James Bond News - July 2013
Published: Tue, 07/02/13
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2nd July 2013 Hi With no news still about Bond 24 the papers are publishing any old story.However, "The James Bond Dossier" we'll stick to the facts where we can and make educated guesses when we need to - and given that for most of the time the producers are silent for much of the the time that tends to be quite a lot, provided there is actually something to report. As well as keeping up to date on the website, or through Twitter and Facebook, anyone with an iPad or Android tablet can now follow "The James Bond Dossier" in magazine format here. We use a free app called Flipboard, so anyone with the right device can access it. With Sam Mendes still to make up his mind it's looking increasingly like Bond 24 will hit the screens 2015, so look out for his decision on that, whenever he makes it. Until next time,
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Penelope Cruz denies Bond 24 stories:A few days there was widely reported that Spanish acress Penelope Cruz had been signed for Bond 24, of which we were extremely sceptical, and would thus become the oldest Bond girl to date. Of course, Cruz in the wife of Javier Bardem, so the story was a bit too neat, and anyway it is [...] The post Penelope Cruz denies Bond 24 stories appeared first on The James Bond Dossier. Read more...James Bond’s London by Gary Giblin:
A number of years ago I bought a copy of Gary Giblin’s “James Bond’s London” on Amazon. The book takes a pretty exhaustive look at the London locations from the books and films up until The World Is Not Enough, as well as locations related to Ian Fleming; in fact it was from Giblin that I [...] Read more...
Mendes says NO to top job at National Theatre:
Sam Mendes has reportedly ruled himself out of the running for the top job at the National Theatre, something that has been rumoured for a few months, saying that it would get in the way of his film career. The current top dog at the National Theatre, Sir Nicholas Hytner, steps down in 2015 and [...] Read more...
John Gardner Bond novels available in US as ebooks:
Eleven of John Gardner’s 16 James Bond novels have been published in ebook format in the United States. The books have been released in Amazon’s Kindle store, as well as for Kobo and Sony devices. The 16 books run from Licence Renewed to Goldeneye, with the five remaining books only being released in 2014 when [...] Read more...
James Bond holiday destinations #1 – Turkey:
Although it may not much feel like it at the moment, summer is fast approaching after a long winter that seemed to takeover spring, but finally the weather (at least where I live) has turned. The central heating is off at long last and although the mountains in the distance still have plenty of snow [...] Read more...
James Bond holiday destinations #2 – Italy:
Although Italy hardly appeared in the books at all, James Bond has visited the country a number of times in the films, most recently with Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. In the short story Risicco, James Bond visits first Rome and then Venice while trying to break up a heroin smuggling operation, meeting Kristatos [...] Read more...
Christopher Wood Bond novelisations now available as ebooks:
Ian Fleming Publications has today released Christoher Wood’s two film novelisations, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, in ebook format. Wood was responsible for the scripts of both films, receiving a co-writing credit with Richard Maibaum for The Spy Who Loved Me while getting full credit for Moonraker. The books are available for the Kindle, [...] Read more...
James Bond holiday locations #3 – Switzerland:
While most Bond fans are aware of James Bond’s paternal Scottish lineage, many who have not read the books are unaware that his mother was actually Swiss; Bond’s (premature) obituary in You Only Live Twice tells us that his mother was Monique Delacroix of the Canton de Vaud. Bond visits Switzerland while engaged on two [...] Read more...
‘Warhead’ script to be auctioned at Christie’s tonight:
A copy of the screenplay for Kevin McClory’s second proposed Thunderball remake (the first was Never Say Never Again) is being auctioned this evening at Christie’s in London. According to MI6 another copy sold in 2008 for £46,850, although the estimate for this one is just £1,000 to £1,500. Unfortunately it is not clear whether [...] Read more...
James Bond holiday destinations #4 – Greece:
While Greece may not be one of the first countries you think of when it comes to James Bond, it does have a couple of Bond connections. The first of those is Colonel Sun, by “Robert Markham”, but for most people the greater link is with For Your Eyes Only, Roger Moore’s fifth outing as [...] Read more...
Sam Mendes still undecided on Bond 24:
Attending the premiere of his stage version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory last night, Sam Mendes preempted any questions about Bond 24 when he told Hey U Guys “I don’t know yet” and “I won’t make any decision until this is open. It’s taken a long time to get this open and this has [...] Read more...
Thunderball watch auctioned for £104,000:
The modified Breitling watch worn by Sean Connery in Thunderball that recently emerged after being lost for decades was sold at auction yesterday for £104,000, smashing the estimate of up to £60,000. The watch, supposedly modified by Q-branch to include a Geiger counter, was adapted by the film’s art department and was the only example [...] Read more...
The Spy Who Loved Me Lotus Esprit to be auctioned in September:
The submersible Lotus Esprit used for filming the underwater scenes in The Spy Who Loved Me is to be auctioned in September. RM Auctions, which specialises in selling iconic movie cars such as this one, is responsible for the auction having previously auctioned an Aston Martin DB5 used in Goldfinger and Thunderball for £2.9 million. Source: Auto Evolution Read more...
James Bond holiday destinations #5 – Brazil:
If you think of Brazil then probably a few things come to mind; the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, beaches and football for instance; or Sugarloaf mountain, the statue of Christ the Redeemer, Bossa Nova rhythms and the Amazon rainforest; or, more recently, the pro-reform protests. James Bond touched down there in Moonraker, after finding [...] Read more...
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