Month: November 2025
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Modern world “fertile ground” for Bond 26?
Following up on the previous post regarding Martin Campbell’s comments for Denis Villeneuve on Bond 26 – his additional point that “the way the world is at the moment” offers “fertile ground” for captivating stories is way overstated. Modern settings… Read More →
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“It doesn’t need to be a reboot.”
So says GoldenEye and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell, according to ScreenRant. I couldn’t disagree more, and I have to wonder whether he’s fully reckoned with the ending of No Time To Die. Bond’s death is too significant a narrative… Read More →
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Bond 26 Theme Artist and Music Brainstorming
With speculation mounting over who will deliver the next James Bond theme, Amazon and EON have a rare opportunity to rethink the definition of a Bond theme. While Billie Eilish’s contribution to No Time To Die was haunting and deservedly… Read More →
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The Dua Lipa/Callum Turner Bond Rumors
Rumors are circulating (and betting markets are responding) that Dua Lipa is currently the frontrunner to perform the theme song for Bond 26. Simultaneously, her fiancé, Callum Turner, has emerged as a credible contender for the role of the next… Read More →
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Still you jest. Defiant to the last.
This line functions as Die Another Day’s modern echo of Goldfinger’s classic warning: “Choose your next witticism carefully, Mr. Bond. It may be your last.” It’s clear the writers intended this parallel when General Moon confronts a battered and imprisoned… Read More →
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One rises to meet a challenge
Bond delivers this line in GoldenEye with unmistakable sexual subtext, responding to Xenia Onatopp’s declaration that they share three passions: motoring, baccarat, and “this.” The dynamic between Bond and Xenia is one of the movie’s greatest strengths. Their chemistry is… Read More →
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After Bond 26, release frequency must increase
At this point, I’m reluctantly prepared to extend Amazon and its partners the benefit of the doubt as we endure what is shaping up to be the longest gap between Bond movie in the franchise’s history. The transition to Amazon’s… Read More →
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Check the replay
Die Another Day receives an outsized amount of criticism, yet scattered throughout its excesses are moments that stand apart as genuinely inventive within the Bond universe. One of the most overlooked and unique is Bond’s simulated defense of an assault… Read More →
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Wait till you get to my teeth
This line from Thunderball is about as close as Bond ever comes to audibly purring on screen to show his interest in a woman. It follows one of the movie’s most cliché exchanges, which almost makes it feel like an… Read More →
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Do you come here often?
Yes, James Bond actually deployed that pickup line. Hard to believe, but he really does drop this timeless clunker when he first meets Domino Derval in Thunderball (while snorkeling, no less). It’s not exactly 007’s most inspired piece of dialogue,… Read More →
Filed Under: Thunderball