James Bond News

The writers behind Casino Royale reflect on Bond’s next reinvention. Twenty years after Daniel Craig first appeared as James Bond in Casino Royale, writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been looking back at how the series managed to reinvent itself, and at the task now facing the team behind Bond 26. Purvis and Wade […]

Michel Legrand’s score is returning in a limited edition of 5,000 copies. La-La Land Records has announced an expanded and remastered two-CD edition of Michel Legrand’s score for Never Say Never Again, Sean Connery’s final appearance as James Bond on the big screen. The 1983 film was made outside the Eon Productions series and retold […]

The New Zealand actor tested to replace Roger Moore as James Bond. I was sorry to read of the death of Sam Neill this morning, at the age of 78. While he never appeared in a Bond film, he screen tested for the role in 1986 as the producers looked for Roger Moore’s replacement. He […]

A years-long stalking case ends with an indefinite hospital order. A man who stalked Barbara Broccoli for several years has been given an indefinite hospital order. Daniel Wilson, 37, admitted stalking Broccoli between April 2022 and February 2025, causing serious alarm or distress. He also admitted breaching a restraining order. The court heard Wilson believed […]

August could prove a decisive month in the search for the next James Bond. Actors hoping to become the seventh official screen 007 are reportedly being contacted ahead of a fresh round of Bond 26 auditions scheduled for later this summer. According to Deadline, director Denis Villeneuve and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman have […]

Big Finish and Ian Fleming Publications have announced the actors who will bring Young Bond to life. While Bond fans continue to wait for the next big-screen 007, another official James Bond has now been cast. Isaac Rouse will play the teenage Bond in Big Finish’s forthcoming adaptation of SilverFin, with Charlotte McBurney cast as […]

Mike Hopkins has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to James Bond as a theatrical franchise Amazon MGM Studios boss Mike Hopkins has said he would be “shocked” if James Bond’s future moved away from cinemas. Speaking to Cynthia Littleton on Variety’s Strictly Business podcast, Hopkins said Bond was “a big part” of Amazon’s pursuit of MGM. […]

The gaming giant says the start is only the beginning for 007 First Light. The company has laid out the first year of updates for 007 First Light, with new missions, returning locations and regular Tactical Simulation content planned over the next 12 months. The roadmap follows a strong launch for the Bond game, which […]

Thomas Newman’s music for SPECTRE is being released as a remastered 2-CD limited edition. La-La Land Records has announced a 10th anniversary expanded and remastered edition of Thomas Newman’s score for SPECTRE, limited to 5,000 copies. The new 2-CD set runs to a two-hour score presentation, with the music arranged in the order it appears […]

Felix Leiter, Young Bond and Ian Fleming himself return in new 2026 releases. Ian Fleming Publications has announced three new Bond-related projects for 2026, though the striking thing is how firmly they all look backwards. At a moment when Bond fans are waiting to see what Amazon MGM Studios does with Bond 26 under Denis […]