James Bond films

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 […]

Skyfall has become the UK’s biggest earning film ever after taking £102.8 million at the UK box office, overtaking previous top earners Avatar and Titanic on £94.0 million and £80.1 million respectively. 2012 turned out to be the third best year for box office admissions in forty years according to British Film Institute figures, which […]

The world’s media has whipped itself into a frenzy following the claim by The Sun yesterday that Bond 24 would be based on Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks The story appears to be completely baseless, without even the usual anonymous source quoted. Let’s face it, The Sun is doesn’t exactly have a reputation for […]

The re-launched 007 channel on Sky Movies is to feature a number of special features, according to a report by MI6. The programmes include Iconic Moments, Skyfall on Set, Bond Girls Are Forever, Now Pay Attention 007, The Bond Cocktail, James Bond Downriver, Death in Venice and Bond on Location. Fans who own DVD or […]

Recently I watched Octopussy and then The Man With The Golden Gun on successive nights, which was an interesting experience as it allowed me to compare two Roger Moore Bond films from the late and then early part of his reign. The Man With The Golden Gun is frequently ranked by fans towards the bottom […]

Sony posted its first annual profit in five years, it was announced on Wednesday, helped in part by the massive success of Skyfall. Profits were pegged at $458 million for the year ending March 31st compared with a loss of $5.7 billion the previous year. The turnaround in Sony’s fortunes have come about from the […]

Terence Stamp was in discussions to play James Bond after Sean Connery left the role after You Only Live Twice and dined with Harry Saltzman to discuss the possibility. However, according to Stamp, he told Saltzman that if he took the role he’d like to start the film dressed as a Japanese warrior, blowing his chances. […]

Near the beginning of Pierce Brosnan’s ultimate James Bond film, Die Another Day, we find 007 in Havana in Cuba. Given that the country has remained off limits since the revolution, the filmmakers were obliged to find a location that could stand in for the Cuban capital, settling on the historic port town of Cádiz […]

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 […]

Figures released by British satellite broadcaster Sky, which is part-owned by Rupert Murdock’s Newscorp, reveal Skyfall led a 37 percent increase in the number of rentals from Sky Movies in the first three months of 2013 compared with the same period last year. The company says 400,000 customers have rented Skyfall from Sky Movies so far, with […]