James Bond News: January 2016
Published: Tue, 01/12/16
Here we are in January, it's 2016 and it probably seems forever since 'SPECTRE' hit the big screen.
And now you're probably wondering what next for 007?
The fact you're reading my newsletter means you're a huge fan of 007, a James Bond Superfan if you like. And this newsletter (in fact the entire website) is here to provide the latest news about the entire James Bond universe. As news and rumours trickle out you'll find it here.
Now down to business. Usually in January I have a fairly clear idea about what I'm do with the website during the year ahead. This year though I'm still working on it.
As part of that process I'll be asking you (as a James Bond Superfan) to complete a survey. So watch out for that survey to hit your inbox - what you love on the site, what you hate and what you'd love to see more of - that kind of stuff. It should be a couple of weeks at the most.
One last quick thing. As a James Bond Superfan you probably get this already, but if you're not a subscriber of MI6 Confidential magazine you can sign up now for the entire 2016 season.
The annual subscription gets you all 5 issues for the price of 4, delivered to you directly by mail. Imagine some glossy 007 goodness dropping through your mail box 5 times a year!
It's a beautifully produced magazine with great photos and some excellent articles (full disclosure: I sometimes write for MI6 Confidential).
And with a variety of articles about films old and new (and those that never happened), interviews with cast and crew, as well as delving into the books, it covers a wide variety of Bond related topics.
James Bond Superfans can learn more about the offer on MI6 Confidential here.
That's all for now, I'll be in contact soon with a link to that survey I mentioned.
Speak to you soon!
Barbara Broccoli recently said work on the next James Bond film will start in spring 2016, according a short interview published in German. Going back to the original interview in 20 Minuten, Broccoli says she hopes Daniel Craig will remain in the role, and that the films strike a balance between giving fans what they expect and offering something […]
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Work on Bond 25 to start in spring 2016
Robert Harling’s recently published memoir of Ian Fleming sheds further light on James Bond’s creator. Buy from Amazon UK One book that seems to have largely flown beneath the radar over the last few weeks is Robert Harling’s personal memoir of Ian Fleming. Harling was a typographer, designer, journalist and novelist who knew Fleming well. They […]
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Robert Harling’s memoir of Ian Fleming
It has been announced that Gabriele Ferzetti, who played as Marc-Ange Draco in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service opposite George Lazenby, died yesterday at the age of 90. A prominent figure in Italian cinema frin the 1950s on, Ferzetti’s first leading role came in 1950 in the film Lo Zappatore. He portrayed Puccini twice in 1953 […]
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OHMSS actor Gabriele Ferzetti dies aged 90
Want to know what 007 drinks in SPECTRE? Here we take a look. James Bond has been associated with booze ever since Ian Fleming first set about writing Casino Royale. While the Vodka Martini has become synonymous with 007, Bond consumes a variety of drinks. While this is particularly true of the books, it is true of […]
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The drinks of ‘SPECTRE’
million includong preview screenings.Estimated audience numbers for the weekend were released by Rentrak yesterday, putting SPECTRE just short of $800 million globally. The 24th Bond film weighed in at $28.4 million worldwide over the weekend, putting in in the number three spot. However in the US/Canadian domestic market it fell to $5.4 million, putting it into […]
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SPECTRE closes in on $800M worldwide
1965 was a turning point for James Bond. As well as seeing the publication of Ian Fleming’s last full-length novel, it also saw the self proclaimed “biggest Bond of all” hit the big screen. And in between the publication of The Man With The Golden Gun in April and the release of Thunderball in December, as Bondmania was reaching its […]
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Thunderball at 50: an appreciation
Now SPECTRE has been in cinemas for more than a month in most territories I asked a number of prominent Bond websites, blogs and Twitter users some questions about the latest Bond film. Read below to find out what they had to say. Last year, just prior to the official announcement that Bond 24 was to […]
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SPECTRE Q&A with Bond websites and bloggers
When I recently received a review copy of Blood Sweat and Bond: behind the scenes of SPECTRE it was a while before I was able to take a proper look. Available online from Amazon UK and Amazon.com Normally it goes something like this. I pick up a package from the post office, drive home and unwrap […]
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Review: Blood, Sweat and Bond
The latest box office figures provided by Rentrak now put SPECTRE’s estimated earnings in excess of €820 million worldwide. This last week saw the latest Bond film gross $16.9 million to make it the global number 5. The previous week SPECTRE earned $28.4 million as third highest grossing movie worldwide. Earnings internationally were $12.9 million (down […]
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SPECTRE tops $820M worldwide
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SPECTRE added another $7.8 million to its worldwide take this weekend to put it on a total of $836 million globally. That puts it well behind Skyfall’s $1.1 billion take, but as mentioned before, that benefited from exception circumstances. The big box office news of the week though was the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, […]
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SPECTRE box office update as Star Wars exceeds $500M within days of release
British broadsheet The Independent is reporting that Christoph Waltz is contracted to return as Ernst Stravro Blofeld in two more Bond films under one condition. The article quites the usual unnamed sources speaking to The Star, saying Waltz will return in Bond 25 and Bond 26 provided Daniel Craig returns as 007. While The Star […]
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Christoph Waltz to reprise Blofeld role?
In December the big news was the latest Star Wars movie and its colossal box office take. While SPECTRE finished its North American run, it continues to play internationally. While I didn’t provide an update last week due to taking some time off over Christmas and New Year, here are the figures for the last fortnight. For […]
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Update on SPECTRE box office
Just before Christmas Radiohead singer Thom York confirmed his band had in fact written a theme song for SPECTRE that was rejected in favour of Sam Smith’s song Writing on the Wall. While it is not really news any more, you can listen to Radiohead’s song above. What do you think?
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Radiohead’s theme for SPECTRE
The official 007 website and social media channels today announced dates for SPECTRE to be available via HD download and DVD/Blu-Ray. In the US SPECTRE will be available to own on Digital HD from 22nd January, with the Blu-Ray and DVD releases to follow on 9th Februery. In the UK those dates are 19th and […]
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SPECTRE home release dates announced
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Last night British singer Sam Smith and co-writer Jimmy Napes picked up a Golden Globe for Writing’s on the Wall, the theme song for SPECTRE, at an award ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The duo beat off artists such as Ellie Goulding and Brian Wilson to take the award for Best Original Song. Writing’s on the Wall is […]
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Sam Smith wins Golden Globe for SPECTRE theme song
The latest box office figures for SPECTRE put its worldwide takings at $872 million, up from $864 million at end of the first weekend of 2016. Adding just $400,000 domestically, the film added another $3.2 million internationally over the weekend. That puts its cumulative take at $198 million in the US and Canada and $673 million internationally. […]
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SPECTRE at $872M worldwide