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Hi - It's now less than a month until Bond 25 starts shooting and while we still don't have very much to go on, some interesting nuggets of information have emerged. 

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We also take a look at some big 007 events announced for this year. But first we'll look at what else has featured on The James Bond Dossier this last month. 

Since last month

Never Say Never Again composer Michel Legrand died early on Saturday with his wife, the French actress Macha Meril, at his side. Legrand was extraordinarily prolific as a film composer with more than 200 film and television scores.
Never Say Never Again composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86
 

Guest writer Brendan Edwards looks at how a chance encounter with John Barry led Shirley Bassey to sing the theme for Moonraker. 
Shirley Bassey and the story behind the theme song to Moonraker
 

Issue #48 of the James Bond magazine MI6 Confidential pays tribute to the music and bikes of Bond, including an in depth look at David Arnold's work on Quantum of Solace.
MI6 Confidential #48: Quantum Cues

Bond 25 

Cinematographer Linus Sandgren recently spoke to Screen Daily about his latest film. During the interview to promote First Man he also revealed Bond 25 would be shot digitally.
Bond 25 to shoot digitally according to report
 

The Norwegian Film Institute announced that Truenorth Norway has received a grant of nearly €5 million to handle production services on Bond 25. 
Bond 25 may shoot in Norway


Bond 25 is due to head to Italy in April if a report on an Italian local news site is to be believed. Sassi Live is reporting that the Sassi di Matera will appear in […]
Italian media reports Bond 25 to shoot in Matera in April

Events

Secret Cinema has announced that further tickets have been added for the previously sold out production: Secret Cinema Presents Casino Royale. Secret Cinema’s interactive screenings of Casino Royale will now run from Wednesday 5th June to Sunday 22nd September. 
Secret Cinema announces further tickets for interactive Casino Royale screenings
 

New York’s first ever official 007 exhibition is set to open its doors in March. Last week Spyscape, Eon Productions and MGM released more details of a new James Bond exhibition set to open 8th March. 007 x Spyscape is the first official James Bond exhibition to take place in New York will be located in midtown Manhattan. […]
007 in New York: dates for brand new Bond exhibition announced
 

Q The Music, the James Bond Band with a big heart and an even bigger sound, are back on tour of UK theatres in 2019. The highlight of the tour will undoubtedly be their debut in the West End of London at the Adelphi Theatre on The Strand. 
The James Bond Concert Spectacular by Q The Music set for an amazing 2019


So that's all for this month. Eon Productions should put on a Bond 25 press conference at some point. They'll share things like actors and locations and maybe the title.

Based on Skyfall and SPECTRE that is likely to be at the end of February or early March. Filming starts on the 4th so it could be scheduled for Friday 1st March, even after filming has commenced.

As soon as it is announced I'll email you and let you know. I'll also record and podcast/video sharing my thoughts. Depending on the timing I might go live on YouTube after the press conference has finished. Let me know if that's something you're interested in.

David Leigh
The James Bond Dossier

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