Author Profile: David Leigh

The Daily Mail reports that Berenice Marlohe has landed the role of the latest Bond girl in Bond 23, due to start shooting in November. The article, by Baz Bamigboye, says: Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has been finalising his cast for the new James Bond movie and it includes classically trained star Helen McCrory and […]

When I first saw this news I discarded it immediately without taking a look at the evidence. However, a report on WhatCulture! appears to show that a number of domains have been registered on behalf of Sony using the name Skyfall; while Skyfall could be the title of any Sony produced film, a number of […]

Ian Fleming’s Commandos: The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII by Nicholas Rankin is available from all good booksellers today, including Amazon. The book provides an interesting history into the commando unit set up by Ian Fleming to recover all manner of Nazi secrets such as code settings, secret documents and new technology being […]

James Bond fans heading for Scotland’s Boat Show at Kip Marina are in for a treat with one of three baost used in filming of Quantum of Solace, as well asa range of Aston Martins. According to an article on Inverclyde Now: A SUPERBOAT specially made for a James Bond movie will make a star […]

After plans to film part of Bond 23 in India have been cancelled, there are strong rumours that the production is going to second choice South Africa, with Cape Town looking forward to the boost in tourism that appearing in the next James Bond film might bring with it. South African paper Times Live reports: […]

Daniel talked to Latino Review about the upcoming Bond 23 and how it might well be his last, despite having signed up for two more. The article says: Many an Englishman has woken up to the news that he is no longer Bond, and wonders what he’ll do now. Daniel Craig is already facing that […]

  While plans to shoot Bond 23 on location in India may have been abandoned thanks to red tape, Istanbul looks like it is going ahead. A team from the production has been in Turkey this week, including the producers. According to Hurriyet Daily News: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the U.S. producers of […]

While it still hasn’t been confirmed if the rumours of Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem joining the cast of Bond 23 are true, although Bardem did confirm he was considering a role, it does at least appear that they are both in contention still. According to MTV: …while promoting “The Adventures of Tintin,” Craig was […]

Plans to shoot on location in India have been scrapped according to India Take One Productions, who were dealing with negociations. Bond 23 will instead shoot in a backup location, South Africa. An article in The Times of India states: After weeks of reports about the various locations in India that had been selected for […]

The soon to be ex-husband of Noomi Rapace, star of the original Swedish language version of the Millenium Trilogy, may have signed for Bond 23, according to reports. Bleeding Cool says of Ola Rapace: According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, Mr. Rapace has had to pull out of a showjumping event and commit himself to […]

Bond 23 screenwriter John Logan recently spoke at a lecture for BAFTA Screenwriters, where he hinted that Blofeld might make a return in the next James Bond film. According to Cinema Blend: During the question and answer segment of the talk, one of the audience members told Logan that he once said “Bond should always […]

It has recently been revealed that permission has been granted for Bond 23 to shoot on location in Istanbul, already well used in From Russia With Love and featuring at the end of The World Is Not Enough. In this article we take a look at the Maiden’s Tower, which served as M’s prison in […]

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its eleventh issue. It frequently tops fan polls, is cited as the best Ian Fleming film adaptation, and named his favourite by Sean Connery, but it is often forgotten that “From Russia With Love” was one of the most troubled productions […]

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As has widely been reported Bond 23 is set to film on location in India, with Mumbai and Delhi chosen to host the action. However, the film makers have been forced to rewrite a stunt that would involve 007 leaping from a motorbike onto the crowded roof of a train carriage and then to another […]

A rare, final proof for the novel Goldfinger by Richard Chopping is available from The Cary Collection. The piece is believed to be one of fewer than ten copies and feature the iconic trompe l’oeil skull embedded with $20 gold coin eye sockets together with a rose stem beneath the skull’s teeth and is signed […]

Adele’s appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show recently caused quite a stir after Ross asked her about forthcoming projects.  Revealing that she would be going back to the studio in November, Ross asked her what she would be working on. She replied, “Well, this is actually a theme. Wow, that’s really giving something away. She […]

Joining India on the location list for Bond 23 appears to be Istanbul, which provided much of the atmosphere for From Russia With Love and made a brief appearance in Tomorrow Never Dies. An article in the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News states: Secret agent 007 is coming to Istanbul. James Bond, one of Hollywood’s most […]

Felix Leiter may not appear in Bond 23, according to a report in Comingsoon.net., which states: Wright told ComingSoon.net at the Toronto International Film Festival today that he hasn’t gotten the call to return. With filming starting soon for a November 9, 2012 release, we assume the production would have been in touch with him […]

After the disappointment of Devil May Care, written by Sebastian Faulks and published in 2008 to coincide with the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, I didn’t even pre-order Carte Blanche. However, when a number of glowing reviews were published I relented and decided to read it after all. Working in author Jeffery Deaver’s favour were […]