April 13th, 2023
by Mary Goodnight
When Casino Royale was first published on 13th April 1953 no one could have predicted that James Bond would still be relevant 70 years later. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of Casino Royale, the very first book in the James Bond series. Written by Ian Fleming – according to him to help […]
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April 11th, 2023
by Mary Goodnight
The luxury book publisher has printed just 750 copies of the special collector’s edition. Independent publisher The Folio Society have released a Limited Edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale to celebrate the book’s 70th anniversary. Produced in close collaboration with the Ian Fleming estate, only 750 copies will be printed. Each edition features new artwork by […]
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February 20th, 2023
by Kashif Piracha
The strands of Vesper Lynd’s story throughout the Daniel Craig era were very much an afterthought. The character of Vesper Lynd was introduced in Casino Royale released in 2006. She is a treasury agent tasked to supervise James Bond’s use of funds in his high-stakes poker game against the villain Le Chiffre. Vesper is apprehensive […]
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September 10th, 2021
by David Leigh
A look at the new documentary discussing the highs and lows of Daniel Craig’s time as 007. With the marketing cogs for No Time to Die once again back in motion Eon and MGM have treated fans with a documentary looking at Daniel Craig’s career as Bond. While the days to the premiere tick down […]
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July 27th, 2020
by David Leigh
The latest episode of James Bond & Friends is now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. Join us as we watch 2006’s Casino Royale together as a group experience. For this episode, don your tailored tuxedo, grab a properly made Vesper martini, and cue up your copy of Casino Royale as the panel chats […]
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January 21st, 2020
by Kathryn Smith
In the first of three articles Kathryn Smith pens her thoughts and impressions of Ian Fleming’s 007 books. Like many people around the world I enjoy the exploits of Britain’s greatest secret agent. But during 2019 I set myself the task of reading all of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books. Many of you must be […]
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October 30th, 2019
by Javier E. Trujillo
Javier E Trujillo looks back at the teaser posters from the Daniel Craig era. 5 October 2019 once again commemorated Global James Bond Day. Whilst many fans were eager for EON to release a teaser trailer for the upcoming 25th film, No Time to Die, it was not meant to be. Instead, @007 revealed the […]
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October 16th, 2019
by David Leigh
Over the summer 120,000 fans immersed themselves in Secret Cinema’s presentation of Casino Royale for a box office take of more than £8m. Since June 2019, London has played host to Secret Cinema’s immersive production of the critically acclaimed film Casino Royale. The four-month show entertained over 120,000 people, placing the film back in the […]
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October 1st, 2019
by David Leigh
Ambitious immersive experience to open in China late November. Secret Cinema’s London run of Casino Royale is coming to an end this weekend. The final showing will be on 6th October and fewer than 50 ticket still remain at the time of writing. However, if you missed it, all is not lost. It was announced […]
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June 4th, 2019
by David Leigh
Just days before the start of Secret Cinema’s immersive screenings of Casino Royale I was given the chance to test drive Aston Martin’s current models. Ask anyone to tell you what comes to mind when you mention James Bond. One of the top responses is sure to be Aston Martin. It’s easily the brand most […]
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