Photo: Qian Jun/MB Media (Getty Images) For those of us of a certain age — people whose formative years happened between 1960 and 2021 — there’s a very specific way that Aston Martin cars look. Sleek, silver, that sort of oval-ish grille — the image that shows up in Bond film after Bond film, which … Read more
In total there have been 25 official James Bond movies to date including No Time To Die. During the promotion of his final and final 007 movie, Daniel Craig shared his favourite of the lot from the last 60 years. And the 56-year-old’s top Bond movie turns out to be a Sean Connery classic. During … Read more
Sir Roger Moore may have been a fan of Daniel Craig’s 007, but it turns out he didn’t have much positive to say about 2008’s Quantum of Solace, which is on ITV1 this evening. A follow-up to the out-going star’s James Bond debut Casino Royale, the direct sequel suffered in the writers’ strike and wasn’t … Read more
James Bond icon Sean Connery and Miss Moneypenny actress Lois Maxwell (Image: GETTY) There have been 25 official EON James Bond films so far, from Dr No to No Time To Die. Plus, of course, the non-canon Peter Sellers spoof Casino Royal and Sean Connery’s rogue Never Say Never Again. Everyone has their favourite 007 … Read more
Roger Moore was always the consummate gentleman – and it was not an act. Numerous friends and co-stars attested to his kindness and thoughtfulness. It was very out of character for the English actor to speak ill of anyone, but he shocked a live audience when he spilled the outrageous details about a fellow star. … Read more
James Bond star Sir Roger Moore died seven years ago aged 89 on May 23, 2017. The acting legend starred in more official 007 movies than any other actor – even surpassing Sir Sean Connery whose Never Say Never Again wasn’t made by EON Productions. In fact, when The Saint actor was cast in 1973’s … Read more
Dr. No: Sean Connery stars as James Bond in 1962 David Niven, Patrick McGoohan, James Mason, Rex Harrison, Stewart Granger and Richard Burton. All were approved by James Bond creator Ian Fleming to play the role of his secret agent. All fell through. Producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, meanwhile, actually lined up Cary Grant … Read more
She’s been a household name for six decades and still looks spectacular on a red carpet but Jane Seymour was understandably nervous when she first met Roger Moore on the set of the latest James Bond film Live and Let Die. The English Rose had only received her big break just two years before in … Read more
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is hotly tipped to be the next James Bond and continues to dodge questions in his coy interactions with reporters. In the meantime, the rising star’s new action movie Kraven the Hunter has been delayed once again. The Sony Spider-Man spin-off, set in another universe to Tom Holland MCU movies, was originally set … Read more
Back in 2020, Pointless presenter Richard Osman published his debut novel about a group of pensioners who team up to solve a mysterious killing. The Thursday Murder Club sold 45,000 copies in its first three days, becoming the fastest-selling adult crime debut in recorded history, with its fifth novel in the series out next year. … Read more
