Author Profile: David Leigh

Ben Whishaw has been confirmed as playing the gadgetmeister Q in Skyfall according to the BBC, which states: British actor Ben Whishaw has been cast as Q in the new Bond film Skyfall, his agent has confirmed. Whishaw had been confirmed in an unnamed role by Eon Productions and Sony but recently has been widely […]

A new photo has been revealed by the official 007 Facebook Page showing a night shoot on November 25th, although it reveals little at all.

According to a report in The Sun today Ben Whishaw, who was confirmed as joining the cast of Skyfall in a press release on November 3rd, is going to play Q in the new James Bond film. The lightweight article states: JAMES Bond will have a rival in the hunk department after rising star Ben […]

Location filming for Skyfall is due to take place at Canary Wharf over the next few weeks. According to the report on Wharf.co.uk (via MI6): Daniel Craig will reprise his role as the suave superspy in Skyfall, the 23rd film in the long-running movie franchise, and The Wharf can exclusively reveal that some scenes will […]

The tabloids are having a field day with reports of who will perform the Skyfall theme song, with a report by The Sun that Noel Gallagher was scheduled to meet Michael G Wilson to being denied by the former Oasis star in a typically robust fashion on his blog. Weanwhile The Star is reports that […]

A jacket worn by Ian Fleming while observing a raid on Dieppe while servind in Naval Intelligence during the Second World War was sold at auction for £13,750 yesterday.  The jacket had been expected to raise between £5,000 and £7,000 when auctioned by Bonhams and was lately owned by Lord Ivar Mountbatten, who had inherited […]

Syd Cain, who worked on five of the James Bond films as Art Director and Production Designer, died yesterday at the age of 93. According to an obituary published by MI6: Broccoli hand-picked their first Bond crew largely from his experience with Warwick Films, and selected Cain as his Art Director on “Dr. No”, where […]

Locations filming on Skyfall continued in Trafalgar Square at the weekend, when Daniel Craig, still sporting a beard, appeared dressed rather more formally than previously. According to the Mail Online, where you can view photos: The star, Daniel Craig, who plays the secret agent, was snapped outside The National Gallery in a long dark coat […]

While the James Bond films are famous for the large product placement deals on the last few pictures, not every product that makes it onto the screen has a sponsorship deal attached. The owners of Lillet Blanc, for example, received an unexpected boost in demand for Kina Lillet when it was featured in Casino Royale. […]

Noel Gallagher is due to meet Michael G Wilson to discuss working on the Skyfall theme song according to an article published by British red top The Sun. The article quotes an unnamed source telling them that the ex-Oasis star will meet Wilson in Los Angeles, saying: “They’re going to talk about potentially writing and […]

A photo from the set of SkyFall gives little away. Image courtesy the official James Bond Twitter account @007.

Duntrune Castle, which had been mentioned by its owner as a shooting locations for the finale of Skyfall, may not be used after all. Press and Journal reports: The end scenes of Skyfall – starring actor Daniel Craig as the famous special agent – were due to be filmed at Duntrune Castle on Poltalloch Estate, […]

The Rolex Submariner worn by Roger Moore in Live And Let Die sold at auction in Geneva yesterday for 180,000 Swiss francs according to Christie’s. However, that is far lower than the estimate of 200 to 400,000 Swiss francs and so something of a bargain. AFP writes: Its hyper-intensified magnetic field was meanwhile intended to […]

Ben Macintyre wrote an article originally published in The Times (now inaccessible due to a paywall) and republished by the Ottawa Citizen in which he argues that Ian Fleming’s father, Valentine Fleming,who died in the First World War, provided the prototype for James Bond. According to the article Fleming once said: “I couldn’t possibly be […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its twelfth issue. The waiting is over. James Bond 23 is in production. Skyfall is coming… MI6 Confidential attended the official press conference in London to gather the intel and soak up the atmosphere. As well as the 50th anniversary in […]

Naomie Harris, who was confirmed as having a role in Skyfall at last week’s press conference has been told to take voice lessons according to media reports today. According to the Daily Star, which broke the story: We’re told: “She has to lower her voice on camera because she has a very high-pitched, girly tone. […]

Film blog The Establishing Shot got an exclusive behind the scenes look at the work going on on Skyfall in these first few days of filming in London. The slideshow comprises of seven photos that were allowed with the proviso that neither the cast nor partially built set could be photographed. Read “Skyfall set visit […]

The official 007 Twitter feed last night confirmed the addition of two new cast members to Skyfall, saying: There are two new additions to the cast of Skyfall: Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace. Ola Rapace firm came to light as a possible contender for a role in Skyfall in late September, when Bleeding Cool mentioned […]

  The photo above was shared on Twitter today by the official official 007 Twitter account, saying: 8.45am, 07/11/11: ‘Action!’ was called for the first time on the 23rd James Bond movie, Skyfall. (via on Twitter). No photos of Daniel Craig yet, so we still don’t know if he’ll be sporting the short beard from […]

Info on the cars that appear in Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond movie staring Daniel Craig as 007.