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 Ian Fleming's image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War The Daily Express is a conservative Middle-market British Tabloid Newspaper. |
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| Author | Ian Fleming |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Spy fiction |
| Genre(s) | Action/Suspense |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Publication date | 1953 - Current |
James Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in 12 novels and two short story collections. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Genre of spy fiction —sometimes called political thriller or spy thriller or sometimes shortened simply to Spy-fi —arose before Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Jonathan Cape was a British Publisher founded in 1919 as Jonathan Page and Company; the name was changed in 1921 and it took over the back list of Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such [1] The character has also been used in the longest running and second most successful film franchise to date, starting in 1962 with Dr. No. A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent [2][3] There have been 21 films in the EON Productions series to date, with the 22nd, Quantum of Solace, due for release in November 2008. EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. The James Bond film series are Spy films inspired by Ian Fleming 's novels about the fictional MI6 agent Commander James Bond (codename Quantum of Solace ( 2008) is the 22nd James Bond film by EON Productions, due for release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008 and in [4] In addition there have been two independent feature productions (a 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale starring David Niven in the title role, and 1983's Never Say Never Again) and one Fleming-licenced American television adaptation of the first novel, aired in 1954. Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Casino Royale is a 1954 television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. In 1956, Moonraker was also adapted into a South African radio play starring Bob Holness as Bond. Moonraker is the third Novel by British author Ian Fleming, based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, first published The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Bob Holness (born 12 November 1928 in Vryheid, Natal South Africa) is an English Actor and presenter In 1990, You Only Live Twice was adapted into a 90 minute radio play for BBC Radio 4 with Michael Jayston playing James Bond. You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series Michael Jayston (born Michael A James 29 October 1935 in Nottingham) is an English Actor.
After Fleming's death in 1964, subsequent James Bond novels were written by Kingsley Amis (as Robert Markham), John Pearson, John Gardner and Raymond Benson. Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE ( April 16, 1922 &ndash October 22, 1995) was an English Novelist, Robert Markham is a Pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s John Pearson (born May 10, 1930) is a writer best associated with James Bond creator Ian Fleming. John Edmund Gardner ( November 20, 1926 – August 3, 2007 Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the last official author of the adult James Bond novels In addition Charlie Higson has begun to write a series of books detailing the "Young James Bond". Charles Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) more commonly known as Charlie Higson, is an English Actor and Comedian. Young Bond is a series of Young Adult spy novels featuring Ian Fleming 's superspy James Bond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College [5] Moreover, Christopher Wood novelised two screenplays, while other writers have authored unofficial versions of the character. For other people by this name see Chris Wood. Christopher Wood ( November 5, 1935 in London) is an English
In July 2007, it was announced that Sebastian Faulks has been commissioned to write a new Bond novel to commemorate Fleming's 100th Birthday. July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. Sebastian Faulks CBE FRSL (born 20 April 1953) is an acclaimed English Novelist. The book - titled Devil May Care - was published on 27 May 2008 with an imposing launch involving the Royal Navy's HMS Exeter and a military speedboat racing up the Thames. Devil May Care is the thirty-sixth James Bond novel Written by Sebastian Faulks ("writing as Ian Fleming " it was published on Affiliations The Rifles Exeter College Oxford Worshipful Company of Plaisterers
In 2008, BBC Radio 4 was granted the rights for a one-shot broadcast of a radio adaptation of another 007 novel: Dr. No, with Toby Stephens (who portrayed the villain in Die Another Day) as James Bond. Dr No (also Dr No and Doctor No This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer 's Fu Manchu stories Toby Stephens (born 21 April, 1969) is an English stage, television and Film Actor, best known for playing supervillain Sir Gustav Graves (formerly known as Colonel Tan-Sun Moon) is a fictional character and the main Antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The EON Productions films are generally termed as "official" films originating with the purchase of the James Bond film rights by producer Harry Saltzman in the late 1950s. EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. Harry Saltzman ( October 27 1915 - September 28 1994) was a theatre and Film producer best known for his mega-gamble which resulted [6]
Apart from movies, TV and radio, Bond has also been adapted for many other media, including comic strips and video games. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
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Creation and inspiration
Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is an agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) (more commonly, MI6). The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. He was created in January 1952 by British journalist Ian Fleming while on holiday at his Jamaican estate, Goldeneye. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The hero, James Bond, was named after an American ornithologist, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the definitive field guide book Birds of the West Indies. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the James Bond ( January 4, 1900 &ndash February 14, 1989) was a leading American Ornithologist whose name was appropriated The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Birds of the West Indies (ISBN 0-618-00210-3 is a book containing exhaustive coverage of the 400+ species of birds found in the Caribbean Fleming, a keen birdwatcher, had a copy of Bond's field guide at Goldeneye. Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. A field guide Bold textis a Book designed to help the reader identify Wildlife ( Plants or Animals or other objects of natural Of the name, Fleming once said in a Reader's Digest interview, "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, 'James Bond' was much better than something more interesting, like 'Peregrine Carruthers. Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. ' Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be a neutral figure — an anonymous, blunt instrument wielded by a government department. "[7]
Nevertheless, news sources speculated about real spies or other covert agents after whom James Bond might have been modeled or named. A covert operation is a Military or political activity carried out in such a way that the parties responsible for the action can be an Open secret, but Although they are similar to Bond, Fleming confirmed none as the source figure, nor did Ian Fleming Publications nor any of Fleming's biographers, such as John Pearson or Andrew Lycett. Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited named after its founders John Pearson (born May 10, 1930) is a writer best associated with James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
James Bond's parents are Andrew Bond, a Scotsman, and Monique Delacroix, from Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. The Canton of Vaud ( French pronunciation) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Their nationalities were established in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Fleming emphasized Bond's Scottish heritage in admiration of Sean Connery's cinematic portrayal, whereas Bond's mother is named after a Swiss fiancée of Fleming's. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish A planned, but unwritten, novel would have portrayed Bond's mother as a Scot. Ian Fleming was a member of a prominent Scottish banking family. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money [8] In his fictional biography of secret agent 007, John Pearson gave Bond's birth date as 11 November (Armistice Day) 1920 (The beginning of the film "For Your Eyes Only" gives his wife's birthdate as 1943. Armistice Day is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November, 1918. This seemingly assumes Bond to be younger than Pearson claimed). There is a reference to Bond's age in Fleming's You Only Live Twice, when Tanaka tells him he was born in the Year of the Rat (1924/25 or even 1912/13). In the novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Bond's family motto is found to be "Orbis non sufficit" ("The world is not enough"). The novel also states that the family that used this motto may not necessarily be the same Bond family James Bond came from. [9]
After completing the manuscript for Casino Royale, Fleming allowed his friend, later his editor, poet William Plomer to read it. William Charles Franklyn Plomer (he pronounced the surname as ploomer) (1903–1973 was a South African author known as a novelist poet and literary editor Plomer liked it and submitted it to Jonathan Cape, who did not like it as much. Jonathan Cape was a British Publisher founded in 1919 as Jonathan Page and Company; the name was changed in 1921 and it took over the back list of Cape finally published it in 1953 on the recommendation of Fleming's older brother Peter, an established travel writer. Robert Peter Fleming, OBE ( May 31 1907 – August 18 1971) was a British Adventurer and travel writer Travel literature is Travel writing considered to have value as Literature. [10]
Most researchers agree that James Bond is a romanticised version of Ian Fleming, himself a jet-setting womanizer. Promiscuity refers to sexual behavior of a man or woman who casually has sex with many partners Both Fleming and Bond attended the same schools, preferred the same foods (scrambled eggs, and coffee), maintained the same habits (drinking, smoking, wearing short-sleeve shirts), shared the same notions of the perfect woman in looks and style, and had similar naval career paths (both rising to the rank of naval Commander). Scrambled eggs is a dish made from beaten whites and yolks of eggs (usually Chicken) CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service They also shared similar height, hairstyle, and eye colour. Eye color is a Polygenic trait and is determined by the amount and type of Pigments in the Eye 's iris. Some suggest that Bond's suave and sophisticated persona is based on that of a young Hoagy Carmichael. Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22 1899 – December 27 1981 was an American Composer, Pianist, singer actor and bandleader In Casino Royale, the anti-heroine Vesper Lynd remarks, "Bond reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself in addition Vesper Lynd is a fictional character of Ian Fleming 's James Bond novel Casino Royale. BOND (Building Object Network Databases started development in late 2000 as a Rapid application development tool for the GNOME Desktop by Treshna " Likewise, in Moonraker, Special Branch Officer Gala Brand thinks that Bond is "certainly good-looking . Moonraker is the third Novel by British author Ian Fleming, based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, first published Special Branch is an investigative unit of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police services Practically alone of all major Bond Girls of the Fleming canon Gala Brand has not appeared as a character in a James Bond film the movie version of the novel being an almost . . Rather like Hoagy Carmichael in a way. That black hair falling down over the right eyebrow. Much the same bones. But there was something a bit cruel in the mouth, and the eyes were cold. "[11]
Fleming did admit to being partly inspired by his service in the Naval Intelligence Division of the Admiralty, most notably an incident depicted in Casino Royale, when Fleming and Naval Intelligence Director Admiral Godfrey went on a mission to Lisbon en route to the United States during World War II. The Naval Intelligence Division ( NID) was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty before the establishment of a unified Defence Staff in 1965 The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. The Naval Intelligence Division ( NID) was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty before the establishment of a unified Defence Staff in 1965 Admiral John Henry Godfrey CB ( 10 July 1888 &ndash 29 August 1970) was an officer of the Royal Navy, specialising Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including At the Estoril Casino, which harboured spies of warring regimes due to Portugal's neutrality, Fleming was 'cleaned out' by a "chief German agent" in a game of Chemin de Fer. Casino Estoril is located in Estoril, near Lisbon, Portugal, that calls itself "the largest Casino in Europe" Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Baccarat is a casino Card game. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France Admiral Godfrey's account differs in that Fleming played Portuguese businessmen, whom Fleming fantasized as German agents he defeated at cards. Moreover, references to "Red Indians" in Casino Royale (four times; twice in the final page) are to his own 30 Assault Unit. 30 Assault Unit (aka 30 Commando, 30AU and " Ian Fleming 's Red Indians" was a British multiservice combat unit in World War II that
Novels and related works
In February 1952, Ian Fleming began writing his first James Bond novel. Between 1953 and the present day (2008 dozens of novels and a number of short stories have been published chronicling the adventures of spy James Bond 007 At the time, Fleming was the foreign manager for Kemsley Newspapers, owners of The Daily Express in London. The Daily Express is a conservative Middle-market British Tabloid Newspaper. Upon accepting the job, Fleming asked for two months yearly vacation in his contract—time spent writing in Jamaica. Between 1953 and his death in 1964, Fleming published twelve novels and one short-story collection (a second collection was published posthumously). Later, continuation novels were written by Kingsley Amis (as Robert Markham), John Gardner, Charlie Higson, Raymond Benson, who was the first American author of James Bond, and Sebastian Faulks. Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE ( April 16, 1922 &ndash October 22, 1995) was an English Novelist, Robert Markham is a Pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s John Edmund Gardner ( November 20, 1926 – August 3, 2007 Charles Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) more commonly known as Charlie Higson, is an English Actor and Comedian. Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the last official author of the adult James Bond novels The Young Bond series of novels was begun in 2005, by Charlie Higson. Young Bond is a series of Young Adult spy novels featuring Ian Fleming 's superspy James Bond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College Charles Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) more commonly known as Charlie Higson, is an English Actor and Comedian. [12][13]
Adaptations
Films
Overview
In the late 1950s, EON Productions guaranteed the film adaptation rights for every 007 novel except for Casino Royale (those rights were recovered in 1999[14]). The James Bond film series are Spy films inspired by Ian Fleming 's novels about the fictional MI6 agent Commander James Bond (codename EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself in addition In 1962, the first adaptation was made with Dr. No, which starred Sean Connery as 007. Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Connery starred in 6 more films after his initial portrayal (including 1983s Never Say Never Again, which was not part of the EON series). George Lazenby replaced Connery for 1 film before the latter's last EON film, after which the part was played by Roger Moore (for 7 films), Timothy Dalton (2 films), Pierce Brosnan (4 films) and Daniel Craig. George Robert Lazenby (born September 5 1939) is an Australian Actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. As of 2007, there have been 21 films. The 21st film, Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig as James Bond, premiered on 14 November 2006,[15] with the film going on general release in Asia and the Middle East the following day. Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. [16] Notably, it is the first Bond film to be released in China. [17]
The James Bond films have grossed over $4 billion (nearly $11 billion when adjusted for inflation) worldwide, making it the second highest grossing film series ever after Harry Potter when not adjusting for inflation. The Harry Potter films are a fantasy series [18]
The EON films
| Franchise Count | Title | Year | Actor | Total Box Office | Budget | Inflation Adjusted Total Box Office** |
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| 1 | Dr. No | 1962 | Sean Connery | $59,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $425,488,741 |
| 2 | From Russia with Love | 1963 | Sean Connery | $78,900,000 | $2,500,000 | $555,909,803 |
| 3 | Goldfinger | 1964 | Sean Connery | $124,900,000 | $3,500,000 | $868,659,354 |
| 4 | Thunderball | 1965 | Sean Connery | $141,200,000 | $11,000,000 | $966,435,555 |
| 5 | You Only Live Twice | 1967 | Sean Connery | $111,600,000 | $9,500,000 | $720,388,023 |
| 6 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | 1969 | George Lazenby | $87,400,000 | $7,000,000 | $513,445,231 |
| 7 | Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 | Sean Connery | $116,000,000 | $7,200,000 | $617,520,987 |
| 8 | Live and Let Die | 1973 | Roger Moore | $161,800,000 | $7,000,000 | $785,677,477 |
| 9 | The Man with the Golden Gun | 1974 | Roger Moore | $97,600,000 | $7,000,000 | $426,826,774 |
| 10 | The Spy Who Loved Me | 1977 | Roger Moore | $185,400,000 | $14,000,000 | $659,607,920 |
| 11 | Moonraker | 1979 | Roger Moore | $210,300,000 | $34,000,000 | $624,527,272 |
| 12 | For Your Eyes Only | 1981 | Roger Moore | $195,300,000 | $28,000,000 | $463,219,801 |
| 13 | Octopussy | 1983 | Roger Moore | $187,500,000 | $27,500,000 | $405,873,493 |
| 14 | A View to a Kill | 1985 | Roger Moore | $152,400,000 | $30,000,000 | $305,366,542 |
| 15 | The Living Daylights | 1987 | Timothy Dalton | $191,200,000 | $40,000,000 | $362,876,056 |
| 16 | Licence to Kill | 1989 | Timothy Dalton | $156,200,000 | $42,000,000 | $271,586,451 |
| 17 | GoldenEye | 1995 | Pierce Brosnan | $353,400,000 | $60,000,000 | $499,954,330 |
| 18 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Pierce Brosnan | $346,600,000 | $110,000,000 | $465,588,535 |
| 19 | The World Is Not Enough | 1999 | Pierce Brosnan | $390,000,000 | $135,000,000 | $504,705,882 |
| 20 | Die Another Day | 2002 | Pierce Brosnan | $456,000,000 | $142,000,000 | $546,490,272 |
| 21 | Casino Royale | 2006 | Daniel Craig | $594,293,106 | $150,000,000 | $635,563,460 |
| 22 | Quantum of Solace | 2008 | Daniel Craig | $230,000,000 | ||
| Totals | Films 1-21 | $4,397,593,106 | $1,098,000,000 | $11,615,711,960 |
* Figure as of 6 May, 2007 (source - commanderbond.net). Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U You Only Live Twice (1967 is the fifth Spy film of the British James Bond series and stars Sean Connery as the The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support George Robert Lazenby (born September 5 1939) is an Australian Actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York A View To A Kill (1985 is the fourteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Quantum of Solace ( 2008) is the 22nd James Bond film by EON Productions, due for release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008 and in Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
** Figures are inflated to 2008 dollars as of 24 March 2008 figures based on the Consumer Price Index. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland
*** All figures are in US Dollars[19]
Non-EON films, radio and television programmes
In 1954, CBS paid Ian Fleming for the rights to adapt Casino Royale into a one hour television adventure as part of their Climax! series. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Climax! (later known as Climax Mystery Theater) is a Television show that ran on the American network CBS from However, Barry Nelson played a CIA agent named Jimmy Bond, Clarence Lieter was a British agent played by Michael Pate and Peter Lorre was Le Chiffre.
In 1967, Casino Royale was made as a Bond film starring David Niven as Sir James Bond 007 and Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major Sex symbol of the 1960s David Niven, had, in fact, been Ian Fleming's preference for the part of James Bond. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War [20] EON Productions, however, chose Sean Connery. EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish David Niven is the only James Bond actor who is mentioned by name in the text of two of Fleming's James Bond novels. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Bond visits an exclusive ski resort and is told that David Niven is a frequent visitor and in You Only Live Twice Kissy Suzuki mentions him as the only man who had been kind to her in her brief foray to Hollywood. You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series Ursula Andress is also mentioned in the text of On Her Majesty's Secret Service as being present at the ski resort.
The 1973 BBC documentary Omnibus: The British Hero featured Christopher Cazenove playing a number of such title characters (e. Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. Christopher Cazenove (born December 17 1943) is a British cinema television and stage actor g. Richard Hannay and Bulldog Drummond), including James Bond in dramatised scenes from Goldfinger - notably featuring the hero being threatened with the novel's circular saw, rather than the film's laser beam - and Diamonds Are Forever. Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, OBE, DSO, Legion of Honour, is the Fictional Secret agent created by Scottish Bulldog Drummond is a British Fictional character created by "Sapper" a Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937 in imitation Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery [21]
A legal loophole allowed Kevin McClory to release a remake of Thunderball titled Never Say Never Again in 1983. Kevin O'Donovan McClory ( 8 June 1926 - 20 November 2006) was an Irish Screenwriter, producer, and Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions The film, featuring Sean Connery as Bond, is not considered an "official" James Bond film because it is not part of the Bond film franchise from EON Productions and United Artists, although it is currently owned by United Artists parent MGM. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Its original theatrical release in October 1983 actually created a situation in which two Bond movies were playing in theaters at the same time, as the "official" EON Bond film, Octopussy was still in playing theaters. Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. Since then, MGM has bought the name "James Bond", preventing a repeat of this episode.
| Year | Title | Type | Actor | Total Box Office | Budget | Inflation Adjusted Total Box Office** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Casino Royale | TV Episode | Barry Nelson | n/a | $25,000 | n/a |
| 1956 | Moonraker | Radio | Bob Holness | n/a | n/a | |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Non-EON Film | David Niven | $44,400,000 | $12,000,000 | $274,243,113 |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Non-EON Film | Sean Connery | $160,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $331,405,622 |
| 1990 | You Only Live Twice (novel)#Adaptations | Radio | Michael Jayston | n/a | n/a | |
| 1991 | James Bond Jr. | TV cartoon series | Corey Burton | n/a | n/a | |
| 2008 | Dr. No | Radio | Toby Stephens | n/a | n/a | |
| Totals | $204,400,000 | $48,000,000 | $602,860,000 |
Cultural impact
- See also: James Bond parodies
James Bond has long been a household name and remains a huge influence within the spy genre. The Austin Powers series by writer, producer and comedian Mike Myers, and other parodies such as Johnny English (2003), Bons baisers de Hong Kong, OK Connery, the "Flint" series starring James Coburn as Derek Flint, the "Matt Helm" movies starring Dean Martin, and Casino Royale (1967) are testaments to Bond's prominence in popular culture. Sir Austin Danger Powers, KBE, is a Fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer Johnny English is a British comic Film Parodying the James Bond Secret agent genre released in 2003 Bons baisers de Hong Kong ( From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. OK Connery is a 1967 Italian Eurospy spoof of the James Bond series of films Our Man Flint is a 1966 Action film which stars James Coburn as Derek Flint James Harrison Coburn Jr ( 31 August &ndash 18 November) was an American film and television actor known for his charisma and natural charm Matt Helm is a fictional character created by author Donald Hamilton. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality [22]
The Bond series also received many homages and parodies in popular media. The James Bond series of novels and films have been parodied numerous times in a number of different media including books films The 1960s TV imitations of James Bond such as I Spy, Get Smart, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. went on to become popular successes in their own right, the last having enjoyed contributions by Fleming towards its creation: the show's lead character, "Napoleon Solo," was named after a character in Fleming's novel Goldfinger; Fleming also suggested the character name April Dancer, which was later used in the spin-off series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.. I Spy is an American television Secret agent adventure series Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January The Girl from UNCLE is an American Spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 [23] A reunion television movie, The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1983), is notable for featuring a cameo by George Lazenby as James Bond in tribute to Fleming (for legal reasons, the character was credited as "JB"). The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January
George Lucas has said on various occasions that Sean Connery's portrayal of Bond was one of the primary inspirations for the Indiana Jones character, a reason Connery was chosen for the role of Indiana's father in the third film of that series. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Dr (also Col Henry Walton Jones Jr, better known as Indiana Jones or Indy after his pet dog is a fictional Adventurer, Soldier [24][25] The key Lucas character Han Solo also recalls Napoleon Solo. Han Solo is a character in the Star Wars universe. He was played by Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope, [26]
Music
The "James Bond Theme" was written by Monty Norman and was first orchestrated by the John Barry Orchestra for 1962s Dr. The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions Monty Norman (born in London, UK on April 4, 1928) is a Singer and Film Composer best known for composing the John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy No, although the actual authorship of the music has been a matter of controversy for many years. In 2001, Norman won £30,000 in libel damages from the British paper The Sunday Times, which suggested that Barry was entirely responsible for the composition. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. [27]
Barry did go on to compose the scores for eleven Bond films in addition to his uncredited contribution to Dr. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film No, and is credited with the creation of "007," used as an alternate Bond theme in several films, as well as the popular orchestrated theme "On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music " Both the "James Bond Theme" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" have been remixed a number of times by popular artists, including Art of Noise, Moby, Paul Oakenfold, and the Propellerheads. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Art of Noise were an Avant-garde Synthpop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Paul Oakenfold (born 30 August, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, UK) is a Record producer and a popular trance Propellerheads are a British Big beat music band made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford The Beatles used a portion of the "Bond theme" in the introduction of their song "Help" as released on the American version of the "Help" LP. The British/Australian string quartet also named bond (purposely in lower case) recorded their own version of the theme, entitled "Bond on Bond. A string quartet is a Musical ensemble of four String instruments &mdash usually two Violins a Viola and Cello &mdash or a piece Bond (often typeset as bond in deference to the owners of the 007 "[28]
Barry's legacy was followed by David Arnold, in addition to other well-known composers and record producers such as George Martin, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Marvin Hamlisch and Éric Serra. David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. Éric Serra (born on 9 September 1959) is a French Composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson Arnold is the series' current composer of choice, and recently completed the score for his fourth consecutive Bond film, Casino Royale. [29]
A Bond film staple are the theme songs heard during their title sequences sung by well-known popular singers (which have included Tina Turner, Paul McCartney and Wings, Sheryl Crow and Tom Jones, among many others). Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Shirley Bassey performed three themes in total. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the only Bond film with a solely instrumental theme, though Louis Armstrong's ballad "We Have All the Time in the World," which serves as Bond and his wife Tracy's love song and whose title is Bond's last line in the film, is considered the unofficial theme. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme and popular Song sung by Louis Armstrong. A love song is about falling in love and the happiness it brings Likewise, although the credit sequence to From Russia with Love features an instrumental version of the film's theme, another version, with lyrics sung by Matt Monro, can be partially heard within the film itself, and is featured on the film's soundtrack album. Matt Monro ( 1 December 1930, Shoreditch, London &ndash 7 February 1985, Ealing) was an English
Perhaps one of the best-known of these compositions is the theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me , which is entitled "Nobody Does It Better". The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent " Nobody Does It Better " is a Power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. Written by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and sung by Carly Simon, "Nobody Does It Better" was the first Bond theme not to share its title with that of the movie, although the words "the spy who loved me" do appear in the lyrics. Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, The song is featured in both credit sequences of the film, and in orchestral form throughout. "Nobody Does It Better" was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Original Song" of 1977, but lost to the theme song to You Light Up My Life. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. You Light Up My Life is a 1977 romantic comedy / drama written and directed by Joseph Brooks. Hamlisch's score for the film was also nominated for an "Oscar", but lost to John Williams' score for Star Wars. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded
The only other Bond themes to be nominated for an Academy Award for best song are "Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by their group Wings, and "For Your Eyes Only", written by Bill Conti and Michael Leeson and performed by Sheena Easton, though a few of John Barry's scores have been nominated. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. " Live and Let Die " is a Song originally performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, which was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 James Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. " For Your Eyes Only " is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards Michael Leeson may refer to Michael A Leeson, American 19th century author Michael J Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress
The only singer, to date, to appear within a title sequence is Sheena Easton during For Your Eyes Only. Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 The only singer of a title song to appear as a character within the film itself, to date, is Madonna, who appeared (uncredited) as fencing instructor Verity, as well as contributing the theme for Die Another Day. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The title sequence in Die Another Day is notable, however, for being the only one in which the visuals actually serve to further the plot of the film itself, as opposed to being merely a montage or collage of abstract images related to the film or to the larger James Bond mythos.
The latest theme song is Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name", from Casino Royale. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer " You Know My Name " performed by Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. He is the first male lead vocalist to perform a 007 song since a-ha in 1987 for "The Living Daylights. a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s " This is also the first Bond theme song since 1983s Octopussy to use a different title than the film. It is the only theme that was not included in the film's official soundtrack release. Although many of the theme songs were successful hits, the only theme song to hit #1 in the U. S. was Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" which hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1985. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two " A View to a Kill " is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985 [30]
In 1998, Barry's music from You Only Live Twice was adapted into the hit song Millennium by producer and composer Guy Chambers for British recording artist Robbie Williams. For the Front Line Assembly song see Millennium (Front Line Assembly song " Millennium " is a song by Robbie Williams, released Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English Songwriter and Record producer best known for his long partnership Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer The music video features Williams parodying James Bond, and references other Bond films such as Thunderball and From Russia With Love. It should also be noted that the video was filmed at Pinewood Studios, where most of the Bond films have been made.
In 2004 the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps won the Drum Corps International World Championship with "007," using the music of James Bond as composed by David Arnold. The Cavaliers are a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps based in Rosemont Illinois and founded in 1948 by Donald Warren Drum Corps International ( DCI) formed in 1972 is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps The Cavaliers performed selections from GoldenEye ("Hovercraft Theme" and "Welcome to Cuba"), Die Another Day, and Tomorrow Never Dies.
Burt Bacharach's score for 1967's Casino Royale included "The Look Of Love", nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, has become a standard for its era, with the biggest-selling version recorded by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 (#4 on the Billboard pop charts in 1968). Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. " The Look of Love " is a popular Song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale, it The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. 'sɛxʒiu 'sɐ̃tus 'mẽ'dʒis (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. 'sɛxʒiu 'sɐ̃tus 'mẽ'dʒis (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award It was heard again in the first Austin Powers film, which was to a degree inspired by Casino Royale. Austin Powers International Man of Mystery, released in 1997, is the first Film of the Austin Powers series.
Video games
In 1983, the first Bond video game, developed and published by Parker Brothers, was released for the Atari 2600, the Atari 5200, the Atari 800, the Commodore 64, and the ColecoVision. Over the past twenty years there have been numerous James Bond games featuring Ian Fleming 's British secret service agent Commander James Bond James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master Parker Brothers is a Toy and Game Manufacturer and Brand. Over nearly 115 years the company published more than 1800 games among their The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977 The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, or simply the Atari 5200, is a Video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit Home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992 The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries ' second generation home Video game console and was released in August. [31] Since then, there have been numerous video games either based on either the films or using original storylines.
Bond video games, however, did not reach their popular stride until 1997s revolutionary GoldenEye 007 by Rare for the Nintendo 64. GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 First-person shooter Video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 Video game console, Rare Ltd (formerly known as Rareware) is a United Kingdom -based video game development company. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market [32] Subsequently, virtually every Bond video game has attempted to copy the accomplishments and features of GoldenEye 007 to varying degrees of success; even going so far as to have a game entitled GoldenEye: Rogue Agent that had little to do with either the video game GoldenEye 007 or the film of the same name. GoldenEye Rogue Agent is a James Bond Video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. Bond himself plays only a minor role in which he is "killed" in the beginning during a 'virtual reality' mission, which served as the first level of the game. Virtual reality ( VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a Computer-simulated environment be it a real or imagined one
Since acquiring the licence in 1999, Electronic Arts has released eight games, five of which have original stories, including the popular Everything or Nothing, which broke away from the first-person shooter trend that started with GoldenEye 007 (including the games "Agent Under Fire" and "Nightfire") and instead featured a third-person perspective. James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master A first-person shooter ( FPS) is an action Video game from the Shooter game The initial development of Maze War Third-person shooter ( TPS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the Player character is seen at a distance from a number It also featured well known actors including Willem Dafoe, Heidi Klum, Judi Dench, John Cleese and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, although several previous games have used Brosnan's likeness as Bond. William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Heidi Klum (ˈklʊm born June 1 1973 is a German model, actress TV presenter, Fashion designer, Television producer and occasional singer Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE In 2005, Electronic Arts released a video game adaptation of From Russia with Love, another game in the same vein as Everything or Nothing. From Russia with Love is a Video game featuring Ian Fleming 's secret agent James Bond developed by Electronic Arts and released on This was the second game based on a Connery Bond film (the first was a 1980s text adventure adaptation of Goldfinger) and the first to allow the player to play as Bond with the likeness of Sean Connery. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Connery himself recorded new voice-overs for the game, the first time the actor had played Bond in twenty-two years.
In 2006, Activision secured the licence to make Bond-related games, briefly sharing but effectively taking over the licence from EA. Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. The deal became exclusive to Activision in September 2007. [33] Activision will release a game to tie in with the next Bond Film Quantum of Solace, due for release in November 2008.
Comic strips and comic books
In 1957 the Daily Express, a newspaper owned by Lord Beaverbrook, approached Ian Fleming to adapt his stories into comic strips. Starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983 James Bond, the Fictional character created by author Ian Fleming appeared in a Comic strip that consisted The Daily Express is a conservative Middle-market British Tabloid Newspaper. William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt After initial reluctance by Fleming who felt the strips would lack the quality of his writing, agreed and the first strip Casino Royale was published in 1958. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself in addition Since then many illustrated adventures of James Bond have been published, including every Ian Fleming novel as well as Kingsley Amis's Colonel Sun, and most of Fleming's short stories. Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE ( April 16, 1922 &ndash October 22, 1995) was an English Novelist, Colonel Sun (1968 by Robert Markham, is the first James Bond continuation novel published after Ian Fleming's death in 1964 Glidrose Productions Later, the comic strip produced original stories, continuing until 1983.
Titan Books is presently reprinting these comic strips in an ongoing series of graphic novel-style collections; by the end of 2005 it had completed reprinting all Fleming-based adaptations as well as Colonel Sun and had moved on to reprinting original stories. Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company established in 1981 Ongoing series, sometimes shortened as the Noun ongoing, is a term referring to a comic book series that is intended to continue indefinitely A
Several comic book adaptations of the James Bond films have been published through the years, as well as numerous original stories. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative
Most recently, a thinly-veiled version of Bond (called only "Jimmy" to avoid copyright issues) appeared in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Black Dossier is an original Graphic novel in the Comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen In this story, Bond is the villain; he chases the heroic duo of Mina Murray and Allan Quatermain across London, aided by disguised versions of Bulldog Drummond ("Hugo Drummond") and Emma Peel ("Miss Night"). Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker is a Fictional character in Bram Stoker 's horror novel Dracula. Allan Quatermain is a Fictional character, the Protagonist of H Bulldog Drummond is a British Fictional character created by "Sapper" a Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937 in imitation Emma Peel was a fictional Television Spy played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure series The Avengers.
Characters
- See also: List of James Bond allies, List of James Bond villains, and Bond girl
The James Bond series of novels and films have a plethora of allies and villains. The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels The James Bond novels and films are notable for their memorably despicable Villains and henchmen. only be added to pages which discuss the film or character depicted in the image Bond's superiors and other officers of the British Secret Service are known by letters, such as M and Q. M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series as well as the films in the Bond franchise Q is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. In the novels, Bond has employed two secretaries, Loelia Ponsonby and Mary Goodnight, who in the films typically have their roles and lines transferred to M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny. The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels Jane Moneypenny, better known as Miss Moneypenny, is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films Occasionally Bond is assigned to work a case with his good friend, Felix Leiter of the CIA. Felix Leiter is a Fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all In the films, Leiter appeared regularly during the Connery era, only once during Moore's tenure, and in Dalton's Licence To Kill; however, he was only played by the same actor twice. Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. Absent from the Brosnan era of films (though replaced by Jack Wade), Felix returned in Craig's first James Bond film Casino Royale in 2006. This is a list of allies in the James Bond 1995 film GoldenEye. This caused a big issue with the continuity of the series as Bond had already met Leiter in Doctor No and Leiter had become severely injured in Licence To Kill. Dr No (also Dr No and Doctor No This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer 's Fu Manchu stories Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. In Casino Royale, Felix Leiter was played by a black actor for the second time (the first time in the official EON Films), Jeffrey Wright. Felix Leiter is a Fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films For the Austalian film director see Geoffrey Wright. Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American multiple award-winning Film
Throughout both the novels and the films there have only been a handful of recurring characters. For the daytime equivalent see Recurring status. A recurring character is a Fictional character, usually in a Prime time Some of the more memorable ones include Bill Tanner, Rene Mathis, Felix Leiter, Jack Wade, Jaws and recently Charles Robinson. The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels Felix Leiter is a Fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films The following is a list of recurring and notable allies found throughout the James Bond films and novels A list of henchmen from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me from the List of James Bond henchmen. Charles Robinson is a fictional character in the James Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another J.W. Pepper is also a recurring character. This is a list of James Bond allies in the novel and film Live and Let Die. [34]
Vehicles and gadgets
Exotic espionage equipment and vehicles are very popular elements of James Bond's literary and cinematic missions. Throughout the James Bond series of films and novels Q Branch has given Bond a wide variety of vehicles with which to battle his enemies A popular element of the James Bond franchise is the exotic equipment and vehicles he is assigned on his missions which often prove to be critically useful The following is a list of Firearms used by James Bond in the Novel, Film, and Video game adventures These items often prove critically important to Bond in successfully completing his missions.
Fleming's novels and early screen adaptations presented minimal equipment such as From Russia with Love's booby-trapped attaché case. A briefcase is a narrow box-shaped Bag or case used mainly for carrying papers and other documents and equipped with a handle In Dr. No, Bond's sole gadgets were a Geiger counter and a wristwatch with a luminous (and radioactive) face. A Geiger counter, also called a Geiger-Müller counter, is a type of Particle detector that measures Ionizing radiation. Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable Atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting ionizing particles and Radiation. The gadgets, however, assumed a higher profile in the 1964 film Goldfinger. The film's success encouraged further espionage equipment from Q Branch to be supplied to Bond. In the opinion of critics, some Bond films have included too many gadgets and vehicles,[35] such as 1979s science fiction-oriented Moonraker and 2002s Die Another Day.
James Bond's cars have included the Aston Martin DB5, V8 Vantage (80's), V12 Vanquish and DBS (00's); the Lotus Esprit; the BMW Z3, BMW 750iL and the BMW Z8. The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market Roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first new BMW model assembled in the United States. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 From concept to production The original Z07 had been designed with production in mind Bond's most famous car is the silver grey Aston Martin DB5, first seen in Goldfinger it later features in Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Casino Royale. The 1963 Aston Martin DB5 was an improved DB4. The DB series was named after David Brown (the head of Aston Martin from 1947–1972 The films have used a number of different Aston Martin DB5s for filming and publicity, one of which was sold in January 2006 at an auction in Arizona for $2,090,000 to an unnamed European collector. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. That specific car was originally sold for £5,000 in 1970. [36]
In Fleming's books, Bond had a penchant for "battleship grey" Bentleys, while Gardner awarded the agent a modified Saab 900 Turbo (nicknamed the Silver Beast) and later a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo. Bentley Motors Limited is an English manufacturer of luxury Automobiles and Grand Tourers Bentley Motors was founded in England The 900 is a car that was made by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations Licence Renewed (published in American editions as License Renewed) first published in 1981, is the first novel by John Gardner The Bentley Mulsanne was a performance Luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1980 through 1992 though derivative models like the Continental
In the James Bond film adaptations, Bond has been associated with several well-known watches, usually outfitted with high-tech features not found on production models. The Rolex Submariner, one of the few recurring models, was worn by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton's versions of James Bond. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner is a line of watches manufactured by Rolex, designed for Diving and known for their resistance to water Roger Moore also sported a number of digital watches by Pulsar and Seiko. Pulsars are highly magnetized rotating Neutron stars that emit a beam of Electromagnetic radiation in the form of radio waves ( (more commonly known simply as Seiko say-co is a Japanese Watch company Pierce Brosnan's and Daniel Craig's James Bonds were both devotees of the Omega Seamaster. Omega SA is a high-end Watch company based in Biel / Bienne Switzerland. The selection of James Bond's watch has been a matter of both style and finance, as product placement agreements with the watch manufacturers have frequently been arranged.
Bond's weapon of choice in the beginning of Dr. No is an Italian-made Beretta 418 . The Italian made Beretta model 418 in 635mm (.25 ACP) is described as a "pocket Pistol," meaning it is easily concealed 25 calibre, later replaced by the German-made Walther PPK (a peculiar choice, as Valentin Zukovsky remarks in GoldenEye: the PPK as found in the U. The Walther PP series pistols include the Walther PP PPK PPK/S and PPK/E This is a list of allies in the James Bond 1995 film GoldenEye. GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the S. and Western Europe is most commonly chambered in .380ACP). The PPK was used in every subsequent film and became his signature weapon until the ending of Tomorrow Never Dies, when Bond upgraded to the Walther P99. A signature weapon is a weapon or weapons used by a character in a story that has made its owner so famous by using it the mere mention of the weapon makes one think of the character The P99 is a Semi-automatic pistol developed by the German company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm for law enforcement security forces He has subsequently used the P99 pistol in Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, and Casino Royale.
See also
- James Bond (character)
- James Bond (novels)
- James Bond (ornithologist)
- 9007 James Bond (Asteroid named after the character)
- Pinewood Studios
External links
- Official sites
- James Bond Official Website
- Ian Fleming Publications Official Website
- Young Bond Official Website
- Pinewood Studios - home of Bond
- Pinewood Studios Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage Official Website
- Ian Fleming's 'Red Indians' - 30AU - Literary James Bond's Wartime unit
- Unofficial sites
- Bondpedia, The Largest Bond Wiki Online
- The Young Bond Dossier - Devoted to Charlie Higson's Young Bond series. Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a Fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952 Between 1953 and the present day (2008 dozens of novels and a number of short stories have been published chronicling the adventures of spy James Bond 007 James Bond ( January 4, 1900 &ndash February 14, 1989) was a leading American Ornithologist whose name was appropriated Asteroid 9007 James Bond ( was discovered on 5 October 1983 by Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic Pinewood Studios is a major British Film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
- 007James - The Site's Bond, James Bond
- Bondaholic :: Enter The World Of 007 - Forums, News And Articles.
Dictionary
James Bond
-proper noun
- A fictional British spy in the novels of Ian Fleming and the motion pictures based on these novels, famous for his suavity, ingenuity, ruthlessness and supply of gadgets.
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