November 2023
James Bond Australia Monthly Newsletter
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US Cover Art Revealed for ‘A Spy Like Me’ by Kim Sherwood
Ian Fleming Publications have revealed the US cover for A Spy Like Me by
, due for release on 23 April 2024.Speaking on the book, Sherwood says “‘A Spy Like Me’ is a globe-spanning adventure filled with deception, diamonds and deadly consequences. The novel examines what it takes to be a spy and what it means to have your finger on the trigger when time is running out. Being a spy isn’t a job, it is a way of life.”
Barbara Broccoli on the State of Bond 26
Speaking to The Guardian ahead of the November 10 premiere of 007: Road To A Million, producer Barbara Broccoli has shared an update on the status of Bond 26, stating that:
“I think these movies reflect the time they are in, and there’s a big, big road ahead reinventing it for the next chapter and we haven’t even begun with that. When we get going on a Bond movie it takes our full attention for three or four years so that’s our focus.”
James Bond The Complete Ian Fleming Collection
Ian Fleming Publications have announced the release of James Bond: The Ian Fleming Collection, a limited edition box set featuring all fourteen James Bond novels written by Ian Fleming.
Designed by Webb & Webb, the box set, limited to just 250 sets, features the 70th Anniversary Editions, which, it should be noted, are the new reissued edited editions.
‘007: Road To A Million’ Premiere at Battersea Power Station
Amazon MGM Studios, 72 Films, and EON Productions presented the premiere of 007: Road To A Million on Thursday, 2 November 2023 at Battersea Power Station in London.
Brian Cox – who stars in the series as “The Controller” – was joined by EON Productions’ Barbara Broccoli and Gregg Wilson, 72 Films’ David Glover and series director Julian Jones alongside all of the contestants.
Bondathon at the Sun Theatre
The Sun Theatre will screen all 25 official James Bond films across one massive weekend from 30 November to 3 December 2023.
Wet your apatite the weekend before with screenings of the unofficial films Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again on 26 November 2023.
The Royal Mint Unveils New Coin Series Celebrating Six Decades of 007
The Royal Mint has unveiled a new range of collectable and bullion coins in celebration of 60 Years of James Bond, with each coin featuring an iconic scene from a different decade of James Bond.
The first coin celebrates 007 in the 1960s with Sean Connery’s James Bond depicted sat in Little Nellie, the legendary gyroplane from You Only Live Twice (1967).
James Bond and The Macallan’s Shared Scottish Heritage
James Bond and The Macallan are bound together by a shared Scottish heritage.
To celebrate a year since the release of the The Macallan James Bond 60th Anniversary Collection, James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and Archive Director Meg Simmonds reflect on the shared values and enduring partnership of two quintessential British icons in a video series directed by Angelica Zollo (daughter of Barbara Broccoli).
‘For King and Country’ Issue 006
Dynamite Comics have released For King and Country Issue 006.
“THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND! FINAL ISSUE! It all comes down to this - Bond vs. Myrmidon, no holds barred, no quarter given!”
‘Goldfinger’ 70th Anniversary US Paperback Edition
Ian Fleming Publications have released the 70th Anniversary Paperback Edition of Goldfinger in the United States.
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