March 21st, 2014
by David Leigh
The Press Association has released a video shot (above) at the launch of Bond In Motion earlier this week in which they feature a short segment with Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who comment on Bond 24. Broccoli says they have been working with director Sam Mendes, screenwriter John Logan and Daniel […]
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March 19th, 2014
by David Leigh
Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson were joined by past Bond girls Caterina Murino and Maryam d’Abo, current Miss Moneypenny actress Naomie Harris, and various other members of the production crew past and present at the official launch of Bond In Motion at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden. The exhibition is the largest […]
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February 10th, 2014
by David Leigh
John Travolta recently spoke about how he would love to play a Bond villain in an interview with the Telegraph, in which he reveals that he has spoken to Barbara Broccoli about the possibility and she “loves the idea”. However, that means nothing at all, it could easily be a brush off. What is more interesting […]
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October 31st, 2013
by David Leigh
Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are to be awarded by the Producers Guild of America according to a story posted in Variety. The pair are to receive the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures at a ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hilton in January. Source: Variety
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September 17th, 2013
by David Leigh
Barbara Broccoli told reporters at an event in Ireland “we’ll come here. Ireland is gorgeous. I’d love to come here and make a Bond film.” Broccoli and John Logan, who co-wrote Skyfall and is currently involved on Bond 24, attended an Institute of Directors event at the weekend in support of the film industry in […]
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May 30th, 2013
by David Leigh
Following on from yesterday’s reports that Sam Mendes may be back in talks with Eon and Sony about returning to direct Bond 24, MI6 has this morning reported that Norwegian film director Morten Tyldum, responsible for Headhunters, confirmed to comoyo.no by email that he had a meeting with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. The Bond […]
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May 22nd, 2013
by David Leigh
Eon Productions bosses Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are set to executive produce a new film about an outsider living on a remote Scottish island, according to reports, seemingly ending any chance that Bond 24 would be released in 2014. The film, The Silent Storm, will star Andrea Riseborough and Damian Lewis and will […]
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May 17th, 2013
by David Leigh
Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan has been approached by Eon Productions to direct Bond 24, according to an article on the Mail Online today. According to Baz Bamigboye, who got a number of Skyfall scoops (including Eve being Miss Moneypenny), the director has been involved in informal talks with Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. […]
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May 8th, 2013
by David Leigh
Barbara Broccoli recently spoke to The Times about how she “decompresses” between Bond films by working on stage productions. Although she says little about Bond 24, she does admit that topping Skyfall will be a challenge. The article notes that she and Michael G Wilson wield a lot of power in what is “traditionally a […]
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November 14th, 2012
by David Leigh
On Sunday night I was lucky enough to see the new documentary “Everything Or Nothing”, commissioned as part of the celebrations for the fifthieth anniversary of cinematic James Bond. While it received a cinema release in the UK, albeit on a limited number of screens, and was shown on cable in the US I had […]
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