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Report: We Have a New James Bond
There's a New
James Bond:
Report
Mar 19, 2024 7:55 AM CDT

There's a New James Bond: Report

Aaron Taylor-Johnson rumored to be signing the contract this week

(Newser) - Daniel Craig has his out . A new James Bond has reportedly been chosen, meaning the 56-year-old British actor can finally shed the spy role he's held, with some apparent annoyance , since 2006. The rumored new man for the job is, fittingly, another Brit: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver...

Lashana Lynch: Cast as 007, I Received Awful 'Abuse'

The British actress says she had to go into seclusion

(Newser) - Lashana Lynch says a barrage of nasty comments came her way when news broke of her upcoming "007" role in No Time to Die, E! Online reports. The 32-year-old tells Harper's Bazaar UK she had to ditch her social-media apps, see only family, and meditate for a week...

'He Defined an Era and a Style'
'RIP That
Great Man,
That Great
Actor'
tributes
Oct 31, 2020 5:00 PM CDT

'RIP That Great Man, That Great Actor'

Hollywood pays tribute to screen legend Sean Connery

(Newser) - No one could say "Bond, James Bond," quite like he did. But tributes to the life of Sean Connery—who died Saturday at age 90—reveal a deeper awe and affection for a man who touched many lives around him, Variety reports. Among their reactions:
  • Daniel Craig: "
...

Farewell to Our First James Bond
Farewell to
Our First
James Bond
OBITUARY
Oct 31, 2020 8:00 AM CDT

Farewell to Our First James Bond

Oscar-winning Scottish actor was 90

(Newser) - He was the first actor, and many say the best, to portray James Bond in the spy film series. Now, a goodbye to the original 007: The family of Sir Sean Connery says the Scottish actor has died at the age of 90, reports the BBC . Connery kicked off his...

Report: Next 007 Will Be a Woman
Report: Next 007
Is a Black Woman
Jul 15, 2019 3:29 AM CDT

Report: Next 007 Is a Black Woman

Insiders say Lashana Lynch will play agent who inherits Bond's code name

(Newser) - With the James Bond movie franchise approaching the age of 60, there have long been rumors that producers will try to refresh the formula with a black Bond or a female Bond. It now appears that the next 007 will be both, TMZ reports. According to the Daily Mail and...

The Star of the Next Bond Film Is Familiar

Daniel Craig will return one final time

(Newser) - Daniel Craig has apparently had a change of heart. After once saying he'd rather die than reprise his role as 007, the actor told Stephen Colbert on Tuesday he will play James Bond on screen one final time. In fact, "I can't wait," Craig announced on...

Daniel Craig Really Not Into 007 Anymore

Gives some interesting interview responses while promoting 'Spectre'

(Newser) - Daniel Craig has already made it clear that he'd rather slit his wrists than play James Bond again , and his lack of enthusiasm for his role as 007 continues to shine through as he makes the interview rounds for the latest flick, Spectre. Consider these lines from an interview...

Daniel Craig: I'd Rather Slit My Wrists Than Play 007 Again

Another James Bond movie? No. Hell no

(Newser) - Daniel Craig has said he wants to move on from the James Bond franchise and that, for now, he would rather slit his wrists than do another Bond movie. In an interview with Time Out magazine, in which he was asked whether he could imagine doing another Bond film, Craig...

New James Bond Film Gets a Name

It's 'Spectre,' and cast is also announced

(Newser) - The 24th James Bond film, out Oct. 23 in the UK and Nov. 6 in the US, has a title and a cast. Both were announced live today from London's Pinewood Studios, the 007 franchise's British studio home, as principal photography on the movie is set to start...

Brosnan Admits His Bond Wasn't 'Good Enough'

He explains why he struggled with iconic role

(Newser) - In the middle of a wide-ranging interview with the Telegraph , Pierce Brosnan offers up this interesting tidbit: "I have no desire to watch myself as James Bond. ‘Cause it’s just never good enough. It’s a horrible feeling." Brosnan, who really does refuse to watch the...

Adele Song, Documentary Mark 50 Years of Bond Films

Theme from upcoming movie is released

(Newser) - It's a big day for diehard James Bond fans. The franchise marks its 50th anniversary given the opening of Dr. No in London on October 5, 1962, reports Reuters . The 23rd film, Skyfall, debuts in the same city later this month, and Adele's theme song for it came...

Daniel Craig: The Worst Thing About Being Bond...
 Daniel Craig: 
 The Worst Thing 
 About Being Bond... 
'vanity fair' interview
Oct 2, 2012 10:53 AM CDT

Daniel Craig: The Worst Thing About Being Bond...

Is he can't go skinny-dipping

(Newser) - Playing an iconic character like James Bond certainly has its perks, we're sure—but for Daniel Craig, it also reins in his social life. "Back in the day, you could go and have a drink in the bar, get drunk, fall over, have a good time, relax, whatever,...

No Longer Shaken? James Bond Goes Heineken

Plus: 007 now a Heineken man?

(Newser) - James Bond is no longer exclusively a martini man: The super-spy will be swilling Heineken in at least one scene in upcoming 007 flick Skyfall, according to a surprising report from Advertising Age. It's part of an advertising push by the beer maker; Daniel Craig's Bond will also...

23rd Bond Flick Starts Filming
 23rd Bond Flick Starts Filming 
Nov 3, 2011 10:53 AM CDT

23rd Bond Flick Starts Filming

'Skyfall' matches up Daniel Craig with Javier Bardem

(Newser) - James Bond is back for a 23rd time in Skyfall, which begins filming today and will be out next year after a four-year gap in the 007 franchise. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as the super spy for the third time, going up against Javier Bardem as the villain....

Daniel Craig Up for Third Bond
Daniel Craig Up
for Third Bond
Jan 12, 2011 3:05 AM CST

Daniel Craig Up for Third Bond

But who will be his babe this time around?

(Newser) - Relax, girls. Daniel Craig of the soulful eyes, tormented heart, and pecs-to-die-for will be James Bond again. He'll star in the 23rd Bond flick, the third turn for Craig, 42, who has already manhandled his way through Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Now the big question is, who will...

007 Hot to Score With Dark-Haired Yanks

(Newser) - Leave it to professors to nail down exactly what type of woman James Bond wants in bed. A team of pop culture researchers have pored over the mythical MI-5 spy's list of 195 female contacts in the first 20 Bond movies to determine the sex partner he most prefers: women...

New Bond Gives Signature Phrases a Rest

Quantum of Solace won't see bartenders advised to make martini 'shaken, not stirred'

(Newser) - Daniel Craig is cutting the camp in his latest turn as super-spy James Bond. In the new 007 film, Quantum of Solace, Craig doesn't instruct a bartender on how to make his cocktail, and there's no "Bond, James Bond" introduction, USA Today reports. "I'm as big a fan...

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