Author Profile: David Leigh

How many women has James Bond slept with in 50 years of movies? Find out from this infographic.

In this feature used to promote Skyfall on IMAX Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson discuss the film, with Broccoli saying that the 50th anniversary created pressure to make the best Bond film ever and that she believes Javier Bardem’s character is one of the most interesting Bond villains ever. Sam Mendes speaks about wanting some great one on one dialogue scenes, Daniel Craig says they wanted to make something special and Javier Bardem discusses his experiences.

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Since I attended the World Premiere of Skyfall at the Royal Albert Hall on October 23rd you may have expected me to write this review sooner, and in fact I had planned on producing something immediately after seeing the film. However, events worked out differently to planned and so it is only now, the day […]

Aaron Cooley’s debut novel, “Shaken Not Stirred”, is loosely based on some of Ian Fleming’s exploits during World War II. In the book he takes the reader on a thrill ride across two continents and six nations in pursuit of the spy who inspired 007.

“Shaken Not Stirred” is published by Melnore Press, a new Los Angeles-based independent publisher specializing in ebooks and is available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble from today.

Warning: slight spoiler Empire Online has published a video interview with Sam Mendes in which he talks about the gunbarrel and how he had originally planned to start Skyfall. However, he says that when he put it there it “looked ridiculous” because of the opening shot, which is reminiscent of the gunbarrel. He also says the the […]

“Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style” has arrived in Toronto coinciding with the release of Skyfall in North America. Dawn.com has covered the exhibition, which was originally shown in London earlier this year. For some reason the London exhibition finished before the Skyfall premiere, which surely would have attarcted many more visitors. Skyfall opens […]

To celebrate 50 years of cinematic James Bond, MGM has uploaded a number of features to iTunes, which can be downloaded and viewed for free. According to the dates on iTunes the video series, “Fifty Years of James Bond: Behind the Scenes”, was uploaded in September and if you already have the Ultimate Edition DVDs […]

Skyfall continues to be the number one film worldwide according to box office figures published by Rentrak Corporation. The company, which specialises estimating box office returns for movies, reported that Skyfall took $156 million worldwide in its second week, making a total of $287 million so far. That is not a bad figure considering the […]

Daniel Craig has spoken about how he would like Sam Mendes to return for Bond 24, according to a report by the Express. The article quotes an unnamed MGM source as saying that Craig and Mendes have a lot of ideas left for another Bond film, which contradicts what Mendes said in a recent interview. He […]

While the new James Bond movie “Skyfall” smashed box office records when it was released across Europe at the end of October, US audiences have to wait until November 8. To help celebrate the eagerly awaited US release of “Skyfall”, the second edition of “The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond” by David […]

According to Deadline Hollywood Skyfall will imminently break the $100 million figure at the box office in all territories it’s been released to so far. Separately, the official 007 twitter feed has announced that Skyfall broke the UK record for the best opening week. With the budget on the film lower than both Casino Royale […]

Last week it was announced that John Logan would be penning Bond 24 and 25, after pitching a two film story arc to Eon Productions. However, Daniel Craig has scotched that rumour saying in an interview that they could only work on one film at a time and that given the six-month shoots there was […]

Dorling Kindersley has released a version of its recent book of James Bond posters as an app on the iTunes store. Available for iPhone and iPad, the app 105 posters, including rare and previously unpublished posters from all over the world. The app also includes a slideshow facility, with the option to select your favourite posters. Click here to […]

A new video blog has been released by Honda, who supplied the bikes used in Skyfall’s pre-title sequence. The video goes behind the scenes to look at how the stunt team prepared for the chase in Istanbul. Stunt coordinator Gary Powell explains how they practiced prior to heading for Istanbul, while second unit director Alexander Witt and some of the stunt team discuss some of the challenges faced in filming the rooftop sequence.

Eon Productions and partners have confirmed that Skyfall earned £20.1 million up until Sunday, making it the most successful opening weekend for a Bond film ever. The film went on general release accross the UK and Ireland on Friday, opening in 587 cinemas. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and it is also the first 007 film to […]

British newspaper The Guardian ran an interesting story on Friday regarding The Spy Who Loved Me, which saw Ian Fleming abandon his tried and tested formula for the James Bond novels in favour of writing a story from the point of view of the heroine. The article argues that the book demonstrates some of Fleming […]

Following the city’s appearance in Skyfall, the Mail Online were guided around Istanbul by local film producer Ali Akdeniza, who coordinated the Turkish location shoot. Filming in Istanbul included a rooftop motorbike chase, and additional scenes were filmed in Adana, eastern Turkey, and Fethiye on the south coast. The article mentions both the book and film versions of […]

According to an article published yesterday by Deadline Hollywodd, Skyfall is estimated to have grossed $77.7 million in its first weekend, hitting the number one spot in all markets it has been released in, 76% more than Casino Royale and 30% more than Quantum of Solace. IMAX is thought to have accounted for $3.5 million of […]

John Logan has reportedly signed for the next two James Bond films according to reports, and has already begun work on Bond 24. This does fit in with the news from early summer that Eon were looking to sign a writer or writers imminently and, earlier this week, that long time writers Purvis and Wade […]