The casting of James Bond has been met with much intrigue and myth over the years.
- Professor of Film Studies, University of Leicester
It’s the story of a man who just wants to get home for Christmas.
The working-class lad from Edinburgh rose to become a screen icon and one of the world’s most instantly recognisable stars.
It’s time for a new Bond – what about a woman? Two academics debate the cultural implications of changing the spy’s gender.
Many onlookers were shocked when a bus blew up on a London bridge for a film stunt, but at least no one was hurt. There is a long history of serious accidents and fatalities on set.
Bond has been subject to many further adventures under different authors, and they’re a mixed bag, to say the least.
The next James Bond film – the 24th in the series that began with Dr No in 1962 – is to be called Spectre. Although the plot remains a closely-guarded secret, the name reveals more than it lets on. Spectre…
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