Author Profile: David Leigh

Think you know what vodka James Bond drinks? While it is clear in the films, it is notable that only one vodka brand was ever mentioned throughout Fleming’s stories. Here we take a closer look. Since James Bond is so closely associated with vodka and given the frequency by which Ian Fleming namechecked brands it […]

Our friends at MI6 are reporting that Bond 24 is to be shot on film rather than digitally as was Skyfall. The report comes via their forums, where one user repeated the claim from a user on Skyfall cinematographer Roger Deakins’ own forum that the filmmakers were returning to film for Bond 24, stating “I know […]

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of one of the most iconic Bond films of all, Goldfinger, and to help celebrate its half century the film is being released as a special limited edition Steelbook version. As yet there are few details, but the cover artwork shown above and below makes it […]

A first edition copy of Ian Fleming’s sixth James Bond novel, Doctor No, is now available for sale from Oxfam’s website. The first edition, first copy of the book is one of 20,000 copies printed in 1958 and although it is in poor condition and without a dust jacket, proceeds of the sale go to a good […]

Designing 007: 50 years of James Bond Style has just opened in Moscow, running from 11th June through to 7th September at the city’s Multimedia Arts Museum. The exhibition, which started out life at the London’s Barbican Centre on the South Bank and has toured the world since takes a look at all the films, from […]

Matt Sherman, who runs the James Bond List on Google Groups and the man behind Spyfest and the organiser of 007 Tours has started a crowdfunding campaign to finance publication and marketing of a new book of James Bond’s food. Eating James Bond: OO7’s Every Last Meal will cover 56 novels and short stories and all the James Bond […]

Joanne Froggatt, who plays Anna in ITV’s period piece Downton Abbey, has reportedly been in talks with Eon about the Bond girl role in Bond 24. Virgin Media cites the Sunday Daily Star as quoting the usual unnamed source, but a search on the Daily Star website has failed to find the article mentioned. Our friends […]

Following the recent paperback release of Solo in the UK, yesterday saw William Boyd’s novel available in paperback in the United States. The novel follows on from Ian Fleming’s chronology and sees Bond celebrating his 45th birthday before being sent to West Africa on a mission that eventually leads him to Washington DC. The US paperback […]

The latest issue of Empire Magazine looks at the 301 greatest movies of all time, placing Skyfall in 45th place. Empire spoke to John Logan about his involvement in the Bond films, describing Skyfall as “the best time I’ve ever had working on a movie” and saying that he had wanted to be true to Ian Fleming’s […]

Press release: Today, on what would have been Ian Fleming’s 106th birthday, Penguin Random House Children’s announced Shoot to Kill as the title of the new Young Bond novel by Steve Cole. In front of a Hay Festival audience of Bond fans young and old, Steve Cole and the first Young Bond author Charlie Higson […]

The title of the forthcoming Young Bond novel penned by Steve Cole has just been announced at the Hay Literary Festival. Cole and former Young Bond author Charlie Higson attended the unveiling of the title and cover artwork, which were simultaneously revealed on social media. Shoot To Kill will be published in the UK on […]

Anyone who has dreamed of staying at Ian Fleming’s villa, Goldeneye, on the north shore of Jamaica but was put off by the price now has a cheaper option until the end of the year. While the villa has been available for rent for some years as part of what is now the Goldeneye Resort, […]

The title and cover art of the new Young Bond novel by Steve Cole are to be revealed at the Hay Festival on Wednesday 28th May at midday. Author Steve Cole will unveil a giant replica book in front of an audience at Hay Festival of Literature & the Arts on  Ian Fleming’s birthday. He will […]

Sam Mendes attended BFI Southbank for a screening of Paris, Texas earlier in the week and was naturally quizzed about Bond 24 by attending press. In response he said the screenplay was being written and that it is ongoing, joking “if I told you I’d have to kill you”. You can keep up to date […]

James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are to produce a film based on Glenn Greenwald’s book about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently exiled in Russia. The rights to No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State have been picked up by Sony, with the 007 producers’ involvement. Thanks […]

Shaken, not stirred; James Bond prefers his vodka martinis that way but many insist he is wrong.

Three Norwegians are among a number of Scandinavian actresses being considered for a part in Bond 24, according to reports. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (Hercules),  Synnøve Macody Lund (Headhunters) and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (Borgen) have taken part in screen tests for Bond 24. According to Anne Lindberg, agent of two of the actresses, the film’s producers have auditioned a number […]

The paperback edition of William Boyd’s Solo is available today in the UK. The novel, set in 1969, follows the recently turned 45 year old James Bond on a mission in West Africa and, later in Washington DC, deals with the consequences of what he learns. Published by Vintage, Solo is available from Amazon UK. The US paperback edition […]

After Ralph Fiennes first mentioned shooting would commence in October and a report from Baz Bamigboye shortly after saying filming had been put back until November, Bond 24 scribe John Logan has now confirmed plans to start filming in October. After attending the Penny Dreadful premiere earlier today, Latino Review tweeted the following: Nice talking […]

It’s there, right from the start when in Casino Royale we are introduced to James Bond in the casino. But while he is usually at the card tables 007 also sometimes plays roulette. Here we look at the system he uses according to his author.