James Bond News

Amazon plans on leaving James Bond well alone. With Amazon’s purchase of MGM now complete comes the job of integrating the studio into the internet behemoth. In an article published yesterday Mike Fleming Jr, co-editor in chief for film at Deadline, set out what he knows of the situation. The key takeaways are: There is hope […]

Amazon’s $8.5 billion takeover of MGM has been completed days after getting the green light from Europe. Internet giant Amazon today announced it has finalised its takeover of MGM, a couple of days after the European Union approved the purchase of the studio. Although a FTC decision was expected before then end of the month no […]

We should learn decision on Amazon’s proposed purchase of MGM within the next couple of weeks. Reuters is reporting that Amazon’s takeover of MGM may be days away, with deadlines for regulators in Europe and the United States due to expire imminently. According to the article European regulators are set to clear the acquisition, with […]

25th Bond film scored a single BAFTA gong while Lashana Lynch picked up one for herself. Last night saw stars of the silver screen flock to London’s Royal Albert Hall for the 2022 BAFTA film awards. The event opened with Shirley Bassey performing Diamonds Are Forever as a nod to the 60th anniversary of James […]

While No Time to Die is nominated in three categories the producers have another route to an Oscar. With No Time to Die finally released at the end of last year, the filmmakers were looking to the Academy Awards for some kind of industry recognition. Probably they were hoping for a shot at the awards for […]

Walk in the steps of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Daniel Craig in October tour. The 25th tour organised by Bond Fan Events is Own The Club Deux! (as in Goldfinger’s ironic remark, “Oh, nothing, Mister Bond. I own the club!”) The tours in Jamaica will include Ian Fleming’s World and GoldenEye Resort to celebrate […]

Details revealed on IFP website on Tuesday. Back in early November Ian Fleming Publications announced a new trilogy of books focusing on new recruits to the double O section. Written by Kim Sherwood, the forthcoming series mark a move away from James Bond continuation novels. Instead 007 is has gone missing and possibly dead. This week […]

Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story was originally available to watch in September for free on iTunes. The documentary takes a look at how Daniel Craig became James Bond and his time as 007, including some behind the scenes footage while shooting No Time to Die. While it was announced as a special feature […]

Happy New Year to you, loyal reader! We can only hope that in 2022 things start to return to some kind of pre-pandemic normality. In case you are looking out for the newsletter, this month it will be going out a week late on 11th January. If you’re not currently subscribed you can join here. […]

The Sound of 007 announced in brief statement on official 007 website. Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Eon Productions’ James Bond series next October, Apple TV+ has announced a documentary looking at the music from the films. The Sound of 007 will cover all aspects of the music from the films, everything from the […]