Bell-Textron Rocket Belt: James Bond’s Jetpack Never Quite Took Off For Military Use But Inspired The Ones That Will
In May 1964, Bill Suitor was about to become famous. Soon he’d make a legendary...
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Mexico City’s Day of the Dead Parade Invented By the James Bond film SPECTRE
Eight minutes in SPECTRE changed Mexico City's celebration of the Day of the Dead. For almost ten...
Why Quentin Tarantino Hates Skyfall
Quentin Tarantino wanted to direct Casino Royale starring Pierce Brosnan. Although vocal about his intentions,...
How A Russian Thief Bought the Rights to ‘Casino Royale’ and Turned James Bond into a Woman
In 1955, flamboyant Russian actor and director Gregory Ratoff was in Cairo, Egypt, acting and...
The name’s Secretan, James Secretan. James Bond’s Original Name Just Might Have Been the Death of Him
It’s arguably the greatest introduction by a movie character. “The name’s Bond. James Bond” was...
From Russia With Love’s Helicopter Attack Vs. North By Northwest’s Crop-Duster Sequence: Why The Bond Sequence Isn’t a Rip-Off of Hitchcock’s Famous Set Piece
The helicopter attack in From Russia With Love is often unfairly dismissed as a rip-off...
James Bond Joins Villain to Solve Overpopulation In Rejected Script Pitch for ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’
James Bond has saved the world no less than 25 times. And in every film,...
Why Eva Green Turned Down Vesper Lynd And How Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli Convinced Her to Play The Part
Casino Royale is the first hard reboot in the Bond franchise and set a high benchmark...
Skyfall Originally Partnered Up James Bond and Villain Raoul Silva to Fight a Bigger Threat
Daniel Craig's third Bond film went through various story changes and rewrites before settling on Skyfall. One...
The Stunts & Pyrotechnics of Licence To Kill’s Truck Chase
Learn the planning, staging, and filming of Licence to Kill's truck chase and how Kenworth...