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James Bond Blu-ray 10 Disc Boxset Coming to Costco
Costco, the largest membership warehouse club in the world, will be offering up the ultimate James Bond Blu-ray experience starting March 24th. You can get your hands on this 10 disc boxset, which is only to be sold at Costco.
The set includes Quantum of Solace, Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough, For Your Eyes Only, Moonraker, Live and Let Die, Thunderball, Goldfinger, From Russia with Love and Dr. No, and is selling for $160, on sale from the normal price of $200.
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The Music of James Bond at Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on November 13th, 2009. Conducted by Carl Davis, and sung by Mary Carewe and Simon Bowman, the RPO will play many classic Bond hits including Goldfinger, From Russia with Love, License to Kill, Live and Let Die, Diamonds are Forever and more.
Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, will also be making a guest appearance as presenter of the show. This is a one night only event, and costs anywhere from 10 to 50 quid. The show starts at 7:30pm, and more info is available at the Royal Albert Hall website.
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James Bond Theme Coming to Guitar Hero
That's right, a new original recording of the James Bond Theme will be available to download for Guitar Hero: World Tour starting March 26th. Players will also be able to record lyrics to go along with the song, although that sounds quite pointless for the Bond theme.
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Danny Boyle Wanted as Bond 23 Director
Director Danny Boyle, who has just come out of the Oscars with multiple awards for Slumdog Millionaire, has reportedly been offered a job for Bond 23 by Producer Barbara Broccoli. Apparently everyone on the EON team thinks Danny would make a great addition to the James Bond family.
Danny has reportedly turned down the offer, saying that while he is, and always has been, a large fan of the series, he isn't interested in directing the next film. It's a pity, I would have been interested to see how it turned out. But it may not be over yet. Many people have stalled in the past, later changing their mind for a bigger paycheck.
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Daniel Craig Biography Released on his Birthday
First of all, Happy Birthday Daniel, from all of us at 007James :). That's right, Daniel Craig turned 41 today, and a biography has been released to mark the occasion. Written by Tina Ogle, Daniel Craig: The Illustrated Biography is 160 pages long and has sold out on amazon in the UK already. The American release is around the corner on April 1st.
From the blurb:
Daniel Craig: The Illustrated Biography" looks at the life of this notoriously private actor, including his film and television appearances, his two-year marriage to Scottish actress Fiona Loudon (with whom he had a daughter, Ella) and his long-standing relationships with actress Heike Makatsch and film producer Satsuki Mitchell.
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Pierce Brosnan Builds Gadget Laden Home
Pierce Brosnan has come across his fair share of gadgets throughout his time playing James Bond, and he's taken his love of technology and built a new house. Brosnan, now 55, has decided to settle down on the Billionaire Row in Malibu, California, and build his dream house, which will cost over $13 million.
But that's not the whole story. He'll be outfitting the mansion with so much gadgetry, that even Q would be proud. Along with an Olympic sized swimming pool, Pierce will have the latest high definition home theatre that may even rival the IMAX. He will also fit a security system with pressure sensored floors, which he'll be able to control from miles away in his car.
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The Shepperton Story Released Today
The Shepperton Story is written by Gareth Owen, who has co-written many biographies on Roger Moore, and details the history and events at Shepperton studios, one of England's best film studios. It was released worldwide today in paperback, published by The History Press.
Although Shepperton has no direct relation to James Bond, it's crews and cast certainly do. Director John Glen started his career there in the editing rooms, and did some second unit directing there. Director Guy Hamilton also worked at Shepperton on The African Queen, The Third Man and An Inspector Calls there, to name a few.
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From Russia with Love to Return to the Silver Screen
From Russia with Love, the second James Bond movie from 1963, is being re-released across the UK as part of the Cubby Broccoli Centenary celebrations. The film has been digitally restored frame by frame by Lowry Digital Images, and will begin showing on 24th April, 2009.
Cubby Broccoli started the series with Harry Saltzman in the early 1960's, first releasing Dr. No in 1962. Sean Connery has said that he enjoyed filming From Russia with Love the most out of his Bond adventures, and the film rates high in many lists of the Top 10 James Bond Movies.
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U.S Navy Giving Away James Bond Stealth Ship
The Sea Shadow stealth ship, once a top secret pride and joy of the Navy, that cost over $160 million to develop, is now being given away for free to any interested parties. Few naval museums have expressed interest though, as the ship also comes with a mandatory submersible dry dock the size of a football pitch.
The Sea Shadow was the basis for the stealth ship set used in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Pryce. Production Designer Allan Cameron would have had a field day if they'd offered this back in 1997, although it might have actually been cheaper to build the set than to dispose of the dry dock that comes along with the package.
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1964 Aston Martin up for Auction
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 is going up for auction online on March 12, and will run for 8 days. The car is identical to the model James Bond originally drove in Goldfinger, as well as the later appearances in Thunderball, Goldeneye, Tommorow Never Dies and Casino Royale.
The DB5 was fully restored by Post Vintage Engineers Ltd in 2007, costing £105,000, and has a guide price at auction of £150,000 to £200,000, a value it will likely exceed. It is the same metallic silver grey that Bond had, and is one of only 1021 ever produced, originally costing just over £4000 at the end of 1963.