James Bond News

The actor played the Russian defence minister in Pierce Brosnan’s first outing as 007. Tchéky Karyo, who portrayed Russian defence minister Dmitri Mishkin in Goldeneye, has died at the age of 72. Karyo was born in Istanbul on 4th October 1953 to a Turkish father and a Greek mother, but moved to France as a […]

Eon’s accounts reveal a $20 million Bond sale – but the headline number hides a billion-dollar story. When Eon Productions Limited filed its 2024 accounts on 22nd October 2025, one figure leapt off the page: $20 million. According to the directors’ report, that was the total amount paid for Eon’s interest in the James Bond […]

The long-running partnership between Champagne Bollinger and James Bond continues with a limited edition release marking a cinematic milestone. The enduring marriage between James Bond and Champagne Bollinger enters a sparkling new chapter this week with the launch of the Special Cuvée 007 Limited Edition. Celebrating more than 45 years as the official champagne of […]

Danjaq is no longer the name behind 007, with a new company now holding Bond’s identity. When Amazon was handed the creative wheel of the James Bond franchise on 20th February 2025, one detail was buried beneath the headlines: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, and Amazon MGM Studios had agreed to form a new entity […]

The search for a new James Bond will only begin after Denis Villeneuve finishes Dune 3. Bond 26 will begin its search for a new 007 in 2026, with casting to commence once director Denis Villeneuve finishes work on Dune: Part Three. For readers of The James Bond Dossier, none of this will come as […]

The writer says he’s yet to get started on the next James Bond film and confirms the next 007 actor is yet to be chosen. Steven Knight, the writer tapped to script Bond 26, has confirmed that writing hasn’t started and that the film is moving ahead without an actor in place. Asked by Radio […]

James Bond’s long absence from video games finally ends in March next year as a 30 minute gameplay video is released. When Bond fans were last handed a controller, it was to replay classics like Goldeneye 007 or endure the last of the Craig-era tie-ins. But now, after over a decade in the shadows, James […]

John Barry’s sweeping score for Sean Connery’s fourth Bond film gets a deluxe restoration with unreleased material and new mixes. La-La Land Records has announced a 60th anniversary remastered and expanded 2-CD edition of Thunderball, the fourth James Bond film and a landmark in the evolution of 007’s cinematic sound. Featuring music by John Barry, […]

Joe Caroff’s quick sketch of a gun-barrel turned three digits into Bond’s enduring insignia. Joe Caroff, the graphic designer behind James Bond’s famous 007 logo, has died aged 103 in New York just a day before his 104th birthday. His family confirmed that he passed away at home in Manhattan. Although Caroff worked on more […]

Legal teams defending James Bond’s merchandising empire have delivered 227 pages of evidence in a high-stakes trademark battle we first reported earlier this year. When we first covered the trademark action against James Bond in February, the challenge looked improbable. But in the world of 007, improbable doesn’t mean impossible. At the centre of the […]