Topic: James Bond

New James Bond film 'Skyfall' unveiled

The new James Bond film "Skyfall" was unveiled on Thursday, with Daniel Craig returning as 007, half a century after the superspy's first appearance on the silver screen.Oscar winner Sam Mendes is directing the film, due for release in late 2012, five ...

Secrecy surrounds new James Bond movie "Skyfall"

LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Craig will be back dodging bullets and vanquishing villains from China to Turkey in the 23rd installment of the James Bond film franchise, but the stars and director of "Skyfall" are keeping the who, what and how under ...

New "X-Men" set to power back mutant film franchise

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The "X-Men" franchise is back in theaters worldwide this week after a two year break and set to adapt its superhero themes into box office muscle with a strong story, fresh crop of actors, zippy visuals and broad ...

Bond film composer John Barry dies aged 77

British film composer John Barry, who wrote the music for a string of Bond films and won five Oscars for movies including "Out of Africa", has died at the age of 77, his family said Monday.He passed away on Sunday in New ...

Studios vie for distribution of next James Bond film

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Now that MGM has announced a start date for the next James Bond film and set its release for November 2012, the remaining question is which studio will distribute the latest installment of the most venerated, if ...

Project X, Jeffery Deaver

If you're a baby boomer and you've grown up on a culture of James Bond spy novels being chosen to write the next 007 secret agent series is no small matter. The creator of the quintessential Secret Service agent James Bond wrote ...
Heroics, stunts, car chases and loud soundtracks - does the adventure film constitute a genre or is it a set of gimmicks made to pull in an audience? Genre boundaries are often overcome, blurred, genres blended and hybridised with other genres such ...

Roger Moore

English actor Roger Moore famously played secret agent James Bond in seven films and Simon Templar in British television series The Saint . In 1961 , Moore was cast as Simon Templar in a television adaptation of Leslie Charteris' Saint novels. Moore ...

Quantum of Solace Spoilers

Daniel Craig stars as MI6 Agent 007 in Quantum of Solace , the twenty-second film in the James Bond series. James Bond - Quantum of Solace Spoilers Dominic Greene is the man responsible for blackmailing Vesper Lynd. James Bond - Quantum of ...

Quantum of Solace Reviews

In Quantum of Solace , Daniel Craig reprises his role as James Bond . Variety ' s review was mixed, saying " the opening 15 minutes sweep the viewer along in a genuine adrenaline rush " but also observed that " the ...
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