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Audio Books of all the Ian Fleming James Bond Novels
Posted June 15th, 2012
Ian Fleming Publications will be joining in with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the James Bond film series. This coming September, they will be launching an audio book series of all 12 original Ian Fleming novels, read by some notable British figures. As of yet, it doesn't look like Ian Fleming's two short story collections will be included.
Among the readers are Kenneth Branagh, who will be reading The Man With the Golden Gun, Toby Stephens, who will be reading From Russia With Love and Bill Nighly who will be reading Moonraker. The titles will be available for individual pre-order starting August 1st, and will be available via download or CD purchase from September 6th, 2012.
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Book Review: The Men Who Might Have Been Bond
Posted June 4th, 2012
There is no shortage of James Bond books in circulation. From production notes, to biographies of the actors and crew, to encyclopedic tomes, there is something for everybody. However, these works often have a lot in common. The same stories are retold from the point of view of a director, a stuntman, an actress, and a researcher. While it's very interesting to get an in-depth coverage from every realm of the production, it's sometimes nice to read up on a fresh topic.
Craig Robinson's The Men Who Might Have Been Bond is just that. Rather than focus on the more well known aspects of the Bond universe, Robinson delves into the group of actors who turned down the part. Most fans like to imagine what would have happened if Sean Connery had stayed on longer, or if Timothy Dalton's third Bond film had escaped production hell. This book proposes the more interesting question: what if Sean Connery had never been Bond at all, and someone else had taken the role?
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Daniel Craig to Open the Olympics
Posted June 4th, 2012
Director Danny Boyle, best known for his films Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire, will be creating a short film to open the Olympic ceremonies on July 27th. Titled The Arrival, the short will feature Daniel Craig as Bond as he visits Buckingham Palace for a mission brief. Rumored to include a cameo by the Queen, it will be revealed that 007's latest mission is to open the Olympic games.
As the film is playing, three choppers (one housing Craig) will be flown down the Thames to the Olympic Park, ducking under London Bridge on the way. Then, Craig will climb down a rope ladder and land in the stadium in true Bond style, with the James Bond theme tune playing.
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Skyfall Teaser Poster and Trailer Released
Posted June 4th, 2012
The first official teaser poster for the upcoming Bond 23 film Skyfall has been released, along with a 1m24s trailer. The poster features Daniel Craig affront a backdrop of a view through a gun barrel. The poster is obviously trying to go back to the roots of James Bond, for the 50th anniversary of the series.
Bond began in 1962 with the first film Dr. No that opened with the infamous gun barrel sequence. The sequence, showing the view through the barrel of an assassin's gun following Bond, before Bond quickly spins around and shoots him, has become a tradition, appearing in every official James Bond film.
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Ralph Fiennes On the James Bond Novels
Posted January 2nd, 2012
In an interview earlier today with the Daily Record, Ralph Fiennes talked about his love of the James Bond novels, admitting that he "used to be a complete nerd about the books and the detail in them. They are fantastic. There was Fleming's obsession with different kinds of champagne and caviar. He kind of fetishises these things."
Ralph will be playing an unknown character in the upcoming Bond 23 film, Skyfall, released next October. As is expected, he wouldn't reveal much about the character, but he did add that "I'm allowed to say that I'm a government agent." Is he misleading us, or will the Blofeld rumors prove to be wrong...
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Tom Mankiewicz's Autobiography Comes Out Next May
Posted December 29th, 2011
Tom Mankiewicz was a screenwriter, who had a long history with the James Bond series. He was first brought in for Diamonds Are Forever, to rework a screenplay started by Richard Maibaum. The producers thought that having an extra writer to improve the script would help entice Sean Connery back into the role.
Tom wrote the screenplay for the next film, Live and Let Die, alone, before collaborating with Maibaum for a second time on The Man with the Golden Gun. Tom came back to help on The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, but he was uncredited for those two films, and the extent of his work is unknown...
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Daniel Craig On Skyfall and his Break From Bond
Posted December 23rd, 2011
The Guardian has done another interview with Daniel Craig, discussing Skyfall as well as his latest film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Casino Royale director Martin Campbell also discusses his first impressions about Daniel, and his handling of the press.
When Martin Campbell, who had previously directed Goldeneye, came back for Casino Royale, Daniel Craig hadn't been cast yet. "Oddly enough, I wasn't sure about Daniel at first..."
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Screenwriter John Logan Talks Skyfall
Posted December 21st, 2011
John Logan, best known for writing the screenplays for the critically acclaimed Ridley Scott epic The Gladiator, and the tenth Star Trek film Star Trek Nemesis, is also writing for the upcoming Bond 23 film, Skyfall.
John recently did an interview with the Los Angeles based film review website Movieline, discussing his involvement with Skyfall, his collaborations with the crew, and his favourite James Bond films. More recently known for his work on the films Hugo, Coriolanus and Rango, John Logan will bring a lot to the table for Skyfall...
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Daniel Craig May Become The Longest Running 007
Posted December 18th, 2011
Producer Michael G. Wilson recently did an interview with The People, saying "I'd love Daniel to surpass Roger's record and do eight pictures. A lot of people have said Daniel's been their favourite Bond since Sean Connery and I can't argue with them. He's doing a great job."
This would make Daniel Craig the longest running James Bond actor, knocking Roger Moore (who did 7 films) and Sean Connery (who did 6 films for EON Productions, and 1 unofficial film) off the top of the list...
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Skyfall Crew Possibly Filming at Ascot Train Station
Posted December 18th, 2011
A picture posted on twitter suggests that the Second Unit crew on Skyfall are filming at the Ascot Racecourse railway station, in Berkshire, England. Just last month the film crew were shooting at the Ascot itself, using the grandstands to double for the Shanghai International Airport. The two are surprisingly similar architecturally, and the racecourse had also previously featured in A View To A Kill in 1985...