Author Profile: David Leigh

Whether or not you agree with the sentiment, this video by two Bond fans, which includes footage from every James Bond film from Eon Productions into which they have edited shots of them holding a sign demanding “It’s got to be Bassey”, is very well done. Paul Joseph and Tim Benzie spent three weeks working […]

Ian Fleming Publications today announced that the latest addition to the Young Bond series, Steve Cole’s Shoot To Kill , is to be released in ebook format in North America. The book, Steve Cole’s first after taking over as Young Bond author from Charlie Higson, continues James Bond’s adventures as a youngster which this time take him to 1930s […]

Daniel Craig is reported to have returned early to the SPECTRE shoot in London after an operation to fix a knee injury sustained during filming. Eon Productions had previously said he would be out of action until 22nd April, but a report in the Daily Mail, citing The Sun, says Craig is back in action […]

  These images aren’t quite new as they were released after Easter on the 007.com website, but here are the latest four photos from SPECTRE. All are in Mexico City, where the first unit was recently shooting, with the three below shoing various aspects of the Day of the Dead parade specially recreated for the film. […]

Christoph Waltz who plays Franz Overhauser in SPECTRE has been interviewed for the latest edition of GQ magazine. Extracts from the full interview appear on the website, which you can read by following the link at the bottom of this article, but the main points are that he had to think twice about whether he wanted to appear […]

  Following my news report yesterday that Daniel Craig underwent knee surgery in New York last week, the BBC has heard from Eon Productions to clarify the situation.   The Eon spokeswoman confirmed Craig had a minor procedure during the Easter break, but denied that he had missed several days of filming alread. She added: “During […]

   Last week Daniel Craig underwent keyhole surgery in New York for a knee injury sustained weeks earlier during filming of SPECTRE. Craig was seen on his way to the clinic last Monday and has reportedly missed several days of filming, currently taking place in Mexico City.  His knee has caused him problems ever since […]

SPECTRE is costing businesses in Mexico City millions of dollars in lost revenue as streets are blocked and malls closed, with filming “bleeding local business owners dry” to the tune of $24 million according to this report, which goes on to say producers are paying businesses up to $130 a day for the inconvenience. Local officials […]

The producers of SPECTRE recently held a media junket in Mexico City, where invited journalists were taken behind the scenes on the shoot for the next James Bond film and interviews conducted with principal cast and crew. One media organisation invited to Mexico was ComingSoon.net, who were granted an interview with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, […]

Crew members working on SPECTRE are reported to be under investigation after a drunken rampage in while flying to Mexico. Because the flight was near US airspace and owing to the severity of the disturbances the US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. The owners of the private jet chartered to fly around 150 crew from Stansted Airport complained about “intolerable behaviour” by some […]

Although the early sequels to Dr No quickly billed themselves as ‘bigger’ than past adventures, nothing quite topped Lewis Gilbert’s three contributions in terms of scale.   With new, exclusive interviews with the director himself and legendary production designer Ken Adam, this issue reflects on the grandeur of You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who […]

Today went behind the scenes of SPECTRE and talked to Daniel Craig about the 24th Bond film which is currently in production in Mexico.

Absolute Radio recently caught up with Ralph Fiennes and asked him about filming SPECTRE and taking over as M.

Three more photos from SPECTRE were shared via the official 007 social media channels at the weekend, after Friday night’s teaser trailer release. On of those features Christoph Waltz, face hidden by shadows similar to the footage in the trailer, which has prompted more speculation about whether Franz Oberhauser is really Blofeld and whether the darkness is […]

The teaser trailer for SPECTRE has just been released online after being announced via social media last week and the date and time confirmed on Thursday. What do you think of how SPECTRE is shaping up? Leave a comment below!

Today it was officially announced that SPECTRE will get a worldwide IMAX release on 6th November 2015. According to a press release issued by IMAX Corporation, Eon Productions, MGM Studios and Sony Pictures, the IMAX release of SPECTRE will be digitally re-mastered from film, saying “[t]he crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create […]

The video above was taken today in Mexico City by a follower of The James Bond Dossier. You can check out his YouTube channel here.

  The official 007 website has added a countdown timer to the teaser trailer due on Saturday, which reveals it will be available to view in the early hours of Saturday morning.   At the time of writing the clock is set to 2 days 5 hours and 28 minutes, which by my calculations means it […]

Mexico-based Grupo Vidanta, one of the largest developers of luxury resorts and tourism infrastructure in Latin America, announced their contribution to the filming of SPECTRE, currently shooting in Mexico City, although no exact figure has been specified. In conjunction with Interjet Airlines and the Mexico Tourism Board Grupo Vidanta works to attract premier tourism projects such as […]

The latest clapperboard photo from the SPECTRE set has been released today on social media.