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A full concert devoted entirely to David Arnold’s 007 music will be staged for the first time on 1st November 2026. At a time when official news on Bond 26 remains scarce, one corner of the 007 world is making plenty of noise. Q The Music announced on 18th February that 850 tickets have already […]

Charlie Higson’s SilverFin will launch a new Young Bond audio series in September 2026. Ian Fleming Publications and Big Finish Productions have announced Young Bond, a new range of full-cast audio dramas bringing the teenage years of Ian Fleming’s secret agent to life in cinematic sound. The series will begin in September 2026 with an […]

The Macallan brought Bond back to the Hollywood Hills with a whisky launch with a performance by the co-writer of No Time to Die’s theme song, Finneas. On 3rd February, The Macallan hosted an immersive celebration for its Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release, a limited edition whisky created to mark 55 years since the […]

A new limited edition single malt uses the 1971 Bond film as both blueprint and reference point. When Diamonds Are Forever arrived in cinemas in 1971, it confirmed James Bond’s place in a world where good taste mattered as much as brute force. Fifty-five years on, that idea has been distilled into a bottle. The […]

Agora Models has announced a 1/8 scale replica of the Citroën 2CV from For Your Eyes Only, faithfully reimagined in astonishing detail for their James Bond Collection. It was the car that bounced through olive groves, dodged bullets and Peugeots, and proved — to anyone who needed reminding — that 007 could drive the wheels […]

A new book examines the role of LGBTQ creators in shaping the James Bond films and their cultural legacy. James Bond has long been seen as the embodiment of straight masculinity: the cold killer, the tailored suit, the woman in the hotel room. But a new book argues that behind the character’s impeccable tailoring and […]

The screenwriter says he’s having a fantastic time writing the first James Bond film of a new era. Steven Knight has offered a brief but revealing update on Bond 26, the upcoming film to be directed by Denis Villeneuve — and while plot details remain tightly under wraps, one theme is already emerging: legacy. In […]

The next major James Bond video game will arrive two months later than planned. IO Interactive has delayed the release of its upcoming James Bond video game, 007: First Light, pushing the launch from 27th March 2026 to 27th May 2026. In a statement shared on social media, the Danish developer said the game is […]

The entire James Bond screen canon is scheduled to arrive on Netflix from mid-January 2026. For Bond fans accustomed to seeing the films drift between broadcasters and streamers, the scale of Netflix’s latest MGM licensing deal stands out. According to What’s on Netflix, all 25 official James Bond films, along with Never Say Never Again, […]

A new monthly club from Ian Fleming Publications launches with a novel credited as a direct influence on 007. When Ian Fleming created Casino Royale in 1953, he brought James Bond into the world fully formed: a hard-drinking, multilingual, ex-commando with a taste for danger and dinner jackets. But while Bond’s wartime pedigree is well […]

A former tractor driver in North Wales has finally restored his Bond-style Aston Martin DB5, fifty years after buying it for just £900. For many Bond fans, the sight of a silver Aston Martin DB5 is enough to summon the hum of John Barry’s music and the click of a concealed ejector seat. For John […]

The world’s leading spy film podcast launches a new screening series with Connery’s 1965 Bond classic at Riverside Studios. It’s not every day a Bond film turns 60—and fewer still are celebrated like this. On Saturday 13th December 2025, Riverside Studios will host a special anniversary screening of Thunderball, presented by the SpyHards podcast as […]

Ex-Bond producer turns her focus to Shakespeare in the desert, as the long-gestating Othello finally moves forward. Barbara Broccoli has secured the greenlight for her long-planned adaptation of Othello, which will begin filming in Doha, Qatar in autumn 2026. Directed by and starring David Oyelowo, the project marks Broccoli’s first major feature since her departure […]

Assouline’s new release reveals how 007’s vehicles became stars of the series. When Bond stepped into a Sunbeam Alpine in Dr No, it was just a car. But by Goldfinger, the DB5 had gadgets, guns and an ejector seat—and from that moment on, every vehicle in the series had the potential to steal the scene. […]

The New Zealand filmmaker who guided James Bond through his 40th anniversary has died after a long illness. Lee Tamahori, whose work ranged from the raw power of Once Were Warriors to the high spectacle of Die Another Day, has died aged 75 following complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born in Wellington on 17th June 1950, […]

The long-running partnership between Champagne Bollinger and James Bond continues with a limited edition release marking a cinematic milestone. The enduring marriage between James Bond and Champagne Bollinger enters a sparkling new chapter this week with the launch of the Special Cuvée 007 Limited Edition. Celebrating more than 45 years as the official champagne of […]

Danjaq is no longer the name behind 007, with a new company now holding Bond’s identity. When Amazon was handed the creative wheel of the James Bond franchise on 20th February 2025, one detail was buried beneath the headlines: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, and Amazon MGM Studios had agreed to form a new entity […]

The writer says he’s yet to get started on the next James Bond film and confirms the next 007 actor is yet to be chosen. Steven Knight, the writer tapped to script Bond 26, has confirmed that writing hasn’t started and that the film is moving ahead without an actor in place. Asked by Radio […]

James Bond’s long absence from video games finally ends in March next year as a 30 minute gameplay video is released. When Bond fans were last handed a controller, it was to replay classics like Goldeneye 007 or endure the last of the Craig-era tie-ins. But now, after over a decade in the shadows, James […]

John Barry’s sweeping score for Sean Connery’s fourth Bond film gets a deluxe restoration with unreleased material and new mixes. La-La Land Records has announced a 60th anniversary remastered and expanded 2-CD edition of Thunderball, the fourth James Bond film and a landmark in the evolution of 007’s cinematic sound. Featuring music by John Barry, […]