James Bond

James Bond fans heading for Scotland’s Boat Show at Kip Marina are in for a treat with one of three baost used in filming of Quantum of Solace, as well asa range of Aston Martins. According to an article on Inverclyde Now: A SUPERBOAT specially made for a James Bond movie will make a star […]

In the film version of Casino Royale James Bond and Vesper stay in Hotel Splendide in an unidentified town in Montenegro. While there does turn out to be a Hotel Splendide in Montenegro, it is a concrete highrise rather than the neo-baroque design of the film. The real Hotel Splendide is located in Becici, on […]

In 1981 John Gardner was asked by Glidrose Productions (now Ian Fleming Publications) to write a series of new James Bond novels.  The former Royal Marine had been a successful author since the 1960s, firstly with a series of light hearted thrillers and later with more series spy novels. Gardner’s first James Bond book was […]

It’s hard to believe, but Forrest Gump trumped James Bond as the greatest character in the history of the movies in a poll by ABC News and People magazine. Out of more than half a million films made by Hollywood the character portrayed by Tom Hanks ranked top in the biggest ever poll of moviegoers… […]

Ian Fleming Publications announced today details of Project X according to The Globe And Mail, which until today had existed only as a countdown timer on the IFP website that expired at midnight. “Project X” is the working title of a new James Bond continuation novel written by American author Jeffery Deaver, due to be […]

In The Book of Bond, Kingsley Amis (writing as Lt-Col Bill Tanner after the Chief-of-Staff in Fleming’s novels) describes Bond’s library saying that it should be modest and that more extensive collections go with “serious criminal tendencies”. While Amis believed that Bond’s library was limited to a handful of books there is no evidence that […]

Have you taken a James Bond related photo and want to share it with the world? I’ve had a couple of people contact me with photos in the last few days and wondered how many others might also. So, all you have to do is leave a comment below with a link to where we […]

Ian Fleming carefully kept the original manuscripts for his James Bond thrillers, in addition to pre-publication book proofs and author’s copies that include summary notes in his own handwriting. For researchers and fans, these represent incredible views into the origins of the 007 character and the mind of his fascinating creator. A sampling from among […]

Information on Sophie Harley’s Algerian Love Knot, which makes a reappearance in Quantum of Solace.

Ian Fleming had received a salary as partner in a stock broking firm throughout the war, but decided to accept the role of Foreign Manager for Kemsley Newspapers at the end of 1945 instead.