Last night saw the “Premiere de las Americas” take place in Mexico City, attended by Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista and Stephanie Sigman, as well as producer Barbara Broccoli and singer Sam Smith. VIP guests who walked the red carpet included recently-crowned triple F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton.

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American première of ‘SPECTRE’ takes place in Mexico City [video]

Today sees the official release of the first issue in a new series of James Bond comics, the first time 007 has been seen in this format in two decades. The first issue begins a six part adventure named VARGR, written by Warren Ellis with artwork by Jason Masters. This story is set in the modern […]

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First impressions of the new James Bond comic

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its thirty-third issue. The team returning from Skyfall knew that the 24th adventure had to be bigger and better than its predecessor. Director Sam Mendes attracted talent in the form of leading actors Christoph Waltz and Léa Seydoux, he brought on […]

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MI6 Confidential #33: Daniel Craig talks ‘SPECTRE’

To coincide with the release of SPECTRE in the US I was invited to talk all things 007 on Seattle-based radio show The Political Bistro. Co-host Mark Griswold is a subscriber to The James Bond Dossier monthly newsletter and got in contact to invite me on the show, which you can listen to here. It […]

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Talking ‘SPECTRE’ on Seattle radio

SPECTRE topped the US box office this weekend after going on general release from Friday. The latest Bond film took a total of $73 million according to early estimates. This figure corresponds to the range from the first forecasts before they were raised to the $80 million region. This is some way off the $88.4 million earned […]

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‘SPECTRE’ opens with $73M in US

Sam Mendes is unlikely to do another Bond movie after SPECTRE. Having tied all Daniel Craig’s films together the director says he has now “finished a journey”. Following the release of Skyfall Mendes was initially reluctant to return to make another Bond film. He was subsequently persuaded to do so by Daniel Craig, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G […]

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Sam Mendes has finished with Bond

Last month saw the publication of The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters, edited by Fleming’s nephew, Fergus. Here he answers a number of questions posed by The James Bond Dossier.  I understand that you have no memory of meeting your uncle, who died when you were 5 years old. When did […]

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Interview with Fergus Fleming

SPECTRE has been recognised by Guinness World Records for the largest stunt explosion in a movie. Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux joined Barbara Broccoli to accept a certificate for the record in Beijing on behalf of Chris Corbould, responsible for special effects on the film. Filmed in Erfoud, Morocco, the explosion required 8,418 litres of fuel […]

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SPECTRE explosion breaks Guinness World Record

James Bond’s cars usually need of some pretty extensive work by the end of the film, which is probably why comparison site MyCarNeedsA.com asked me too propose my top 5 Bond cars.  Obviously Aston Martin has to go in there, but how can I avoid only including Aston Martin cars? Wet Nellie is almost as iconic as the DB5, […]

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Top 5 Bond cars of all time

The latest James Bond cinema outing, SPECTRE, has received almost universal critical acclaim, so I am taking my life in my hands by offering here a completely contrary view. I saw the film with my wife, yesterday; she very much enjoyed it – I thought it amongst the worst films I have seen. I say […]

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A review of the 24th James Bond movie, SPECTRE

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Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes talk ‘SPECTRE’ [video]

Released in 1995, Goldeneye proved to be a key entry in the James Bond series. Among the various reasons for its importance, not least was ensuring 007’s survival. The film heralded many changes for the James Bond series. First of all Goldeneye introduced a new James Bond in the shape of Pierce Brosnan. It also introduced a female […]

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The legacy of ‘Goldeneye’

SPECTRE is estimated to have grossed $543.8 million worldwide by Sunday according to figures reported this morning. In North America the film has now taken $130 million, with the box office for its second week estimated at $35.40 million, down from $71.3 million in the opening weekend. Internationally SPECTRE is now on release in 92 territories and earned $152 million over the […]

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‘SPECTRE’ excedes $500 million worldwide

Recently I asked readers of to leave an audio message for me with a question or comment about SPECTRE. Thanks to everyone who got involved in this experiment, which you can listen to below: I’d love to hear what you think about the podcast. You can leave a comment below or use the contact form to get […]

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Podcast 001: Questions and comments on ‘SPECTRE’

By the time A View To A Kill was released in 1985 I was over 007. The last James Bond movie I’d seen on the big screen was For Your Eyes Only (1981) and by the time Octopussy came out two years later I decided to stick with the Connery films and the books. Available from […]

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Review: A Close Look at ‘A View To A Kill’

Guest author Edward Biddulph revisits his childhood with the James Bond 007: Ultimate Sticker Collection from Dorling Kindersley. Buy from Amazon UK or Amazon.com I don’t know about you, but when I was young, I loved collecting Panini football stickers every four years when the World Cup was on. Saving up my pocket money to buy […]

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James Bond 007: The Ultimate Sticker Collection reviewed

Although not expecting much from this slender volume, it turns out to over-deliver. A handy pocket companion for all Bond fans. Buy from Amazon UK or Amazon.com. Back in the 1980s I once bought a Bluffer’s Guide. It was fun, but very superficial.  Short. It covered modern art, just a sentence or two for each […]

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Review: The Bluffer’s Guide to Bond

A look at the black and grey NATO strap worn by Daniel Craig in SPECTRE. If you’ve seen SPECTRE you may have noticed black and grey striped nylon strap on which James Bond wears his Q-Branch provided Omega watch throughout most of the film. The strap is available separately from Omega but, unfortunately for most […]

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The James Bond watch strap from ‘SPECTRE’

This weekend saw SPECTRE exceed $677 million worldwide, having taken $524 internationally and $153 million in the domestic North American market. In North America the latest James Bond movie slipped into second place this weekend, behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. The domestic take of SPECTRE is estimated to have dropped to $14.6 million, down from $35.4 million last weekend and $71.3 […]

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‘SPECTRE’ box office now stands at $677M worldwide

The US Thanksgiving weekend saw SPECTRE pull in some decent numbers with a 15% drop compared to the previous weekend, according to Forbes. Adding another $12.8 million in the domestic market over the weekend, SPECTRE has now earned $176.1 million in North America, where Forbes predicts the film is set to earn $215 million. While that is […]

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‘SPECTRE’ passes $750M worldwide