James Bond News

The latest James Bond news including 007 films, books and merchandise.

IO Interactive delays 007: First Light release to May 2026

December 24th, 2025 by

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 […]

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All 25 Bond films headed to Netflix

December 14th, 2025 by

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, […]

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Bond’s literary origins revisited in new James Bond Book Club

December 4th, 2025 by

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 […]

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Bond fan’s million-pound DB5 returns to life after 40 years

December 2nd, 2025 by

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 […]

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SpyHards brings Thunderball back to the big screen for 60th anniversary celebration

December 2nd, 2025 by

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 […]

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Barbara Broccoli’s Othello greenlit for 2026 shoot in Doha

November 24th, 2025 by

Portrait of Barbara Broccoli

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 […]

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Luxury publisher Assouline releases James Bond Cars

November 24th, 2025 by

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. […]

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Ian Fleming Publications launches new website and shop

November 13th, 2025 by

The official home of literary James Bond relaunches with a sleek new design and fresh content exploring both 007 and Ian Fleming himself. Today Ian Fleming Publications has unveiled a redesigned website and online shop, marking the next stage in its management of Ian Fleming’s legacy and the broader world of literary 007. The new […]

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Producer David Heyman says Bond 26 still in early development

November 10th, 2025 by

Bond 26

Bond 26 appears to still be some way off, with producer David Heyman confirming there’s no rush to move the project forward. For Bond fans, there’s good news and bad news about Bond 26. First the bad news: David Heyman says they won’t rush the next Bond film. Speaking to Screen Daily as part of its […]

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Lee Tamahori, director of Die Another Day, dies aged 75

November 10th, 2025 by

The New Zealand filmmaker who guided James Bond through his 40th anniversary has died after a long illness. Lee Tamahori, whose work ranged from the raw power of Once Were Warriors to the high spectacle of Die Another Day, has died aged 75 following complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born in Wellington on 17th June 1950, […]

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