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FSWL contributor Greg Bechtloff, one of our agents in Los Angeles, has noted 25 Observations after seeing the first trailer for No Time To Die (2020). Bechtloff calls it Manufacturing Awe.
Published: 2019-12-05
The first official trailer for No Time To Die (2020) arrived on Wednesday 4 December via the official James Bond channels. On our site you can also watch a clip from the Good Morning America show in New York with the stars of the film in attendance including Daniel Craig.
Published: 2019-12-04
Character posters for No Time To Die (2020), the 25th James Bond adventure from Eon Productions, was revealed today featuring six of the cast members: Daniel Craig as James Bond, Léa Seydoux as Madeline Swann, Rami Malek as Safin, Lashana Lynch as Nomi, Ben Whishaw as Q and Ana de Armas as Paloma. The film is released worldwide in April 2020.
Published: 2019-12-03
In accordance with what FSWL previously reported, there has now also been official confirmation that the first trailer for No Time To Die, the 25th James Bond adventure from Eon Productions and most likely Daniel Craig's fifth and final film as Ian Fleming's agent 007, will be released on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.
Published: 2019-12-02
No Time To Die, the 25th James Bond film from Eon Productions and Daniel Craig's fifth film as Ian Fleming's secret agent 007, premieres in the UK on April 2, 2020. Thanks to SF Studios, Universal Pictures and our international team of contributors we can now confirm more release dates around the world. Keep an eye out on this page for more confirmed release dates. FSWL can also confirm that the official teaser trailer for the film will be released on Tuesday, December 4, 2019 (December 5th depending on the time zone you are in).
Published: 2019-11-30
James Bond actor Daniel Craig stars in Knives Out opposite new Bond girl Ana De Armas (Paloma in the 2020 film No Time To Die). Knives Out is written and directed by Rian Johnson and premieres at cinemas on Thanksgiving Day 2019.
Published: 2019-11-28
Hot on the heels of The World Of GoldenEye, Nicolás Suszczyk turns his attention from his favourite Bond film to his favourite actor as James Bond – Pierce Brosnan. Suszcyk's latest book, The Bond Of The Millenium, was published in August 2019. Read our review by FSWL contributor Brian Smith, our man in Scotland.
Published: 2019-11-26
A special box containing Daniel Craig's first four James Bond films from 2006's Casino Royale (directed by Martin Campbell) to 2015's SPECTRE (directed by Sam Mendes) at a very good price (according to Prisjakt) from From Sweden with Love. Release date: 15th November, 2019
Published: 2019-11-25
FSWL contributor Brian Smith reviews The World Of GoldenEye written by Nicolás Suszczyk. This book is an affectionate look at the seventeenth James Bond film - a scholarly study of the film’s themes, its place at the end of the cold war and within popular culture. Suszczyk makes some insightful observations. While acknowledging the film is not based on any Ian Fleming book, he notes the similarities which may have influenced the film’s script. Bond’s disabling of Spang’s train in the 1956 novel Diamonds are Forever is similar to Bond stopping the villain’s armoured train, and Fleming’s disfigured villain Sir Hugo Drax from 1955’s Moonraker may have influenced the similarly scarred Alec Trevelyan. It is pleasing to know that this author knows his Fleming.
Published: 2019-11-24
Last night, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Daniel Craig confirmed that No Time To Die (due for release in April 2020) is his last James Bond film. This marks the end of an era with Craig being the longest serving 007 actor all time. (George Lazenby is still the youngest.)
Published: 2019-11-23
Roger Moore’s fourth outing as Ian Fleming's 007 proves that all Bond films can be rehabilitated and even revered over time. This is part III of the Four-Way James Bond anniversaries in 2019 series written by FSWL contributor Greg Bechtloff.
Published: 2019-11-19
On this day in Bond history, 20 years ago, The World Is Not Enough (1999), Pierce Brosnan's third film as Ian Fleming's James Bond, premiered at cinemas. TWINE was first released in USA on 19th November 1999. The UK premiere took place on 26th December. In Sweden, the film was released on 8th December 1999.
Published: 2019-11-19
For almost 60 years he photographed “anyone who was anyone” from movie and rock stars to British royalty. As the photographic legend himself put it, “I photographed everyone worth photographing.” That lineup included the world of 007 – starting with the 1964 film Goldfinger, Terry O’Neill photographed every Bond, including Daniel Craig. His 00 portfolio even featured the 1967 “unofficial” spoof, Casino Royale.
Published: 2019-11-17
Jim Dowdall's love of everything military is certainly a major factor in his career. If you are a director and you want to recreate a battle sequence as if you were there at the time Jim will not only find a way of doing just that but will also dig up actual vehicles, the correct time of day the battle was fought and a number of engines that were likely to have been used in that period. He is a master of authenticity.
Published: 2019-11-14
No Time To Die is the first movie to feature Land Rover’s new Defender model. The New Defender, will appear in a chase sequence and has been tested by the experts in the 007 stunt team in the most extreme off-road conditions, demonstrating its unstoppable nature. Footage captured during filming of the upcoming movie gives a unique, behind-the-scenes view of stunt coordinator Lee Morrison and stunt driver Jessica Hawkins at work.
Published: 2019-11-13
2019 marks the Pearl Anniversary for the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton as Ian Fleming's 007. This is part II of the Four-Way James Bond anniversaries in 2019 series written by FSWL contributor Greg Bechtloff.
Published: 2019-11-11
A look at MAN ON FIRE - The Life and Other Accidents of Stuntman Jim Dowdall which was published on 24th October 2019 with a Foreword by James May. British stuntman Jim Dowdall worked on many James Bond adventures including all four films starring Pierce Brosnan as Ian Fleming's 007.
Published: 2019-11-10
This lavish coffee table hardback takes readers behind the scenes of the 25th official James Bond film and reveals the locations, characters, gadgets, weapons, and cars of No Time To Die, with exclusive on-set photography, concept art, costume designs, and more, accompanied by cast and crew interviews.
Published: 2019-11-09
To celebrate this landmark anniversary, guest of honour Michael G. Wilson, producer of the James Bond films, was joined by an exclusive list of invitees. The evening paid tribute to the shared history of the two brands dating back to 1979, when Champagne Bollinger become the Official Champagne of Britain's most famous secret agent upon the release of Moonraker starring Roger Moore.
Published: 2019-11-08
Lashana Lynch and Ana de Armas in an exclusive interview with The Hollywod Reporter to start promotion of next year's James Bond film, No Time To Die.
Published: 2019-11-06
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