James Bond Enters a New Era with Producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal March 26, 2025 Daniel Rennie Off James Bond, The Producers, In a seismic shift for one of cinema’s most enduring franchises, Amazon MGM Studios has...
Sorry James, A Person Painted In Gold Won’t Die Of Skin Suffocation March 26, 2025 Daniel Rennie Off James Bond, Puppetry and Make-up, British agent James Bond, the spy who knows almost everything on any subject does sometimes...
“Goldprick”: The Feud That Created An Iconic Bond Villain March 26, 2025 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Home, James Bond, The James Bond novels—and the films they inspired—are not exactly known for their realism, but...
Bell-Textron Rocket Belt: James Bond’s Jetpack Never Quite Took Off For Military Use But Inspired The Ones That Will November 5, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Stunt Work, In May 1964, Bill Suitor was about to become famous. Soon he’d make a legendary...
Mexico City’s Day of the Dead Parade Invented By the James Bond film SPECTRE November 2, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Eight minutes in SPECTRE changed Mexico City's celebration of the Day of the Dead. For almost ten...
Why Quentin Tarantino Hates Skyfall November 1, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, James Bond, 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 October 31, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Screenwriting, The Producers, 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 October 30, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Home, James Bond, 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 June 13, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Cinematography, Director's Chair, Editing, James Bond, Stunt Work, 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’ June 9, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Screenwriting, James Bond has saved the world no less than 25 times. And in every film,...