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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 […]

Comic Book Preview – James Bond: 007 #6

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Dynamite Entertainment releases James Bond: 007 #6 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below; check it out… As time runs out for 007 to stop the deployment of the STALVODA compound, he does what any good agent would do when faced with hopeless odds — he calls in […]

Comic Book Preview – 007: Myrmidon

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Dynamite Entertainment collects writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Marco Finnegan’s 2002 series 007: Myrmidon in hardcover form this week, and you can get yourself a sneak peek with the official preview below… 007 is back in action! After a high-stakes rescue mission is mysteriously, violently sabotaged, Bond’s future at MI6 hangs in the balance. […]

Comic Book Preview – James Bond: 007 #5

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Dynamite Entertainment releases James Bond: 007 #5 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview… Hot on the trail of the stolen STALVODA compound, Bond finds himself in strife-torn Syria, where an old ally may be able to provide some new intelligence. But when 007 […]

Comic Book Preview – James Bond: 007 #4

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Dynamite Entertainment releases James Bond: 007 #4 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you below; take a look… Returning from a death-defying trip to the International Space Station, Bond resumes his search for the stolen STALVODA formula. But once he discovers where the trail ultimately leads, the legendary Double O agent finds […]