Author Profile: David Leigh

Crime writer Ian Rankin has tweeted a photo of a postcard he received that appears to suggest details of the new James Bond continuation novel will be released on 28th May: A mysterious postcard dropped through the letterbox… pic.twitter.com/COepiTsGOI — Ian Rankin (@Beathhigh) May 20, 2015 The date coincides with Ian Fleming’s birthday and it […]

While the short story 007 in New York is far from Ian Fleming at his best it does have one thing of interest; James Bond’s own recipe for scrambled eggs, a dish he consumes frequently throughout the books and a particular favourite of his creator, Ian Fleming.

There hasn’t been much SPECTRE related news of late for the simple reason that filming has mainly taken place behind the closed doors of Pinewood. However, that changed on Sunday night when the production team was out in London to shoot a sequence. Click the link below to reveal video footage of last night’s shoot: […]

Cashmere specialist N Peal has once again been chosen to dress 007 in SPECTRE after the brand appeared in the action scenes at the end of Skyfall. Two N Peal sweaters are expected to be worn by Daniel Craig, the first of which appears on the teaser poster shown above, while the other can be seen in […]

The clapperboard photo above is thr latest to be released from the set of SPECTRE, released via social media within thr last hour.

Message from the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC): Thousands of families across Nepal lost their homes, possessions and loved ones in the disaster on 25th April. Now, they’re sleeping on the streets, at the mercy of the elements. And with little clean drinking water and few proper toilets, risks of a cholera outbreak are escalating fast. […]

Anthony Sinclair, the company famous for creating the Conduit Cut as worn by Sean Connery as James Bond, is running a promotion until the end of May. The company is offering an off the peg version suit of the suit with shirt, tie and pocket square for just £700 including VAT, reduced from £1000 in what it calls […]

After yesterday’s video and photos, today saw a new clapperboard photo shared online via the official 007 social media channels.

A specialist cinema in Barcelona will be showing a six-film 007 retrospective in May shown in 35mm or projected digitally in 4K depending on the film and shown in English. Phenomena describes itself as “The Ultimate Cinematic Experience” and specialises in showing films from the 70s, 80s and 90s, although movies from other eras are also shown. […]

As well as the behind the scenes video of the car chase filmed in Rome, the official 007 social media channels today released two more photos. The first shows Dave Bautista as filming takes place (above), while the second photo (below) shows the Jaguar C-X75 in hot pursuit of Bond’s Aston Martin DB10 along Rome’s […]

A new behind the scenes video from SPECTRE has been released this afternoon via 007.com and related social media channels. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Nearly a decade before Connery brought 007 to life for millions of cinema goers, Barry Nelson played 007 in a television version of Casino Royale. In this article we take a look at that, as well as the other non-canonical James Bond films. Not what you’re looking for? Click here for the James Bond movies by Eon Productions […]

Last night saw Sony Pictures preview an entire scene from SPECTRE from early in the movie. Without revealing any spoilers, part of the same scene is seen in the teaser trailer, but this larger sequence gives away much more, to the extent that those present were asked not to give away details of one of the […]

While a number of revelations were made about Sony Pictures, films projects, talent and studio executives following the Sony hack last year, Wikileaks’ decision to host the hacked emails means the media is once again able to go through the metaphorical trash digging for dirt. Yesterday the Mirror published an story, which has been widely repeated, that […]

Robert Rietti, who directed post-synching on many films including a number of the early James Bond movies, died on 3rd April at the age of 92. Much of his work went uncredited, including dubbing the voice of John Strangways in Dr No, Emilio Largo in Thunderball and Tiger Tanaka in You Only Live Twice. and the bald villain in the […]

There is no rest for the wicked. The latest clapperboard photo from SPECTRE was uploaded a couple of hours ago to the official 007 social media channels, showing neither cast, crew nor social media managers get Saturdays off work.

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This video from the Telegraph takes a look at three of the best new toys available, the first of which is the reissued Aston Martin DB5 from Corgi, first available in 1965.

Earlier this week it was announced that Daniel Craig has been appointed Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards by the United Nations. “Along with movie goers worldwide, I have been on the edge of my seat watching Mr Craig, as James Bond, defuse ticking time-bombs with seconds to spare”, joked UN […]

It’s hard to imagine a world without the James Bond films, which have been with us since Dr No hit the big screen in 1962, catapulting Sean Connery to fame and introducing us to an exciting and, for many, unimaginably sophisticated world. The impact of Dr No on cinema audiences of the time was dramatic […]