James Bond News

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 […]

The artist behind many of Bond’s best posters from the 1960s and 1970s created posters that were as memorable as the films they promoted. Robert McGinnis, who has died at the age of 99, was the illustrator behind some of the most recognisable James Bond posters of the 1960s and 70s. His hand-painted images helped […]

Amy Pascal and David Heyman are in London starting early development on James Bond’s return. Bond is back in motion. After years of uncertainty, the next James Bond film has entered early development. Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Amazon MGM Studios confirmed that producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman are now in London and […]

The actor who played the flamboyantly sinister Mr Wint in Diamonds Are Forever has died at the age of 92. Bruce Glover, the seasoned character actor best known for his portrayal of the assassin Mr Wint in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, died on 12th March aged 92. His son, actor Crispin Glover, […]