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Speaking recently to Digital Spy, David Arnold confirmed he will not be returning for Bond 24, saying: “Sam Mendes is directing and he always works with Tom Newman”. While that is not quite from the horse’s mouth, it is at least from the mouth of the extended 007 family. However, he reiterated his desire to […]

Movie insiders in Austria say two aircraft will be used in filming scenes for Bond 24 in the East Tyrol town of Obertilliach, and that one of the planes would crash into a house specially built for the film. While there is an airfield nearby, a representative has said that no official request to base […]

Daniel Craig is reported to have visited Morocco, according to local media, which reports he is there to take in the local colour in preparation for a two week shoot in Tangier and Casablanca next year. Craig was accompanied by his friend, the actor Mark Strong, according to a photo on Twitter, prompting speculation that […]

More evidence has appeared than Bond 24 will shoot in the Austrian town of Obertilliach after 10 to 12 workers have been constructing a house said to be used during a shoot scheduled for January or February. Austrian Film Commission project manager, Ernst Vogl, who organised prep work in Austria on Quantum of Solace, is […]

Between July and September Books About Town displayed 50 “book benches” around London to promote literacy, including one celebrating the James Bond stories, designed by Freyja Dean, which was displayed in Bloomsbury Square Gardens. The book benches are now due to be sold for auction, with proceeds going to the National Literacy Trust, a charity […]

The 50th Anniversary Goldfinger auction raised over £136,000 online for the NSPCC when it closed yesterday. A large chunk of that figure was a £55,000 one third scale replica of 007’s Aston Martin DB5. A 18k yellow gold Omega Seamaster wristwatch also sold for £70,000. Other charity items included a signed Goldfinger poster and soundtrack, […]

To celebrate Goldfinger‘s 50th anniversary, Eon Productions commissioned a gold-plated, one-third scale model of the Aston Martin DB5, complete with machine guns, bullet shield and revolving number plates. The DB5 will is being auctioned by Christie’s and is expected to raise £40,000 to £60,000 when bidding closes later today.

Hoyte van Hoytema, whose credits include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is on board Bond 24 as cinematographer according to a report by Hitfix. As our friends HMSS Weblog note, the story was penned by Kristopher Tapley, who announced via Twitter that Roger Deakins would not be returning, following his work on Skyfall.

According to a report on our friends at MI6 today, Bond 24 is due to start shooting on 6th December 2014. The report says that Sam Mendes will assemble the cast for a readthrough of the script in late November and also that casting for the Bond girls and villain is currently taking place. UPDATE: […]