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Cary Joji Fukunaga replaces Danny Boyle to become first American director of a James Bond film
Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga will become the first American to direct a James Bond movie, producers announced Thursday, replacing British director Danny Boyle for the 25th installment of the storied spy franchise. Fukunaga, a surprise pick that had not been among names touted to direct ...
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle quits new Bond flick over 'creative differences'
Oscar-winning British film director Danny Boyle has exited the 25th James Bond movie over "creative differences," the official 007 website announced on Tuesday. "Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer ...
Taking the path once trodden by Ian Fleming and James Bond
In 1962, Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond, visited Japan. His journey here, and the characters he met, would go on to inspire 007's adventures in "You Only Live Twice." But in 2018, how possible is it to retrace the author's footsteps across ...
Japan is seen through a lens warily in 'You Only Live Twice,' James Bond's sole sojourn to Tokyo
Beyond the kitsch, this 50-year-old film speaks volumes about how the West viewed a resurgent nation.
The extraordinary untold Japan story of 'You Only Live Twice'
On the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the fifth 'James Bond' film in Japan, we explore spy rings in Tokyo, a secretive Sherlock Holmes society and an Australian double agent behind 007's Japanese adventure.
Japan Times 1967: 'New "James Bond" film drawing huge crowds'
Despite the unfavorable publicity it received during its filming in Japan last year, Eon Films' "You Only Live Twice," the latest of the "James Bond" series, is drawing the biggest crowds since "Thunderball," another Bond released in December 1965
Roger Moore, the suavely insouciant star of seven James Bond films, has died in Switzerland. He was 89. The British actor died Tuesday after a short battle with cancer, according to a family statement posted on Moore's official Twitter account. "We know our own love and ...
Movie director Guy Hamilton, who directed four hugely popular James Bond films and raised the profile of the Bond movie brand through his work with actors Sean Connery and Roger Moore, has died in a hospital on the Spanish island of Mallorca. He was ...
Daniel Craig's favorite Bond car isn't an Aston Martin. It's a Toyota. Craig famously said he loved the Toyota 2000GT Sean Connery drove in "You Only Live Twice" for its long Coke-bottle shape and the fresh drop-top aesthetic. Investors love it for its reliability and ...
From Philippines, Miss Universe winner says her next dream is to be a Bond girl
The reigning Miss Universe has her eyes set on her next big dream: being a Bond girl. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach returned home to the Philippines for the first time since her crowning — and that awkward moment when host Steve Harvey mistakenly crowned Miss Colombia ...
James Bond deals with some old ghosts in 'Spectre'
It has been a long time since the world of "Bond, James Bond" has included global gang of evil-doers SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) — an organization that, early on, produced so many formidable foes. Its last appearance was in 1971's ...
