Daniel Craig to Return as James Bond in 2019

The New York Times Brooks Barnes reports that Daniel Craig will be returning as James Bond in the franchise’s 25th film, due in theaters in November 8, 2019. Barnes writes that Eon Productions, the London-based company that holds the rights to the Bond franchise, said the script will be penned by longtime Bond scribes Robert Wade and Neal Purvis. The two have written every Bond script sicne 1999’s The World is Not Enough. 

The Strange, Wild History of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld

With the opening of newest James Bond adventure Spectre, we’re taking a look at that title and seeing both a return of James Bond’s long lost nemesis and a jumping off point for the current Bond franchise to reboot the “what-once-was-old-is-new-again” relationship between Bond and his most nefarious enemy. Much as Skyfall filled in Bond’s early backstory, which was absent from the previous films and author Ian Fleming’s books,

The Top Ten Best Bond Villains & Their Bizarre Quirks

Over the past 50 years, James Bond has racked up a significant amount of enemies. From the relentlessly evil Ernst Blofeld to the easily eliminated Dr No, the international man of mystery is no stranger to high-flying combat and even higher-stakes conflicts.

To keep things interesting, the series has established a well-loved tradition of villainous idiosyncrasies, imbuing each new Bond threat with just the right amount of unique or defining features to make them a bit more terrifying,

A Bond Unbroken: Spectre Stunt Coordinator Gary Powell Carries Family Legacy

Working on a Bond film isn’t anything new to Gary Powell, the stunt coordinator of Spectre. His family has been working on the series since the Sean Connery days.

“It was follow around in the family tradition or get kicked out,” Powell told The Credits about his choice to get into the movie stunt business, delivering the deadpan line with a British accent. Both his father and uncle were stuntmen on the early Bond movies with Sean Connery.

The Artistry of 007: Bond’s 7 Best Posters

With the highly-anticipated Spectre opening this week, it feels only fair to pay homage to the films (and the Bonds) that came before it. In a franchise where looks are nearly everything, it’s fitting that Bond’s posters have become nearly as important to the look and feel of each outing as his perfectly tailored suit. With 23 films to choose from, the key art for the films runs the gamut from astonishing highs to dismal lows,

Watch Sam Smith’s “Writing’s On the Wall” Video for Spectre

Earlier we shared the final Spectre trailer with you, and now here’s Sam Smith’s video for the film’s theme song, “Writing’s On the Wall.”

There's some new shots from the film for you to parse here, including a doozy of a kiss between Bond (Daniel Craig) and Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci). There's also Bond sharing a moment with Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), a psychologist kidnapped by Spectre, yet no damsel in distress in need of Bond to save her.

Watch the Final Spectre Trailer

In a compact 75 seconds, the final Spectre trailer gives us James Bond (Daniel Craig) at his most decisive. Whether by helicopter, foot, fist or gun, James is prepared to do what he must to bring down Franz Oberhausen (Christoph Waltz) and the Spectre organization.

Craig recently said that he would be willing to play Bond for as long as he’s physically able. At 47 and in great physical shape,

It’s Here: Listen to Sam Smith’s New Spectre Theme Song

As NPR reported, Sam Smith's journey to writing the Bond theme song began two years ago. That's when Smith sent an email to his agent with a very succinct, bold subject line that read "007." Today, the British singer's lifelong dream comes true with the release of "Writing's on the Wall."

"I hope the people aren't expecting for me to be bringing out a big pop song," Smith said to ScreenSlam.

Go Behind the Scenes of Spectre

A plane crashing through a house and skidding down a huge, snowy slope? Check. James Bond (Daniel Craig) scrambling, for real, across the rooftops of Mexico City while real helicopters corkscrew 360 degrees above him? Check. A chase involving a plane, a helicopter, and three cars along an alpine road with a precipitous drop off the side of a cliff. Check.

Access is everything, and for the folks at ScreenSlam.com,

Sam Smith’s Teases Bond Theme Song for Spectre

We have written a number of articles in anticipation of the upcoming James Bond film, Spectre, because, well – we are big James Bond fans, and Daniel Craig in the title role with Sam Mendes directing has reinvigorated the franchise. (For the record, we can't think of a better successor to Craig than Idris Elba—he would be perfect.)

About two weeks ago we were excited to learn that Sam Smith had been chosen to sing the title song “Writing’s on the Wall.”

Sam Smith Will Sing Your Spectre Title Song

It was always going to be hard to top Adele's thrilling, gorgeous song "Skyfall" for the last James Bond film. Adele's "Skyfall" won an Academy Award® and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. For a quick refresher, have a listen to what was, in our opinion, the greatest title song in the modern Bond era.

Get to Know the New Bond Women of Spectre

In a new behind-the-scenes video about Spectre, the 24th James Bond film, we get to meet the latest in the franchise’s tough, resilient – and beautiful “Bond women.”  Director Sam Mendes shares his vision for the type of women to play against the character of James Bond, and why he selected Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color, Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol) and Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded,

New Spectre Trailer, Images Reveals Bond’s Latest Mission

“Zero to sixty in 3.2 seconds, with a few little tricks up her sleeve,” says Q (Ben Whishaw), showing James his new car, a silver Aston Martin DB10. One of those tricks up “her” sleeve is a pair of flamethrowers in the rear exhaust pipes. We then cut to a thrilling race at night between James and his DB10 and the henchmen Mr. Hinx (Dave Bautista, Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, whose size recalls Harold Sakata's Oddjob) in his Jaguar C-X75 and we're off.

New Images & Details Emerge on Bond Women in Spectre

It's been a busy week in the news for Columbia Pictures' Spectre. First it was director Sam Mendes saying that this will definitely be his last Bond film (which is what he said after Skyfall, it should be noted). Tomorrow Columbia will be releasing a new trailer, and today, the film's four "Bond girls" (although this might not be a wholly accurate description of their characters, more on that in a second) were included in a new photo package published by USA Today.