Roger Moore Timothy Dalton Pierce Brosnan Daniel Craig Other actors Sean Connery Born 25th August 1930 in Edinburgh. Starting in 1962 with Dr No, Sean Connery played 007 in six of the first […]