James Bond News

The latest clapperboard photo from Skyfall was released in the early hours of this morning via the official 007 twitter channel showing the bridge at Adana, Turkey. The main unit has now wrapped up filming, leaving the second unit behind.

Duncan Jones will be directing a biopic based on Andrew Lycett’s biography of Ian Fleming, according to an article on Variety. Prior to writing the James Bond books Fleming served in Naval Intelligence where he was involved in planning top secret operations against Nazi Germany: “Fleming lived through one of the most perilous periods in […]

The Telegraph has an article about the enduring appeal of Aston Martin and what it means to drive one today. The author, who like many of us owned the Corgi DB5 when younger, says: Say “Aston Martin” and a world of values is immediately conjured up. It is the triple distillate of Englishness, as likely […]

Although an early reviewer labelled Ian Fleming’s books “sex, snobbery and sadism”, an article in The Independent re-evaluates 007’s relationship with food and drink. The article asks whether rather than being a snob he was instead a prototype foodie, loving to eat local, fresh produce wherever he finds himself in the world and dismissive of […]

The first Skyfall poster was debuted on 007.com today, with some further news about the teaser trailer: The first trailer for SKYFALL will be released here on 007.com on Monday 21st May at 8.30am BST. Watch this space for more news on Monday morning from The James Bond Dossier.

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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.

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 […]