James Bond News

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise, the Houston Symphony will recreate the popular film series' memorable musical moments in concerts on November 23, 24 and 25. Houston Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Mike Krajewski will lead the orchestra and Tony Award-winning vocalist Debbie Gravitte, who will sing popular songs such as "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever," "The World Is Not Enough" and Adele's newest hit, 'Skyfall,' the title song for the eponymous 23rd film in the Bond franchise, which opens tomorrow.

Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond franchise and the upcoming release of "Skyfall", recording artist Nazo Bavo pays homage with and original composition and video montage "James Bond". The single is currently available for purchase on iTunes.

Sony Classical releases the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of SKYFALL™ today, November 6, 2012, consisting of original music written by leading film composer Thomas Newman. From Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the film is the 23rd James Bond adventure and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise.

Deadline reports that Tony winning SKYFALL co-writer John Logan and director Sam Mendes will soon join forces again for an upcoming Vampire Hunter drama series for TV.

Sony and MGM's SKYFALL, the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, brought in a whopping $156 million this weekend in the international market. Since its release on Oct. 26, the film has netted over $287 million.

Syfy will once again shake up the Thanksgiving weekend with its annual James Bond two-day movie marathon featuring fifteen 007 titles starring Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

Deadline reports that the latest film in the James Bond franchise, SKYFALL, has now surpassed Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as the biggest 7-day gross of all time in the UK, with box office takes totaling $59.86M.

Tony Award and Emmy Award-Winning and Golden Globe Award-Nominated Actor, Joe Mantegna will serve as Grand Marshal of THE 2012 HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE BENEFITING MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS. The parade will be presented live by The City of Los Angeles and Associated Television International in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, November 25, 2012 starting with a PRE-PARADE SHOW SPECTACULAR at 5:30 pm, with the Parade commencing at 6:30 pm.

Paley Center TV Mixtapes presents James Bond @ 50, November 2012.

With its creative, inspiring and bold vision, eShave -a leading brand of modern inspired men's grooming products and accessories - has long been known for its forward-thinking marketing strategies. The brand unveiled its newest product launch campaign with a series of short spy films inspired by the missions and romantic dalliances of the action-packed 'James Bond' series.

School News Nationwide, a New-York based organization dedicated to developing skills and teaching tolerance to New York City public school students, will present a showing of the stirring 2009 movie 'Defiance,' starring Daniel Craig (popular English actor featured as James Bond) and Liev Schreiber, written, produced and directed by Edward Zwick, Tuesday October 30 at 7:30 PM at Symphony Space, Broadway and 95th Street, NYC.

John Logan - the writer of James Bond's upcoming SKYFALL - has officially pitched and sold Bond 24 and 25 to Bond bosses Barbara Broccoli Michael Wilson. The next two films will tell a two-part story with Daniel Craig reprising his role of 007. It's tentatively set for a 2014 release.

Designing 007 opened this Friday at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto after a successful run in London, England. The exhibit celebrates the last 50 years of James Bond films with a collection of props, costumes, designs and concept mock-ups from all 23 movies (and many props from the highly anticipated Skyfall). BWW is thrilled to be able to bring our readers photos of all the Bond goodies.

The Daily Mail reports that the currently untitled next JAMES BOND movie is set to start shooting next fall at Pinewood Studios with a target release date of fall 2014.

Author Ethan Mordden discusses the lives and the romance of two theatre legends - actress/singer Lotte Lenya and composer Kurt Weill, the subjects of his new book, Love Song - on the latest edition of THEATER TALK, premiering at 1 a.m. tonight, October 26 (2012; early Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, followed in New York City on CUNY TV* Saturday at 8:30 PM, Sunday at 12:30 PM, and Monday at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM. The series is co-hosted by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins.

The latest James Bond film, SKYFALL, starring Daniel Craig will be directed by Sam Mendes. SKYFALL opens internationally on October 26 and will debut in IMAX theaters in North America on November 8 and conventional theaters on November 9. Check out a clip from the film below! Check out a clip from the latest Bond film, SKYFALL, below!