James Bond News - August 2014
Published: Tue, 08/05/14
Hi
It's August at last and, like many people in continental Europe, I'm taking the entire month off.
That doesn't mean there won't be any updates to The James Bond Dossier website though, you'll still get a weekly feature and news will be reported as it comes in.
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Anyway, if you're going away this August (and even if you're staying at home!) have a great time, and in the meantime I plan on plenty of time on the beach and relaxing in the evenings with my Bond girl and some good food and wine.
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David Leigh
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Daily Bulletin
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MGM debt offering oversubscribed
Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, the studio behind the James Bond films that went through bankruptcy proceedings at the end of 2010, last week raised $300 million in debt for “general corporate purposes”. MGM raised $300 million, $100 million more than it had been seeking, through the six year loan arranged by JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, suggesting that confidence in the […]Read more...
Young Bond author Steve Cole podcast interview
New Young Bond author Steve Cole was recently interviewed in the Adventures With Words podcast, where he revealed new information about his forthcoming Young Bond debut, Shoot To Kill. One interesting fact was that he was given the opportunity to modernise Young Bond instead of following the timeline started by Charlie Higson’s books and set the […]Read more...
Tickets now available for unique ‘Goldfinger’ charity screening in London
007 fans in London will have the opportunity to watch to classic Bond films on the big screen at two very unique venues. Goldfinger will be screened on Thursday 10th July at an outdoor screening in Grosvenor Square, home the the US Embassy, while Casino Royale is due to be shown at the Hippodrome in […]
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Update your summer wardrobe with 3 style tips from James Bond
The arrival of July finds many of us counting down the days to our summer holidays and so in this article we look at some simple ways to update your summer wardrobe with some 007-style panache.Read more...
Sam Mendes speaks about ‘Skyfall’ and Bond 24
Sam Mendes attended an event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night organised by Films Without Borders, in which he spoke about how the Olympics changed his approach to editing Skyfall, as well as Bond 24. Interviewed by Films Without Borders supporter Prince Edward, Mendes spoke about his first experience of Bond in Live And Let […]Read more...
Goldfinger at the Grosvenor Film Festival
We are so used to seeing the James Bond films on TV that we can easily forget that the films were made for the big screen, but even the best TVs cannot do justice to the panoramic action, the locations, the plots and the inevitable explosions.Read more...
Guernsey to issue Ian Fleming stamp set
Guernsey Post is to issue a set of six stamps celebrating the life of Ian Fleming on 30th July. The stamps, with a range of values, each features a black and white photograph of James Bond’s creator, including one in uniform while working in Naval Intelligence, and another sat at his writing desk in Goldeneye. […]Read more...
James Bond’s Suits
As an essential part of James Bond's wardrobe it is surprising so few details of his suits are found in the books, but here we take a closer look based on those scant details, Ian Fleming's own preferences, and an educated guess or two along the way.Read more...
Bond 24 second unit scouting for locations?
Bond 24 stunt coordinator Gary Powell uploaded a photo to Instagram on Sunday taken on board an executive jet, shown below. The photo is interesting as Alexander Witt (Left, Second Unit Director of Photography) and Callum McDougall (Right, Executive Producer) can clearly be identified. While no details are known, it seems likely the film makers […]Read more...
Bond producers in talks to shoot Bond 24 car chase in Rome
The president of Roma Lazio Film Commission has revealed to Italian media that the producers of Bond 24 are in talks for permission to shoot a key car chase in Rome. Luciano Sovena revealed that the chase would take place along Rome’s Via delle Quattro Fontane. Watch this space for updates.
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‘Shoot To Kill’ artwork updated
The cover of the forthcoming Young Bond novel, Shoot To Kill, which was unveiled at the end of May has been amended after it was pointed out that the Walther P38 gun used on the cover was not in production when the story is set. While Shoot To Kill, written by new Young Bond author […]Read more...
James Bond’s Sea Island cotton shirts
Sea Island cotton shirts are mentioned by Ian Fleming on several times in the books, but what exactly is Sea Island cotton and what makes it so special? The first mention of the fabric was in Moonraker (Chaper 13), when Bond puts on a dark blue Sea Island cotton shirt with his battered black and white dogtooth suit after […]Read more...
Go ahead for Bond 24 to start shoot at end of year
Baz Bamigboye has repored in the Daily Mail this morning that Bond 24 has finally got the green light to start shooting in late November/early December following a script revamp by long term Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. The pair were brought in to reword John Logan’s script after Sam Mendes and Daniel […]Read more...
Bond films now available in UK from Amazon Instant Video
British Bond fans can now buy selected Bond movies in HD to watch instantly thanks to the launch of Amazon Instant Video in the UK. The Bond films currently available all feature Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Daniel Craig, with George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan not yet represented. The films are: Goldfinger Thunderball You Only […]Read more...
Norway location scouted for Bond 24
A location in Norway has been scouted by filmmakers for Bond 24, according to our friends at James Bond Norway. Australian filmmaker and facilitator Jason Roberts confirmed to Dagbladet newspaper that Eon Productions has assessed Svalbard as a possible location. In the past Roberts has contributed to a number of productions such as The Golden […]Read more...
Competition: win a Goldfinger print
Readers of The James Bond Dossier have the chance to win an A3 print inspired by Goldfinger, which celebrates its half centenary next month. The contest is being run in conjunction with Complete Prints , who will send the winner the choice of one of three Goldfinger inspired posters. To enter the competition complete your full name […]Read more...
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