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Wednesday 6 July, 2011

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The James Bond Dossier

After Eric Serra's score for Goldeneye met with a less than positive response, the producers of the next instalment of the 007 series, Tomorrow Never Dies, once again had to search for a new composer.And, thanks to a recommendation from the man whose name will forever be associated with the music for 007, an [...] Read more...

Today sees publication of the latest James Bond book, Carte Blanche, written by Jeffery Deaver following its launch at St Pancras station yesterday Read more...

This article is by guest writer David T Smith of Summer Fruit Cup. The Pink Gin is an old navy drink, a mix of gin and Angostura Bitters. Gin was the Naval Officer's drink of choice and the bitters were thought to have medicinal properties. Traditionally, the drink is associated with Plymouth Gin, a spirit [...] Read more...

Bond 23 will open in the UK two weeks before the previously announced date of November 9th 2012, according to a MGM and Sony Pictures announcement yesterday. According to an article on Variety: The pic will bow Oct. 26, 2012, at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, said MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment on Thursday. It [...] Read more...

Towards the end of Casino Royale, James Bond tracks Mr White down to a villa on the shores of an Italian lake. Bond calls Mr White's phone; when he asks who is calling Bond shoots him in the leg and Mr White hits the floor. Bond steps into the frame; The name's Bond... James Bond, he answers as the James Bond Theme blasts out and - at the London premiere at least - the audience cheer. Read more...

This article is by guest writer Edward Biddulph. The actor Mark Greenstreet screen-tested for the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights in 1986 when Roger Moore retired from the part after completing A View to a Kill (1985). He came very close to winning the role, but it ultimately went to Timothy Dalton. [...] Read more...

MI6 has reported that Jany Temine, who has worked on every Harry Potter film since Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is to be costume designer on Bond 23. The article, which is translated from a Dutch newspaper report, notes: For Daniel Craig's portrayal of James Bond, it will be the third costume designer [...] Read more...

Principal photography on Bond 23 is set to take place in a studio close to Mumbai this November, according to a report in India's Mid Day. Read more...

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its tenth issue. With the tabloid press railing against his selection and criticizing his suitability as the new James Bond on an almost daily basis, and the producers making the bold step of resetting the character back to the start of [...] Read more...

After the warm reception for his soundtrack to Tomorrow Never Dies, the producers had a relatively simple choice when deciding who to select to score the next instalment in the 007 series.So, in September 1998, David Arnold became the first person to be invited to score a second Bond film since John Barry when [...] Read more...

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