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Helen McCrory dies aged 52

April 19th, 2021 by

The actress had been suffering from cancer. Last week we received the news of another actor who has died at a tragically young age. Her husband, fellow actor Damian Lewis, revealed that the 52 year old had been suffering from cancer. In Skyfall (2012) she played Clair Dowar MP, who chairs the Parliamentary inquiry hearing […]

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Albert Finney dies aged 82

February 9th, 2019 by

The highly regarded actor’s career spanned more than fifty years. Yesterday it was announced that Albert Finney, who played Kincade in Skyfall, died after a short illness at the age of 82. While many Bond fans know him as the gamekeeper in Daniel Craig’s third Bond film, Finney’ s career spanned several decades. Initially working […]

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Skyfall cinematographer wins Oscar for Blade Runner 2049

March 6th, 2018 by

Roger Deakins awarded Oscar for his work on Blade Runner 2049. Sunday night saw the ninetieth Academy Awards, better known throughout the world as the Oscars. Among those shortlisted for an award was Roger Deakins for his work on Blade Runner 2049. It is the fourteenth time he has been nominated, but until his year […]

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Purvis & Wade talk Bond

January 25th, 2017 by

Long-time Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade talked Bond in an interview about the forthcoming BBC drama SS-GB. The pair, who first joined the Bond family with Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and who were drafted in to address SPECTRE’s script problems, wrote the five-part mini-series based on Len Deighton’s 1976 novel. The book is […]

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Naomie Harris awarded OBE

January 2nd, 2017 by

The Miss Moneypenny actress has been recognised for her services to drama in the New Year Honours List. Naomie Harris was one of several actors recognised in the New Year Honours List announced last week. Harris, who played Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall and SPECTRE, is to be awarded an OBE for services to drama. Two […]

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Sony cuts Daniel Craig out of $5M+ SPECTRE payday?

April 22nd, 2015 by

While a number of revelations were made about Sony Pictures, films projects, talent and studio executives following the Sony hack last year, Wikileaks’ decision to host the hacked emails means the media is once again able to go through the metaphorical trash digging for dirt. Yesterday the Mirror published an story, which has been widely repeated, that […]

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Sam Mendes speaks about Skyfall and Bond 24

July 11th, 2014 by

Sam Mendes attended an event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night organised by Films Without Borders, in which he spoke about how the Olympics changed his approach to editing Skyfall, as well as Bond 24. Interviewed by Films Without Borders supporter Prince Edward, Mendes spoke about his first experience of Bond in Live And Let […]

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John Logan talks to Empire about Skyfall and Bond 24

June 3rd, 2014 by

The latest issue of Empire Magazine looks at the 301 greatest movies of all time, placing Skyfall in 45th place. Empire spoke to John Logan about his involvement in the Bond films, describing Skyfall as “the best time I’ve ever had working on a movie” and saying that he had wanted to be true to Ian Fleming’s […]

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Skyfall picks up Grammy Awards for soundtrack and title song

January 27th, 2014 by

Last night saw the Grammy Awards take place in Los Angeles, the annual ceremony to recogise outstanding achievement in the music industry. Althout it seems forever since Skyfall was on our screens, the 23rd James Bond film still managed to pick up two more awards for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Thomas Newman) and […]

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John Logan speaks briefly about Skyfall and Bond 24

January 18th, 2014 by

Skyfall and Bond 24 screenwriter John Logan has spoken briefly about the next James Bond film while on a press tour for forthcoming TV show Penny Dreadful. Apart from saying that he can’t reveal too much (no surprise there), he told IGN that he hopes to build on the work done on Skyfall in updating […]

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