April 20th, 2015
by David Leigh
Robert Rietti, who directed post-synching on many films including a number of the early James Bond movies, died on 3rd April at the age of 92. Much of his work went uncredited, including dubbing the voice of John Strangways in Dr No, Emilio Largo in Thunderball and Tiger Tanaka in You Only Live Twice. and the bald villain in the […]
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April 18th, 2015
by David Leigh
There is no rest for the wicked. The latest clapperboard photo from SPECTRE was uploaded a couple of hours ago to the official 007 social media channels, showing neither cast, crew nor social media managers get Saturdays off work.
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April 17th, 2015
by David Leigh
This video from the Telegraph takes a look at three of the best new toys available, the first of which is the reissued Aston Martin DB5 from Corgi, first available in 1965.
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April 16th, 2015
by David Leigh
Earlier this week it was announced that Daniel Craig has been appointed Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards by the United Nations. “Along with movie goers worldwide, I have been on the edge of my seat watching Mr Craig, as James Bond, defuse ticking time-bombs with seconds to spare”, joked UN […]
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April 15th, 2015
by David Leigh
Whether or not you agree with the sentiment, this video by two Bond fans, which includes footage from every James Bond film from Eon Productions into which they have edited shots of them holding a sign demanding “It’s got to be Bassey”, is very well done. Paul Joseph and Tim Benzie spent three weeks working […]
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April 14th, 2015
by David Leigh
Ian Fleming Publications today announced that the latest addition to the Young Bond series, Steve Cole’s Shoot To Kill , is to be released in ebook format in North America. The book, Steve Cole’s first after taking over as Young Bond author from Charlie Higson, continues James Bond’s adventures as a youngster which this time take him to 1930s […]
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April 14th, 2015
by David Leigh
Daniel Craig is reported to have returned early to the SPECTRE shoot in London after an operation to fix a knee injury sustained during filming. Eon Productions had previously said he would be out of action until 22nd April, but a report in the Daily Mail, citing The Sun, says Craig is back in action […]
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April 10th, 2015
by David Leigh
These images aren’t quite new as they were released after Easter on the 007.com website, but here are the latest four photos from SPECTRE. All are in Mexico City, where the first unit was recently shooting, with the three below shoing various aspects of the Day of the Dead parade specially recreated for the film. […]
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April 8th, 2015
by David Leigh
Christoph Waltz who plays Franz Overhauser in SPECTRE has been interviewed for the latest edition of GQ magazine. Extracts from the full interview appear on the website, which you can read by following the link at the bottom of this article, but the main points are that he had to think twice about whether he wanted to appear […]
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April 6th, 2015
by David Leigh
Following my news report yesterday that Daniel Craig underwent knee surgery in New York last week, the BBC has heard from Eon Productions to clarify the situation. The Eon spokeswoman confirmed Craig had a minor procedure during the Easter break, but denied that he had missed several days of filming alread. She added: “During […]
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