There is always tremendous media interest in new Bond women, and there will be some superb acting talent on offer from the women in the latest 007 entry in the smash-hit series. This includes Cuban actress Ana De Armas, who [...]
Ralph Fiennes, who reprises his role as MI6 head 'M' in No Time To Die, was recently asked by the BBC about the situation concerning the delayed release of the 25th Bond adventure (its release has been delayed for a [...]
It will come as no surprise to many people that the release of the new James Bond film, No Time To Die, the 25th entry in the smash-hit franchise and Daniel's Craig's final appearance as Ian Fleming's 007, has been [...]
The James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli was one of the leading figures who added their names to a special letter which has raised concerns about the state of British cinema in light of the impact of the current pandemic. The [...]
The JBIFC is very sad to report that the Bond director Michael Apted has died, aged 79. As well as being responsible for the nineteenth James Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough (1999), starring Pierce Brosnan in his third [...]
As many fans of George Lazenby's one-off James Bond adventure On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) will know, one of the cars used in director Peter Hunt's action-packed movie was a red 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7, driven by Countess Teresa [...]
The UK's BBC Radio-4 have given Bond fans an early Xmas present by repeating some of the Toby Stephens 007 adventures, the highly-praised adaptations by Archie Scottney of the Ian Fleming novels, produced by Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres Productions. [...]
What motivates a memorable Bond villain? Rami Malek has dropped strong hints that his mysterious villain Safin will be a baddie driven by a hunger for vengeance in the new 007 movie No Time To Die. Speaking in an interview [...]
The King is dead, but long live the King. The JBIFC is extremely sad to report that Sir Sean Connery, the first big-screen James Bond and an all-round icon of cinema, has passed away, aged 90. The very sad news [...]
007 and Counting... It has been a frustrating few months, but as we eagerly await the release of the new James Bond movie in 2021, there are still plenty of things to tease our appetites in the meantime. The new [...]
In many ways the year 1995 was a watershed moment for the James Bond franchise. A number of critics had written off the series and questioned the need for a post-Cold War spy hero. But 'Cubby' Broccoli was determined to [...]
Deep concern over the Coronavirus pandemic and a seeming second surge of Covid-19 across parts of the world has prompted the producers of the James Bond franchise to come to a very difficult decision: the cinema release of No [...]
The JBIFC is very sad to report that Michael Lonsdale, the actor who played villain Hugo Drax opposite Roger Moore's 007 in Moonraker (1979), has died, aged 89. He passed away at his home in Paris. The award-winning and bilingual [...]
She was the only woman to have been Mrs. Bond. The JBIFC is very sad to report that Dame Diana Rigg, who played Tracy opposite George Lazenby's 007 in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), and also starred opposite Patrick [...]
Bond is Back! A great new poster for No Time To Die, featuring Daniel Craig in tuxedo with a handgun, was officially released on Tuesday, 1st September, 2020, much to the delight of many 007 fans. The new image was [...]
Sir Sean (Tommy) Connery, the first man to play James Bond in the EON franchise of 007 movies, has celebrated an astonishing 90 years of age, and the JBIFC would like to wish the award-winning actor very many birthday wishes. [...]
We've been expecting you, Mr. Safin. What can 007 fans expect from Rami Malek's villain in the new James Bond film, No Time To Die? Although Rami has been naturally very reluctant to give anything away about Safin, a careful [...]
How do you like your Bond viewings - on the big or small screen? The James Bond franchise has epitomized all the larger-than-life thrills and visual glamour we often associate with big-screen cinema, but it is important to remember that [...]
In the first EON James Bond film, it was not Sean Connery who appeared in the famous gunbarrel that opened the movie: that honour fell to stuntman Bob Simmons, who could also claim to be the very first Bond stunt [...]
The best-selling author William Boyd, who penned the James Bond novel Solo back in 2013, has revealed that he thinks he has pinpointed where Ian Fleming's secret agent 007 actually lived - in a flat in a house in Wellington [...]
Bond will be back - soon! While we patiently await the unveiling of the eagerly anticipated new 25th James Bond film later this year, those keen for a few 'preview' teasers on the movie can read some interesting new comments [...]
What was the impact of Dr. No and how did From Russia With Love build on this success? With the UK's ITV network now mounting a season of 'classic' James Bond movies, the JBIFC takes the opportunity to look back [...]
Former 007 Pierce Brosnan, who played Ian Fleming's iconic creation in four James Bond movies for EON, has spoken in detail about love, loss, 007 and life after Bond. In an interview given to Chris Godfrey via 'zoom' for the [...]
The UK's main ITV channel has been continuing with its short summer season of Daniel Craig Bond films and, as Spectre is rolled out as part of this, the JBIFC takes the opportunity to look back on Craig's fourth [...]
The UK's main ITV channel has been continuing with its summer season of Daniel Craig Bond films and, as Skyfall is rolled out as part of this, the JBIFC takes the opportunity to look back on Craig's third 007 adventure [...]
The eagerly-anticipated new James Bond film, No Time To Die, 25th in the iconic series and Daniel Craig's fifth adventure as Ian Fleming's agent 007, has seen various revisions to its British, American and worldwide release dates over the course [...]
The UK's main ITV channel has a Bond season to mark the summer and, as Quantum of Solace (2008) is rolled out as part of this, we take the opportunity to look back on Daniel Craig's second James Bond adventure. [...]
Do you have access to large amounts of private land, preferably somewhere in the desert, or a road network in a secluded forest where you could dispose of an unwanted passenger? A recent report in the London Times newspaper, 'No. [...]
Now pay attention, 007. Gadgets have always been a beloved part of the James Bond universe, in both book and film, and the blur between fact and fiction is often commented on. Secret spy gadgets sent to British soldiers trapped [...]
Twenty-five years ago this month, in April, 1995, the Main Unit of the James Bond franchise spent two busy days shooting at the Nene Valley Railway, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, for Pierce Brosnan's debut 007 adventure Goldeneye. The production's Second [...]
The espionage author and best-selling thriller writer Jeremy Duns, who is also a leading expert on the literary world of James Bond, has given a fascinating account of his re-discovery of a rare screenplay for the 1967 version of Casino [...]
Now pay attention, 007. Eyes Only. A special decoded message from 'Q' follows: The James Bond franchise has often been called 'spy-fi', as it has regularly fused spy fiction with science fiction. An exciting new book, The Science of James [...]
The former James Bond music composer David Arnold recently presented a special multi-part series on The Music of James Bond for the UK's Scala radio classical music station, and the final show included his views on the songs and soundtracks [...]
The JBIFC is very sad to report that the Goldfinger actress Honor Blackman has passed away, aged 94. Born in Plaistow, East London, in August, 1925, Honor showed talent at an early age and was enrolled in the famous Guildhall School [...]
All time high! Sir Roger Moore, who was the third actor to play 007 in the EON franchise, is still sorely missed. The latest issue of the UK's newspaper The Weekly News (21st March) contains an interview with the late [...]
Memo from 'M', for your eyes only: the new April, 2020, edition of the BBC History magazine has an article by espionage expert Henry Hemming, which explores the possible real-life inspirations behind the lead characters in Ian Fleming's 007 novels, [...]