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Dynamite Entertainment to explore the origin of James Bond with new series

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced that it is set to explore the early World War II adventures of the future 007 with the new comic book series James Bond Origin from writer Jeff Parker (Batman ’66) and artist Bob Q (The Green Hornet). MARCH, 1941: Seventeen-year-old James Bond is a restless student in Scotland, an orphan, […]

Boycotting films is not only pointless, but hurtful to the franchise

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Ricky Church on boycotting movies… Since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December, Star Wars fandom has been divided to say the least. Some ‘fans’ who hated The Last Jedi have been extremely vocal in their utter hatred of the film, going so far as to demand Lucasfilm and Disney retcon it […]

Mark Strong joins Bond 25?

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Now that Danny Boyle is officially on board to direct, casting rumours are starting to pick up on next year’s 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise. Earlier this month it was rumoured that Helena Bonham Carter and Angelina Jolie are in contention for the villain in Bond 25, and now reports are circulating that […]

Rumour: Helena Bonham Carter and Angelina Jolie wanted for the villain in Bond 25

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Now that Danny Boyle is officially on board for Bond 25, the British tabloid rumour mill is churning once again, with The Daily Mirror reporting that Boyle and the film’s producers are eyeing Helena Bonham Carter for the villain of the new 007 adventure. You may want to have a pinch of salt handy here, […]

The Good and Bad of Danny Boyle’s Bond

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Neil Calloway looks at the pitfalls and pluses of Danny Boyle directing the new Bond… After months of speculation, it’s finally been confirmed that Danny Boyle is to direct the next Bond film. First he has to get through the ordeal of making a Richard Curtis script into a film starring Ed Sheeran (just typing that […]

Bond 25 is officially a go with Danny Boyle directing

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Earlier this year it was announced that Danny Boyle was circling the director’s chair on Bond 25, with his regular collaborator John Hodge penning a screenplay which – if approved by MGN and Eon – would serve as the next instalment in the long-running spy series. Well, we now have official confirmation of Boyle’s involvement, […]

Denis Villeneuve explains why he passed on directing Bond 25

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Now that Daniel Craig is officially on board to return as 007 and a November 2019 release date has been set, Eon is currently searching for a director to succeed Skyfall and Spectre helmer Sam Mendes and take the reins on Bond 25. Last year, it was reported that Yann Demange (’71), David Mackenzie (Hell or High […]