Skyfall Olympic TV Spot

‘Skyfall’ TV Spot coming.

The official James Bond Facebook Page has announced that a special TV spot for ‘Skyfall’ will be released 5:30am BST today. It is set to be broadcast during the NBC’s Olympic coverage. Whether this is a cut down version of the new IMAX trailer isn’t known, but prepare yourself for some new Bond action.

For Queen and Country

James Bond’s contribution in the 2012 Olympic Ceremony is now available online. The 6 minute short shows James Bond (Daniel Craig) escort the Queen to the opening of the games from Buckingham Palace.

An international link will be updated as soon as it’s available.

Come as you are – familiar faces meet up for ‘007 Legends’

We’ve just received this exciting update from Activision. According to this ‘007 Legends’ promises a reunion of many favourite characters of the Bond-verse:

007™ LEGENDS TO FEATURE PAST AND PRESENT BOND TALENT

Santa Monica, CA – July 27, 2012 – Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that 007™ Legends will feature a variety of past and present Bond talent including Daniel Craig, Michael Lonsdale, Naomie Harris and Richard Kiel, among others.

007 Legends will feature Daniel Craig’s (SKYFALL, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Casino Royale) James Bond while Rory Kinnear (SKYFALL, Wild Target, Quantum of Solace) voices MI6’s Chief of Staff, Bill Tanner. The Moonraker mission features familiar Bond actors, including Michael Lonsdale (Of Gods and Men, Munich, Moonraker) reprising his villainous role as Hugo Drax and Richard Kiel (Happy Gilmore, Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me) as Drax’s notorious henchman – Jaws. Naomie Harris (SKYFALL, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, 28 Days Later), from this fall’s feature film SKYFALL, will also make a video game appearance in 007 Legends.

In addition, veteran Bond film and video game writer, Bruce Feirstein (The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, GoldenEye), pens 007 Legends’ overarching storyline while the acclaimed James Bond film composer – David Arnold (Die Another Day, Tomorrow Never Dies, Independence Day) – and established TV composer, Kevin Kiner (“Hell on Wheels,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “CSI: Miami”) lend their musical expertise and talent to the robust video game soundtrack.  The 007 Legends’ talent roster will continue to grow as additional gamemissions are revealed.
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Interview: Irka Bochenko talks about her tribute to James Bond

Today an exclusive interview with singer Irka Bochenko by the Club James Bond France sheds further light on the background of her project. By kind permission of Luc Le Clec, the Club’s president, CommanderBond.net is able to bring you the translation.

 

Moonraker’s Blonde Beauty Irka sings for Bond… with Bond!

 

Interview by Serge Igor
Translated by Eric Saussine

 

Irka Bochenko wrote the song ‘Happy Birthday Mr. Bond’ to celebrate 007’s 50th anniversary on the silver screen. Sir Roger Moore couldn’t refuse Irka’s gracious invitation. The song is in French and in English. She talked about this duet, her career as a Bond Girl and about Roger Moore himself. “The idea of my being a Bond Girl was a memory. Then I was invited for three exceptional days in London and I was immediately reminded that I was Bond Girl. It was a very exciting time. That’s when I learned that 2012 would be Bond’s 50th anniversary. A few weeks later when I was about to come back on stage in the south of France I got out of my dressing room and… my character Blonde Beauty was on TV… there was a Moonraker trailer on television. That was the spark. I wrote the song.”

 

“I immediately thought about inviting Roger Moore. He had that elegance, that specific humour. I was keen on meeting him again after all these years. So I contacted the president of Club James Bond France who gave me the address of Sir Roger Moore’s Office. Two hours later I had Sir Roger’s reply: “Of course!”

 

“The recording took place at his hotel in May 2012. His first words were: “What a pleasure to see you again!” Always generous, always a gentleman! We talked about our lives, about our common friends like Helmut Newton. We also talked about Lewis Gilbert and Mr. Broccoli.”
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Another ‘Skyfall’ Trailer passed by the BBFC!

After the release of the IMAX exclusive trailer for ‘Skyfall’, in front of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, the BBFC have passed yet another trailer for the 23rd Bond film. The new trailer, running for 2m 28s, is rumoured to be released in front of ‘Total Recall’ on August 3rd, and is expected to appear online early next week. It hasn’t been confirmed whether or not this latest trailer will follow the same style and format of the IMAX Trailer, but a reliable member on CBn has told us that there will be indeed some new footage. Stay tuned for more information or join the CBn forums today and give us your views on Daniel Craigs 3rd Bond outing.

Top Gear Exclusive – The DB5 is back!

A brand new video blog has just been released, showcasing the Aston Martin DB5 in ‘Skyfall’. New behind the scenes footage shows Bond and M walking into a garage and retrieving the signature vehicle. The full video blog can be found here.

Why is this shark laughing?

In a somewhat unexpected development reports of James Bond’s unusual shoestring budget have gained new momentum by yesterday’s unveiling of two Honda CRF 250R motorbikes, which saw extended use during the pre-titles-sequence of this year’s upcoming James Bond film ‘Skyfall’. However, sources close to the production insist the two machines are not meant to replace James Bond’s Aston Martin, neither in ‘Skyfall’ nor in the future.

The two motorbikes in question were unveiled yesterday at the ‘Bond In Motion‘ exhibition currently hosted at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Representatives of Honda (UK) said they were delighted to see their products chosen by the Bond production and announced a range of further promotional events to celebrate the occasion (further information on upcoming activities: www.honda.co.uk, Facebook/HondaCarsUK and Twitter @Honda_UK). First among these is the offer of twenty pairs of tickets for the ‘Bond In Motion’ exhibition in a competition.  To win you have to tweet the answer to this question:

The Honda CRF250R features in the upcoming Bond film Skyfall, but which Honda model featured in the 1971 film Diamonds are Forever?

To enter:

• Follow @Honda_UK
• Tweet the answer to the question and include #Honda007 in your tweet

And we guess this may be the reason for this shark’s laughter.

Vintage’s second part of ‘There is only one Bond’ revealed

Today The Book Bond exclusively provides a look at the second stint of contemporary Fleming covers, once more with the now-established b/w photography approach. The seven books will be released October 4th, 2012.

Take a look at them at The Book Bond’s story here

Discuss the covers in this thread

New ‘Skyfall’ Trailer Runtime revealed.

After the recent confirmation of a new trailer  for the latest Bond epic ‘Skyfall’, the BBFC have officialy released the runtime. The second ‘Skyfall’ trailer, has been classified as a PG and runs for 3 minutes 1 second. So expect a high dose of Bond action. The trailer should be online within the next week or so, but some sources speculate that the trailer could be online very shortly.  The second trailer for ‘Skyfall’ is also rumoured to be attatched to The Dark Knight Rises, the last film in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy.