'Blood Fever' Limited Editions Appearing Online

As previously reported on CBn, a limited edition hardback of Charlie Higson’s second Young Bond novel, Blood Fever would be published in October 2006. For those who won’t have direct access to this Young Bond release in UK bookstores, copies are now appearing online at eBay.

This upcoming release follows the 2005 release of the limited edition hardback of SilverFin. The Blood Fever edition is once again be a UK Waterstones bookstore exclusive. A picture of the cover of this Blood Fever limited edition can be viewed here on the Young Bond Dossier.

Only 999 copies published, all numbered and signed by Charlie Higson (so, once again every Bond fan will be searching for the elusive #007 copy).

Keep watching CBn for all the latest Young Bond and literary 007 news.

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2007 Ford Mondeo Casino Royale Commercial Online

A brief 20-second commercial highlighting Ford’s involvement in Casino Royale has been posted online at YouTube.

The commercial highlights the 2007 Ford Mondeo which is driven by Daniel Craig’s James Bond early on in the Bahamas sequence of Casino Royale. Featured are scenes from the film, including a previously unseen shot of Craig and Mads Mikkelsen’s Le Chiffre at the poker table. Also included is a promotional shot of the Ford Focus Zetec Climate.

Stephen Odell, Ford of Europe Vice President for Marketing Sales and Service previously said: ‘We’re delighted to be part of this exciting new Bond project. As part of Ford Motor Company’s significant relationship with Bond, the producers wanted a very special vehicle for this short, early sequence in Casino Royale, and we decided this was a great opportunity to showcase the exciting new Mondeo shortly after the global reveal of a preview model at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.’

Click here to watch the commercial online.

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Casino Royale Sony Ericsson Website Launched

An official Casino Royale tie-in website from Sony Ericsson has been launched.

Designed to promote the Limited Edition Casino Royale Cyber-shot Phone, which was revealed last week, the site features official wallpapers, screensavers, videos, and trailers for the upcoming James Bond film which are also available on the official Bond site.

Also included are two games: Shoot Sharp and Make Tracks. The Cyber-shot phone is also featured. Click here to visit the Sony Ericsson Casino Royale website.

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The Blades Library Book Club: For Special Services

Welcome back to The Blades Library Book Club – the place for quality discussions of the books of James Bond!

Every two months a James Bond 007 novel is chosen for the club members to read. A thread is posted in the club forums listing locations on where you can find the novel. Discussions about the book will go on as the book is read and when it is finished. Another thread will be created so that club members can post their review and give a rating on the current book.

All fans of the Literary Bond are eligible for membership. All you need to do to sign up is register on the CBn Forums (it’s free and only takes a minute) and then post your name in the sign up thread.

The Book Club’s Seventeenth Book

Currently we are progressing though the James Bond 007 novels in chronological order, since quite a number of members are using the club as an opportunity to read the books for the very first time. The club has just finished all fourteen of the Ian Fleming novels as well as the one-time-only Bond novel by Kingsley Amis, Colonel Sun. Most recently, the club moved onto the John Gardner era, and now continues with his second novel: For Special Services.

Obtaining The Book

Ordering online should be fairly easy. For Special Services can be ordered online (although in used condition) from the following sources:

• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.com
• Bookfinder.com
• eBay

Discuss other places to buy For Special Services or where you got your copy in this thread.

Discuss The Book While Reading

Want to talk about the book while reading it? Post a new thread in The Blades Library.

Review And Rate The Book

After you have finished reading For Special Services, you can discuss it with other club members in The Blades Library, and give the book your personal rating out of five in this thread.

If you have any questions or suggestions just post them in a new thread. Happy reading.

*New* Archive Of All Past Read Books

Additionally, club members can review or comment on any of the past read books in the club any time they want. Click here for the full archive of the past read books in the club.

Previous Books Read

• Licence Renewed: August 2006 – September 2006
• Colonel Sun: June 2006 – July 2006
• Octopussy & The Living Daylights: April 2006 – May 2006
• The Man With The Golden Gun: February 2006 – March 2006
• You Only Live Twice: December 2005 – January 2006
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: October 2005 – November 2005
• The Spy Who Loved Me: August 2005 – September 2005
• Thunderball: June 2005 – July 2005
• For Your Eyes Only: April 2005 – May 2005
• Goldfinger: February 2005 – March 2005
• Doctor No: December 2004 – January 2005
• From Russia, With Love: September 2004 – November 2004
• Diamonds Are Forever: July 2004 – August 2004
• Moonraker: May 2004 – June 2004
• Live and Let Die: May 2003 – June 2003
• Casino Royale: March 2003 – April 2003

Daniel Craig Is The 'Best Bond Ever' According To Barbara Broccoli

Virgin reports that Barbara Broccoli, producer of Casino Royale along with stepbrother Michael G. Wilson, has called Daniel Craig the ‘best Bond ever.’

In an interview with UK movie magazine Hotdog, Broccoli said: ‘He’s such a superb actor. He’s incredibly sexy, he’s very charismatic, he has enormous screen presence and when he takes on a role he completely inhabits the character, and in this case he did everything.’

‘He’s phenomenal. I think audiences will really embrace him … he’s the best Bond ever.’

Director Martin Campbell was previously quoted as calling Craig the best Bond actor as well in March 2006, saying: ‘I am convinced that Craig is the best actor who has ever–and I mean ever–played James Bond.’

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Chris Cornell's 'You Know My Name' Behind-The-Scenes Photos

Four behind-the-scenes photographs of the music video for Chris Cornell’s ‘You Know My Name’ have been released online. Pictures: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

As previously reported by CBn, the music video for the upcoming Casino Royale was filmed in Los Angeles on 10-11 October. The video itself is yet to be released.

Cornell has said about joining the ranks of James Bond theme performers: ‘Paul McCartney’s in there, Tom Jones is in there, which I’m–people might not know this, but I’m a huge Tom Jones fan. I think he’s amazing singer. I had never heard his version of ‘Thunderball’ until recently. I’m sure I did when I was a kid, but it was 1965 so I was one. But it’s great, you know, it’s great being part of something like that, historically.’

Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on Casino Royale.

Discuss this ‘Casino Royale’ news in this thread on the CBn Forums. Thanks to ‘Marketto007.’

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on 17 November 2006. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

The film co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schick, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, and Isaach De Bankole.

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MGW Multitasking

As in previous Bond movies, producer Michael G. Wilson has again several tasks to fulfill in Casino Royale. Apart from his duties as a producer, Wilson–being a self-confessed poker addict–personally supervised the filming of the poker scenes in Casino Royale. ‘For the film, the game was changed [from Chemin de Fer, a variation of Baccarat] to Texas Hold ’em, in part because of the recent worldwide poker phenomenon,’ says Wilson, ‘but also because poker is a game of bluff and strategy which offers more dramatic possibilities on screen.’ And director Martin Campbell adds: ‘The film’s marathon card tournament turned out to be even harder to film than some of Casino Royale‘s spectacular action set pieces. This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to shoot–ten players round a table, playing Texas Hold ’em, all looking at their cards and each other. Maintaining the tension and the continuity was a nightmare. In fact, as an exercise it would be a very good test for film students to try. Luckily, producer Michael G. Wilson is a genius at poker and very good at numbers. I couldn’t have done it without him.’

And of course, Casino Royale also features the traditional Michael G. Wilson cameo: In addition to serving as producer and poker consultant on Casino Royale, Wilson plays the role of SPOILER: Highlight To Read: a corrupt Montenegrin chief of police whose tenure abruptly comes to an end.

‘I’ve made an appearance in every film since The Spy Who Loved Me in one form or another–sometimes only as a hand or a voice. It’s become a tradition. I’ve been a priest and a scientist, but this is my first time as SPOILER: Highlight To Read: a policeman.’

Click here for CBn’s coverage of the other 007 film cameos by Michael G. Wilson

Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on Casino Royale.

Discuss this ‘Casino Royale’ news in this thread on the CBn Forums.

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on 17 November 2006. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

The film co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schick, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, and Isaach De Bankole.

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Casino Royale Secures A PG-13 Rating

CBn forum member danman007 reports today that Casino Royale has secured a PG-13 rating from the MPAA for its US release.

Rated PG-13 for ‘intense scenes of action violence, a scene of torture, sexual content, and nudity,’ this will be the sixth James Bond film in a row to feature this rating. All four of Pierce Brosnan’s 007 films as well as Timothy Dalton’s Licence To Kill also carried it.

The most recent Bond film, Die Another Day, was rated PG-13 for ‘action violence and sexuality.’

Casino Royale has not yet been classified by the BBFC, although 12A seems to be the rating most UK Bond fans are expecting.

Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on Casino Royale.

Discuss this ‘Casino Royale’ news in this thread on the CBn Forums. With thanks to ‘danman007.’

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on 17 November 2006. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

The film co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schick, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, and Isaach De Bankole.

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'For Your Eyes Only, James'

The Young Bond Dossier reported yesterday with an exciting scoop for the literary 007 fans.

The November issue of the UK magazine Tatler features a James Bond/Miss Moneypenny short story title For Your Eyes Only, James by Moneypenny Diaries author Samantha Weinberg.

The story runs at about 3,000 words and is centered on a weekend getaway for Bond and Moneypenny at Royale-les-Eaux in 1956 (which was also featured in Fleming’s first 007 novel, Casino Royale). Ms. Weinberg describes the story as ‘fun in a rather risque manner.’

James Bond-related short stories are a somewhat uncommon occurrence. The most recent one was Raymond Benson’s ‘Live At Five,’ which appeared in a 1999 TV Guide issue.

Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on the literary James Bond releases.

Pre-order the UK hardback edition of Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries (2 November 2006)

Read the Samantha Weinberg CBn Interview.

Order the UK paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Order the UK hardback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel

Discuss this ‘The Moneypenny Diaries’ news in this thread on the CBn Forums, the largest James Bond 007 forum on the internet.

Casino Royale Torture Sequence Photo Online

Plot Spoilers

One of the most discussed scenes (apart from the introduction of Daniel Craig as James Bond and a few select others) in Casino Royale will be the torture sequence involving a vulnerable 007, Le Chiffre, and a carpet-beater. When it was previously announced that the standout scene of Ian Fleming’s novel would indeed be featured in the film, fans put forth many ideas and thoughts as to how the scene would be carried out.

A single photo from this sequence, which is every bit as moody as hoped for, has been posted online and can be here on the CBn Forums. It features both Mads Mikkelsen and Daniel Craig.

Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on Casino Royale.

Discuss this ‘Casino Royale’ news in this thread on the CBn Forums. With thanks to ‘Marketto007.’

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on 17 November 2006. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

The film co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schick, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, and Isaach De Bankole.

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