Author Profile: David Leigh

It looks like Bond 24 is definitely set for a shoot in Rome after a photo taken at Cinecittà studios directing visitors to the Bond 24 production office appeared on Twitter.  

Geoffrey Holder, who played Baron Samedi in Live And Let Die, has died at the age of 84 from complications caused by Pneumonia according to a family spokesman. Holder was born in  Trinidad in 1930 and had an extremely varied career, by turns working as an actor, dancer, choreographer, director, costume designer, singer, painter and voice over […]

PRESS RELEASE: Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. and the Ian Fleming Estate are delighted to announce that bestselling and award-winning author Anthony Horowitz has been invited to write the next James Bond novel, due for worldwide release on 8th September 2015. Horowitz is one of the UK’s most successful authors and has over forty books to […]

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While Goldfinger is often considered iconic for many reasons, one of the elements that helps to keep it in the public eye is the first appearance of the gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5. Here we take a look at those gadgets. Although Ian Fleming had put 007 behind the wheel of an Aston Martin DB Mark […]

Speaking recently to Digital Spy, David Arnold confirmed he will not be returning for Bond 24, saying: “Sam Mendes is directing and he always works with Tom Newman”. While that is not quite from the horse’s mouth, it is at least from the mouth of the extended 007 family. However, he reiterated his desire to […]

Movie insiders in Austria say two aircraft will be used in filming scenes for Bond 24 in the East Tyrol town of Obertilliach, and that one of the planes would crash into a house specially built for the film. While there is an airfield nearby, a representative has said that no official request to base […]

Daniel Craig is reported to have visited Morocco, according to local media, which reports he is there to take in the local colour in preparation for a two week shoot in Tangier and Casablanca next year. Craig was accompanied by his friend, the actor Mark Strong, according to a photo on Twitter, prompting speculation that […]

More evidence has appeared than Bond 24 will shoot in the Austrian town of Obertilliach after 10 to 12 workers have been constructing a house said to be used during a shoot scheduled for January or February. Austrian Film Commission project manager, Ernst Vogl, who organised prep work in Austria on Quantum of Solace, is […]

The Aston Martin DB5, golden girls and atomic plots have all become icons of the James Bond film series. However, while Goldfinger appears to have everything, 007’s signature drink was missing from the mix. While Goldinger features many iconic moments and provided a template for all subsequent Bond films, it may be surprising to learn that the vodka martini […]

Between July and September Books About Town displayed 50 “book benches” around London to promote literacy, including one celebrating the James Bond stories, designed by Freyja Dean, which was displayed in Bloomsbury Square Gardens. The book benches are now due to be sold for auction, with proceeds going to the National Literacy Trust, a charity […]

To celebrate Goldfinger‘s 50th anniversary, Eon Productions commissioned a gold-plated, one-third scale model of the Aston Martin DB5, complete with machine guns, bullet shield and revolving number plates. The DB5 will is being auctioned by Christie’s and is expected to raise £40,000 to £60,000 when bidding closes later today.

Hoyte van Hoytema, whose credits include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is on board Bond 24 as cinematographer according to a report by Hitfix. As our friends HMSS Weblog note, the story was penned by Kristopher Tapley, who announced via Twitter that Roger Deakins would not be returning, following his work on Skyfall.

According to a report on our friends at MI6 today, Bond 24 is due to start shooting on 6th December 2014. The report says that Sam Mendes will assemble the cast for a readthrough of the script in late November and also that casting for the Bond girls and villain is currently taking place. UPDATE: […]

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I was sad to read this morning of the death of Richard Kiel, who memorably played Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker opposite Roger Moore. Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was best known for his role of the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy […]

After the success of Dr No and From Russia With Love came Goldfinger, with a new director, a budget equal to the first two films combined, and a plot significantly improved from the novel. Here we look at how Goldfinger was brought to the big screen. After the success of the first two films, Terence […]

Tickets for the 10th anniversary gala by From Sweden With Love in aid of UNICEF are now available from Ticnet, the biggest box-office chain in Sweden. Buy tickets here For event details see From Sweden With Love here.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Goldfinger, the most iconic Bond film and still often used as a benchmark for the series. To celebrate the film’s half centenary The James Bond Dossier is dedicating September to a series of articles about the third 007 adventure. The third 007 outing premiered in at the Odeon Leicester Square […]