Bonding with Charlie Higson on US Tour in May

Young Bond fans in the US take notice! Charlie Higson, author of the very successful SilverFin and Blood Fever will be making three appearances in the US during May to promote his two Young James Bond novels, most especially Blood Fever, which is due for release in the US on 1 June 2006. The Young Bond Dossier reports that he will be stopping at San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago for signings and readings.

San Francisco – Wednesday 17 May
Keplers
7:30 PM (arrive at 7:00 PM)
For further information, phone 650 324 4321 or visit http://www.keplers.com/

Seattle – Friday 19 May
Third Place Books
10:30 AM
For further information, phone 206 366 3333 or visit http://www.thirdplacebooks.com/

Chicago – Monday 22 May
Andersons Bookshop
7:00 PM
For further information, phone 630 355 2665 or visit http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/

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'Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries' Coming In November

Fans looking forward to the next volume of Samantha Weinberg’s (writing as Kate Westbrook) The Moneypenny Diaries trilogy need not wait too much longer. Volume 2, entitled Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries will be released in the UK on 2 November 2006 – reports The Young Bond Dossier. It can currently be pre-ordered for £16.99.

This second volume follows up the release of the first, The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel, which was released in paperback earlier this month in the UK. The author previously revealed some details as to what fans can expect in volume 2: ‘there are a couple of on-going story lines that I am bound to follow—Miss Moneypenny is going to keep on her father’s trail, for instance, there has to be some resolution over the Prenderghast affair and, of course, Bond does return, with a bang, at the beginning of The Man With the Golden Gun. I don’t want to give too much else away, but she will definitely be getting out of the office again, and probably heading eastwards, towards the Iron Curtain.’

Fans in the US can also look forward to an eventual release of the first volume of the The Moneypenny Diaries, says Ms. Weinberg. Stay tuned to CBn for all the latest news on the literary James Bond 007 releases.

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

Read the Samantha Weinberg CBn Interview.

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Czech Shooting Titbits

Various German Newspaper picked up a report from dpa (Deutsche Presseagentur) on the Casino Royale shooting in the Czech Republic. The crew is currently filming in a former military hospital in the Czech town of Plana. Bond gets injured during the events of Casino Royale and receives medical treatment there. One can assume that these are the hospital scenes which, in the novel, take place after the torturing of Bond by Le Chiffre. Karel Vrzala, Mayor of Plana, is delighted to see a Bond movie shooting in his town, but admits that the presence of 15 equipment trucks and 40 other vehicles for a whole week causes minor problems in the small town of 5000 inhabitants. The fee of 700 Euros per day helps a bit, but earlier statements were repeated, that officials would very much prefer the hospital to be put back to its original use.

Before moving to Plana, the crew was shooting in front of the “Ministerstvo dopravy” (Ministry of Transport) in Prague. The building will double as a museum in Miami, in which a “Body Worlds” exhibition takes place. The building itself had been decorated with giant “Body Worlds” posters, huge palm tress, Miami phone booths and newsstands. Bond himself will arrive in a yellow Miami taxi (No. 1413), dressed in leather jacket and beige trousers, and hurry through a crowd of 70 extras towards the museum.

After Plana, the Crew is going to move to Loket and Karlovy Vary, where shooting will take place at the Mill Collonade and the Kaiserbad.

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 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. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, it is currently being filmed in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

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'James Bond: The Secret World of 007' Coming In September

For fans of the literary James Bond, 2006 is a packed year with new releases. However, and yet again, another one is on the way. James Bond: The Secret World of 007 by DK Publishing and Alastair Dougall has been revised and updated and will be due for release in September 2006.

James Bond: The Secret World of 007 offers readers a chance to look at the films by selecting certain key scenes (such as the volcano set in You Only Live Twice and the San Monique finale in Live And Let Die) and acting some of them out, showing the reader where the characters move. It also provides information on several of the main characters, gadgets and other items. MI6, the women of 007, Ernst Stavro Blofeld of SPECTRE receive a few pages dedicated to each in the book as well.

The original edition covered up to the film The World Is Not Enough, it seems likely that this updated edition would include Die Another Day and perhaps Casino Royale.

James Bond: The Secret World of 007 Second Edition will be released in hardcover edition in the US on 4 September 2006. It can currently be pre-ordered for a discounted price of $15.74. Fans in the UK can purchase this US edition from Amazon.co.uk on 18 September 2006. It is currently discounted to £12.32. Cover art can be viewed on Amazon.com.

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All 'Ultimate James Bond 007' DVD Covers And Special Features Revealed

Following up the revealing of nearly all of the new James Bond 007 film covers and special features due for ‘Ultimate’ DVD releases on 17 July, ChoicesDirect has revealed the previously unseen Licence To Kill and The World Is Not Enough covers.

Read the full CBn article on a new ’15’ certificate for ‘GoldenEye’ here. At this point, the ‘Ultimate Edition’ release of Licence To Kill appears to be the same print as before, as unlike the new GoldenEye cover, it does not feature an ‘Uncut’ addition.

The covers feature the James Bond actor in the middle right panel, while often a Bond girl and/or prominent location are featured on the left. The top and bottom panels contain the title of the film in the original font as well as other scenes and characters from the respective film.

In addition to the release of the cover artwork, all of the special features have been revealed for the James Bond 007 films. They are:

Dr. No – Cover Art

• TOP LEVEL ACCESS 007: License to Restore – Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT The Guns of James Bond
• Premiere Bond
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Dr. No
• Terence Young: Bond Vivant
• Dr. No 1963 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

From Russia With Love – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview
• Ian Fleming & Raymond Chandler
• Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs
• Animated Storyboard Sequence
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of From Russia With Love
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside From Russia With Love
• Harry Saltzman: Showman
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Goldfinger – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Sean Connery From the Set of Goldfinger Screen Tests
• On Tour With the Aston Martin DB-5
• Honor Blackman Open-Ended Interview
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Goldfinger
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Cast and Crew
• The Making of Goldfinger
• The Goldfinger Phenomenon
• Original Publicity Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Thunderball – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT The Incredible World of James Bond – Original 1965 NBC Television Special
• A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car – 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
• Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
• Thunderball Boat Show Reel
• Selling Bonds – Original 1965 Television Advertisements
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
• The Making of Thunderball
• The Thunderball Phenomenon
• The Secret History of Thunderball
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

You Only Live Twice – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
• Whicker’s World – Highlights From 1967 BBC Documentary
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of You Only Live Twice
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside You Only Live Twice
• Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
• Plane Crash: Animated Storyboard Sequence
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, Photo Gallery, TV Spot & Radio Communications

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Casting On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Press Day in Portugal
• George Lazenby: In His Own Words
• Shot on Ice – Original 1969 Ford Promo
• Film Swiss Movement – Original 1969 Featurette 007
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Inside Q’s Lab
• Above It All – Original 1969 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Diamonds Are Forever – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes
• Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview
• Lesson # 007: Close Quarter Combat
• Deleted Footage – Oil Rig Attack
• Satellite & Explosions Test Reel Alternate & Expanded Angles 007
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Diamonds Are Forever
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Diamonds Are Forever
• Cubby Broccoli – The Man Behind Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Live And Let Die – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
• Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964
• Live and Let Die Conceptual Art
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Live and Let Die
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz
• Inside Live and Let Die
• On Set With Roger Moore

The Man With The Golden Gun – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Roger Moore and Hervé Villechaize – The Russell Harty Show
• On Location With The Man With the Golden Gun
• Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
• Girls Fighting
• American Thrill Show Stunt Film
• The Road to Bond: Stunt Coordinator W.J. Millian Jr.
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The Man With the Golden Gun
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Man With the Golden Gun
• An Original Documentary Double-O Stuntmen: A Look at the Greatest Stunts and Stunt Performers in the Bond Films
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

The Spy Who Loved Me – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT 007 in Egypt
• Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 Stage Dedication
• Original 1977 Featurette Escape From Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The Spy Who Loved Me
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert, Production Designer Ken Adam, Co-Writer Christopher Wood and Michael G Wilson
• Inside The Spy Who Loved Me
• Ken Adam: Designing Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Moonraker – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT 007 in Rio – Original 1979 Production Featurette
• Ken Adam’s Production Films
• Bond ’79 Learning to Freefall
• Skydiving Test Footage
• Skydiving Storyboards
• Circus Footage
• Cable Car Alternative Storyboards
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Moonraker
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Moonraker
• The Men Behind the Mayhem – Special Effects Documentary
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

For Your Eyes Only – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles
• Bond in Greece Bond in Cortina
• Neptune’s Journey
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of For Your Eyes Only
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
• Inside For Your Eyes Only
• Animated Storyboard Sequences
• Sheena Easton ‘For Your Eyes Only’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Octopussy – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Shooting Stunts: Crashing Jeeps & The Airplane Crash
• Ken Burns On-Set Movie
• On Location with Peter Lamont
• Testing the Limits – The Aerial Team
• James Brolin Original Screentests
• James Bond in India – Original 1983 Featurette
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Octopussy
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen
• Inside Octopussy
• Designing Bond – Peter Lamont
• Rita Coolidge ‘All Time High’ Music Video
• Storyboard Sequences
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

A View To A Kill – Cover Art

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Film ’85 BBC Report
• Float Like A Butterfly Test Footage
• Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles with Introductions by Director John Glen
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of A View to a Kill
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside A View to a Kill
• The Music of James Bond
• Duran Duran ‘A View to a Kill’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots & Photo Gallery

The Living Daylights – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Introduction by John Glen
• Happy Anniversary, 007 Silver Anniversary Featurettes
• Timothy Dalton: The New James Bond/Vienna Press Conference
• Timothy Dalton: On Acting
• Dalton and d’Abo Interviews
• The Ice Chase Outtakes – Deleted Footage With Director John Glen Narration
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The Living Daylights
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Living Daylights
• Ian Fleming: 007’s Creator
• a-ha ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• The Making of ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Licence To Kill – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Director John Glen Introductions
• Bond ’89
• On the Set With John Glen
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• Ground Check With Corkey Fornof
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Licence to Kill
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Members of the Crew
• Inside Licence to Kill
• Production Featurette “Behind the Scenes”
• Kenworth Trucks Featurette
• Gladys Knight ‘Licence to Kill’ Music Video
• Patti LaBelle ‘If You Asked Me To’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

GoldenEye – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Introductions by Director Martin Campbell
• Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
• Building a Better Bond: Pre-Production Featurette
• The Return of Bond – The Start of Production Press Event
• Driven to Bond: Remy Julienne
• Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank Versus Perrier
• Making it in Small Pictures: Derek Meddings
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• GoldenEye: The Secret Files
• Pre-Title Storyboard Sequence With Director Martin Campbell
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of GoldenEye
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson
• The World of 007 – Original 1995 Television Special Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley
• The GoldenEye Video Journal Promotional Featurette
• Tina Turner ‘GoldenEye’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Tomorrow Never Dies – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted and Extended Scenes Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode
• Expanded Angles Introduced by Director Roger Spottiswoode
• Highly Classified: The World of 007
• “The James Bond Theme” (Moby’s Remix)
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Tomorrow Never Dies
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Vic Armstrong and Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Roger Spottiswoode and Dan Petrie Jr.
• The Secrets of 007
• Storyboard Presentation
• Gadgets
• Sheryl Crow ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers & Photo Gallery

The World Is Not Enough – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT,Deleted Scenes and Alternate Angles With Introductions by Director Michael Apted
• Alternate Angle, Expanded Angle Scene: The Thames Boat Chase
• James Bond Down River – Original 1999 Featurette
• Creating an Icon: Making the Teaser Trailer
• Hong Kong Press Conference
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The World Is Not Enough
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Michael Apted
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Lamont, David Arnold and Vic Armstrong
• The Making of The World Is Not Enough
• Bond Cocktail
• Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
• Garbage ‘The World Is Not Enough’ Music Video
• The Secrets of 007
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

Die Another Day – Cover Art

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT From Script to Screen
• Shaken and Stirred on Ice
• Just Another Day
• The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• 007 MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Die Another Day
• THE COMPLETE SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY: MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
• Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
• MI6 DataStream
• Additional DVD-ROM Features Available!
• Madonna ‘Die Another Day’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Photo gallery

Restored with a “breakthrough digital process” by Lowry Digital, both picture and sound will be greatly improved. They will all feature DTS 5.1 surround sound, and each will feature loads of new extras including “never before seen footage” and “Top Secret Files” on “The Bond Women” and “Exotic Locations.” In addition, former 007 Sir Roger Moore has recorded audio commentaries for all of his seven James Bond films. The ‘Limited Edition Attache Case’ box set, due for release on 17 July, is currently discounted to a price of £209.99, while each film is currently discounted to a price of £12.74.

No official word yet on the US release.

Pre-order All Of The ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond 007 DVDs:

• Dr. No
  – Amazon.co.uk
• From Russia With Love
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Goldfinger
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Thunderball
  – Amazon.co.uk
• You Only Live Twice
  – Amazon.co.uk
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Diamonds Are Forever
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Live And Let Die
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The Man With The Golden Gun
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The Spy Who Loved Me
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Moonraker
  – Amazon.co.uk
• For Your Eyes Only
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Octopussy
  – Amazon.co.uk
• A View To A Kill
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The Living Daylights
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Licence To Kill
  – Amazon.co.uk
• GoldenEye
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Tomorrow Never Dies
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The World Is Not Enough
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Die Another Day
  – Amazon.co.uk
• ‘Limited Edition Attache Case’
  – Amazon.co.uk

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'GoldenEye' Set For Uncut 'Ultimate Edition' DVD Release

The upcoming ‘Ultimate James Bond 007’ DVD release of GoldenEye will be, for the first time, uncut, featuring previously missing scenes.

As the new DVD cover for GoldenEye shows, the Bond film will be released in the UK uncut for the first time. The certificate has thus been raised from a ’12’ to a ’15’ (a certificate that is shared by only one other Bond film–Licence To Kill).

As collected on the IMDb, GoldenEye has had an interesting history with the censors on both sides of the Atlantic. The headbutts featured during the battles between Xenia Onatopp and James Bond, as well as Bond and Alec Trevelyan had all been removed for the UK release. The US release (which features a PG-13 rating) reportedly trims down the shooting of Trevelyan during the pre-title sequence, the scene of the attack on Severnaya by Xenia, as well as her own death.

No word yet on whether or not the Licence To Kill ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD release will be uncut or if the eventual US DVD release of GoldenEye will be uncut as well.

The GoldenEye ‘Ultimate Edition’ special features:

GoldenEye

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Introductions by Director Martin Campbell
• Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
• Building a Better Bond: Pre-Production Featurette
• The Return of Bond – The Start of Production Press Event
• Driven to Bond: Remy Julienne
• Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank Versus Perrier
• Making it in Small Pictures: Derek Meddings
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• GoldenEye: The Secret Files
• Pre-Title Storyboard Sequence With Director Martin Campbell
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of GoldenEye
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson
• The World of 007 – Original 1995 Television Special Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley
• The GoldenEye Video Journal Promotional Featurette
• “GoldenEye” Music Video Performed by Tina Turner
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Pre-order the ‘GoldenEye’ ‘Ultimate Edition’ DVD from Amazon.co.uk for £12.74. Release date: 17 July 2006.

'The Rough Guide to James Bond' Coming In September

The Moneypenny Diaries… Blood Fever… The Art Of Bond… Here comes yet another James Bond book for release in 2006. The Rough Guide to James Bond by Paul Simpson has been revised and updated to include coverage on Casino Royale. The original edition was released in early 2003.

The small pocket book will be released on 28 September 2006 in the UK and 30 October 2006 in the US. It can be pre-ordered at each Amazon site for £6.99 and $8.46 respectively. The full description follows:

This thoroughly revised second edition is devoted to James Bond, the most famous fictional character of the 20th century. There’s no one quite like 007, the secret agent whose identity is the world’s worst kept secret and who is still the movie hero most men really aspire to be. The guide reviews and rates all the movies, including a brand-new section on Casino Royale. From Connery to Craig , all the movie Bonds are put under the microscope. There are entertaining insider accounts of the most exhilarating (and ridiculous) stunts, along with 007’s greatest quips. Coverage is given of all the novels, the spin-off books, Bond’s rivals and Ian Fleming, the man behind 007. The Rough Guide also takes a look at the lifestyle; the girls, Q’s finest inventions, the cars, the cocktails, the vintage champagnes and the locations. We could tell you more about what’s in this book. But if we did we would have to kill you.

Amazon.co.uk

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Pre-order the UK edition of The Rough Guide to James Bond; 2nd Edition from Amazon.co.uk (28 September 2006)

Pre-order the US edition of The Rough Guide to James Bond; 2nd Edition from Amazon.com (30 October 2006)

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The 'Casino Royale' Teaser Trailer – Shot By Shot

Written by Stuart Basinger

The Casino Royale teaser trailer was released to excitement and praise from fans. Without a doubt, whether a James Bond fan liked the trailer or not, it was certainly something to talk about.

Stuart Basinger, who posts as ‘Doctor Shatterhand’ on the CBn forums, now presents a view on the Casino Royale trailer from a different perspective. Examining the teaser as an editor, he gives us a look at what we may have missed…

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

• Shot 01: Fade into a black and white shot of car approaching building. Steam rising from street. Very film noir – i.e.: The Third Man to recent Sin City. Building appears to be a business. Fade to black.
• Shot 02: Cut in B&W of Bond kicking man across face. Toilet stall doors in background. One door open with toilet. Paper or toilet roll on top of toilet. Trash can on far right of shot, small piece of paper or something on ground near trash can. Man Bond is hitting is wearing a shirt with a design on it. Looks similar to the shirt he is wearing when he chases after Mollaka through the construction site (more on that later) Flash from to black.
• Shot 03: Cut in B&W of Bond round housing man across urinals. Bathroom sinks can be seen in background as well as door. Cut to black.
• Shot 04: Fade into B&W shot of man (not Bond) walking towards building. We are led to assume this is the same building that the car drove up to. Man is carrying some bag or case in his left hand. Man has dark hair and looks like he is walking through an opened air garage building. We hear Judi Dench as “M” saying “Any thug can kill.” – Fade to black.
• Shot 05: Cut into a B&W Close-up (CU) of 50ish man as he turns frame left. He is nicely dressed with stripe shirt, tie and winter business coat. The background shows in soft focus an upscale ultra modern business office.
• Shot 06: Cut to B&W Medium shot of Bond with silencer aiming gun towards frame right. There is a four frame negative frame effect to mimic gunfire.
• Shot 07: Cut to B&W Medium shot of man sitting behind desk falling backwards-presumed shot. Desk lamp is in foreground. NOTE: Man does not appear to have stripe shirt with tie. This man may not be the same man seen in Shot 05.
• Shot 08: Cut to Wide shot (WS) of man continuing to fall backwards in chair. Negative frame effect added again to the violence at beginning of shot. We can now see the top of the desk which is clean except for a folder with gloves on top. Background shows a lit building. Office is very art deco. Soft cut to black.
• Shot 09: Fade from black – B&W Medium shot of glass elevator ascending frame right. Elevator is tubular. Another tubular elevator is seen stopped higher in the left hand corner of the frame. Building looks very art deco. Judi Dench is heard saying, “I want you to take your ego out of the equation.”
• Shot 10: Cut to B&W Medium shot of internal elevator doors opening with figure of man partially seen. We assume this is Bond but it could be anyone. NOTE: The DOWN ELEVATOR light is seen illuminated in the top right hand corner. In SHOT 09, the elevator was seen ascending. Rear wall of elevator does not look like glass or for that matter tubular. This leads me to believe these are two totally separate shots and scenes. Daniel Craig can be heard saying, “So you want me to be half monk, half hit man?” Fade to black.
• Shot 11: Cut to B&W Medium shot of black assassin with machete swinging at Daniel Craig (wearing a tuxedo) in stairwell. Assassin’s machete hits an electrical box or wire. Assassin is wearing a jacket with some emblem on the back. A door can be seen swinging close. One can assume that the assassin came out of this door as Bond was climbing the stairs.
• Shot 12: Cut to B&W Medium 2 shot of Bond and black assassin with machete as Bond elbows a blow into assassin’s face. The machete falls off frame. They appear to be in another part of the stairwell since the background looks different. Flash frame to black.
• Shot 13: Cut to B&W Medium shot low angle of Assassin falling head over heals down stairs while Bond leans up against stairwell wall. This shot appears to be a continuation from Shot 11.
• Shot 14: Cut to B&W wide shot low angle as camera shoots up stairwell. The shot looks as if the Assassin has been tossed over the railing from previous Shot 13, and is falling down the stairwell. However, this shot looks as if it comes before Shot 11 and Shot 12. One can see someone standing on the top step of the stairwell, but the door at the top of the stairs (top of frame right) has swung opened and a pair of arms can be seen. It appears they have tossed a man over the stair railings. The sleeves of the arms looks like the sleeves of a tuxedo. Assuming it is Bond who has tossed a bad guy thru the door. There is also a woman in the corner of the stairwell. You can just make out her bare arms. She is wearing a dark colored dress, perhaps black. She has dark hair and seems to be shoulder length. No idea who she is. Soft cut to black.
• Shot 15: Cut to CU of Judi Dench in B&W turning towards us. Her lips are not moving but we hear her say, “I knew it was too early to promote you.” Fade to black.
• Shot 16: Fade into B&W low angle Medium CU shot of Bond in open collar shirt and light color sport suit walking away from a seaplane. He is wearing dark sunglasses and seems to be focused on something or someone off frame. A person can be seen walking into the lower part of the frame as the shot fades to black.
• Shot 17: Fade into B&W medium shot of Bond sitting wearing a black or dark colored jacket. The room is assumed to be either M’s office or her apartment. It could be his hotel room as far as we are concern and Bond is talking to another character. Daniel Craig is seen saying the words, “What I understand Double-Os have a very short life expectancy.”
• Shot 18: Cut to B&W Wide shot of Craig turning towards camera and shooting at our point-of-view (POV) as the gun barrel motif envelopes the frame. Red blood is seen flowing from the top of the frame and introduces color for the first time in this teaser. The gun barrel has a few negative red frame effects as the gun barrel zooms out. NOTE: The toilet stall doors are neatly closed and the trash can is missing. I am beginning to wonder if this shot is in the final film or out of sequence, or just shot for the teaser.

From this point on all shots are in color.

• Shot 19: CU of a stone faced Bond driving a bulldozer as the window in the foreground is riddled with bullets. A yellow sign is hanging behind Craig’s head saying NEW HOLLAND.
• Shot 20: Wide shot from a birds eye view (looking downward) of a building under construction. Men are seen running for their lives as Bond drives bulldozer into the side of the building. Concrete is seen spraying upwards over the site.
• Shot 21: Cut to Medium wide shot (MWS) as Bond in dark blue short sleeve shirt removes sunglasses as he walks towards camera. A colonial building can be seen in background. Palm trees can be seen behind Bond. A white man in a white dress shirt, gray pants, and green tie is seen walking behind Bond. He is carrying his hat and suit jacket in his right hand. His white shirtsleeves are rolled up to his elbows. No idea who he is.
• Shot 22: Cut to the first of any unusual gadgets in this teaser. CU of a suitcase x-ray machine that is scanning an arm of a man with a dark blue shirtsleeve shirt. We are assuming this is Bond’s arm. Another hand can be seen holding onto the side of the suitcase. The scanner has a ring that moves back and forth along the arm of the person. Other items can be seen inside the case but I cannot tell what they are.
• Shot 23: CU of another case this time with a screen of the arm in x-ray mode as it scans. Dots and numbers change as the scanner moves. Tropical vegetation can be seen in the background.
• Shot 24: Cut to MWS of 5 men running away from camera towards large wooden doors in center of frame. The men are dressed in military outfits with red berets. They are carrying machine guns. The door opens to a courtyard.
• Shot 25: Cut to a hallway with windows. Bond dressed in a pattern shirt that looks like it is two sizes to small for him (looks like the same shirt the bad guy wore in Shots 02 and 03 – maybe). He is seen hitting the back of the soldier’s head with his gun. The soldier obviously did not know what hit him as he begins to fall. Bond is wearing a very large watch or some wristband. The background has some kind of wooden table with buckets on the floor.
• Shot 26: Cut to Solange, in a very sexy red evening dress walking towards frame right. It is late evening. She appears to be carrying a purse. In the foreground it appears to be the front end of the Aston Martin DB5. The building or house in the background has large white pillars, deck chairs and a tropical painting. A ceiling fan can be seen rotating at the top of frame left.
• Shot 27: Cut to a CU of Bond’s back covered with sand and the first shot of Eva Green as Vesper Lynd as she moves into frame behind Bond. Her eyes have a very caring and loving look. She is wearing something that glitters, perhaps a necklace.
• Shot 28: Cut to a MCU 2 shot of Bond and Vesper embraced and kissing on the beach. Vesper can be seen in a white beach shirt. The ocean can be seen in the background.
• Shot 29: Cut to a CU of a slow trucking shot into Le Chiffre’s face as he watches someone or something from behind white curtains.
• Shot 30: Cut to CU Dutch tilt (slanted camera angle i.e.: 1960’s Batman) of blonde woman rising into frame from ocean. This shot was assumed by fans to have been Solange or Vesper as the woman rises and the shot dissolves showing the woman’s shapely legs and dark blue swimming suit as she steps onto a ship’s ladder. The actress is Ivana Milicevic playing the part of Valenka (and from where I’m sitting, things are shaping up very well).
• Shot 31: Cut to a WS of Sebastien Foucan as Mollaka performing his unique Parkour stunts. He is seen jumping onto a rust colored tank as he prepares to jump to the next landing. A pair of tall contruction cranes can be seen in the background. It appears he is on a rooftop. A person can be seen running behind him in the shadows. One can only assume this is Bond.
• Shot 32: Cut to Mollaka leaping to a blue construction elevator. The camera is shooting upwards. A building under construction is part of the set piece.
• Shot 33: MWS – A continuation of the previous shot as Mollaka leaps from the blue contruction elevator and lands in front of us. He looks as if he jumped down three stories.
• Shot 34: MS – A fiery explosion envelopes the background as five men are blown up. These men look like the military men from Shot 24. Except that one of the men is wearing a tie without a red beret. All five men fall forwards.
• Shot 35: A MCU of a chain-linked fence with a white rectangular metal box, a wooden frame, some canisters and a yellow construction hardhat seem to be exploding towards us. NOTE: There is a folded paper advertisement that is in the center of the frame. It is hard to make out what it says on it but I am assuming the first words on the paper say CASINO in a serif font.
• Shot 36: Late evening. MS of Aston Martin DB5 driving towards us. Assuming Bond is arriving to pick up Solange. There is a blue license tag on the front end.
• Shot 37: MS of Bond walking towards camera in surf framed right. Craig looking buff in blue swimming trunks. This shot is for the women fans.
• Shot 38: Medium CU of Solange in green swimming suit petting her white horse. Assuming she is watching Bond walking out of the ocean. A white colonial house can be seen behind her. I am assuming this is the house we saw her walking from in Shot 26. She has a very sensual look on her face.
• Shot 39: Extreme WS of two contruction cranes. The shot is panning from left to right and the foreground crane is rotating, as a man appears to be leaping off of one crane to another. There is another man inside the white control booth of the foreground crane. Assuming he is either Bond or Mollaka. The person falling we assume is Bond. But if one looks careful the person falling is not even close enough to the second crane to grab hold. I assume this is actually Mollaka and that Bond has made the crane move and forced Mollaka to fall.
• Shot 40: MS – Bond has fallen off of the crane and is hanging on for dear life. The teaser makes it look like Bond has leaped from one crane to the other.
• Shot 41: Wide shot of Mollaka above the crane as Bond struggles to hang on under the crane. In the background you can see a river. The shot is filmed from a helicopter and you can see we are flying over them.
• Shot 42: CU of a white hand (a man?) carrying a sharp knife. The hand belongs to a man who is wearing a gray jacket.
• Shot 43: CU of Bond framed right as a white hand with a gold ring grabs his shoulder. Bond is wearing a black jacket and gray shirt. Something off-white and out of focus is in the foregound framed left. A man is seen behind Bond’s left shoulder, with a cap, walking away from camera.
• Shot 44: CU of gray jacket man with knife against Bond’s back. Bond swings around and grabs the knife. There are people behind them and it looks like a party. Shots 42, 43 and 44 are sequential since the man with the knife is also the same man with the gold ring.
• Shot 45: Extreme WS of speed boat chasing alongside seaplane. Cannot tell who is in the boat.
• Shot 46: MS of Bond leaping out of window. Camera follows him. The room he is in looks like an office with a card filing cabinet framed left and a desk framed right. Small pieces of paper is flying up on the right hand side of the frame. I assume Bond is being shot at and is trying to escape.
• Shot 47: Low angle shot of Bond leaping from small platform. The cranes can be seen in the background.
• Shot 48: MS of door being kicked in towards us as Craig, wearing patterned shirt, runs towards us. A broken lock is seen hanging on frame right. Construction lights are seen standing in the background.
• Shot 49: High angle shot as Bond, in patterned shirt, hits simultaneously two red beret guards while a cloud of dust rises quickly from frame right.
• Shot 50: Vesper and Bond embraced and kissing in the ocean. One is assuming Vesper is naked.
• Shot 51: High angle shot as construction site building explodes and men are seen running for their lives in bottom left frame. Top center frame, a single man in a long jacket is seen standing – unaffected by the explosion.
• Shot 52: Birds Eye View of Bond running on top level of building while Mollaka is running beneath him. The building and area looks like a ghetto. The last frame of this shot looks as if Bond is about to leap down on top of Mollaka.
• Shot 53: MS – Trucking shot of red beret soldiers in foreground shooting at second level part of building. The building looks like the same style as the colonial building in Shot 21. Bullets can be seen hitting scaffolding.
• Shot 54: Trucking shot as Bond holding down Mollaka while shooting his gun. Bond dodges bullets from the red beret soldiers. A ladder is seen in the foreground. A red light is on in the top left hand corner of the frame. Assuming this is an alarm.
• Shot 55: Medium CU of Solange and Bond rolling together as they begin to make love. Solange is wearing a necklace with a symbol that looks like a ‘W’. Bond’s shirt is unbuttoned.
• Shot 56: Medium CU of construction workers being blown up. One man is flying head over heel over a table. A bridge and part of a crane can be seen in the background.
• Shot 57: CU of Bond, running and shooting his gun while holding Mollaka down. Continuation of Shot 54.
• Shot 58: CU of white hands tearing up the five of spades. The hands belong to a man who is dressed in a white shirt and off white pants. A silver watch is on his left wrist. We can only assume this is Le Chiffre after he is beaten by Bond at cards.
• Shot 59: Fade from black – Animated graphic of OO7 as it becomes part of the title Casino Royale.
• Shot 60: Cut to Daniel Craig as James Bond, in tuxedo, sitting alone at a card table with chips. The card table has the words Casino Royale written in the center. The camera is sped up to zoom into his face as he looks directly at us.
• Shot 61: The famous OO7 logo graphic flies from us and morphs into November 17th.

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Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 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. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, it is currently being filmed in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

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'The Moneypenny Diaries' Book 2 Set For October '06

With the release of the paperback edition of The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel shipping this week in the UK, author Samantha Weinberg (writing as Kate Westbrook) has updated CBn forum readers on the status of Book 2 and a US release of the first volume.

Fans of the first novel of Ms. Weinberg’s The Moneypenny Diaries trilogy, Guardian Angel can look forward to Book 2 of the series later this year, ‘in October’ says the author.

Fans in the US can also look forward to an eventual release of the first volume of the The Moneypenny Diaries, says Ms. Weinberg.

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More 'Ultimate James Bond 007' DVD Covers And Special Features Revealed

Following up the revealing of seven of the new covers and special features, Amazon.co.uk has revealed new cover artwork for eight further James Bond 007 films due for ‘Ultimate’ DVD releases on 17 July: Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, and GoldenEye. In total, 18 of the new ‘Ultimate’ 007 DVD covers have been revealed with the exception of Licence To Kill and The World Is Not Enough (the Diamonds Are Forever cover, while not yet released on Amazon, can be viewed in the promotional shot of the boxed set).

Bond fans will want to take notice that the new GoldenEye DVD cover has an ‘Uncut’ added below the title, meaning previously unseen scenes will be present on this release.

The covers feature the James Bond actor in the middle right panel, while often a Bond girl and/or prominent location are featured on the left. The top and bottom panels contain the title of the film in the original font as well as other scenes and characters from the respective film.

In addition to the release of the cover artwork, amazon.co.uk has more of the special features that will feature on several of the films. This listing is an update of the original listing and now includes On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. They are:

Dr. No

• TOP LEVEL ACCESS 007: License to Restore – Featurette Detailing the BOND Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT The Guns of James Bond
• Premiere Bond
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Dr. No
• Terence Young: Bond Vivant
• Dr. No 1963 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

From Russia With Love

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview
• Ian Fleming & Raymond Chandler
• Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs
• Animated Storyboard Sequence
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of From Russia With Love
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside From Russia With Love
• Harry Saltzman: Showman
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Goldfinger

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Sean Connery From the Set of Goldfinger Screen Tests
• On Tour With the Aston Martin DB-5
• Honor Blackman Open-Ended Interview
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Goldfinger
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Cast and Crew
• The Making of Goldfinger
• The Goldfinger Phenomenon
• Original Publicity Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Thunderball

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT The Incredible World of James Bond – Original 1965 NBC Television Special
• A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car – 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
• Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
• Thunderball Boat Show Reel
• Selling Bonds – Original 1965 Television Advertisements
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
• Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
• The Making of Thunderball
• The Thunderball Phenomenon
• The Secret History of Thunderball
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

You Only Live Twice

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
• Whicker’s World – Highlights From 1967 BBC Documentary
• On Location With Ken Adam
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of You Only Live Twice
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside You Only Live Twice
• Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
• Plane Crash: Animated Storyboard Sequence
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, Photo Gallery, TV Spot & Radio Communications

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Casting On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Press Day in Portugal
• George Lazenby: In His Own Words
• Shot on Ice – Original 1969 Ford Promo
• Film Swiss Movement – Original 1969 Featurette 007
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Hunt and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Inside Q’s Lab
• Above It All – Original 1969 Featurette
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Diamonds Are Forever

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes
• Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview
• Lesson # 007: Close Quarter Combat
• Deleted Footage – Oil Rig Attack
• Satellite & Explosions Test Reel Alternate & Expanded Angles 007
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Diamonds Are Forever
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Diamonds Are Forever
• Cubby Broccoli – The Man Behind Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Live And Let Die

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
• Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964
• Live and Let Die Conceptual Art
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Live and Let Die
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
• Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz Inside Live and Let Die
• On Set With Roger Moore

The Man With The Golden Gun

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Roger Moore and Hervé Villechaize – The Russell Harty Show
• On Location With The Man With the Golden Gun
• Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
• Girls Fighting
• American Thrill Show Stunt Film
• The Road to Bond: Stunt Coordinator W.J. Millian Jr.
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The Man With the Golden Gun
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Guy Hamilton and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Man With the Golden Gun
• An Original Documentary Double-O Stuntmen: A Look at the Greatest Stunts and Stunt Performers in the Bond Films
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

The Spy Who Loved Me

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT 007 in Egypt
• Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond
• On Location With Ken Adam
• 007 Stage Dedication
• Original 1977 Featurette Escape From Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The Spy Who Loved Me
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert, Production Designer Ken Adam, Co-Writer Christopher Wood and Michael G Wilson
• Inside The Spy Who Loved Me
• Ken Adam: Designing Bond
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Moonraker

• Newly Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT 007 in Rio – Original 1979 Production Featurette
• Ken Adam’s Production Films
• Bond ’79 Learning to Freefall
• Skydiving Test Footage
• Skydiving Storyboards
• Circus Footage
• Cable Car Alternative Storyboards
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of Moonraker
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lewis Gilbert and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside Moonraker – An Original Documentary
• The Men Behind the Mayhem – Special Effects Documentary
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailer & Photo Gallery

For Your Eyes Only

• Recorded Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes & Expanded Angles
• Bond in Greece Bond in Cortina
• Neptune’s Journey
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of For Your Eyes Only
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
• Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
• Inside For Your Eyes Only
• Animated Storyboard Sequences
• Sheena Easton For Your Eyes Only Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

The Living Daylights

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Introduction by John Glen
• Happy Anniversary, 007 Silver Anniversary Featurettes
• Timothy Dalton: The New James Bond/Vienna Press Conference
• Timothy Dalton: On Acting
• Dalton and d’Abo Interviews
• The Ice Chase Outtakes – Deleted Footage With Director John Glen Narration 007
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of The Living Daylights
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Director John Glen and Members of the Cast and Crew
• Inside The Living Daylights
• Ian Fleming: 007’s Creator
• a-ha The Living Daylights Music Video
• The Making of ‘The Living Daylights’ Music Video
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

GoldenEye

• DECLASSIFIED: MI6 VAULT Deleted Scenes With Introductions by Director Martin Campbell
• Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
• Building a Better Bond: Pre-Production Featurette
• The Return of Bond – The Start of Production Press Event
• Driven to Bond: Remy Julienne
• Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank Versus Perrier
• Making it in Small Pictures: Derek Meddings
• On Location With Peter Lamont
• GoldenEye: The Secret Files
• Pre-Title Storyboard Sequence With Director Martin Campbell
• MISSION CONTROL Interactive Guide Into the World of GoldenEye
• MISSION DOSSIER Audio Commentary Featuring Martin Campbell and Michael G. Wilson
• The World of 007 – Original 1995 Television Special Hosted by Elizabeth Hurley
• The GoldenEye Video Journal Promotional Featurette
• “GoldenEye” Music Video Performed by Tina Turner
• MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery & Radio Communications

Restored with a “breakthrough digital process” by Lowry Digital, both picture and sound will be greatly improved. They will all feature DTS 5.1 surround sound, and each will feature loads of new extras including “never before seen footage” and “Top Secret Files” on “The Bond Women” and “Exotic Locations.” In addition, former 007 Sir Roger Moore has recorded audio commentaries for all of his seven James Bond films. The ‘Limited Edition Attache Case’ box set, due for release on 17 July, is currently discounted to a price of £209.99, while each film is currently discounted to a price of £12.74.

No official word yet on the US release.

Pre-order All Of The ‘Ultimate Edition’ James Bond 007 DVDs:

• Dr. No
  – Amazon.co.uk
• From Russia With Love
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Goldfinger
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Thunderball
  – Amazon.co.uk
• You Only Live Twice
  – Amazon.co.uk
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Diamonds Are Forever
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Live And Let Die
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The Man With The Golden Gun
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The Spy Who Loved Me
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Moonraker
  – Amazon.co.uk
• For Your Eyes Only
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Octopussy
  – Amazon.co.uk
• A View To A Kill
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The Living Daylights
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Licence To Kill
  – Amazon.co.uk
• GoldenEye
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Tomorrow Never Dies
  – Amazon.co.uk
• The World Is Not Enough
  – Amazon.co.uk
• Die Another Day
  – Amazon.co.uk
• ‘Limited Edition Attache Case’
  – Amazon.co.uk

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