Sir Ken Adam 1921-2016 Sir Ken Adam has died aged 95. He made many iconic set designs for seven James Bond films in the 60s and 70s. His wonderful extravagant designs – such as those on The Spy Who Loved Me – are one of the most memorable parts of the Bond series. He worked…
Sir Christopher Lee has died aged 93. The English actor was of course Scaramanga in The Man With the Golden Gun. Lee was Ian Fleming’s step cousin, and was in fact offered the role of Dr No by Fleming in the first Bond film. But Joseph Wiseman had already been cast by the producers and…
The Spectre teaser trailer has been released. Looks like more dour stuff.
Louis Joudan has died aged 93. Louis was a French actor who found fame as an actor in film, tv and on the stage. A suave actor he had many memorable roles. One of these was as the evil villian Kamal Khan in Octopussy. RIP Louis.
First look of Daniel Craig in his latest “Bond” movie Spectre Director Sam Mendes hinted at more made up backstories for the Bond characters: “He is on the hunt, on the trail, of somebody. You don’t know why, you don’t know what he’s doing there. That sense that something is up is also tied to…
Blofeld and SPECTRE to return? Eon have finally regained Kevin McClory’s Bond rights which include the character of Blofeld. The Eon statement said: Los Angeles, CA (November 15, 2013) – Danjaq, LLC, the producer of the James Bond films, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the longtime distributor of the Bond films, along with the estate and family…
An extract from a 1952 draft of the first Bond novel, Casino Royale revealed that the novelist had another name in mind for his most famous creation. “Ian’s first idea was to give James Bond an assumed name as his cover,” niece Kate Grimond told the Sunday Times of London (Grimond’s family owns the draft).…