James Bond News

The latest issue of MI6 Declassified is now available for worldwide delivery and includes various articles, including coverage of Quantum of Solace as it opened around the globe. Premiere Bond – Coverage from Leicester Square in London for the “Quantum of Solace” debut Around The World With 007 – Following the worldwide launch of the […]

Following his heart attack, Ian Fleming spent a month convalescing in the London Clinic followed by the Dudley Hotel in Hove and while recuperating started to write down a story he’d been telling Caspar about a magic flying car – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

According to an article on MI6 today, work has hardly started on Bond 23. Producer Michael G. Wilson spoke at the Bradford International Film Festival last week, in which he gave a masterclass on the making of the James Bond films. One of the things he discussed was the pace at which the films is made, which has both positive and negative consequences.

Sony has announced a limited edition Reader Digital Book bundle that includes a smart cover embossed with the 007 logo

Kevin McClory could see huge cinematic potential in James Bond and was eager for Ivar Bryce to finance a project to finally bring 007 to the big screen. He had just directed his first feature financed by Bryce, “The Boy And The Bridge” which was Britain’s official entry in the 1959 Venice Film Festival.

Daniel Craig returns as 007 in the multi-million global box office smash debuting on Blu-Ray disc and DVD in the UK on 23 March 2009 from MGM and Fox Home Entertainment

Quantum of Solace has become the highest grossing 007 film in North America after overtaking Casino Royale’s $167.1 million gross box office figure.

When Ian Fleming travelled to the United States in May to sign a US publishing deal with Macmillan, it was in the knowledge that the initial print run of Casino Royale had almost sold out and a second printing would go ahead the same month.

Ian Fleming and Ann Rothermere were married in the town hall of Port Maria on the north shore of Jamaica on 24th March 1952, with Noel Coward and Cole Lesley as witnesses, followed by what was reportedly an alcohol soaked wedding breakfast.

Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond in Casino Royale has recently been re-released on DVD and Blu-Ray to coincide with the theatrical release of Quantum of Solace.