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Anders Frejdh lists From Sweden with Love's Top 2025 books and films
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2025-12-31
2025-12-31
Former James Bond actors Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig has kept themselves busy with films released in 2025 while George Lazenby provided the foreword for a new coffee table book with hundreds of previously unpublished pictures from the making of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Top 007 adjacent films released in 2025
• 001 Pierce Brosnan and Naomie Harris in Steven Soderbergh's spy caper Black Bag available on Prime Video
Slick, smart, domestic spy caper from the acclaimed director who rates On Her Majesty’s Secret Service as his #1 James Bond film. Nice to spot From Sweden with Love reader Roland Hasler as an extra in a scene with Cate Blanchett.
• 002 Daniel Craig three-peats as Rian Johnson's Southern beau detective Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on Netflix
Meta-Agatha Christie fun with 007 alumni Andrew Scott and Jeffrey Wright. Imagine a fourth Blanc film with George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan cameo-ing.
Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor in a scene from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
• 003 Pierce Brosnan in Chris Columbus' film adaptation of the Richard Osman bestseller, The Thursday Murder Club, on Netflix
Gentle 007/Christie crossover fun. Imagine a sequel with George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig cameo-ing.
• 004 Tom Cruise as Bruce Geller's IMF agent Ethan Hunt in Christoper McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Prime Video
Last 007 pretender standing in an ambitious forced series finale which had increasingly been inspired by John Glen's eighties Bond innovative action set-pieces.
• 005 Idris Elba in action comedy Heads Of State on Prime Video
Alleged once 007 candidate stars as British Prime Minister paired with John Cena's US President(!) in a very silly but very entertaining movie.
• 006 Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright in Oliver Assayas' post Cold War satire The Wizard of the Kremlin
Topical intelligence fable about the final years of the Soviet Union and the rise to power of a young Vladimir Putin (portrayed by Jude Law).
• 007 Joel Kinnaman in unexpectedly excellent thriller Icefall on Prime Video
Sweden's finest action star in an exciting Dances With Wolves meets Cliffhanger romp.
Top James Bond related books published in 2025
• 001 The Blofeld Files written by Peter Waelty and Steffen Appel
Superb, richly detailed and illustrated On Her Majesty’s Secret Service book with contributions from George Lazenby and yours truly.
Order The Blofeld Files from the official book page or Amazon.de.
• 002 Darker Than The Sun: An Atlas Of James Bond Movie Locations written by Matthew Field & Ajay Chowdhury
A very entertaining 007 travel guide unlike any other with brand new filmmaker and cast insights, specialist maps and many unpublished pictures some supplied by yours truly.
Order Darker Than The Sun from Amazon UK or Amazon.com.
• 003 Quantum Of Menace written by Vaseem Khan
Major Boothroyd meets Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club in a very well written 007 spin-off. Read Brian James Smith's review of Quantum of Menace.
Order Quantum Of Menace from Amazon UK or Amazon.com.
• 004 James Bond Cars written by Chris Corbould
Assouline's latest beautiful official boutique Bond book by 007 effects maestro.
Order James Bond Cars from Assouline or the official 007 Store.
• 005 The James Bond Lover's Guide to Britain written by Edward Biddulph
An accessible yet scholastic well-researched journey through the literary and cinematic sites 007's homeland.
Order The James Bond Lover's Guide to Britain from Amazon UK or Amazon.com.
• 006 Being James Bond: Volume Two written by Joseph W. Darlington
A fun biographical guide to actually living the Bond lifestyle being Joe Darlington.
Order Being James Bond: Volume Two from Amazon UK or Amazon.com.
• 007 The Novel and the Deep Blue Sea: The story behind Never Say Never Again written by Bryan Tyrrell
This slight, self-published tome is a must-read for everyone who want to know the full story behind Sean Connery's seventh and final James Bond film.
Order The Novel and the Deep Blue Sea: The story behind Never Say Never Again from Buy The Book.
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