Set in London, Jamaica and the fictional island of Crab Kay, it shot on location in Jamaica in 1962. The plot concerns Agent 007 traveling to Jamaica to investigate the death of MI6 station chief John ...

Shakespeare writes in the biography (via IndieWire): “Since the mid-1950s, many well-known actors had been approached [to play Bond]. Gregory Ratoff had the arresting idea of having Bond played by a ...

On March 30, 1962, filming concluded on a spy thriller entitled Dr. No. It was based upon a novel by British author, Ian Fleming, one of a series that had as its hero James Bond. The film’s low budget ...

Author Ian Fleming and Sean Connery (inset) as James Bond in the 1962 film "Dr. No." Everett Collection; Courtesy of Ian Fleming Images/The Ian Fleming Estate The name is Fleming. Lucy Fleming — and ...

During location filming in Jamaica, Ian Fleming gives Sean Connery some firsthand pointers on his portrayal of James Bond. Courtesy of Pegasus Books and Bert Cann/United Artists Corporation. Photo: ...

From the 1960s goofiness of “Dr. No” and “Goldfinger” to the darker realism of the Daniel Craig era, the James Bond franchise has taken on many tones over the years. Each new actor puts their own spin ...

The James Bond Collection is a legendary spy film series based on Ian Fleming’s novels, following MI6 agent 007, James Bond, as he takes on global threats with style, gadgets, and charm. Produced by ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: May 28th, 1908, 109 years ago today … Day One for the creator of 007. For that was the day Ian Fleming was born in London. The son of a wealthy Member ...

Ian Fleming’s series focused on the spy with a license to kill is the latest book series that will be put under an editor’s pen. The James Bond books are getting rewrites before they are re-released ...

Lashana Lynch became the first woman to own the 007 title in the 2021 James Bond tentpole “No Time to Die,” but it turns out a plan to make James Bond a woman was actually pitched over 60 years prior.