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From JAMES BOND Book to Movie, 7 for 007.

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Spectre feels like the end for the Daniel Craig James Bond era. The star is signed for a fifth film and was a producer of the latest 007 adventure who recruited director Sam Mendes to return.

After  24 films and more than 50 years, creators still find inspiration in the Ian Fleming novels. EON Productions went back to the first Fleming novel for Craig’s first film. Casino Royale was followed by Quantum of Solace then Mendes explored Bond’s youth in Scotland in Skyfall. In Spectre, Oberhauser (a father figure in Bond’s life mentioned briefly in a short story) was part of the story that saw the return of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Blofeld to films.

Is there anything left from the Ian Fleming novels that can be used for future films? Here are 7 Ian Fleming story elements for future 007 movies: Continue reading From JAMES BOND Book to Movie, 7 for 007.

Ian Fleming’s James Bond Lives in SKYFALL

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  Skyfall celebrates 50 years of the James Bond film franchise with clever lines and out-and-out brilliant homages to previous films. Director Sam Mendes packed the new Daniel Craig Bond film with influences from the series while making an entirely modern 007 movie.  

  Mystery woman Severine, the Macao casino and the voyage to the Dead Island of the villain Silva (Javier Bardem) took me back to The Man With the Golden Gun starring Roger Moore and Christopher Lee. You can see a huge influence on Skyfall from Ian Fleming’s later novels You Only Live Twice and The Man with the Golden Gun. The death of rebirth of Bond is seen in Skyfall and the aforementioned Fleming novels.

  I wanted to share this insightful article by Neill McNally for MI6.Com. The author examines the parallels between the new film and shows how Ian Fleming’s vision of James Bond is alive and thriving in the Daniel Craig era.

  The James Bond series is now available on Blu-ray with a spot in the collection for Skyfall. You can already pre-order Skyfall but I want to see him a few more times in the theater!

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James Bond Strips

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  Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in Skyfall this November. Craig’s third film as 007 is part of the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond film franchise. While you wait for the newest adventure of Ian Fleming’s super spy consider enjoying a blast from the past. 007 has starred in movies, novels, comic books and daily comic strips.

  The James Bond Omnibus collects nine original daily comic strips by writer Jim Lawrence and artist Yaroslav Horak from Titan Books. My favorite Bond novel and movie is From Russia, With Love so I really enjoyed these retro tales of 007. These strips were published by British newspapers in the early 1970’s.

  Horak’s stark black and white art reminds me of Klaus Janson (Daredevil.) This James Bond is chiseled with visual elements of Sean Connery and Roger Moore.

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  In the first story Trouble Spot James Bond encounters a trio of femme fatales and sharkfaced KGB spymaster and goes undercover in a nudist colony?

  The collection also includes titles like Die With My Boots On, The Girl Machine, and The Nevsky Nude. filled with dangerous Bond girls, sinister villains, exotic locales and some surprising plot twists. I think Ian Fleming would raise his martini to this omnibus.

  The James Bond Omnibus 004 from Titan Books is perfect for the 007 fanatic but for all lovers of classic adventure comic strips and graphic storytelling.

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Happy Birthday Ian Fleming & Bond Girls in Cannes

 

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  On this day in 1908 James Bond creator Ian Fleming was born in London.

  Skyfall Bond girl Berenice Marlohe was joined by Carole Bouquet (For Your Eyes Only) and Martine Beswick (From Russia, With Love and Thunderball) appeared at the Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond film series. Bouquet played Melina Havelock on For Your Eyes Only opposite Roger Moore. She still looks stunning. This photo and red carpet footage of Marlohe and Beswick is courtesy 007.com.

  I’m still not sure if Severine (Marlohe’s character) is a heroine, villainess of perhaps a bad girl that goes good after sleeping with James Bond (Daniel Craig.) 


  Doesn’t it seem like the Cannes Film Festival would be an exciting location for a James Bond story? I recommend Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson setting in Cannes and Corsica. It was final part of The Union Trilogy. Bond’s fling with a scandalous actress leads him to her producer husband, an ally in a terrorist attack by the Union. 

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