July 2nd, 2026
by Q-branch staff
Nina Gold’s reported involvement points to Bond 26 entering a more serious stage of development. Reports that Nina Gold is involved in casting Bond 26 are among the more interesting developments since Denis Villeneuve was announced as director. Most discussion about the next James Bond has centred on actors. Every few weeks another name appears, […]
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June 13th, 2026
by David Leigh
The world James Bond was designed for no longer exists — and that may be both the franchise’s biggest problem and the reason it still survives. Once upon a time, James Bond operated in a world where one mistake could start a nuclear war — but nobody was coming to help him. In Fleming’s novels […]
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June 13th, 2026
by David Leigh
Professor James Chapman joins The 007 Files to separate Bond history from myth. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Professor James Chapman, author of Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films, joins The 007 Files to discuss Bond, film history and the stories that cling to 007. He starts with […]
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June 11th, 2026
by David Leigh
Forget rankings and top ten lists. The completely unofficial James Bond World Cup gives every film the chance to fight its way to the title. A little while ago I started thinking about running a poll to discover Bond fans’ favourite film. The problem was working out the best way to do it. A simple […]
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June 6th, 2026
by David Leigh
Kim Sherwood on writing a Double O trilogy built around Bond’s absence, and what happens when Fleming’s world moves into a more unstable age. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Kim Sherwood’s Double O trilogy begins with a simple but risky idea: James Bond has disappeared, and the world he occupied has to […]
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May 28th, 2026
by David Leigh
Today marks the anniversary of the birth Ian Fleming, the author who introduced the world to James Bond in Casino Royale and went on to write a total of fourteen James Bond books. Born in Mayfair on 28 May 1908, during the war Fleming excelled as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence. In this capacity he […]
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May 26th, 2026
by Q-branch staff
From the Aston Martin DB5 and Connery’s Bond films to Fleming’s novels and Bond soundtracks, here are seven gifts Bond fans would genuinely want to own. Buying gifts for James Bond fans can be surprisingly difficult. Most already own the films. Many already have shelves full of Bond books, posters and memorabilia. And once you […]
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May 19th, 2026
by David Leigh
Amazon MGM’s real task isn’t finding a new James Bond, but deciding what James Bond is. It has been just over a year since Amazon MGM took over creative control of James Bond, but so far there is little visible progress. Of course we have new producers, a director has been appointed, and a writer […]
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May 9th, 2026
by David Leigh
What it really takes to put a Bond music tour on the road — from financial pressure and near collapse to performing at the memorial for Roger Moore. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode of The 007 Files, Warren Ringham, founder of Q The Music, breaks down what it actually takes to take the […]
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May 2nd, 2026
by David Leigh
When Amazon MGM mentioned Bond 26 at CinemaCon they added nothing new. For many Bond fans, that raises a question: is something wrong? 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode of The 007 Files, we break down what actually happened at CinemaCon, what Courtenay Valenti said about the next James Bond film, and why the […]
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