James Bond News

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 […]

Issue 76 of MI6 Confidential is on sale now, with copies shipping worldwide. It’s sometimes said that the Bond films live thirty seconds into the future, and A View to a Kill is no exception. Michael G Wilson first eyed Silicon Valley and the quake coast with wilder notions—harnessing Halley’s Comet for deniable chaos or […]

Prime Video has released the trailer for series two of its Bond-inspired reality adventure, promising a sharper, more action-driven format after criticism of its debut run. The new trailer for 007: Road to a Million gives Bond fans their first look at Brian Cox’s expanded role as The Controller. Once again pulling the strings from […]

Joseph Darlington’s updated how‑to guide returns to help Bond fans live more like 007. Published today, Being James Bond: Volume One – Second Edition by Joseph Darlington continues its mission to translate Bond’s screen presence into practical, everyday skills. With the same motto it’s had since the start—“If James Bond can do it, we can […]

Peaky Blinders creator to script Amazon’s first 007 outing under Denis Villeneuve’s direction. When Amazon MGM Studios acquired full creative control over James Bond earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before the shape of the next film began to form. That shape now has a screenwriter. Steven Knight, the mind behind […]

Brian Cox returns as The Controller — but can series 2 of 007: Road To A Million rescue the Bond brand from a reality-TV tailspin? When Amazon unveiled 007: Road To A Million in 2023, it promised to reimagine the world of James Bond through a globe-trotting adventure game show. But what it delivered, in […]

The whitewashed Art Deco cottage beneath the Dover cliffs, once owned by James Bond’s creator, is on the market for £1.75 million. A rare slice of James Bond history is on the market. Nestled below the chalk cliffs of Dover in the village of St Margaret’s Bay, the seaside cottage once owned by James Bond […]

From Scotland to Kent, this forthcoming book maps 007’s footprint across Britain. If you thought Bond’s turf was all baccarat in Monte Carlo and car chases in the Alps, think again. In The James Bond Lover’s Guide to Britain, author Edward Biddulph brings 007 back home—not just to MI6 headquarters, but to the towns, hotels, and […]