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Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult reportedly are among those Amazon is considering to play 007. The Spy Command has questions.
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Bond questions: The 007 casting edition
3 min
Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult reportedly are among those Amazon is considering to play 007. The Spy Command has questions.
2006: A journeyman director surpasses the auteurs
4 min
2006's Casino Royale was helmed by a journeyman director, Martin Campbell. His work exceeded the auteur directors who would follow.
The New Yorker unleashes snark on 007
6 min
The New Yorker, typically a high-brow outlet, wasn't so high brow it couldn't dump on James Bond for clicks.
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Ian Fleming Publications said Oct 5 it will bring out a new James Bond novella in December.
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Regal movies will conduct six weeks of James Bond movie showings, each highlighting a different 007 film actor.
Charlie Higson already working on a 2nd adult Bond novel
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An unlikely Bond, circa 1970
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A new James Bond film actor hasn't been picked yet. The internet outrage machine can't wait.
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Pascal says it's a "good bet" new 007 actor to be cast by end of 2026
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Amy Pascal, one of the producers Amazon named to oversee the first 007 film under the company's creative control, says it's a "good bet" the new Bond actor will be cast by year's end.
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A newsletter and the Deadline website say 007 actor auditions will gear up in August for the first Bond movie under Amazon creative control.
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Character actor David Sheiner dies
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William Smithers, a busy character actor over decades, has died at 98.
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La-La Land Records announced June 4 it's now selling an expanded soundtrack for SPECTRE (2015).
007 First Light gets off to fast sales start
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007 First Light, the new James Bond video game, had a fast sales start in late May.
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Citadel season 2 leaves viewers tired after too many plot twists.
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One possible 007 actor already attacked as soft
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No James Bond actor has been actually chosen. But on YouTube, one possible choice already has been attacked as soft. The outrage machine continues.
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Gerry Conway, who became at writer of comic books in his teens before becoming a writer-producer of TV shows, dies at 73.
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