Banker buys Bond’s ’64 Aston Martin

A US banker from Cincinnati has purchased James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 in a rare car auction. Harry Yeaggy, who runs Union Savings Bank, says he always wanted the car, and was willing to pay the modest price of $4.6 million for it. The ’64 DB5 was used in the Bond films “Goldfinger,” “Tomorrow… Continue reading Banker buys Bond’s ’64 Aston Martin

MGM funding The Hobbit, what about Bond?

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film recently got the green light to start production in Feb. 2011, with MGM being the last studio to commit funding of the film. But what about funding for the next Bond film? If you remember, Bond 23 was already in production last winter when the studio suddenly pulled the plug.… Continue reading MGM funding The Hobbit, what about Bond?

Daniel Craig to star in Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has been adapted to screenplay and will release worldwide in theaters Dec. 21, 2011. Current James Bond star Daniel Craig will star in the film, along with Rooney Mara from the upcoming film The Social Network. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo will be the first film… Continue reading Daniel Craig to star in Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

007 movies finished?

Could the James Bond film franchise possibly be finished? The new Entertainment Weekly magazine (Aug. 13, 2010) suggests that the James Bond franchise could be finished, along with Daniel Craig as agent 007. The article says Craig has already moved on after the 23rd Bond film was recently cancelled, signing up to do a new film called The Girl with… Continue reading 007 movies finished?

Newest Bond film scrapped due to finance troubles

Say it isn’t so! The latest James Bond film which was in production was just scrapped because of financial problems studio producer MGM is having back in Century City, California. The studio halted production in April of 2010 because of problems, and now the Mirror reports the film has truly been scrapped. Will another studio… Continue reading Newest Bond film scrapped due to finance troubles