James Bond News - February 2014
Published: Tue, 02/04/14
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4th February 2014 Hi There's not much going on in the world of James Bond at the moment as we count down the days for Bond 24 to get started, but a 4 part biopic about Ian Fleming has just started in the US and will be debuting in the UK shortly.For everyone who has been asking about the next episode of the Q-Branch James Bond Podcastsome, sorry for the delay. Real life has got in the way of our scheduling and we just haven't been able to find time for both of us to sit down and get it done. It will be soon though! Meanwhile there are a number of new and updated articles on the site and there is some news, however scant. Finally, last month I asked if anyone was interested in writing for The James Bond Dossier. I sent details of the kind of articles I'm looking for to all who got in contact, and plan on adding those to a page on the site when I get a chance, but if you do want to contribute then please get in touch and I'll forward you the email. That's it for now, I'll be back next month! David Leigh
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Bond 24 will begin “in earnest in April”:
I’ve just glanced at today’s Sunday Times, which features an interview with Skyfall and Bond 24 director Sam Mendes in the Culture section. Although the article says little about 007, focusing more on Mendes’ production of King Lear, it does state that next “is another Bond, which begins in earnest in April”, while the interviewer […] Read more...
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