James Bond News

The second unit for No Time to Die arrived in the Italian town of Matera mid-August 2019 for a shoot expected to last until the third week of September. Some of the first scenes shot were a car chase involving an Aston Martin DB5 (at least a replica with a BMW engine and carbon fibre […]

One of the replica Aston Martin DB5s expected to be used in a stunt shoot for No Time to Die was on display yesterday in Matera’s Piazza San Pietro Caveoso. According to local media shooting is planned between 7am and 7pm in the city centre this Sunday, with the car used for test purposes ahead […]

Eon Productions and MGM this afternoon revealed the title of the next James Bond film. From now on Bond 25 can be known as No Time to Die, which by coincidence I jokingly mentioned as a possible title in one of the recent James Bond & Friends podcasts. Do you love it, hate it or […]

A number of replica DB5s have arrived for stunt work in Bond 25. Italian local media reports that filming in Matera has been delayed by a week. Location filming for Bond 25 was due to start on 26th August but has, apparently, been delayed until the first week of September. In preparation for the stunt […]

The Bond of the Millenium takes an in-depth look at Pierce Brosnan’s time as James Bond. The first time Pierce Brosnan went to the cinema, aged 11, he watched a James Bond film. At the age of 27, he married a James Bond girl. He had the chance of playing James Bond himself at the […]

Bond 25 crew reported to be working on multiple locations in Italian city of Matera. A new report in Italian media says Bond 25 will shoot in a total of 32 locations in southern Italy, where a total of a 400 crew members are currently working prior to cameras rolling on 26th August. As well […]

Annapurna has hired law firm to explore bankruptcy protection says Hollywood Reporter. One of the recurring features of 007 in the 21st century have been the recurring problems with MGM. Skyfall was delayed due to the studio’s financial problems and going through chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Bond 25 was delayed initially because MGM has no […]

Matera gears up to host the Bond 25 ahead of mid August shoot. The video above shows work on a set being prepared for Bond 25 in the Sassi district of Matera. It shows clearly the spectacular backdrop we can expect to see in the new Bond film.

Issue #51 of the full-colour James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential is now shipping worldwide. Bond 25 kicked off principal photography with a meet-the-cast style simulcast from the place where 007 was born: Fleming’s Goldeneye estate. The road to production for Bond 25 was rocky to say the least, but a strong, young cast and some […]

The actor was the first to reprise the role of CIA agent Felix Leiter. On Monday we received the sad news that David Hedison, who played Felix Leiter opposite both Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton, died on 18th July in Los Angeles. Hedison’s first stint as Bond’s CIA buddy was in Live and Let Die […]