Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I recently got stuck in Amsterdam for two days thanks to the Crowdstrike outage, which gave me a weekend’s worth of time to explore the glorious city. Amsterdam contains 165 canals that total over 60 miles in length, and on the streets that border them you’ll find some of the best carspotting … Read more
Only time will tell if Hollywood is willing to cast a gay actor in the iconic role of James Bond. Either way, Luke Evans says he’s thrilled just to know that his name has reportedly come up in those discussions. Evans ― whose credits include “Nine Perfect Strangers” and Disney’s live-action version of “Beauty and … Read more
Following Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger, 1965’s Thunderball was set to be even bigger for Sean Connery’s James Bond. The Hollywood star even performed the gun-barrel sequence for the first time on a budget that was more than the last three 007 movies combined. Thunderball, on ITV today, famously features several underwater … Read more
Sir Roger Moore may have been a fan of Daniel Craig’s 007, but it turns out he didn’t have much positive to say about 2008’s Quantum of Solace, which is on ITV1 this evening. A follow-up to the out-going star’s James Bond debut Casino Royale, the direct sequel suffered in the writers’ strike and wasn’t … Read more
Following the success of Knives Out and Glass Onion, Rian Johnson has penned a third murder mystery movie. Once again Daniel Craig will star as Southern private detective Benoit Blanc in a new case set for Netflix in 2025. Just like the first two films, this one’s title is the name of a pop song, … Read more
James Bond icon Sean Connery and Miss Moneypenny actress Lois Maxwell (Image: GETTY) There have been 25 official EON James Bond films so far, from Dr No to No Time To Die. Plus, of course, the non-canon Peter Sellers spoof Casino Royal and Sean Connery’s rogue Never Say Never Again. Everyone has their favourite 007 … Read more
Roger Moore was always the consummate gentleman – and it was not an act. Numerous friends and co-stars attested to his kindness and thoughtfulness. It was very out of character for the English actor to speak ill of anyone, but he shocked a live audience when he spilled the outrageous details about a fellow star. … Read more
James Bond star Sir Roger Moore died seven years ago aged 89 on May 23, 2017. The acting legend starred in more official 007 movies than any other actor – even surpassing Sir Sean Connery whose Never Say Never Again wasn’t made by EON Productions. In fact, when The Saint actor was cast in 1973’s … Read more
Dr. No: Sean Connery stars as James Bond in 1962 David Niven, Patrick McGoohan, James Mason, Rex Harrison, Stewart Granger and Richard Burton. All were approved by James Bond creator Ian Fleming to play the role of his secret agent. All fell through. Producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, meanwhile, actually lined up Cary Grant … Read more
The James Bond legend’s co-star was Pedro Armendáriz, who played Ali Kerim Bey, the head of MI6 Station T in Istanbul. The Mexican actor, who has a substantial role in From Russia With Love with Sean Connery, had sadly been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Back in 1956, he had had a part in John Wayne’s … Read more