James Bond News

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 […]

Issue 77 of MI6 Confidential is on sale now, with copies shipping worldwide. Across more than six decades, James Bond has survived changing fashions and shifting geopolitics – but one constant has quietly shaped 007’s screen identity from the very beginning: censorship. This issue takes a deep dive into the sometimes-surprising, often-revealing history of what […]

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. […]