Author Profile: David Leigh

An auction of props used in the filming of SPECTRE raised a total of £2.78 million from a charity auction at Christie’s last night. Starting with a pair of JB monogrammed cufflinks that sold for £30,000, ten lots that included the Day of the Dead costume worn by Daniel Craig during the opening shot, an Omega watch and Tom Ford dinner suit raised […]

October saw the publication of The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters edited by the author’s nephew, Fergus. Here we take a look at what to expect from the book. Buy from Amazon UK | Amazon.com During the last few years there have been a number of books about Ian Fleming, each […]

The British tabloids had a field day on Monday claiming Daniel Craig has quit as James Bond following the news that he has signed to do a US television series. The Sun, the Mail and a whole host of other media outlets jumped on the bandwagon of announcing Craig has definitely quit as 007 after Variety […]

Sam Smith’s Writing’s on the Wall is the first ever Bond theme song to make the number 1 spot in the UK charts and so far picked up the Golden Globe for the best original song. Presumably as part of Sony’s campaign for the song to pick up an Oscar the title sequence of SPECTRE has […]

A truly comprehensive look at the James Bond films that belongs on every Bond fan’s bookshelf. Available from Amazon UK and Amazon.com After receiving a copy of Some Kind of Hero: The remarkable history of the James Bond films my first response was to joke on Twitter that I’d be using it as a door stop. What struck […]

Bond fans with deep pockets get the chance to own an Aston Martin DB10 in an exclusive auction of SPECTRE props.  To celebrate the home entertainment release of SPECTRE, 24 lots of James Bond memorabilia, including SPECTRE’s Aston Martin DB10, will be auctioned off for charity at Christie’s in February. The online-only sale will offer […]

The British Film Institute has put out a short video documentary looking at James Bond’s relationship with women and how it has developed over the film series. You can watch the 11 minute video by clicking the play button above, and it can be watched in full screen mode by clicking the square in the […]

Following a spell in Mexico City it has now been revealed the next destination for the Designing 007 exhibition is Paris.  Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style will open in Paris on 16th April 2016. The exhibition first opened in London in 2012 and since then has toured cities that include Toronto, Shanghai, Melbourne, Moscow, Rotterdam, Madrid, […]

Despite hopes for more SPECTRE received a single Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Sam Smith performed the SPECTRE theme song, Writing’s on the Wall, which he co-wrote with  Jimmy Napes. The pair recently picked up a Golden Globe for the song. Smith and SPECTRE are up against the following for the award: Earned It by The Weeknd (Fifty Shades of Grey) Simple Song […]

The latest box office figures for SPECTRE put its worldwide takings at $872 million, up from $864 million at end of the first weekend of 2016. Adding just $400,000 domestically, the film added another $3.2 million internationally over the weekend. That puts its cumulative take at $198 million in the US and Canada and $673 million internationally. […]

Last night British singer Sam Smith and co-writer Jimmy Napes picked up a Golden Globe for Writing’s on the Wall, the theme song for SPECTRE, at an award ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The duo beat off artists such as Ellie Goulding and Brian Wilson to take the award for Best Original Song.  Writing’s on the Wall is […]

The official 007 website and social media channels today announced dates for SPECTRE to be available via HD download and DVD/Blu-Ray. Order online from Amazon: UK: DVD | Blu-Ray | Amazon Instant Video US: DVD | Blu-Ray | Amazon Instant Video In the US SPECTRE will be available to own on Digital HD from 22nd January, with […]

Just before Christmas Radiohead singer Thom York confirmed his band had in fact written a theme song for SPECTRE that was rejected in favour of Sam Smith’s song Writing on the Wall. While it is not really news any more, you can listen to Radiohead’s song above. What do you think?

In December the big news was the latest Star Wars movie and its colossal box office take. While SPECTRE finished its North American run, it continues to play internationally.  While I didn’t provide an update last week due to taking some time off over Christmas and New Year, here are the figures for the last fortnight. For […]

British broadsheet The Independent is reporting that Christoph Waltz is contracted to return as Ernst Stravro Blofeld in two more Bond films under one condition. The article quites the usual unnamed sources speaking to The Star, saying Waltz will return in Bond 25 and Bond 26 provided Daniel Craig returns as 007. While The Star […]

SPECTRE added another $7.8 million to its worldwide take this weekend to put it on a total of $836 million globally. That puts it well behind Skyfall’s $1.1 billion take, but as mentioned before, that benefited from exception circumstances. The big box office news of the week though was the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, […]

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For over 50 years, the James Bond films have provided us with some of the most memorable and exciting songs in movie history. This 90 minute special tells the stories behind 20 of the very best as it counts down to The Nation’s Favourite Bond Song – which has come out on top in an […]

The latest box office figures provided by Rentrak now put SPECTRE’s estimated earnings in excess of €820 million worldwide. This last week saw the latest Bond film gross $16.9 million to make it the global number 5. The previous week SPECTRE earned $28.4 million as third highest grossing movie worldwide. Earnings internationally were $12.9 million (down […]

When I recently received a review copy of Blood Sweat and Bond: behind the scenes of SPECTRE it was a while before I was able to take a proper look.  Available online from Amazon UK and Amazon.com Normally it goes something like this. I pick up a package from the post office, drive home and unwrap […]