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Become James Bond with 007 First Light trailer

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While James Bond’s cinematic future may be in flux, the world’s most recognizable and iconic super spy is about to get a new iteration in video game format in IO Interactive’s 007 First Light, a fresh take on Bond’s origin story into a double-0 agent. IO has been developing 007 First Light for several years after […]

Comic Book Preview – James Bond 007: Your Cold, Cold Heart

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This week sees the release of James Bond 007: Your Cold, Cold Heart, Dynamite Entertainment’s hardcover collection of the six-issue limited series from writer Garth Ennis and artist Rapha Lobosco; get yourself a sneak peek below… Codename: Stalvoda Translation (from Russian): Steel Water It kills without trace. Puts unspeakable power in the hands of a […]

James Bond: Sean Connery 6-Film Collection sets 4K Ultra HD release

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MGM has announced the 4K Ultra HD release of The Sean Connery Collection, which contains all six films from the actor’s time as Secret Service agent James Bond – Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever -and will be available as both a standard 6-disc collection […]

Amy Pascal and David Heyman to produce next James Bond film for Amazon MGM

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With Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson relinquishing creative control of the James Bond rights in a deal with Amazon MGM last month, 007’s next outing will mark the first official big screen outing for Ian Fleming’s super spy without the involvement of the Broccoli family since Eon launched the film series back in 1962 […]

What Will Amazon Do with James Bond?

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Will James Bond deliver next-day parcels? What can we expect from Amazon’s 007? It didn’t come with a huge amount of surprise that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, after decades of overseeing the cinematic adventures of James Bond, would finally call it a day. Nor was it a surprise that following Amazon’s purchase of […]

Amazon MGM to take creative control of the James Bond franchise

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It is the end of an era as longtime James Bond 007 producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are stepping back from their producing roles and giving creative control to Amazon MGM for future installments in the long-running and iconic franchise of the world’s most famous superspy. The 007 series has been under the control of […]

Comic Book Preview – 007: For King and Country

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Dynamite Entertainment collects issues #1-6 of writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Giorgio Spalletta’s 007: For King and Country in hardcover format this week; check out the official preview and cover gallery below… Accused of murder on British soil, James Bond has been branded a traitor by his own government. As M sends the entire […]

10 Movie Franchises That Need To End

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With a remake, reboot, or sequel every week, it’s time to look at ten franchises that need to end… Look at a coming soon list of mainstream movies across the next 12 months and you’ll notice something. The titles all seem familiar. We’ve been there and we’ve done it already. Sometimes for 10 movies no […]

Why John Wick and Ethan Hunt rule the action genre

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the John Wick and Mission: Impossible franchises, the current best in action cinema… Some Spoilers follow: So Mr. Wick has just come out for his third adventure. Some suggestion beforehand had hinted it could potentially be his last. Three can often be a good number to close with. Of course that […]