George Lucas Thinks Filmmakers Need to Embrace Artificial Intelligence
“It’s like saying, ‘I don’t believe these cars are gunna work. Let’s just stick with the horses.” In a ten-minute interview with French online media…
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Filming Goldeneye’s Bungee Jump: A Record-Breaking Stunt in the Making
Goldeneye opens with a perilous bungee jump of the Verzasca hydro-electric dam in Locarno, Switzerland. The jump off the 220 meter dam, performed by stuntman…
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10 Ways X-Men: First Class Is Based On 1960s James Bond Films
Matthew Vaughn has made numerous British spy films over the last ten years, most of which originated from comic books. Kingsman, The King’s Man, and…
Goldeneye’s Tank Chase: The Definitive Behind-the-Scenes Look At The Design, Planning, And Filming of The Action Setpiece
The biggest action set piece in Goldeneye is an incredible tank chase. After the astounding truck chase in Licence to Kill set a new standard…
Chris Corbould: Engineering Skyfall’s Underground Tube Train Crash
In Skyfall, villain Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) derails a London Tube train, which James Bond avoids as it crashes through masonry in an underground tunnel….
Inside ‘Once Upon A Spy’, Peter Morgan’s Abandoned Bond 23 Script Treatment
Before Skyfall hit theaters and became the first billion-dollar Bond film, Peter Morgan, the man behind The Crown, co-wrote “a shocking story” for Bond 23 with prolific Bond screenwriters…
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Was Heath Ledger Supposed to Be in The Dark Knight Rises?
Heath Ledger’s The Joker is considered one of the best villains of all time. Unfortunately, Ledger never got to see the impact of his iconic…
Goldeneye’s Unfilmed Helicopter Chase Inspired Quantum of Solace Skydiving Sequence
After six decades in cinema and 25 official films, screenwriters and directors devised hundreds of action sequences for the James Bond series. But not all…
James Bond Almost Had Plastic Surgery To Explain New Actor In Role For On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
At the end of the pre-title sequence in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, George Lazenby utters: “This never happened to the other fella.” This line was a…
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How Editor Peter Hunt Saved ‘From Russia With Love’
James Bond’s licence to kill came close to expiring on his second big screen adventure. During the post-production of From Russia With Love, editor Peter Hunt…
