James Bond News

In this short (5 minute) video interview Sam Mendes talks with AMC about Skyfall.

Musical Bond fans have the chance to own a piece of ciematic history when the guitar played by Vic Flick when recording the James Bond Theme comes up for auction on December 15th, according to an article on MI6. The guitar, which dates from 1939, is an electric/acoustic instrument manufactured by London baswed Clifford Essex Paragon. The original company […]

Skyfall is still going strong in the USA, with it reclaiming the number 1 position at the box office after several weeks in second place following the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. The LA Times reports that Skyfall has now grossed $261.6 million in North America, making it the biggest earning […]

English language website Barcelona Metropolitan includes an interview with Daniel Craig lookalike Steve Illing, who I know well and actually went to see both Quantum of Solace and Skyfall with. In this article he talks about why he moved to Barcelona, how he became a Bond double and why he won’t do hen nights. Read complete […]

Bond fans heading for the LA Auto Show are in for a treat as a replica of the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger that includes all the gadgets will be on display. According to Crave Online, the replica is actually a reverse engineered DB6 created by Los Angeles-based dealer Galpin Aston Martin. The Crave Online article […]

Skyfall has finally overtaken Avatar’s box office take in the UK to become the highest grossing film of all time, according to Flickering Myth. Avatar took  £94 million when released in 2009, which was overtaken this last weekend when Skyfall regained its number 1 spot in the box office chart from the latest Twilight installment, Breaking Dawn […]

Skyfall is well on its way to break through the $900 million barrier worldwide after another reaching $245.6 million in the US (up from $223 million in our previous report) and $623 million in all other territories (previously $571 million) to put it on $868.6 million worldwide (up from $794.3 million). In the UK Skyfall […]

A manuscript of Diamonds Are Forever with Ian Fleming’s hand written corrections is expected to raise £80,000 when it comes up for auction at Sotherby’s later this month, according to an article in the Telegraph. The manuscript was typed by Fleming’s secretary, Ulrica Knowles, and includes substantial hand written corrections on nearly every page, including the […]

Skyfall features more than 1,300 shots involving special effects, according to this article by FX Guide, with work by a variety of companies and including miniature work supervised by Chris Corbould. The article includes a podcast with visual effects supervisor Steve Begg (click here to go direct to the podcast), as well as looking in detail […]

Intel’s technology blog, IQ by Intel, features an article looking at some early Bond gadgets that were so in advance of their time that they appeared far fetched, but are in use in some form today. The films in question are From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball, with the article discussing mobile phones, GPS, […]