The original films were based on the fifteen novels written by Ian Fleming; but after the last of these was made into a film, it was clear that Hollywood was not going to stop! Bond films are too popular and too profitable to abandon. So Hollywood has invented new James Bond stories.....
Will the next James Bond be Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lucien Laviscount, James Norton or someone unknown?
James Bond being fitted for a bespoke suit in Live and Let Die The brown suit jacket that Bond is fitted in is a Cyril Castle suit in universe because when Bond removes the jacket a black label with gold script letting that reads ‘Cyril A. Castle’ is visible. It was not likely a ...
In the first Bond novel, Ian Fleming told us that James Bond was the son of a Scottish father and an Asian mother. But perhaps this was not really true. The title of the 19th Bond film, "The World Is Not Enough," was based on the Latin motto of the Bond family, which is mentione...
Karloff portrayed the character in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939); his number of portrayals was only matched by Glenn Strange 10 years later. Although he might not have been technically the classic Creation, Peter Boyle portra...
Nelson was the first to introduce Bond to the world on screen, and he made his debut through a live TV adaptation of Casino Royale on CBS' anthology series Climax! Nelson was the only American Bond (known as Jimmy Bond), and he was well-received by audiences when the show aired in ...
It shouldn't be surprising that Connery, a veteran of seven decades of acting, comprising roles in The Man Who Would Be King, The Untouchables, The Hunt for Red October, The Rock, and the original James Bond films, elicited noteworthy responses. But what might be surprising is the diversity...
Felix Leiter has been a part of theJames Bondfranchise for as long as the British secret agent himself, with numerous actors stepping in to play the role. The American secret agent first appeared in Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novel, “Casino Royale”. The character’s name was borro...
• When stacked up, the original manuscript of Gone With the Wind stood taller than Margaret Mitchell, its 4' 9 1/2" author • Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, was part of the Allied team that cracked the Nazi’s Enigma code • Leo Tolstoy’s wife copied War and Peace by ha...
C WAS THE original M, the first head of the Secret Service and the prototype of James Bond's boss. The initial, standing for Cumming (not Chief) and always written in green ink, was the mark of an eccentric character. In fact, Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming, who founded what became MI6...