Bond 23

Profile of screenwriter John Logan

February 22nd, 2011

We previously profiled regular Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who – it was announced by EON Productions in January – will be sharing the Bond 23 credits with a newcomer to the series, John Logan. Logan has penned a wide variety of movies, demonstrating a flair for science fiction with ‘Star Trek Nemesis’ [...]

Profile of screenwriter John Logan

A profile of screenwriters Purvis and Wade

February 7th, 2011

When the release date of Bond 23 was announced in January, it was also confirmed that Neal Purvis and Robert Wade would reprise their role as screenwriters for the next Bond movie, as well as new blood in the form of John Logan, responsible for writing ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘The Aviator’. Bond 23 [...]

A profile of screenwriters Purvis and Wade

A profile of Sam Mendes, director of Bond 23

February 2nd, 2011

When MGM and EON Productions announced the release date for Bond 23 back in January, they also confirmed that Sam Mendes was on board to direct, which had been so strongly rumoured that had been almost accepted as fact. Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE was born on 1st August 1965 in Reading, England. He went to [...]

A profile of Sam Mendes, director of Bond 23

Why the James Bond gunbarrel should return in Bond 23

June 7th, 2010

When Casino Royale was released in 2006, many Bond fans complained that it was missing the traditional gunbarrel sequence at the beginning. This bit of Bond-lore had been introduce with Dr No in 1962, although in that first film Bob Simmons stood in as James Bond when he walked across the stage. While later versions [...]

Why the James Bond gunbarrel should return in Bond 23

The Bond 23 delay: Why EON is tied to MGM

May 12th, 2010

With MGM currently in talks to try and save the studio somehow many Bond fans are wondering why EON Productions needs MGM to make another bond film

The Bond 23 delay: Why EON is tied to MGM