Ian Fleming

The July edition of The Journal, a monthly online magazine published by online clothing retailer Mr Porter, is entitled “The Bond Issue” and has several good articles about James Bond’s style.

For Your Ears Only… Bond is back with an all-star cast from the cream of British acting talent

Back in October I made 23 short videos about “Bond 23” as Skyfall was known back then. In the videos I discussed what I’d like to see in the new film and what I’d prefer for the filmmakers to avoid. Now that the first teaser trailer has been released and filming is approaching a close, […]

Duncan Jones will be directing a biopic based on Andrew Lycett’s biography of Ian Fleming, according to an article on Variety. Prior to writing the James Bond books Fleming served in Naval Intelligence where he was involved in planning top secret operations against Nazi Germany: “Fleming lived through one of the most perilous periods in […]

Ian Fleming Publications has issued a press release this morning announcing that Ian Fleming’s 12 novels and two books of short stories will be switching publisher this year. Vintage Publishing has picked up a ten year licence for both print and ebooks, something that was contentious between IFP and Penguin. The move to Random House […]

Daniel Craig was photographed in Scotland yesterday, where the production crew has been located for a few days and two Aston Martin DB5s seen filming on the open road. This was the first time Craig, who was joined by Judi Dench, had been spotted during filming in Scotland, which also involved Ben Collins, formerly The […]

A jacket worn by Ian Fleming while observing a raid on Dieppe while servind in Naval Intelligence during the Second World War was sold at auction for £13,750 yesterday.  The jacket had been expected to raise between £5,000 and £7,000 when auctioned by Bonhams and was lately owned by Lord Ivar Mountbatten, who had inherited […]

Before the Vesper, there was the Americano; this is the first cocktail that James Bond ever orders. He does this at the bar of the Hermitage Hotel whilst he waits for Mathis and Vesper Lynd. When they arrive, Bond orders Mathis a Fine à l’eau and a Bacardi for Vesper.

Ben Macintyre wrote an article originally published in The Times (now inaccessible due to a paywall) and republished by the Ottawa Citizen in which he argues that Ian Fleming’s father, Valentine Fleming,who died in the First World War, provided the prototype for James Bond. According to the article Fleming once said: “I couldn’t possibly be […]

One thing clear from reading about the life of Ian Fleming is that while he found it difficult to apply himself to his career during peacetime, his role as personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War brought out the best in him. It was during this time that Commander […]