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How the stars of M:I and Bond affected their franchises

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 2:44


Tom Cruise and Daniel Craig had an enormous impact on Mission: Impossible and James Bond. Who did it better?

About that Bond teaches kids book

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 2:59


Next year's novel where a retired James Bond instructs kid would-be secret agents is generating some interesting reactions.

IFP to publish novels with retired Bond teaching kids

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 1:25


Ian Fleming Publications has commissioned new novels where a retired James Bond teaches “a new generation of teenage spies,” The Sunday Times reported.

James Bond video games: Try, try again

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 2:30


A new 007 video game from IO Interactive is ready to come out. How will it stand up to recent video game efforts?

Amazon Bond: False starts

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 2:30


There have been some false starts since Amazon took creative control of James Bond movies.

IFP provides 1st chapter of new Felix Leiter novel

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 1:25


Ian Fleming began serializing its new Felix Leiter novel on Tuesday. The IFP website has the first chapter as a free sample.

Mission: Impossible 8 finishes No. 2 at the U.S. box office

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 1:53


Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is projected to come in second at the U.S. box office for the Friday-Sunday weekend.

Mission: Impossible 8 pulls out all the stops

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 2:10


Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning, despite a long running time, mostly moves quickly and will keep audiences in their seats.

A what-if scenario about 007 films

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 3:29


What if Albert R. Broccoli waited for Harry Saltzman's six-month Bond option to expire and try to grab the rights himself? Here are reasons that might not be a good idea.

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James Bond Lexicon finds another unmade 1950s Bond project

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 2:32


Alan J. Porter's The James Bond Lexicon has discovered details of another unmade 1950s 007 film project.

Jeremy Duns unearths an Ian Fleming-written TV script

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 2:43


Journalist Jeremy Duns has found an Ian Fleming-penned pilot script for a proposed television series to be called James Gunn — Secret Agent.

The Prisoner Returns on Amazon Prime

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 2:19


One of the most unusual entries in the 1960s spy craze, The Prisoner, is available on the Amazon Prime streaming service.

Family model (Eon) vs corporate model re-examined

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 2:56


We look back at the family model (Eon) vs the corporate model (Marvel). Neither worked out that well.

Sherlock Holmes becomes a spy

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 1:11


An upcoming novel, 221B On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Mark D. Ellis, puts Sherlock Holmes in the employ of British Intelligence.

Being James Bond to have expanded version in August

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 1:13


The book Being James Bond, by Joseph Darlington, will have an expanded version in August.

Thunderball's 60th, apex of the spy craze

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 2:35


This year marks the 60th anniversary of Thunderball. Like it or not, it was a significant part of the 1960s spy craze.

The end of FOE (Friends of Eon)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 1:47


With Amazon taking control of the creative control of the cinema 007, Friends of Eon are going away.

Cinema James Bond social media channels may be changing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 2:00


Since Amazon gained creative control of the cinema James Bond, 007 social media changes seem to be changing.

How Robert McGinnis posters varied from 007 films

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 1:57


Artist Robert McGinnis (1926-2005) sometimes varied with his poster illustrations compared with James Bond movies.

Oscars to recognize stunt performers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 1:51


The Oscars plan to introduce a stunt category, beginning with movies released in 2027, Deadline: Hollywood reported.

Robert McGinnis, an appreciation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 2:57


Robert McGinnis illustrated memorable James Bond movie posters. But he was a lot more than James Bond.

Thunderball to be part of TCM Classic Film Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 1:43


Thunderball will be shown during this month's TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Amazon starts work on next Bond film

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 3:30


Amazon MGM is getting started on its first James Bond film, the studio said Wednesday night at the CinemaCon gathering in Las Vegas.

The end of the Broccolis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 3:30


For nearly four years, the evidence that something was amiss in plain sight with the cinema James Bond, That evoked a Sherlock Holmes story. The clues were there for those willing to see them

IFP to publish a Felix Leiter novel by Benson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 2:25


Ian Fleming Publications said it will publish a novel by author Raymond Benson featuring the James Bond supporting character Felix Leiter.

Bond question: The Amazon takes over edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 3:19


Amazon signaled it's now fully in control of the future of cinema James Bond by naming Amy Pascal and David Heyman as producers of the next 007 movie.

Amazon names new 007 film producers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 1:51


Amazon today named Amy Pascal and David Heyman as the new producers of James Bond movies.

The blog's scorecard about the scoop about Heyman, Pascal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 2:23


Since March 1, multiple outlets have claimed scoops about who may lead the cinema Bond once Broccoli and Wilson are out of the way.

The Sun claims Amazon wants Bond 26 out by 2027

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 2:32


The Sun (remember those guys?) says Amazon wants Bond 26 by the end of 2027.

Why Steven Soderbergh is an important cinema voice

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 2:03


With Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh showed again why he is an important cinema voice.

Black Bag finishes at No. 3 this weekend in the U.S. box office

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 1:40


Black Bag, a spy film with a cast including Bond film actors, finished No. 3 at the U.S. box office this weekend with an estimated $7.5 million.

About James Bond experts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 1:16


The Feb. 20 announcement that Amazon will soon gain creative control blew out of the water what some James Bond experts have been saying.

Unfinished business: Did Eon ever have a succession plan?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 3:19


Did Eon Productions, and its parent company Danjaq, ever have a succession plan?

Bezos took charge of 007 deal, THR says

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 2:11


Jeff Bezos, chairman and founder of Amazon, intervened personally to ensure the company would gain creative control of the James Bond film franchise, The Hollywood Reporter said.

State of the Bond film franchise March 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 2:35


The Bond film franchise is on the cusp of a major change.

About that Oscars Bond tribute

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 1:59


Many Bond fans were unhappy with the Bond tribute at the 2025 Oscars.

Broccoli and Wilson get an Oscars sendoff

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 3:39


Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, $1 billion richer thanks to Amazon, bid adieu to Bond at the 2025 Oscars.

GoldenEye's 30th anniversary: Bond's revival

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 6:11


This year marks the 30th anniversary of GoldenEye, a movie that ensured James Bond would continue. The anniversary is ironic given how Amazon is poised to take creative control of the franchise.

Broccoli snubbed Nolan on Bond 26, Variety says

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 2:35


Barbara Broccoli of Eon Productions rejected Christopher Nolan directing Bond 26, Variety reported.

Don't let temporary people make permanent moves?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 2:25


Supposedly, Cubby Broccoli told his daughter Barbara to not let temporary people make permanent moves. Daniel Craig did just that.

Is Kathleen Kenndy following Barbara Broccoli out the door?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 1:59


Two prominent female executives, Barbara Broccoli and Kathleen Kennedy, seem ready to exit around the same time.

The blog's modest proposals for Amazon Bond

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 2:42


Start by appointing a Bond "czar," so 007 film and TV shows have a consistent tone.

Daily Mail weighs in on the Amazon deal

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 3:02


The Daily Mail, quoting “insiders” at Eon Productions and Amazon (not identified by name) claims to have details about the decision by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to yield creative control of James Bond to Amazon.

Bond 26 questions: The Amazon edition Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 2:30


We present still more questions about Amazon getting control of the James Bond film franchise.

Bond 26 questions: The Amazon edition Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 2:39


More questions (and answers) about Bond 26 and the Eon exit from 007

Unlikely Bond streaming series ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 3:45


Now that Amazon MGM is getting creative control of the James Bond franchise, here are some unlikely ideas for spinoff streaming shows.

Bond 26 questions: The Amazon edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 3:32


Naturally, the blog has questions about the deal where Amazon MGM will gain creative control over the James Bond film franchise.

Amazon MGM to take control of James Bond film franchise

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 3:36


Amazon MGM is assuming creative control of the James Bond film franchise, it was announced.

Developer seeking 007 trademarks says he's doing it for fans

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 2:43


The Dubai-based property developer who has filed for canceling James Bond trademarks says his actions are out of concern for fans, The Guardian reported.

Developer challenges James Bond trademark registrations

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 2:54


A Dubai-based property developer “has filed a slew of“ trademark “cancellation actions based on non-use” in the U.K. and European Union aimed at the James Bond name, The Guardian reported Friday.

1965: Nick Fury becomes a spy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 2:25


In 1965, the spycraze was underway. Marvel Comics took its World War II character, Nick Fury, and made him the comic company's leading spy.

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