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Going back to Ian Fleming’s books, the world of James Bond has always been peppered with brand names. The Sydney Morning Herald takes a look at some of the brands mentioned by Ian Fleming and where you can buy them today, although the article says: Some of the lifestyle products that 007 favoured are now […]

The latest clapperboard photo from the set of Skyfall was released via the official 007 twitter account tonight.

When a British and submarine vanishes while on patrol, 007 is called back to London by M. James Bond travels to Cairo to follow up a lead where he encounters Major Anya Amasova from the KGB, also known as Agent XXX. The Russians have also lost a submarine and she too is working on finding out […]

The visual effects company that recently confirmed its involvement in Skyfall has been sold by parent Kodak to a private equity firm. Endless LLP has picked up Cinesite, one of the big four Soho visual effects houses, which previously worked on Quantum of Solace as well as the Harry Potter movies. A press release on […]

Variety’s look at 50 years of James Bond films includes an article on the cars of James Bond, including the Aston Martin DB5 that will appear, once again, in Skyfall. The article discusses how Aston Martin was ditched in favour of BMW for three films, noting: Germany’s BMW locked down a pricey three-picture product placement […]

The British Board of Film Classification has passed the first trailer for Skyfall according to MI6, who had this to say. According to their database, Skyfall Trailer A has a run time of 1 minute 15 seconds (or 112 feet and 8 frames) and has been rated PG, with no cuts made. The classification was […]

Variety is taking a look at 50 years of James Bond on the big screen. One article takes a look at John Barry in which it quotes David Arnold: “John Barry uniquely, single-handedly, created the spy genre of music,” says David Arnold, composer of the past five Bond scores. “In his initial arrangement of the […]

Behind the scenes of Skyfall while filming in Turkey

Five James Bond films are to be screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, running between 16th and 27th May. Although Skyfall won’t be there, EON Productions has picked some classics from the series, including the first two Bond films, Dr No and From Russia With Love. According to The Guardian: [T]hey will screen five […]

Another video of filming in Turkey has appeared online apparently showing Daniel Craig (and presumably his stunt double in parts) filming a stunt on top of a moving train.

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its fifteenth issue. Not only will James Bond be keeping the British end up, but he will also be defending MI6 and his boss, M, in the upcoming adventure Skyfall. It was an unprecedented wait for the first proper look at the […]

Daniel Craig used a therapy involving exposure to extreme cold as part of his physical training regime ahead of the filming of Skyfall, according to an article in the Mail Online. According to the article: A source told the Mail: ‘Daniel Craig has been using kriotherapy as part of his training regime ahead of the […]

Ireland’s RTÉ Radio 1 has a programme about James Bond’s cars available to listen to online. It covers the cars from the books and films and includes a short interview ith Gary Powell, the Skyfall stunt coordinator. According to the show notes: Dangerous, deadly and desirable – even more revealing than a Bond Girl in her […]

Ben Collins, who was sacked from Top Gear after outing himself as The Stig, has been working as a strunt driver on Skyfall recently. Collins, who also worked on Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace has been photographed during filming in Istanbul, including a scene in which a black Audi is wrecked. According to a […]

In the video above Oscar-winning production designer Dennis Gassner takes us inside the look of Skyfall.

The latest clapperboard photo from the set of Skyfall was released via the official 007 twitter account last night. The scene number (X8AL) indicates that the scene takes place very early in the film, and is likely to feature in the pre-titles sequence.

A number of covers from the forthcoming Vintage Classic release due in September have been previewed recently by Ian Fleming Publications. These editions will be available in worldwide except US and Canada, which will be covered by the recent agreement with Amazon. The announcement also revealed that a number of authors have been lined up […]

Sky News has just filed a report from Istanbul, Turkey, where they were invited to the Skyfall set to watch filming. The report says that Daniel Craig was “tight-lipped” about plot details:

The star was cagey and vague when talking about the film, although he did reveal 007 would be “funny as hell” and that his character would enjoy a “rich” love life.

He refused to be drawn on the plot, saying only that he and director Sam Mendes had worked extensively on the script and the character together.

The article also mentions the four year break being used to the film makers’ advantage and how both Craig and Mendes went back and read the books for ideas.

A short video about shooting Skyfall in Turkey.