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Year-end review of the Bond film franchise
As the end of 2025 approaches, the James Bond film franchise recorded its most important event. But there’s enormous uncertainty ahead
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Bond questions: Nature abhors a vacuum edition
Nature abhors a vacuum, the saying goes. When it comes to Amazon Bond 1, that’s especially true. But the blog/podcast will make an attempt to deal with it.
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Some James Bond items up for auction
Some James Bond items have shown up for sale at the website of Heritage Auctions.
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Which is more unpopular? Barbara Broccoli or 007's Ford Mondeo?
The blog got pushback for noting that former 007 producer Barbara Broccoli's Othello passion project is scheduled to go into production in 2026. Is she as…
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Barbara Broccoli's Othello to start filming next year
Barbara Broccoli’s long-pending Othello movie is moving ahead, it was announced over the weekend.
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Goldfinger aircraft window up for auction
A window from an aircraft that appeared in 1964’s Goldfinger is up for auction at Heritage Auctions.
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Lee Tamahori, Die Another Day director, dies
Lee Tamahori, who had more than a dozen director credits, including 2002's Die Another Day, has died at 75.
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Director Ralph Senensky's visits to espionage
Veteran TV director Ralph Senensky has died at 102. This episode examines his espionage story credits.
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James Bond and the demolished White House theater
The East Wing of the White House has been demolished. That includes the White House theater where presidents watched movies, including JFK and 007 movies.
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Eon says Amazon paid $20M for 007 film creative control
Buried deep in a U.K. regulatory filing, Eon says Amazon paid $20 million to get creative control of the Bond film franchise.
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20th anniversary of Daniel Craig's casting as 007
On Oct. 14, 2005, the casting of Daniel Craig as James Bond was announced. To date, that was the last time a cinematic Bond was announced.
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About why to be wary about James Bond film hype
Despite a lack of James Bond movies, there has been more than enough James Bond movie hype.
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About James Bond and guns
The past few days, Amazon committed an unforced error.The tech giant’s Amazon Prime service came out with new, digitally altered preview images for movies from…
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About James Bond and guns
The past few days, Amazon committed an unforced error. The effects continue to unfold.
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Amazon takes down altered 007 images
Amazon has removed digitally altered publicity stills from its Amazon Prime menu for James Bond films.
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Altered 007 images raise fan concern about Amazon
Amazon’s first James Bond movie hasn’t started production but the tech giant just stirred adverse reaction among 007 fans.
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Goodbye, Danjaq
The new Thunderball 60th anniversary CD set was the end of a familiar Bond name: Danjaq.
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Bond questions: The Baz strikes back edition
Baz Bamigboye, known for (mostly) correct Bond movie scoops had a report this week. Naturally, the blog has questions.
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Search for Bond actor to start next year, Deadline says
Amazon's first James Bond movie begins its search for a new Bond actor next year, with production in 2027 and a 2028 release, the Deadline entertainment news…
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Patricia Crowley, versatile actress, dies
Patricia Crowley, who enjoyed a long career as an actress in television, has died at age 91.
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An odd 60th anniversary: Hogan's Heroes
One of the most unusual 60th anniversaries this month is for Hogan’s Heroes, which ran from 1965 to 1971 on CBS.
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Happy birthday, George Lazenby (and a mystery)
Happy 86th to George Lazenby. The mystery? Did Laz, Roger and Sean all work on the same days? Probably.
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Summer movie season ends for comic book films
Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps did OK at the box office but not as well as comic book films from 2019 and before.
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Tweaked 007: Road to a Million season 2 debuts
The second season of 007: Road to a Million, complete with some tweaks compared with season one, is now available on Amazon Prime.
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How Ian Fleming inspired a Broadway musical
The New York Times on Aug. 19 published an article about how Ian Fleming’s World War II exploits inspired a Broadway musical.
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U.N.C.L.E. movie marks its 10th anniversary
A decade ago, after many false starts, a theatrical movie of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. finally debuted.
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Does Jeff Bezos want to imitate Citizen Kane?
The past few days have seen gossip reports that Jeff Bezos wants to get his new wife in the next 007 movie. That sounds a bit like Citizen Kane.
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Amazon Bond questions: August update editon
Amazon Bond 1 has a writer. Naturally, the blog has questions.
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Some Mission: Impossible box office figures
The final (we think) Mission: Impossible movie didn't do so well at the box office.
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Steven Knight to write Amazon's first 007 film
Screenwriter Steven Knight has been hired to pen Amazon's first James Bond movie.
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Season 2 of 007: Road to a Million debuts in August
If you hadn't gotten enough of 007: Road to a Million, season 2 debuts in August.
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Craig describes how he revamped Bond role
Daniel Craig told movie critic Mark Kermode at a British Film Institute event that the actor knew he was making a major change in the way James Bond was…
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Luciana Paluzzi to attend Thunderball screening this month
Luciana Paluzzi is scheduled to attend a screening of Thunderball in late July in the LA area.
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About projects Bond fans don't follow much anymore
Remember that Othello movie project starring Daniel Craig? Or a remake of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Less than a year, Bond film fans cared. Not so much now.
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Broccoli endorses choice of Villeneuve to direct Amazon Bond 1
Barbara Broccoli has publicly endorsed the choice of Denis Villeneuve to direct Amazon's first 007 movie.
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Amazon bond 1 questions: The waiting edition
There's a lot to be resolved before Amazon's first 007 film is ready for audiences.
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About The Sun's latest 'scoop'
The Sun, despite previous misfires about the next James Bond movie, still caused a stir with a story about Sydney Sweeney being a contender to be the female…
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Superman has mixed box office opening
The new Superman had good news and bad news at the box office: It was No. 1 at the U.S. but its international results were so-so.
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Villeneuve starts filming Dune 3
Denis Villeneuve has begun filming Dune 3. So when will he be able to gear up for the first James Bond movie made under Amazon creative control?
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Superman reviews arrive
The latest attempt at a Superman feature film comes out this week. It’s courtesy of director James Gunn, who helmed three Guardians of the Galaxy movies for…
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George Lazenby suffering from dementia, former wife says
The former wife of one-time 007 George Lazenby, 85, says the actor is suffering from dementia.
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Ian Fleming Foundation has new officials
The Ian Fleming Foundation has a new president and vice president.
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Little things: Villenuve's love for James Bond
So when did new Bond director Denis Villeneuve actually see his first James Bond movie?
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Villeneuve finally gets his chance at Bond
People have pleaded for years for Denis Villeneuve to direct a James Bond film. Finally, he's getting his chance.
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Villeneuve to direct first Amazon Bond movie
Amazon MGM said it has selected Denis Villeneuve, who helmed two recent Dune films, to direct Amazon's first 007 movie.
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Amazon Bond questions: The director list edition
Naturally, the blog has questions about reports last week about contenders to direct the first Amazon Bond movie.
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Search for Amazon Bond's director heats up
Efforts to secure a director for the first Amazon James Bond are accelerating, according to reports.
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The man who got Never Say Never Again made
Jack Schwartzman (1932-1994) was a major figure in James Bond film history who is not well remembered today.
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How the stars of M:I and Bond affected their franchises
Tom Cruise and Daniel Craig had an enormous impact on Mission: Impossible and James Bond. Who did it better?
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About that Bond teaches kids book
Next year's novel where a retired James Bond instructs kid would-be secret agents is generating some interesting reactions.
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IFP to publish novels with retired Bond teaching kids
Ian Fleming Publications has commissioned new novels where a retired James Bond teaches “a new generation of teenage spies,” The Sunday Times reported.
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James Bond video games: Try, try again
A new 007 video game from IO Interactive is ready to come out. How will it stand up to recent video game efforts?
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Amazon Bond: False starts
There have been some false starts since Amazon took creative control of James Bond movies.
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IFP provides 1st chapter of new Felix Leiter novel
Ian Fleming began serializing its new Felix Leiter novel on Tuesday. The IFP website has the first chapter as a free sample.
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Mission: Impossible 8 finishes No. 2 at the U.S. box office
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is projected to come in second at the U.S. box office for the Friday-Sunday weekend.
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Mission: Impossible 8 pulls out all the stops
Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning, despite a long running time, mostly moves quickly and will keep audiences in their seats.
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A what-if scenario about 007 films
What if Albert R. Broccoli waited for Harry Saltzman's six-month Bond option to expire and try to grab the rights himself? Here are reasons that might not be a…
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James Bond Lexicon finds another unmade 1950s Bond project
Alan J. Porter’s The James Bond Lexicon has discovered details of another unmade 1950s 007 film project.
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Jeremy Duns unearths an Ian Fleming-written TV script
Journalist Jeremy Duns has found an Ian Fleming-penned pilot script for a proposed television series to be called James Gunn — Secret Agent.
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The Prisoner Returns on Amazon Prime
One of the most unusual entries in the 1960s spy craze, The Prisoner, is available on the Amazon Prime streaming service.