James Bond News - March 2014
Published: Tue, 03/04/14
4th March 2014 Hi It's time again for the newsletter and it's been quite a month. After having to delay the Q-Branch: James Bond Podcast, we finally got down to record episode 4, which you can listen to here. If you like what we're
doing with the podcast then please rate us on iTunes, or even better -
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us an iTunes rating before reading on? :) Another BIG big thing...My book The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond was named by the World Gourmand Awards for the best UK book on cocktails. It will go against books in the same category in the worldwide prizes, which take place in Beijing in May. If you don't yet own a copy you can buy it here. Anyway, below you'll find the latest articles and news from The James Bond Dossier. I hope you enjoy reading them and don't forget to use the social media buttons at the bottom of each to share with your friends. Have a great month and I'll be back in April! David Leigh PS You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus PPS We also have an RSS feed here if you prefer.
Appearance, clothing and accessories:While
James Bond’s appearance hardly varies throughout the books, it is also
true to say that Ian Fleming scarcely describes him in any detail at all.
Fleming tells us that Bond is around six feet tall and has black hair,
a comma of which is permanently out of place; he has blue-grey eyes with
a […] Read more...
Bond 24 villain to go “a different way”: could that mean Blofeld’s return?:John
Travolta recently spoke about how he would love to play a Bond villain
in an interview with the Telegraph, in which he reveals that he has spoken
to Barbara Broccoli about the possibility and she “loves the idea”. However,
that means nothing at all, it could easily be a brush off. What is more
interesting […] Read
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James Bond car exhibition moving to London:The
London Film Museum is set to be home to the Bond in Motion exhibition,
the largest official collection of James Bond vehicles, following its
successful two year stint at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu that
just finished in January. The exhibition, located in Covent Garden, is
scheduled to open on 21st March 2014 […] Read
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Drink and drinking:By
the time of Thunderball, Ian Fleming tells us that Bond’s daily intake
of spirits is around half a bottle. Like his creator, James Bond drinks
a lot, hence his much needed stay in a health farm ordered by M. However,
unlike the popular belief that Bond drinks nothing but vodka martinis
– shaken, not […] Read
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Naomie Harris and Rory Kinnear talk Bond 24 [VIDEO]:Red
Carpet News TV recently spoke to Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny) and Rory
Kinnear (Tanner) briefly about Bond 24. Watch the videos above to hear
what they had to say. Read
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World Gourmand Awards 2014 names self-published James Bond drinks book as best in UK for cocktails:A
self-published book about James Bond’s drinks will compete against the
best in the world after judges of the 2014 World Gourmand Awards announced
it the UK winner of the cocktails category. Published at the end of 2012
following the release of “Skyfall”, the second edition of David Leigh’s
The Complete Guide to the Drinks […] Read
more...
UK and US cover art for ‘Solo’ paperback revealed:
Ian Fleming Publications has today unveiled the cover artwork for the
forthcoming paperback editions of Solo, by William Boyd. The UK edition
is published by Random House on 8th May 2014, with the US and Canadian
edition by HarperCollins hitting bookshelves on 3rd June. You can pre-order
the Solo paperback from Amazon UK or Amazon.com. IFP says
[…] Read
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Roger Deakins turns down Bond 24:Roger
Deakins, who won so much praise for his cinematography work on Skyfall,
will not be returning for Bond 24 according to one industry commentator
on Twitter last night. Kristopher Tapley of HitFix.com tweeted:
At dinner with Deakins last night I learned some news that makes me sad:
He won’t be shooting the next Bond. — Kristopher […] Read
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Q-Branch: James Bond Podcast #4:In
Episode 4 we answer listener questions, discuss Quantum of Solace, each
pick three music tracks from the official James Bond films, and get interrupted
by a cat. Read
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Gambling & casinos:From
the word go Ian Fleming established James Bond as an expert card player
when M sends him to Royale-les-Eaux in an attempt to bankrupt SMERSH operative
Le Chiffre at the baccarat tables. Judged to be the best card player in
the service, we learn that he spent two months in Monte Carlo before the
[…] Read more...
Fleming biopic mini-series available on DVD in March:The
recent biopic mini-series “Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond” that aired
recently on BBC America from the end of January and on Sky Atlantic earlier
this month is now available on Amazon Instant Video in March and will
be released on DVD on 10th March. The Fleming biopic stars Dominic
Cooper as Ian Fleming […] Read
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Bond 24: next James Bond movie starts shooting in October 2014:MTV
recently interviewed Ralph Fiennes for his new film, The Grand Budapest
Hotel, directed by Wes Anderson in which he revealed that while he has
not seen a script for Bond 24, cameras are due to start rolling in October.
He tells MTV that he can’t tell them much having not seen a script and
that […] Read
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MI6 Confidential #24 – Scripting Bond:MI6
Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James
Bond 007, returns with its twenty-fourth issue. All cinematic icons have
their backroom stalwarts, and this issue pays homage to four of them. The
screenwriting duo, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, writers of the five most
recent adventures talk candidly about their years with Bond; Mark
Mawston […] Read
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Bond 24 start delayed until November:A
few days ago we reported that Bond 24 was scheduled to start shooting
in October, according to none other than Ralph Fiennes. However, Baz Bamigboye
in the Daily Mail has reported that filming has been delayed by a month
and it will now start in November. Normally I take little notice of what
the […] Read
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