James Bond

Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies at 94

The child of Latvian immigrants, Norman grew up in the East End of London, where his mother bought him his first guitar at the age of 16.

He went on to compose for West End shows like Expresso Bongo and Irma La Douce, before moving into film.

His Bond theme, commissioned for 1962's Dr No, was used throughout the series.

Bond producer Cubby Broccoli had asked Norman to compose the first movie's score, having been impressed with his stage musical CV.

Daniel Craig's last film No Time To Die finally has royal premiere

No Time To Die is the British actor's fifth outing as 007.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on the red carpet, he said the role was "incredibly important to cinema and to history, and the weight of that has been on my shoulders for a while".

"I've been incredibly lucky," he added. The film hits UK cinemas on Thursday.

Unusually for a royal premiere, there were two separate generations of royals who came out for Craig's farewell as Bond. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were joined at the Royal Albert Hall by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall

Regé-Jean Page backed for new 007

As it stands, Page has odds of 20-1 to be the next James Bond and may even be hinting he’d like a stab at the role in the currently pinned tweet on his official Twitter account.

The Bridgerton star posted a short clip of his Duke of Hasting walking towards the camera before raising a Roger Moore-esque eyebrow.

While the caption above the video read: “Regency, royalty. Shaken and stirred.”

Harrison Ford pays tribute to 'dear friend'

The pair appeared together in Steven Spielberg's 1989 sequel Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, with Sir Sean playing Ford's father Henry Jones.

"He was my father... not in life... but in Indy III," said Harrison in an interview with Variety.

"God we had fun - if he's in heaven, I hope they have golf courses. Rest in peace, dear friend," he added.

Ford recalled the "pleasure" of taking Sir Sean "for a ride in the sidecar of a Russian motorcycle, bouncing along a bumpy, twisty mountain trail and getting to watch him squirm".

Bond fans ask for No Time to Die delay due to coronavirus

No Time to Die is due for release on 3 April but fans have asked for it to be held back to the summer "when experts expect the epidemic to have peaked".

The open letter is from the founders of MI6 Confidential and The James Bond Dossier, James Page and David Leigh.

"It is time to put public health above marketing release schedules."

The letter, titled No Time for Indecision, continued: "With a month to go before No Time to Die opens worldwide, community spread of the virus is likely to be peaking in the United States.

Next 007 should be a woman says Bond star Pierce Brosnan

The Goldeneye actor, who played the role in four films, told the Hollywood Reporter he believes it would be "exhilarating" and "exciting" to see a female Bond.

"I think we've watched the guys do it for the last 40 years," said the 66-year-old.

"Get out of the way guys and put a woman up there!" he added.

Daniel Craig is set to reprise his role as the fictional British spy for a fifth and potentially final time in next year's No Time To Die.

Bond producer says there will never be a female 007

Ms Broccoli, daughter of Cubby Broccoli, who adapted Ian Fleming's spy novels to film, insisted the character was written for a man to play.

"Bond is male. He's a male character. He was written as a male and I think he'll probably stay as a male. And that's fine."

She told the Daily Mail turning male characters into women isn't the right approach.

"Let's just create more female characters and make the story fit those female characters."

Roger Moore dies, age 89, in Switzerland

He appeared in seven Bond films between 1973 and 1985, including Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only.

Sir Roger's family confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had died after "a short but brave battle with cancer".

The statement from his children Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian, read: "Thank you Pops for being you, and being so very special to so many people."

"With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated," they said.

James Bond actor Clifton James dies at 96

He died close to his childhood home in Gladstone, Oregon, on Saturday due to complications from diabetes.

James was best known for appearing alongside Sir Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun during the 1970s.

His daughter Lynn said: "He was the most outgoing person, beloved by everybody."

She added: "I don't think the man had an enemy. We were incredibly blessed to have had him in our lives."

Go ahead and make Idris Elba James Bond please

Fans of Elba have been suggesting he become the first black Bond and the actor is making the argument easy.

He's suave in a suit, has the right accent and will soon star in a new reality series titled "Idris Elba: Fighter."

The Discovery network show will reportedly follow a year of Elba training to become a professional kickboxer.

The actor is familiar with the sport, having done it as part of his workout routine, but this new adventure will take him around the world as he pursues it as a career.