First: MI6's Secret Underground Station Revealed

Yesterday CommanderBond.Net were the first site to post this publicity image from Die Another Day;

An investigation was recently started in the thread of the Die Another Day Forums that is discussing the new images, and it's been revealed that this station that Bond and Q can be seen in is part of the Piccadilly Line. James Page suggests from the viewable sign that this particular station is Down Street.

This theory does make sense. Down Street is a part of the Piccadilly Line. Also the Piccadilly Line has been closed down since before the Second World War (hence the nostalgic posters in the background). Down Street itself was closed off in 1932 and during the Second World War was converted into offices for the Railway Executive Committee and for the War Cabinet. It is believed that Winston Churchill had an office in this section of the Underground.

Above is an image of the entrance to the Underground on Down Street as it stands today. Tourists are allowed to visit the close off section, however, there is currently a waiting list of 3,000 people.

With it's history Down Street seems the perfect place for MI6 to have a secret base.

So dont' forget to visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums to discuss this news and all the new images!

Finally, a big thanks to James Page, 'Parasyte' and 'Smitty' for their help with piecing the puzzle together. And remember, you read it first on CommanderBond.Net!

Forum Members Hit 600! Are You A Member?

The James Bond Forums, hosted by CommanderBond.net, have just reached a membership total of 600 users! This makes them the most successful James Bond discussion place on the Internet!

The forums have been running since February 2001 and since then have hosted over 2600 separate conversations (topics), which makes up the over 28800 messages that are currently in the forums at this time. Needless to say, the Die Another Day Forums are the most popular as every aspect of Die Another Day is always being discussed and all the break news can always be found there!

The question is, are you one of the 600 members? If not, then take a look around the James Bond Forums and if you like what you see register!

See you there! And thank you to all our members who have helped make the forums a huge success!

Filming Continues In Spain Moving On From Cadiz

Filming of Die Another Day is continuing in Spain despite the First Unit returning to Britain after successful filming in the Spanish province of Cadiz.

The news was revealed by Spanish Producer Kan Zaman, who is working on the Spanish part of Die Another Day. Zaman revealed that filming will move to another Spanish province, Seville. Seville was recently used to film scenes for Star Wars Episode II. And while in Episode II it features as Naboo, a very different part of the province will feature in Die Another Day.

The particular part of Seville that the crew will film in is known as Bollullos de la Mitación. Bollullos de la Mitación is a small village that we're told is fairly rural with lots of swamps.

Zaman revealed details about what will take place in the scene. Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) The scene will feature a large helicopter (perhaps the Chinook we’ve been told we’ll see both Bond and Jinx in?) and many paratroopers. As yet there is no confirmation as to where this scene will appear in the film, however, I do have a theory! Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) As Eon Productions have already revealed that Die Another Day ends in North Korea (where it also begins) it seems quite obvious that the film will end with an attack on Colonel Moon’s Korean base. As Bollullos de la Mitación has a similair landscape to other areas where parts of Colonel Moon’s base have been filmed it seems possible that the producers are filming parts of the finale for Die Another Day..

Filming begins in two weeks.

Thanks to 'Jaime Bond' for sending in those details. You can discuss the news in this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. See you there!

UK Large Print Edition Of 'Never Dream Of Dying'

Never Dream of Dying (UK)

‘Zencat’ has just sent in the front cover of the large print UK Edition of Raymond Benson’s latest James Bond adventure, Never Dream Of Dying.

The large print edition from Chivers Press is available from amazon.co.uk for £16.99. Zencat tells us that shipping will take 4 to 6 weeks and as it has a very small press run you should order a copy straight away.

Brosnan to lead Queen's celebrations…

Pierce Brosnan has agreed to host the Queen's Golden Jubilee pop gig.

Brosnan personally rang Buckingham Palace to offer the organisers his services for the concert which is to be televised on June 3rd, in the United Kingdom.

When Pierce comes on stage (within the Palace gardens), he will be responcible for introducing; Sir. Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, and Tom Jones, to the 12,000 fans who will be present. All three of these singers are to perform famous songs from the 007 films.

A Palace inside revealed the following to SkyNews; "Pierce rang up the palace asking about tickets. When we suggested he take part he jumped at the chance."

Pierce was also responcible for leading a two-minute silence after the death of the Queen Mother, while filming in Cadiz.

First: Another Picture From The Pre-Title Sequence

Hallalla has just sent in another picture from the pre-title sequence to CommanderBond.Net. And here it is, commentry free:

Earlier today CommanderBond.Net were the first to publish official photos from various sets of Die Another Day.

If you'd like to discuss this photo, or any of the earlier ones, please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums.

Details of DAD Footage From Greek TV

'Thanasis' has just sent in some details of footage from Die Another Day that recently aired on Greek telvision station Mega Channel. It seems the station have managed to get their hands on footage from the recent filming in Spain.

Well on Friday night (12th) Greek tv channel MEGA CHANNEL aired 4 minutes of footage from Die Another Day. I was quite stunned when i saw it since i had never seen them mention anything about the movie before and it was on their primetime 60 min news broadcast.

The footage consisted mainly of the hovercraft [scene which takes places in the pre-title] sequence but also showed Halle Berry in her swimsuit and Brosnan in a summery shirt.

Starting with the hovercraft sequence i must say that it does not look as good as in had imagined it to be. The scenes i saw were firstly of Brosnan running over some hovercrafts in the base area and finally hopping into one as well scenes Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) from Brosnan riding the hovercraft through a very muddy forest area with explosions and shootings going on. I am afraid that these preliminary shots do not match up to the early footage i had seen on the speedboat chase in TWINE. Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) I have to also confirm the rumour posted on this site about Ferraris appearing in the demilitarised zone are TRUE since i got a glimpse of this flashy red ferrari whilst Brosnan was dodging bullets. Throughout the hovercraft scene we saw Brosnan holding a machine gun that he kept on firing whilst aboard and driving the hovercraft. In between the footage of the pre titles sequence Brosnan comments to the camera on how bigger this film is and how many bruises it had caused him!

Finally the rest of the footage was from Cadiz where Halle Berry was swimming and then handshaking with Brosnan, as if they were meeting in some sort of cafe by the sea side. It reminded me of the scene where Connery meets Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again.

On a final note i have to say that although the hovercraft scenes i saw looked a bit boring, the scene should look better when completed.

Some great details from 'Thanasis'. It's interesting to note the way Bond and Jinx meet for the first time, while still a homage to Dr No their greeting isn't quite the same. It's also great to finally have more details of the pre-title sequence, especially after getting a fantastic picture earlier today.

A big thanks to 'Thanasis' for sending the report in!

First: Amazing Pictures From Die Another Day

Every now and then (quite often actually) something comes across my desk that blows me away. Well today, one e-mail came my way that did just that.

Hallalla has sent in three pictures from various parts of Die Another Day, all seemingly future promotional photos for the film. And quite frankly, I love the images!

This first image is of Bond's hotel in Die Another Day. We recently revealed the hotel is named El Gran Palacio. If you look at the top of El Gran Palacio there are two flags flying. They are both the national flag of Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) Cuba, where scenes from Die Another Day are featured.

A Close Up Of The Top Of El Gran Palacio

And with the next picture it only gets better;

What you're looking at above is the first photo of Die Another Day's 'Q-Branch' scene. Now we know that rather than it taking place inside MI6 it takes place in a part of the British Underground controlled by the secret service. Previously we had scene footage of a an earlier scene between M and Bond that also takes place in the secret part of the Underground.

Finally, is this amazing picture from the pre-title sequence of Die Another Day. This still shot was taken during filming at Aldershot. You'll notice Bond and the two disguised people are sitting on top of a specially designed hovercraft. Also to the right of the photo are two sports cars. This confirms CommanderBond.Net Spy Reports that Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) revealed Colonel Moon’s henchmen would all drive expensive sports cars. I'm pretty certain the green nose that is sticking out belongs to the Jaguar XKR.

Some amazing pictures there, and you saw them all first at CommanderBond.Net! A big thanks to Hallalla for sending them in.

If you'd like to discuss these images please do so in this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. See you there!

Details On Bond's Hotel In Cádiz

'Gonzalo' has sent in some information that has appeared in the Spanish media about the filming of Die Another Day in Cádiz. In particular, there are some details on the hotel Bond will be staying in.

Bond's hotel overlooks a beach which we're told has been has had several Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) Cuban flags placed along it. Also, various military cars have been seen on the beach.

So what is the name of Bond's hotel? A sign reading El Gran Palacio. Hotel was placed on the building being used as Bond's hotel.

Thanks to Gonzalo for sending that news in. And remember, you read it first at CommanderBond.Net!

Douglas James Films Steam Train DAD Spoof

UK telvision station 'Anglia South-East', which is a localised broadcast, has shown footage of filming of a Die Another Day spoof that stars Pierce Brosnan look-alike Douglas James. The spoof, which is a corporate advert, involves a steam train and 'mkkbb' has sent in details of the footage.

Douglas James and a spitting image double of Halle Berry were being filmed for a scene where Bond rescues Jinx from a steam train. It is part of a commando raid. It had many commando people swinging into the side of the train from the roof where they let off sprays of gunfire, and Bond chasing the train to Jinx’s cabin/section where he rescues her.

It also showed a command shooting someone off the train over a bridge. This reminded me of Broken Arrow, but maybe it will be a lot different.

Thanks to mkkbb for sending in the report!