James Bond News

A new Hitman mission set in a Paris casino brings back the villain from Casino Royale, linking two IOI universes. IO Interactive’s latest update to Hitman World of Assassination adds a mission with a face Bond fans will know instantly. Le Chiffre, the blood-eyed banker from Casino Royale, is the new Elusive Target in “The […]

A new children’s series reimagines James Bond as a retired spy training teenage recruits. It’s not quite From Russia With Love — but a new Bond is coming, and he’s heading back to school. James Bond and the Secret Agent Academy, a forthcoming series of books for children aged 8 to 12, sees 007 in […]

Bond’s beginnings explored in new game as IO Interactive reimagines the origin of 007. Copenhagen-based studio IO Interactive has revealed 007 First Light, a new game that gives Bond fans their first look at a young, untested James Bond before he earned his licence to kill. The developers behind the Hitman franchise are bringing their […]

Goldfinger score goes for gold on vinyl John Barry’s iconic soundtrack finally gets a full restoration for collectors and Bond fans alike. Even as fans wait for Bond 26, there’s gold to be mined from the past. On 1st June, La-La Land Records will release the most complete version ever of John Barry’s Goldfinger soundtrack on […]

Ex-Bond producers’ legacy now comes with a £450m price tag after Amazon takes control of 007. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson have made their debut on the Sunday Times Rich List, with a combined estimated fortune of £450 million. Their entry comes just months after stepping back from active duty on the Bond franchise, ending […]

Joe Don Baker, remembered by Bond fans for playing both a villain and an ally, has died in Los Angeles aged 89. Joe Don Baker, the hulking Texan actor whose gravelly presence lent weight to both heroes and heavies, has died on 7th May 2025 in Los Angeles. He was 89. To Bond fans, Baker […]

A forgotten pre-Bond story by Ian Fleming is now published for the first time in The Strand Magazine. Before there was Casino Royale, there was The Shameful Dream—and now, after more than seven decades, it finally has a home in print Ian Fleming’s little-known short story The Shameful Dream, believed to have been written around […]

The full official James Bond catalogue returns to streaming in one place on 1st June, as MGM+ becomes the new digital home of 007 across 32 countries. From Dr No to No Time to Die, every official Bond film spanning six decades will be available on the Amazon-owned platform across 32 countries. The full set […]

Former Bond producer joins the board of BFI America as the British Film Institute expands its presence in the United States. Yesterday it was announced that Barbara Broccoli has been appointed to the board of BFI America, the new US branch of the British Film Institute. The move is part of a wider expansion of […]

Million dollar restoration couldn’t save From Russia with Love ship from being scrapped. In From Russia with Love, SPECTRE’s shadowy operations unfolded aboard a sleek white yacht called Delos. On screen, it played headquarters to Blofeld and his conspirators. In real life, it was a 1955 German-built passenger liner originally named Wappen von Hamburg, the […]