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Bond producers address casting process and Idris Elba links

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If you’ve been on the internet at any point over the past few years, you’ve seen the rise and near-fall of the “Idris For Bond” campaign. Many want the famous English actor to take on the role of James Bond in the new set of Bond movies. Even the producer behind the franchise, Barbara Broccoli, […]

Lea Seydoux teases possible Madeleine Swann return in the next James Bond

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Having become the first Bond Girl since Sylvia Trench to return for a second movie, actress Lea Seydoux has been discussing the possibility of her character Dr. Madelieine Swann making her return to the James Bond universe, despite the rather definitive ending to the Daniel Craig era of 007 in last year’s No Time To […]

Comic Book Preview – 007 #2

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Dynamite Entertainment’s James Bond series 007 continues this week with the release of the second issue, and you can check out the official preview here…   “The day you stop learning…stop moving forward…is the day you die, they say.” James Bond mourns a lost love even as he closes in on a clandestine organization whose […]

Comic Book Preview – 007 #1

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Dynamite Entertainment launches its new James Bond series 007 this Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the first issue for you here…   DYNAMITE WELCOMES PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON TO THE WORLD OF 007! JAMES BOND MUST AVENGE THE DEATH OF HIS MENTOR! OO7 is back in action! After a high-stakes rescue mission is […]

Barbara Broccoli says the next Bond will be a “reinvention” and is “at least two years away” from filming

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With Daniel Craig’s time as 007 coming to an end with the long-delayed, long-awaited release of No Time to Die last year, producer Barbara Broccoli has been chatting to Deadline about the future of Ian Fleming’s iconic super spy, and it seems we’re going to have to wait a while before James Bond makes his […]

Ian Fleming’s James Bond will return in new 007 series from Dynamite Entertainment

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced that Ian Fleming’s super spy James Bond will return this August with the launch of the brand new comic book series 007 from acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics, Alien) and artist Marco Finnegan. “Contributing to the generations-long saga of James Bond is a great honor and a ton of […]

Danny Boyle says James Bond producers lost confidence in his Russia-based 007 movie

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No Time to Die’s journey to the big-screen was a long, arduous, pandemic delayed one, but it’s easy to forget that even before all that Daniel Craig’s swansong was already subject to upheaval  when Danny Boyle exited the project due to creative differences with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Now the Trainspotting director […]

Paul Verhoeven is disappointed that Bond ditched sex in No Time to Die

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While No Time To Die marked the end of Daniel Craig’s time as 007, it also signalled a new direction for the long-running spy series as Eon looked to modernise the character and his approach towards the opposite sex. However, it seems the decision to do away with one of the franchise’s hallmarks – James […]

Comic Book Preview – James Bond: Himeros #5

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It’s the explosive conclusion to James Bond: Himeros this week, and you can check out the official preview of the fifth and final issue of the limited series here courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment… It’s all led to this as Bond and Richmond face their last challenge. The most exciting James Bond adventure hurtles towards an […]

Comic Book Preview – James Bond: Himeros #4

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Coinciding with its release this week, Dynamite Entertainment has shared the official preview for James Bond: Himeros #4; check it out here… James Bond has survived a series of deadly assaults as he and Sarah Richmond make it to Wilhelm’s island. Amidst the traumatic memories the island unleashes, will they find what they’re looking for […]