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10 Actors Who Almost Became James Bond

November 17, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s time to look back at some of the James Bond contenders from years gone by… As we eagerly (or maybe not that eagerly) await final confirmation as to who will play James Bond in the new Amazon era, under the auteur gaze of Denis Villeneuve, there have been lots of rumours and names in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Cary Grant, Casino Royale, Christopher Lambert, Clint Eastwood, Clive Owen, Croupier, Daniel Craig, David Niven, Dr. No, george lazenby, GoldenEye, Henry Cavill, Ian Ogilvy, James Bond, James Mason, Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Moonraker, Octopussy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Paul mcGann, Pierce Brosnan, ralph fiennes, Roger Moore, Sam Neill, Sean Connery, Terence Stamp, The Living Daylights, The Man From Uncle, Timothy Dalton, Tomorrow Never Dies

10 Great Action Movies from 1995

May 6, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a trip back 30 years to high kick through ten essential action movies from 1995… Action films in the 90s were a mixed bag, to say the least. A lot of the stylistic trends in that era of cinema didn’t particularly date well, at least to the comparatively simplistic way of shooting action […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Assassins, Bad Boys, Crying Freeman, Desperado, Die Hard with a Vengeance, GoldenEye, Last Man Standing, Rumble in the Bronx, sudden death, The Shooter, Tough And Deadly

Five Directors Who Could Make James Bond Great Again

October 22, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look at five directors who could resurrect Bond and make the character great again… Since Daniel Craig handed in his PPK and called it a day as James Bond, the big talk has been mostly focused on who will take over the 007 moniker and start a new iteration of the iconic […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Casino Royale, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, GoldenEye, James Bond, Michael Fassbender, No Time to Die, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Pierce Brosnan, Quantum of Solace, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Spectre, Steve McQueen, Timothy Dalton

GoldenEye: The Film That Revitalised the James Bond Franchise

November 20, 2023 by Ricky Church

Ricky Church on 1995’s GoldenEye, and how it revitalised the Bond franchise… For a film franchise as long-lasting and famous as James Bond, it is hard to believe there has been a point during the secret agent’s 60 year onscreen career that it ever seemed likely there would be no more films featuring 007, yet […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Ricky Church, Top Stories Tagged With: GoldenEye, Goldeneye 64, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean

GoldenEye 007 coming to Xbox GamePass and Nintendo Switch Online this week

January 25, 2023 by Ricky Church

James Bond is a legend on the big screen, but saying his name can bring to mind the legendary GoldenEye 007 video game for Nintendo’s N64 system. Even 25 years after its release, it is still hailed as one of the most groundbreaking and fun games ever released for defining first-person shooters and revolutionary multiplayer. Now fans […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: GoldenEye, GoldenEye 007, James Bond, Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox Games Pass

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains

May 1, 2020 by Chris Gelderd

Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: A View to a Kill, Casino Royale, Christopher Lee, Christopher Walken, Curd Jürgens, Daniel Craig, Donald Pleasance, From Russia With Love, Gert Fröbe, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, James Bond, Licence to Kill, mads mikkelsen, Michael Lonsdale, Moonraker, No Time to Die, Robert Davi, Robert Shaw, Sean Bean, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Allies

April 22, 2020 by Chris Gelderd

Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond allies… You can’t save the world alone. Very true, even when you’re the world’s greatest secret agent. During the 58 years on screen, James Bond has travelled the world and defeated the most dangerous and brilliant criminal minds ever seen. But for all the bullets, bombs and […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: A View to a Kill, Casino Royale, Diamonds Are Forever, Die Another Day, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, James Bond, Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, No Time to Die, Octopussy, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Stunts

April 6, 2020 by Chris Gelderd

Chris Gelderd on the top 10 James Bond stunts… From a complicated fight arrangement in 1962s Dr. No that saw stuntman Bob Simmons double Sean Connery, to a set explosion that became a Guinness World Record Breaker in 2015s Spectre, the James Bond films have had one thread running through them that thrills audience as […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye, James Bond, Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die, No Time to Die, The Living Daylights, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, You Only Live Twice

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Vehicles

March 6, 2020 by Chris Gelderd

From a 1930 Bentley to a Saab 900 Turbo in the novels, and a basic Sunbeam Alpine to a gleaming Aston Martin DB9 in the films, James Bond has had his fair share of vehicles; some as government property, others public and the odd one stolen. As well as evil villains, theme tunes and glamorous […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: Casino Royale, Die Another Day, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, James Bond, Licence to Kill, Live and Let Die, No Time to Die, Skyfall, Spectre, The Living Daylights, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World Is Not Enough, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies, You Only Live Twice

Funko unveils new James Bond Pop! Vinyl figures

July 22, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Funko has unveiled a new wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the Bond franchise which includes Daniel Craig’s 007 from Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Spectre, and Pierce Brosnan’s Bond from GoldenEye, as well as M, Honey Ryder, Baron Samedi, Le Chiffre, and Eve Moneypenny; take a look here… Bond has left active […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Bond, Casino Royale, Funko, GoldenEye, Quantum of Solace, Spectre

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