Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

The most realistic villain is Elliot Carver

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A media conglomerate with as much power as Carver Media Group Network in Tomorrow Never Dies has to be the most realistic villainous organization in modern times.  Sure, a drug cartel like Franz Sanchez or Kananga’s could wield serious power now, but a media organization that influences politics, policy and the people would have a drastically further reach and historic potential.  Maybe a consideration for the next organization in Bond 26?

On This Day…

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August 20, 2026 – 10:07 PM UTC

In a recent interview with The Sun, Steven Knight joked (or perhaps not?) that he’s tempted to set the next Bond movie in Birmingham, United Kingdom, taking a page from his renowned Peaky Blinders series. I’m inclined to defer to Knight on the idea because of his stellar track record, but I’m still going to…


Live And Let Die (1973)
August 20, 2026 – 10:07 AM UTC

Alright, we obviously already know the awesomeness of “Live And Let Die,” performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. However, I’m getting a little semantic here, because I seem to have a minor internal dispute over exactly who gets the official artist credit. In the movie itself, the Live And Let Die title card credits the…
August 20, 2025 – 10:07 AM UTC

Brosnan touched on this topic in a recent interview, which seems like an interesting prospect.  However, I could only see a flash-forward or cameo-type scenario as a plausible Pierce Brosnan role as Bond in Bond 26.  I certainly don’t think the audience has an appetite for a full “Bond the septuagenarian” movie, regardless of how…