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The (00)7 Most Underrated James Bond Movies

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Don’t hit that ejector button, because it’s time to look at the (00)7 most underrated James Bond movies… Every fan has their favourite Bond films. Regular staples which appear high up in those lists include Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, GoldenEye, Casino Royale and Live and Let Die. There have also been some franchise howlers, […]

James Bond heading to Apple Arcade for Cypher 007

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Publisher Tilting Point, in partnership with MGM, will be bringing Cypher 007 to the Apple Arcade on 29th September.  This new James Bond top-down action title has been inspired by 60 years of Bond action and excitement.  You can see some of the spycraft excitement in the new trailer below…. James Bond’s adventures have attracted viewers […]

Comic Book Preview – 007: For King and Country #4

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Dynamite Entertainment releases 007: For King and Country #4 this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… The former 007 and 002 are tired of running from Myrmidon — time to take the fight back to their home turf in England’s green and pleasant land. 007: For King and […]

Christopher Nolan says “it would be an amazing privilege” to direct a James Bond movie

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Christopher Nolan is often brought up in the conversation of filmmakers to helm a James Bond movie, and he’s well aware of it. But he has a few conditions on what it would take to get him to direct a 007 entry. Speaking to the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Nolan dives into how much Bond […]

New James Bond movie titled Spectre – cast, car and synopsis also revealed

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Bond fans – the wait is finally over! Announced at Pinewood Studios today, we now know officially the new title for Sam Mendes’ Bond 24 – Spectre. Fans of the Bond franchise will certainly know what this is a nod to… Also announced today was that Bond will be driving the brand new Aston Martin […]

Spectre opens big in the US, but $15 million less than Skyfall

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James Bond’s 24th outing continues its dominance by opening to the number one position in the US box office, following on from its record breaking opening here in the UK. Opening on just under 4,000 theatres, Spectre brought in an estimated $73 million for Sony, which already makes it the eighth biggest Bond movie in the […]

“Disgusting” James Bond backlash turned Idris Elba away from 007 role

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While out promoting his latest action-hero role in Apple TV+’s Hijack, Idris Elba has been speaking about being perennially linked with playing 007, revealing that he was put off by the racist backlash he faced at the suggestion he could be the next James Bond.  Elba was appearing on the latest edition of the SmartLess […]

Comic Book Preview – 007: For King and Country #3

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007: For King and Country #3 is out on Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you below courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment… With another Double-O agent in hot pursuit, James Bond and Gwen Gann seek out an old ally to help them on their mission to take down Myrmidon. But Bond learns that even […]

Casino Royale director recalls Henry Cavill’s 007 audition: “Henry would have made an excellent Bond”

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We know Henry Cavill was almost James Bond in the early 00s, but now we are getting more insight from Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. In a new interview with Express UK, the filmmaker looks back at a time when Cavill was almost the iconic 007. “He looked great in the audition. His acting was […]

Is John Wick the Best Action Franchise of All Time?

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In the wake of John Wick: Chapter 4, we look at whether Keanu’s iconic franchise has now become the best action series of all time… What is the best action franchise? Which series of three or more films have the most consistent levels of quality? It’s pretty hard to look beyond John Wick, which has […]