• The actor Bernard Horsfall, who played Campbell, the MI6 contact for George Lazenby's 007 in Switzerland in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), has sadly died, aged 82. Horsfall, who was born in Hertfordshire in England in 1930, died on January [...]

    By Published On: January 31st, 2013
  • The actress Lara Pulver has been cast as Ann, the wife of Ian Fleming, in the new biopic being made about the 007 author's life starring Dominic Cooper as the creator of James Bond. In some new details carried by [...]

    By Published On: January 25th, 2013
  • In a major coup for the Oscars, it was announced from Hollywood on Wednesday January 23 that the British singer Adele will perform her highly-acclaimed theme song to Skyfall at the 2013 Oscars ceremony. The Oscars evening, which is the [...]

    By Published On: January 23rd, 2013
  • Brief details have been released on a new four-part TV biopic about the wartime life and career of Ian Fleming, starring a rising theatre and movie actor as the famous creator of James Bond, to be screened later this year. According [...]

    By Published On: January 18th, 2013
  • There was a major boost for the team behind Skyfall when the British singer Adele won a very well-deserved Golden Globe award in Hollywood for her theme song to the new James Bond movie. Adele, who comes from Tottenham in London, [...]

    By Published On: January 14th, 2013
  • A showbiz columnist writing in the UK's Daily Mail newspaper on Friday, January 11, claimed that the James Bond producers have offered Sam Mendes a start date of 2014 if he is willing to direct the next 007 movie, which will [...]

    By Published On: January 12th, 2013
  • In some long-awaited news from the USA, it was announced on January 10 that the latest James Bond movie Skyfall has picked up 5 Oscar nominations, including one for the British singer Adele for her theme song to the film. Perhaps inevitably, [...]

    By Published On: January 10th, 2013
  • In a hopeful sign for the upcoming Oscars, it was announced on Wednesday, January 9 that the latest 007 movie Skyfall has gained nominations in eight BAFTA categories in the UK. At just before 8.00am this morning, the British media began to [...]

    By Published On: January 9th, 2013
  • With two of James Bond author Ian Fleming's non-fiction books being reprinted in new editions, to go on sale in the UK in early April, 2013, it is interesting to recall how one of them nearly made it onto the [...]

    By Published On: January 5th, 2013
  • The respected film industry news website Deadline.com has revealed that the 2013 Oscars ceremony, due to take place in late February, will include a special tribute to the James Bond franchise. The official announcement came in a press release placed [...]

    By Published On: January 4th, 2013