• He retains a legion of devoted fans, who remain eager to hear his views. And he did not disappoint them. Former four-times 007 actor Pierce Brosnan told the UK's Sunday Telegraph newspaper (9 March) that the next James Bond actor [...]

    By Published On: March 10th, 2025
  • Unsurprisingly, since the dramatic news broke, there has been a wave of coverage of the EON-Amazon deal in the UK's media. Not only has there been extensive coverage on all the major British TV news channels, but the stunning development [...]

    By Published On: February 23rd, 2025
  • Whichever way one looks at it, it is undoubtedly the most dramatic development in the Bond 'universe' for ages, and the news took many 007 fans by surprise. On 20th February, 2025, at 14:21 GMT, the news broke that the [...]

    By Published On: February 20th, 2025
  • Eyes Only, 007: A message from 'M': The recent announcement from Ian Fleming Publications (IFP) that it is publishing an exciting compilation of writings, reviews and articles by Ian Fleming, Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming, [...]

    By Published On: February 2nd, 2025
  • In a recent interview former James Bond Daniel Craig recalled being highly frustrated over Quantum of Solace, a movie that started filming while there was no firm script yet in place, but he looked back more fondly on Skyfall. As [...]

    By Published On: December 16th, 2024
  • Now, pay attention 007. If you believe some of the critics, James Bond is now a character of the past and will never return. Don't believe a word of this. If there is one thing that will always remain 'forever' [...]

    By Published On: December 8th, 2024
  • Now pay attention, 007. On Wednesday, 13th November, the UK’s press carried detailed reports from The Associated Press (AP) of an interview AP had conducted with the James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson on the eve of [...]

    By Published On: November 17th, 2024
  • Recent Bond villains have come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the bleeding-eye ruthlessness of Le Chiffre to the state-building schemes of Dominic Greene or the technological hacking skills of Raoul Silva. More generally, who can forget the robotic [...]

    By Published On: August 18th, 2024
  • The announcement that Sam Mendes had been selected as the director for Skyfall took many by surprise at the time but, given his award-winning reputation for both stage and screen productions, EON had clearly signalled that the franchise was determined [...]

    By Published On: June 2nd, 2024
  • Now pay attention, 007. Back in 2013 some new research by a British academic threw some intriguing new light on the close bond between 007 author Ian Fleming and Allen Dulles, who was the head of the Central Intelligence Agency [...]

    By Published On: April 21st, 2024
  •   After the spectacular success of Skyfall (2012), many observers and Bond aficionados wondered how the next Bond film could match Daniel Craig's third 007 adventure. There was also intense interest in whether director Sam Mendes could be tempted to [...]

    By Published On: February 26th, 2024
  • What makes a good Bond villain? Award-winning actor Javier Bardem, who played the sinister Raoul Silva in Skyfall, was arguably one of the best baddies in the Daniel Craig series of 007 movies. Critics certainly praised Bardem's memorable performance as [...]

    By Published On: January 28th, 2024
  • The year 2023 has certainly witnessed plenty of coverage of famous Bond villains or their henchmen. Part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for Live and Let Die (1973), for example, has included numerous clips of the actor and acclaimed dancer [...]

    By Published On: December 11th, 2023
  • Now pay attention, 007. When James Bond author Ian Fleming first introduced the criminal network SPECTRE to his many readers in the novel Thunderball in 1961, he inadvertently created an organisation which has arguably become one of the most famous [...]

    By Published On: October 22nd, 2023
  • Now pay attention, 007. When it was released, there were a number of comments from critics and Bond fans alike that the ending to Daniel Craig's final James Bond movie, No Time To Die, was somehow not in the 'Fleming [...]

    By Published On: September 24th, 2023
  • For numerous Bond fans, Timothy Dalton was very 'Flemingesque' in his brief interpretation of James Bond. Back in 2014 the former two-times 007 star, who at the time had a role in a new gothic horror TV series Penny Dreadful, [...]

    By Published On: August 21st, 2023
  • Now pay attention, 007. Gadgets and secret pieces of hi-tech have always been a beloved part of the James Bond universe, in both the books and in the EON films, and the blur between fact and fiction is often commented [...]

    By Published On: July 9th, 2023
  •   Now pay close attention, 007. Saturday, 6th May, 2023 (Coronation Day), was a very special occasion in the life of the British Isles. As one age ends, another one begins. With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the [...]

    By Published On: May 6th, 2023
  • Sir Sam Mendes, the director of two smash-hit 007 films, Skyfall and Spectre, gave an interview to the UK's Observer newspaper and included some interesting reflections on his Bond years. Sir Sam has been publicising his latest movie Empire of [...]

    By Published On: January 9th, 2023
  • It was a case of Castle Royale. Former James Bond star Daniel Craig attended a special investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in England to receive his '007 Honour' from Princess Anne. The actor was made a 'Companion of the Order [...]

    By Published On: October 19th, 2022
  • Now pay attention, 007. As one age ends, another one begins. With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III to the throne, both the United Kingdom and Ian Fleming's fictional creation James Bond [...]

    By Published On: September 17th, 2022
  • The year 2022 is the 60th Anniversary of James Bond on the Big Screen and there have already been some great events to help celebrate 007's longevity and global fame, such as the re-release of all the James Bond movies [...]

    By Published On: July 30th, 2022
  • Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has responded to some brief questions posed to her about the future of 007 and the EON franchise, and about the selection process for a new actor to replace Daniel Craig. According to Deadline, the well-known [...]

    By Published On: July 4th, 2022
  • Nobody does it better! Dame Shirley Bassey helped launched the 75th British Academy Awards (Bafta) ceremony on Sunday 13 March, held live at the Royal Albert Hall in central London. The red-carpet event, presented by Australian comedian Rebel Wilson (complete [...]

    By Published On: March 14th, 2022
  • In an exclusive interview given to the UK's newspaper The Times, the James Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, have re-confirmed that no key decisions have been made yet about Bond's future direction. The search for Daniel Craig's [...]

    By Published On: March 4th, 2022
  • Barbara Broccoli was interviewed for The Hollywood Reporter recently and emphasised that she and her EON co-proder brother Michael remain keen on keeping the Bond franchise as a cinematic experience. In an interview and detailed profile published in the magazine [...]

    By Published On: December 13th, 2021
  •     All time high! Britain's leading film and sci-fi magazines, which have just hit leading retail outlets, have finally been able to catch up with No Time To Die (NTTD) and publish their reviews, after the timing of the [...]

    By Published On: November 8th, 2021
  • When you watch a 007 movie on the big screen in a cinema, you know that the architecture, artwork and design of the films have both reflected and influenced style and fashion for well over fifty years. In fact, one [...]

    By Published On: October 27th, 2021
  • (Warning: Spoilers Ahead). There have been a number of comments from critics and Bond fans alike that the ending to the new James Bond movie, No Time To Die, is somehow not in the 'Fleming tradition' and is 'unBond-like'. Some [...]

    By Published On: October 19th, 2021
  •   It is a big, bold and ambitious movie, and its ending has certainly taken many people by surprise. But it is clear from many of the UK's leading newspapers that Daniel Craig's new 007 movie No Time To Die [...]

    By Published On: October 18th, 2021
  • All Time High! It is one of the ultimate honours for an actor. The outgoing James Bond star Daniel Craig, who is currently enjoying huge success with No Time To Die, his final turn as 007, attended a special ceremony [...]

    By Published On: October 12th, 2021
  • The latest figures have revealed that Daniel Craig's final movie as Ian Fleming's James Bond, No Time To Die (NTTD), had the biggest UK opening weekend for a 007 film, bringing in over £21 million. The new movie, which went [...]

    By Published On: October 5th, 2021
  • In news that will please all concerned in the production, and all Bond fans everywhere, the new James Bond adventure No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig for the last time as Bond, has been breaking box office records in [...]

    By Published On: October 3rd, 2021
  • The Royal World Premiere of No Time To Die, Daniel Craig's fifth and final adventure as James Bond 007, took place at the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) in central London on the evening of Tuesday, 28th September, and, despite the [...]

    By Published On: September 28th, 2021
  • Bond creator Ian Fleming made good use of his own memories of service with the British Royal Navy, and naval references featured at various points in the James Bond books. Now 007 actor Daniel Craig has something directly in common [...]

    By Published On: September 25th, 2021
  • The new edition of the BBC's weekly listings magazine Radio Times (for 25 Sept - 1 October, 2021), just published in the UK, has a great Bond and Moneypenny front cover and devotes six pages to James Bond and No [...]

    By Published On: September 22nd, 2021