James Bond News

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James Bond is to featured at Valencia’s 23rd Action and Adventure Festival, which takes place between 11th – 14th April. The festival includes a conference in which various panellists discuss various aspects of the fictional spy, while visitors will be able to see the BMW used in Goldeneye and the bike from Tomorrow Never Dies. [...]

Barbara Broccoli and Sam Mendes are currently in South Africa scouting locations for Bond 23 according to to a report on MI6. The producer and director of the next James Bond film revealed this information to Darren Gough, former England international cricketer, on board a Virgin flight to Johannesburg yesterday. The article goes on to [...]

We’ve had little in the way of Bond 23 news since the release date and director were confirmed in January, but it seems like filming will start in November according to Judi Dench. She said: “I am going to do the next Bond in November. I don’t know the location yet but hopefully it will [...]

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… [...]

Alex Turner has revealed that he’d like to write the theme for Bond 23. The singer, best known for his work with Arctic Monkeys, was talking to the BBC at the premiere of ‘Submarine’, the debut film by his friend Richard Ayoade and for which he has contributed five songs. While Ayoade is better known [...]

It’s had a slight change of name, but MI6 Confidential #9 has just been released taking an in depth look at that all important element of the James Bond films, the Bond Girls. The latest edition of the magazine is packed with more than a dozen exclusive interviews and some rare photos of Bond girls. [...]

Sony has apparently secured the distribution rights to Bond 23, according to an update on Deadline. This seems like a positive move, since Sony were behind the last two Bond films and have a close working relationship with Barbara Broccoli. The article states: Deadline has learned that Sony Pictures bosses Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton [...]

Following Dame Judi Dench’s confirmation that she would be reappearing in Bond 23, Spanish actor Javier Bardem has verified the rumours surrounding his possible involvement in the film. In an interview with the LA Times he confirmed that he had been offered the role by Sam Mendes, although his involvement is dependent on the screenplay [...]

The sad news of John Barry’s death from a heart attack has been announced this morning on the BBC website. The short article notes: His arrangement of Monty Norman’s James Bond theme led to him composing scores for 11 films in the series, among them Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice. Read Composer John Barry [...]