Daniel Craig Figure From Sideshow On The Way

Great news for James Bond collectors: a Daniel Craig figure from Sideshow Collectibles seems to finally be on the way.

According to a report from the Double O Section, Sideshow representatives strongly hinted at this past weekend’s Comic-Con in San Diego that a Daniel Craig figure was on the way (although they would not confirm this).

‘Check the website,” said one of the representatives. ‘Craig fans will be happy.’

Most recently, Sideshow has been concentrating on their Legacy Collection of 007 figures which includes: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan (click on these links for specific information on each figure). The Connery and Brosnan figures were sculpted by Mat Falls, while Oluf W. Hartvigson did the Lazenby, Moore, and Dalton figures. Click here for the CBn’s Sideshow interview with Hartvigson, in which he discusses working on the Bond figures.

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Third Wave Of Individual James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' DVDs Announced

Following up the first and second waves of inidividual James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVDs that were released in February and May in the US, the third set of titles have been announced:

Currently discounted to $9.99 and available to pre-order at amazon.com, the titles include: Dr. No, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, Octopussy, A View To A Kill and Tomorrow Never Dies. They will be released on 4 September 2007.

Note that the new individual DVDs for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Die Another Day are not yet listed on amazon.

Keep in mind that these are the single-disc editions. There are no special features, with the exception of audio commentaries. The cover artwork remains the same as that used for the four US boxed set collections. They are featured in normal DVD case packaging, and not the slimcases contained in the current boxed sets.

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'James Bond Gadgets' DVD Available To Order In US

The James Bond Gadgets History Channel special is now available to order at amazon.com. Released last year in the UK by SilvaScreen, the special highlights the many different gadgets from several 007 films.

According to SilvaScreen, the features of this James Bond special include:

• The Bell Textron Jet Pack as seen in Thunderball
• Little Nellie, the Wallis Autogyro as seen in You Only Live Twice
• The Q Boat as seen in The World Is Not Enough
• The Aston Martin DB5 and V-12 Vanquish
• The Freedom Jet as seen in Octopussy
• Aqua Tow Sleds as seen in Thunderball
• The 360 degree Barrel Roll as seen in The Man With The Golden Gun
• As well as ‘rare interviews about the Bond films and gadgets with Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and his wife Dana.’

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Second Wave Of Individual James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' DVDs Released

The second wave of the individual ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond DVDs are now available to order in the US. They are featured in normal DVD case packaging, and not the slimcases contained in the current boxed sets.

Currently discounted to $11.19 and available to order at amazon.com, the titles include: From Russia Wth Love, You Only Live Twice, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, The Living Daylights, and The World Is Not Enough.

Keep in mind that these are the single-disc editions. There are no special features, with the exception of audio commentaries. The cover artwork remains the same as that used for the four US boxed set collections.

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s full round-up of all the latest James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD news: front and back cover art, box cover art, worldwide release dates, menu and screen caps, new certificates, ordering details, special features, technical specs, and more.

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Casino Royale's Omega Watches Fetch High Prices At Auction

CBn previously reported that the Omega watches featured in Casino Royale, including the Planet Ocean worn by Daniel Craig’s James Bond, were to be auctioned off at Antiquorum’s “Omegamania” event, which took place on 14-15 April 2007 in at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel du Rhone in Geneva, Switzerland.

The sale was a phenomenal success with a grand total of CHF 6.5m (roughly $5.4 million or £2.7 million), more than three times the pre-sale estimate…

Omegamania Sweeps the World

An auction of vintage Omega watches as well as one worn by Daniel Craig in the most recent James Bond movie Casino Royale fetched a staggering CHF 6.5m, more than three times the pre-sale estimate.

‘Omegamania’, hosted by the world’s leading horological auctioneers, Antiquorum, generated a total of CHF 6,536,911 including the highest price ever paid for an Omega watch at auction. A Platinum Constellation Grand Luxe dating from 1953 went to a Swiss bidder for CHF 413,700 after fierce competition from Italy and Japan.

The auction was staged in Geneva on Saturday and Sunday and broadcast simultaneously to the Basel watch and jewellery fair, with bids via a satellite link for the first time ever at a public auction. In addition, 48,500 people all over the world followed the auction via internet link, with one third of the lots sold online.

The last of the 300 lots, all of which were sold, was the Seamaster Planet Ocean worn by the new James Bond. The watch was acquired by a UK buyer who would not disclose his name, but the tension would have pleased Bond author Ian Fleming as the bidding became ever more intense between room, phone and online. The watch finally went for the astounding price of CHF 250,250.

More glamour was added by the ring watch once owned by the original ‘Bond girl’, actress Ursula Andress. The watch, designed by Andrew Grima in 1972, was bought by a bidder at the Baselworld fair for CHF 261,750. Two original Speedmasters, the watch that became the first and only model ever to be worn on the moon, were sold for 30 times more than the current retail price.

Osvaldo Patrizzi, founder and chairman of Antiquorum, said: “Omegamania has confirmed the arrival of Omega in the top echelon of collectors’ brands.” Vincent Ferniot, a renowned French journalist, said: “Omega collectors like me always felt a little discredited by other watch brand collectors and we always knew that the prices of our vintage Omega watches were underestimated. From now on we might even be envied.”

Stephen Urquhart, president of Omega, said: “Omegamania has shown all Omega fans and watch collectors the fantastic richness and scope of the brand and its heritage. Today’s auction will remain as a milestone in Omega’s history.”

OMEGA is a company of the Swatch Group.

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The James Bond 007 Car Collection (Updated)

CBn previously reported on the introduction of the James Bond Car Collection–‘your chance to collect the best Bond cars, with the best gadgets, in thrilling film scenes. Your collection covers ervery era of Bond magic from 007’s first supercar, the Aston Martin DB5, to his newest drive, the Aston Martin DBS.’

‘Beginning with 007’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5, the most legendary and beautiful cars from more than 40 years of James Bond movies are yours to collect.’

• Perfectly reproduced models to 1:43 scale
• Every model set in a 3D movie scene
• Metal castings feauturing James Bond gadgets

The models which are accompanied by eight-page magazines include:

The James Bond 007 Car Collection

• #1 – Aston Martin DB5 – Goldfinger
• #2 – Aston Martin Vanquish – Die Another Day
• #3 – Lotus Esprit – The Spy Who Loved Me
• #4 – BMW Z8 – The World Is Not Enough
• #5 – Citroen 2CV – For Your Eyes Only
• #6 – Aston Martin DB5 – Thunderball
• #7 – Jaguar XKR – Die Another Day
• #8 – Toyota 2000 GT – You Only Live Twice
• #9 – Lotus Esprit Turbo – For Your Eyes Only
• #10 – BMW Z3 – GoldenEye
• #11 – Ferrari 355 – GoldenEye

Further details have been revealed on cars to come in the future (for a grand total of 40):

• Sunbeam Alpine – Dr. No
• Bentley – From Russia With Love
• Cougar – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Mercedes – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Triumph Stag – Diamonds Are Forever
• Cadillac – Live And Let Die
• Mini Moke – Live And Let Die
• AMC Hornet – The Man With The Golden Gun
• Mercedes – Octopussy
• Tuk Tuk Taxi – Octopussy
• Chevrolet Corvette – A View To A Kill
• Lada police car – The Living Daylights
• Maserati Biturbo – Licence To Kill
• Daimler limousine – Tomorrow Never Dies
• Aston Martin DB5 – Casino Royale
• Aston Martin DBS – Casino Royale

Click here to subscribe to the James Bond 007 Car Collection. Free gifts (while supplies last) to subscribers include: the Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice, the Renault 11 from A View To A Kill, and the T-55 Tank from GoldenEye.

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James Bond Legacy Edition Figures Shipping From Sideshow

Sideshow Collectibles have recently started shipping out their newest line of James Bond 007 figures–the Legacy Collection.

These new 12″ inch figures have been created for Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan (click on these links for specific information on each figure). The Connery and Brosnan figures were sculpted by Mat Falls, while Oluf W. Hartvigson did the Lazenby, Moore, and Dalton figures. Click here for the CBn’s Sideshow interview with Hartvigson, in which he discusses working on the Bond figures.

James Bond Legacy Collection box artwork can be viewed here on the CBn Forums.

Exclusively available from Sideshow within the US, each Legacy Edition Bond retails for $44.99 and they are listed as being estimated to ship in April 2007 (although some fans who pre-ordered have begun to receive the figures in the past few days).

Order The James Bond Legacy Collection Figures

• Sean Connery
• George Lazenby
• Roger Moore
• Timothy Dalton
• Pierce Brosnan

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James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' Bundle Discounted Further On Amazon

Earlier in the month, CBn first alerted 007 fans about amazon.com‘s James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Boxed Sets Bundle–a collection of the four boxed sets of DVDs containing all twenty films that were originally released in November/December 2006–for $179.99 total.

Perhaps as a tie-in with the region 1 release of Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale, amazon has now taken a massive 65% off the retail price, making this collection cost only $125–which equals roughly $6.25 per film. Quite the opportunity to jump on for those who haven’t purchased the ‘Ultimate Edition’ Bond DVDs yet.

Click here to order the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Boxed Sets Bundle.

Meanwhile, the single-disc editions of the DVDs are also gradually being released:

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s full round-up of all the latest James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD news: front and back cover art, box cover art, worldwide release dates, menu and screen caps, new certificates, ordering details, special features, technical specs, and more.

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James Bond 007 'Ultimate Edition' Boxed Set Bundle Available

For James Bond fans in the US who wanted to purchase all twenty of the ‘Ultimate Edition’ 007 DVDs at once, rather than having to pay for four different boxed sets, amazon.com has come up with a solution…sort of.

Currently discounted 50% to $179.99, fans can obtain all twenty films at once with the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Boxed Sets Bundle. This collection is the four previous US boxed sets merely packaged together (but with savings on the overall price).

Click here to order the James Bond ‘Ultimate Edition’ Boxed Sets Bundle.

Meanwhile, the single-disc editions of the DVDs are also gradually being released:

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s full round-up of all the latest James Bond 007 ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD news: front and back cover art, box cover art, worldwide release dates, menu and screen caps, new certificates, ordering details, special features, technical specs, and more.

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Daniel Craig 'Golden Compass' Figure Coming From Corgi

While product tie-ins for Daniel Craig’s first James Bond film, Casino Royale, were nothing new to fans, it appears that his upcoming non-007 film, The Golden Compass, is also being prepped for a somewhat similar treatment.

Variety reports that Corgi Toys, long associated with the Bond series, has big plans for the film.

Darren Epstein, exec VP, global business development said, ‘Nothing else is coming near The Golden Compass in the last three months of this year. Prince Caspian was supposed to be there, but it moved because it didn’t want to be near Golden Compass. They might tell you otherwise, that it’s filmmaking reasons, but whatever they say, Golden Compass has got a clear run.’

‘We’re bringing some ideas that do well in the adult collectible market into the toy area,’ Epstein says. ‘We want the boy or girl to immerse themselves in the world of the film, so we’re developing and sculpting the best likeness of any toy product there has been.’

‘Commenting on the planned Daniel Craig figure of Lord Asriel, he called it ‘the best action figure I’ve ever seen. You put it next to a photo of Daniel Craig, it looks exactly like him. This is also going to be Nicole Kidman’s first foray into the world of fandom, and that’s going to be very interesting.’

‘I was on the Golden Compass set a few weeks ago, talking to the costume designer, the props master. Some of these people are Oscar winners, and yet they are concerning themselves about how a prop looks on set and how that can be transformed into something you can play with.’ Click here to read the entire article.

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