• 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 [...]

    By Published On: January 19th, 2021
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: January 9th, 2021
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: December 17th, 2020
  • 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. [...]

    By Published On: November 23rd, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: November 9th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: November 1st, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: October 26th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: October 15th, 2020
  •   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 [...]

    By Published On: October 2nd, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: September 22nd, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: September 11th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: September 1st, 2020
  • 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. [...]

    By Published On: August 25th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: August 18th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: August 3rd, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: July 24th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: July 16th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: July 10th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: July 6th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: July 1st, 2020
  •   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 [...]

    By Published On: June 26th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: June 20th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: June 14th, 2020
  • 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. [...]

    By Published On: June 8th, 2020
  • 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. [...]

    By Published On: June 2nd, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: May 27th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: April 29th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: April 27th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: April 20th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: April 14th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: April 6th, 2020
  • 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 [...]

    By Published On: March 27th, 2020
  • 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, [...]

    By Published On: March 24th, 2020
  • Double-o Heaven! The new issue of the popular UK sci-fi and fantasy magazine Starburst for March 2020 is an eye-catching No Time To Die special, celebrating the 25th entry in the EON franchise with ten glossy pages of thoughtful coverage. In [...]

    By Published On: March 23rd, 2020
  • Bond and beyond. James Bond actor Daniel Craig has been interviewed for the new April, 2020, edition of British GQ magazine, and also features prominently on the front cover. He reflects on his past career, his tenure as 007, and [...]

    By Published On: March 17th, 2020
  • All time high. The new March, 2020, edition of the UK's best-selling movie magazine Total Film contains a glossy celebration of the new 007 movie No Time To Die, now due to hit cinemas later this year. With a choice [...]

    By Published On: March 16th, 2020