James Bond News - October 2013
Published: Wed, 10/02/13
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2nd October, 2013 Hi Last month saw the UK release of "Solo", the new James Bond written by William Boyd. While opinion is divided among fans of 007, I read it over the weekend and - with a few reservations - enjoyed it thoroughly. The continuation authors always have a tough task, seeing as they need to keep the Bond community happy while also writing a novel that will appeal to the general reading public. The book will be published in the United States on October 8 and can be preordered now for delivery next week.
As a result, much of the news over the last month has been focused on "Solo", although there have also been a few snippets from Bond 24. Still, it is a year before the next Bond film goes into production and until that point anything is going to be pretty insubstantial stuff. Lastly, look out for a new James Bond podcast that I'm co-hosting. The first episode has already been recorded and will be out shortly, with following episiodes released monthly. Keep an eye out on the website for announcements, or follow along on our social media channels: Twitter, Facebook, Google+. Until next time,
David Leigh PS Let me know what you think. Remember, you can leave comments on the website, write to me at this email address, or interact on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.
Ken Wallis of Little Nellie fame dies: Ken Wallis, who designed
Little Nellie (seen below at a car show in Barcelona in 2003) and flew
her in the aerial scenes of You Only Live Twice, died this week at the
age of 97. Wallis flew a number of missions during the Second World War,
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Q&A with Rich Douglas on ‘Goldeneye N64 Orchestrated’: When it comes to
James Bond video games, the one that tends to stand out among gamers is
Rare’s 1997 release for Nintendo, Goldeneye. One of the game’s fans, composer
Rich Douglas, has recently released an album of many of the tracks from
the original game and re-orchestrated them to sound like a modern Bond
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James Bond Lotus Esprit auctioned for £550k: The Lotus Esprit
adapted for use in the underwater shots for Roger Moore’s third outing
as 007, The Spy Who Loved Me, sold at auction in London this evening for
£550,000. Opening at £100,000, the bidding quickly rose in £50,000 increments
until resistance to the £500,000 barrier when bidding stood at £450,000.
However, after breaching […] Read
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More fieldwork for Moneypenny in Bond 24 according to Bamigboye: The Daily Mail is
reporting that Naomie Harris is to get more of the action in Bond 24 according
to Baz Bamigboye in the Daily Mail. An unnamed “executive close to the
production” told Bamigboye that she is to be more of a sidekick to 007
rather than be desk bound as Sam Mendes, Daniel […] Read
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Remarks by Barbara Broccoli get Irish hopes up for Bond 24: Barbara Broccoli
told reporters at an event in Ireland “we’ll come here. Ireland is gorgeous.
I’d love to come here and make a Bond film.” Broccoli and John Logan,
who co-wrote Skyfall and is currently involved on Bond 24, attended an
Institute of Directors event at the weekend in support of the film industry
in […] Read
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New 007 “Quantum” fragrance launches nationwide: The third in the
007 Fragrance line that launched earlier this year has gone on general
UK release today. “Quantum” comes in the now familiar 007 packaging and
sports a red cap, the fragrance smelling of juniper berries, bergamot
and sandlewood. Buy online The Fragrance Shop Read
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Moneypenny as a field agent: whatever happened to James Bond?: Last week the Daily
Mail published a piece by Baz Bamigboye in which he claimed Bond 24 director
Sam Mendes – along with Daniel Craig and producers Michael G Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli – liked Naomie Harris so much her character, Eve Moneypenny,
would have a much larger role in Bond 24. Rather than being […] Read
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MI6 Confidential #22 – From Russia With Love: Take a journey back
to James Bond’s sophomore outing with this special collectors issue of
MI6 Confidential, celebrating the second 007 film, From Russia With Love,
as it marks its 50th anniversary in 2013. With double the budget of the
debut outing and filming commencing before Dr No was released in
the USA, this issue is […] Read
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William Boyd talks about James Bond, Ian Fleming and ‘Solo’ (1/3) [Video]: William Boyd talks
about his first experiences of the James Bond novels, his fascination
with Ian Fleming and his new 007 novel, Solo. Read
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William Boyd talks about James Bond, Ian Fleming and ‘Solo’ (2/3) [Video]: The second video
in which William Boyd talks about James Bond, Ian Fleming and Solo. Find
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speculation about the precise location of and inspiration for the fictitious
resort of Royale-les-Eaux, which features in two of Ian Fleming’s James
Bond novels, Casino Royale and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Casino
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otherwise fairly obscure about Royale’s location. The […] Read
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Report from ‘Solo’ press launch at The Dorchester: Today sees the release
of the new James Bond novel – Solo – by William Boyd. It is a special
year for Bond books, as 2013 is the 60th Anniversary of the original publication
of Casino Royale in 1953. I got the chance to go along to The Dorchester
for the launch yesterday to hear […] Read
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William Boyd talks about James Bond, Ian Fleming and ‘Solo’ (3/3) [Video]: The last of three
videos in which William Boyd discusses his new James Bond novel, Solo.
Also see part 1 and part 2. Buy Solo online Amazon UK: Hardback | Kindle
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