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Pierce Brosnan hasn’t suited up as 007 in nearly 25 years, but the actor is game to return as the British secret agent in director Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming James Bond film. Brosnan’s tenure as the beloved MI6 character wasn’t the shortest of those who’ve played Bond in the motion picture series, as that distinction still belongs to George Lazenby, but it wasn't the longest either. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Brosnan would want to enjoy another vodka martini — shaken, not stirred — on the big screen. In a new interview with the Radio Times, Brosnan discussed possibly reprising the role by saying (per Variety...

Netflix is staging a Game of Thrones reunion.

Alfie Allen has joined the cast of 3 Body Problem, reuniting TV’s erstwhile Theon Greyjoy with Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Character details are being kept under wraps.

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Season 2, which is currently in production, has also added David Yip (A View to a Kill...

Netflix's sci-fi series 3 Body Problem has just received the best update. The show premiered in Mar. 2024, and was a smash hit.

Per Tudum,3 Body Problem Season 2 is officially in production. Over a year after the Season 1 premiere, the series based on Liu Cixin's novel series Remembrance of Earth's Past is finally moving forward. The production announcement also came with an exciting cast reveal, as the series will grow its Game of Thrones family with Alfie Allen, who played Theon Greyjoy on the hit HBO series.

Humanity’s going to need all the help they can get.3 Body Problem Season 2 is now in production. Alfie Allen joins the cast and reunites with Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. pic.twitter.com/Z6Jz8cbUm3— Netflix (@netflix) July 31, 2025

3 Body Problem starred several Game of Thrones stars like John Bradley and Liam Cunningham, and now Allen brings an exciting addition.

With the San-Ti barreling toward Earth, our terrestrial heroes are calling in reinforcements for 3 Body Problem’ssecond season.

The mind-bending sci-fi series — from co-creators, writers, and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) and Alexander Woo — has added two more series regulars to the ensemble.

Claudia Doumit joins the cast as Captain Van Rijn, while Ellie de Lange will portray Ayla.

Plus, Alfie Allen, David Yip, and Jordan Sunshine are set for recurring roles.

Based on the bestselling novels by Cixin Liu, 3 Body Problem explores how humanity chooses to respond to its gravest threat: the San-Ti aliens who plan to invade Earth when they arrive in 400 years.

In July 1985, the biggest movie in the country was “Back to the Future.” The number one song was “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran, from the James Bond movie of the same name. A large number of the movies listed in the top 10 the weekend of July 19, even beyond the obvious “Back to the Future,” offer a murderer’s row of movies we still talk about today: “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” “Cocoon,” “Rambo: First Blood Part II,” “St. Elmo’s Fire.” Just for good measure, “E.T.” was re-released into theaters that weekend.

Do you know what’s difficult? It’s difficult to have a brand-new, wide release film and have it finish 14th at the box office. Want to know what’s even more difficult? To have a brand-new, wide release film finish 14th at the box office, and then, 40 years later, for it to still be culturally...

It’s official: Denis Villeneuve is the director of James Bond 26 – and that means that the film may be delayed from 2027. More here.

It’s been quite the wait, with enough twists and misdirection to form the plot of an international espionage movie, but it finally looks like we have a director in place to lead James Bond into a new era alongside Amazon MGM, the character’s new stewards. Denis Villeneuve will helm the new 007 film for the studio, and whichever way you look at it, the appointment is a strong one.

While some may point to Christopher Nolan being the single greatest coup that producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal could have unveiled, there’s an equally strong case to be made that in terms of producing commercial blockbusters that contain both artistry and substance, few are better than Villeneuve.

A few other key details have emerged along with the news.

Exclusive: Iceland’s production services past has driven a creative development flurry, according to key local industry figures such as Severance star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.

Primarily known in entertainment for housing big-budget U.S. productions such as HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and Christopher Nolan sci-fi Interstellar, Iceland has emerged out of the shadows of its past as a car commercials location to become a significant player in European TV co-productions. At the same time, its domestic sector has similarly grown with local networks and streamers buying and the likes of Netflix and CBS Studios investing.

Ólafsson, the Icelandic-American actor and producer who starred in Baltasar Kormákur’s series Trapped and Apple TV+ drama Severance, said overseas productions and the country’s favorable tax break have played a major role in the situation. He has just filmed Series Mania competition contender Reykjavik Fusion, a crime-meets-cookery drama series, for his production house ACT4,...

Roger Moore’s final 007 movie, 1985’s A View To A Kill, is a bit of a Marmite outing even for James Bond fans – but is the film in a class of its own?.

This feature contains moderate spoilers for A View To A Kill.

“Ha ha, you amuse me, Mr Bond.”

“It’s not mutual.”

In a series as long and variable in quality as the James Bond franchise, we all have our biases as fans. For many, the highly subjective distinction between “good film” and “good Bond film” might go in either direction towards the modern Daniel Craig films or the earliest Sean Connery adventures. And for some of us, it may just be that marathoning Roger Moore’s Bond films in order does A View To A Kill absolutely no favours in either category.

As expected at this stage, the film has very little in common with Ian Fleming’s 1960 short story,...

Dolph Lundgren has spoken about the shock he felt after being catapulted to fame following the success of Rocky IV in 1985. As a Swedish actor who got his big break playing the villainous Soviet fighter Ivan Drago, Lundgren was one of the most iconic antagonists in the entire Rocky franchise and remains among the fiercest foes Sylvester Stallone's underdog hero has ever faced off against. Rocky’s fight against Drago was about far more than just professional boxing and acted as a microcosm for the entire Cold War, with Rocky representing the United States and Drago as the Soviet Union.

Even four decades after Rocky IV first premiered, Lundgren can still remember the stresses and responsibilities of his newfound fame, as he revealed at Fan Expo Philadelphia, attended by Screen Rant, that it took him “about five years to recover.” Lundgren’s role was immediately one of the most...

Joe Don Baker, beloved character actor who populated classic films from “Walking Tall” to “Cape Fear” with his unique spin on the brawny Texan persona, is dead at 89, his family announced. He is survived by a circle of friends and extended relations in his hometown of Groesbeck, Texas.

Standing six-foot, two inches and built like a brick wall, he was a natural athlete, playing basketball and football in high school, and attending North Texas State College on an athletic scholarship. Graduating in 1958, and after spending two years in the army, he moved to New York City to study at the Actors Studio, landing his debut in Manhattan theater in “Marathon ’33” in 1963. Small parts in Westerns on TV followed: “The Big Valley,” “Bonanza,” “Gunsmoke,” and, notably, the pilot episode of “Lancer,” where he played the villain — a Tarantino-ized version of which was played by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton in...

After receiving a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, Dolph Lundgren started his acting career with a James Bond film (A View to a Kill) in 1985, quickly followed by his iconic performance as Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, and then a string of action films. With a career spanning five decades, the man has kept busy, playing over 100 parts… and now, we have taken on the task of picking some of his best movies. Here we go:

Don’T Kill It (2016)

Directed by Mike Mendez, Don’t Kill It combines action, horror, and comedy while dropping Lundgren into the role of badass demon hunter Jebediah Woodley, who seems more interested in finding his next drink than catching demons. His vocation has brought him to Chickory Creek, Mississippi, where Christmas is being ruined...

There is a moment in "Live and Let Die" that sets the tone for Roger Moore's entire run as James Bond. Left for dead on an island in the middle of a pond full of hungry crocodiles, Moore's 007 makes his escape by using three of the deadly reptiles as stepping stones to safety, barely getting his feet wet in the process. There's plenty more where that came from, including the barrel roll car jump in "The Man With the Golden Gun," Blofeld being dumped down a smokestack in "For Your Eyes Only," and the snowboarding scene set to The Beach Boys in "A View to a Kill." But perhaps no film in Moore's tenure is as end-to-end silly as "Moonraker."

After the success of "The Spy Who Loved Me," Moore's next adventure was supposed to be "For Your Eyes Only." (There's even a "James Bond will return..." teaser in the...

License to thrill — your favorite 007 films, ranked and ready for action.

Following up on our community-based Pixar movie rankings, we’re shifting gears from animated heartwarmers to shaken martinis and spy gadgets. This time, we’re diving into the world of James Bond — a franchise that spans over six decades, multiple actors, and an evolution in style that mirrors the changing times. From Sean Connery’s suave swagger to Daniel Craig’s gritty realism, each Bond era has delivered something unique to the series and audiences worldwide.

Ranking the Bond films is no easy task; some lean heavily into campy charm, while others go for high-stakes drama and emotional depth. Some classics set the standard for action thrillers, and a few entries, let’s face it, missed the mark entirely. This isn’t a job that we could do alone, so we asked for your help — and you delivered!

In a 2020 interview with the Hollywood Reporter, actor Patrick Stewart recalled the frustrations he encountered while working with Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Roddenberry notoriously didn't want Stewart to play Captain Jen-Luc Picard, hating the fact that he was bald and not so keen on the fact that he's English. When Roddenberry visited the "Star Trek" set, Stewart recalls being treated with coldness, and he received little actual direction from the man. Stewart sought to discuss Captain Picard with Roddenberry over a lunch, but that wasn't a very helpful meeting; Roddenberry merely advised Stewart to read C.S. Forster's Horatio Hornblower novels. As the series creator said, "It's all in there." Not terribly helpful. 

Roddenberry's distaste of Stewart, however, was not shared by the general public. Captain Picard became a fan favorite character quite swiftly, with Trekkies responding to Stewart's commanding performance and to Picard...

I was happy to see Christopher Walken back in Hollywood last year after his four-year-long hiatus from films. He is one of those actors who could easily slip into a character and make it his own. The villainous turn in Dune: Part Two was a walk in the park for Walken, who had played far more devious villains in his career.

To jog your memory, Walken played one of my favorite Bond villains. In Roger Moore’s final outing as Agent 007 in A View to a Kill, Walken played Max Zorin, the Nazi tech businessman who wants to monopolize the microchip market. He commits a lot of devious acts throughout the film, making everyone hate him to the core.

Christopher Walken as Max Zorin in A View to a Kill | Credits: Eon Productions

However, Walken could’ve played the scariest villain in the history of cinema. He was considered for the role of Norman Bates,...

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Every single James Bond actor has had a difficult relationship with the role. Landing Bond was a mixed blessing for Sean Connery, and Daniel Craig had an infamously tough time adjusting to his status as 007. Though he's remembered for delivering a more light-hearted take on the character, Roger Moore had his own struggles with playing England's greatest spy.

We know that Moore's least favorite Bond movie is one of his own: 1985's "A View to a Kill." At the time, Moore was 57 years old and felt as if he'd long since aged out of the role, especially since his Bond was required to sleep with Grace Jones' 37-year-old May Day. The actor also disdained the level of violence in "A View to a Kill" lamenting the way in which Christopher Walken's Max Zorin slaughtered entire crowds with his machine gun.

For a while there, we were all wondering just who would be playing the next James Bond. And while a few names were tossed in and out, nothing has yet to come of it. But now that casting has almost been pushed to the side following the Amazon MGM Studios buyout of the Bond franchise, with fans more curious where the overall direction will lead. Even still, rumors have gotten so crazy about the casting that some past 007s are being forced to weigh in, including Bond #5, Pierce Brosnan.

Brosnan recently spoke with GQ (ahead of the releases of Paramount+’s upcoming series MobLand), where the topic of Bond inevitably came up, particularly as it relates to the rumors that Brosnan himself would be donning the suit once more. “I’ve heard of that. Of course, how could I not be interested? But it’s a delicate situation now. I...

Had all gone according to plan, Roger Moore would've passed his Walther Ppk to Pierce Brosnan after the former wheezed his way through "A View to a Kill" at the age of 58. Eon Productions had chosen the "Remington Steele" star as the next 007, and anyone who'd watched the NBC series knew Brosnan was born to play Ian Fleming's MI6 agent. Unfortunately, NBC realized they had the option to a fifth season of a show starring the next James Bond, and exercised it in the bizarre belief that viewers would return to the fading series in droves to watch a glum Brosnan not play James Bond. This worked out well for precisely no one.

While I'd love to live in the timeline where Timothy Dalton's no-nonsense 007 — the closest in look and temperament to Fleming's book version of Bond — stuck around for longer than two movies, the...

The 2025 Oscars were shaken (not stirred) by the most famous spy in the world.

Sunday’s 97th annual Academy Awards ceremony featured a tribute to James Bond and the franchise’s long-running history of legendary and Oscar-nominated and -winning theme songs, including winner “Skyfall” (which was performed and cowritten by Adele)

The Bond franchise has received six Oscar nominations for its many indelible songs, including “Live and Let Die” from 1973’s Live and Let Die (performed by Wings and cowritten by Paul and Linda McCartney), “Nobody Does It Better” from 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me (performed and written by Carly Simon), and “For Your Eyes Only” from 1981’s For Your Eyes Only (performed by Sheena Easton and written by Bill Conti and Mick Leeson). Famous tracks performed by Shirley Bassey (“Goldfinger”), Nancy Sinatra (“You Only Live Twice”), and Duran Duran (“A View to a Kill”) were snubbed by the Academy.

The James Bond franchise got its own moment at the 2025 Oscars with a medley dedicated to the films and performed by Lisa, Doja Cat and Raye, with a preamble by Margaret Qualley in the form of a dance to the movie’s theme. Lisa sang a snippet of “Live and Let Die” while showing off her own dance moves, Doja took on “Diamonds are Forever,” originally sung by Shirley Bassey, and Raye sang “Skyfall,” for which Adele won an Oscar in 2012.

James Bond has been in the headlines quite a bit lately, and not because there’s a new movie in the franchise.

Last week, news broke that producers and siblings Michael G. Wilson, 83, and Barbara Broccoli, 64, the guardians of the Bond film franchise, were selling their interest in their late father’s Eon — the company that’s kept the Broccoli dynasty in creative control of 007 since the character...

"Quantum of Solace" may be the most baffling entry in the entire "James Bond" franchise. Sure, you have to throw other oddities into contention, like "A View to a Kill" or "Octopussy" ... but enough about the end of Roger Moore's "Bond" run (it can't hurt us anymore). For all the "grounded" grittiness of the Daniel Craig era, this last chapter of 007 history brought a couple of duds in the form of "Quantum of Solace" and "Spectre." The former, however, is far more of a mess, starting with the title itself, which still confounds many a casual viewer.

The name "Quantum of Solace" actually comes from an Ian Fleming short story. Far from the tales of espionage that normally make up the "James Bond" film universe, the story takes place at an aristocratic dinner party attended by 007. The main subject of conversation is domestic drama, with the title being connected...

Pierce Brosnan is a preposterously handsome man, and like most preposterously handsome men, he looks positively spectacular in just about any piece of clothing you can throw on him. A tuxedo is like a second layer of skin for Brosnan. He can rock a suede blazer with more verve than any other man on the planet. He could probably set hearts a-flutter in a clown suit.

Brosnan has been a men's fashion plate since "Remington Steele" turned him into a global superstar 43 years ago. He was the first choice to succeed Roger Moore as James Bond after "A View to a Kill," and only lost out on the role because NBC exercised its option on a fifth season of "Remington Steele" that no one wanted. Obviously, he eventually landed the role he was seemingly born to play, but while Brosnan was only ever perfect as Bond, the films around him tended to let him down.

Did Timothy Dalton initially reject the James Bond role?(Photo Credit – YouTube)

Since his debut in Dr. No (1962), James Bond has become one of the most iconic characters in cinematic history. Created by Ian Fleming, the British spy has been ruling Box Office for over six decades, evolving with the times while maintaining his signature charm and deadly skill set. Over the years, multiple actors have stepped into the role, each bringing their own interpretation to the legendary agent.

Sean Connery set the standard with his charisma, followed by George Lazenby’s brief but memorable stint. Roger Moore brought a more humorous take, while Timothy Dalton emphasized a darker, more grounded Bond. Pierce Brosnan balanced sophistication with explosive action, and Daniel Craig redefined the character with an emotionally complex edge. Among these, Timothy Dalton’s journey to becoming 007 was particularly unique, he was first offered the role in his mid-20s but rejected it,...

Get ready to shake your martinis to the iconic sounds of James Bond theme songs, as the longtime producers of the seminal cinematic franchise are set to be honored with a musical tribute at the 97th annual Academy Awards. According to reports, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson will be honored on the main stage after receiving their own Honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards.

In a new report from Variety — though the Academy Awards themselves have not yet commented on the matter — it was confirmed that Wicked will not be the only musical moment to take place during Sunday's Oscar ceremony. Though details on specifics remain scarce, Variety had this to say about what they did know about the musical moment:

"It is unclear whether the tribute will focus solely on Oscar-winning and nominated songs or take a broader approach to celebrating all 26 Bond themes. However, according to sources,...

The Vampire Diaries is an iconic series that captivated fans with its intense romantic entanglements and complex supernatural plots. However, the show was eight seasons long, and not every viewer could watch it till the very end. While Elena, Stefan, and Damon's stories were addictive, the magic of Mystic Falls wore off for some fans at certain points during the series, which led them to throw in the towel.

Sometimes, a shocking character death, a controversial plot twist, or the betrayal of fan-favorite relationships led to this. These shifts in the narrative either left fans heartbroken or jumped the shark and turned them off the show completely. These moments disillusioned large parts of the fandom, and they decided to move on from the show and didn't look back.

The Cure For Vampirism Was a Cheat Code Image via Warner Bros.

Up until Season 4, vampirism was not reversible. This was the...

Roger Moore with Love offers an affectionate and often lighthearted tribute to a cinema legend. The documentary, directed by Jack Cocker, explores Moore’s life through archival footage, personal home videos, and intimate conversations with family, friends, and co-stars.

The film explores Moore’s career, revealing the person behind the famous character and his impact on popular culture, especially through his memorable James Bond performances.

For those who know Moore’s seven films in the franchise, this documentary provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the actor who transformed Bond from a rigid character to a warm and playful icon.

The film’s strength lies in its archival material: never-before-seen home videos, candid interviews, and rare backstage moments create a portrait of Moore that matches his engaging on-screen personality.

These visuals and stories unveil Moore’s life, presenting a man who was as compelling off-screen as he was on-screen. The documentary explores Moore’s journey,...

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In July 1961, film producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman formed Eon Productions after securing the rights to adapt Ian Fleming's James Bond novels into films. Since then, the company has overseen the first modern franchise, complete with reboots and recasts of the central character. Over time, Albert's son, Michael G. Wilson, and daughter, Barbara Broccoli, also joined the company. These films have been distributed by MGM Studios, which was purchased by Amazon in 2022.

With the news that both Wilson and Broccoli are stepping back from active producing roles, Bond fans online erupted with outrage. It's fair to have skepticism about a corporation that's already facing...

When Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson ceded all creative control of James Bond to Amazon MGM Studios, eras ended.

Half-siblings Broccoli and Wilson had extraordinary control over the Bond franchise, personally steering the films after they inherited the company Eon Productions from Broccoli’s father and Wilson’s stepfather, Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli in 1995. More than any director, they were the arbiters of “what is a James Bond film,” navigating Bond’s post-Cold War reinvention with Pierce Brosnan in the ’90s and selecting Daniel Craig as his replacement in 2005.

Reports in Deadline on February 20 say that Amazon bought out the pair for $1 billion — but that the vibe in Broccoli and Wilson’s orbit is “of a death in the family.”

Not long ago, a Bond fan might expect a 007 film to feature a Jeff Bezos-style villain. He shares a bald pate with Blofeld, as well as his own personal rocket fleet.

Dolph Lundgren took the fighter spirit of Ivan Drago to a whole new level when he faced a nine-year battle against cancer. The Rocky IV star was reportedly diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2015, and while he was symptom-free for a few years, he was given only two to three years to live by a doctor on a subsequent visit.

Cut to 2024 and Lundgren announced that he was a surgery away from being completely cancer-free. He thanked the support of his fans and well-wishers for helping him recover through the ordeal. He was reportedly filming for The Expend4bles and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom while undergoing treatment.

Dolph Lundgren was diagnosed with cancer ten years ago in 2015 A still from Rocky IV | Credits: MGM

Dolph Lundgren is best known for his action movie roles in the ‘80s and ‘90s. His most iconic role is of the dangerous opponent Ivan Drago...

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James Bond might be one of cinema's most celebrated heroes, but he's not been without his share of missteps. 007 has now been a staple of pop culture for more than 60 years, ever since 1962's "Dr. No" kicked off cinema's most enduring franchise. But maintaining unwavering quality throughout the decades was always going to be a tall order, even for England's greatest spy. As such, we've seen Bond endure some truly abject moments throughout the decades.

According to IMDb, the worst James Bond movie is "Die Another Day." Pierce Brosnan's swan song as 007 is perpetually vilified for its outright silliness, featuring as it does a central villain who transforms from a Korean general to an insufferable British character. But others might well argue that Daniel Craig's tenure in the tux was an astounding demonstration of diminishing returns, ending with...

Tom Cruise has opened up about just how dangerous the stunts for Mission: Impossible have become, even as it has been revealed one such stunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningtakes place on a 1930s biplane 10,000 feet in the air. The actor behind Ethan Hunt explained to Empire about what happened during the stunt:

"When you stick your face out, going over 120 to 130 miles an hour, you’re not getting oxygen. So I had to train myself how to breathe. There were times I would pass out physically; I was unable to get back into the cockpit."

Cruise shared behind-the-scenes footage from the sequence:

Hang on... pic.twitter.com/aA5pC1YdfY— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) February 7, 2025

Each Mission: Impossible movie's stunts are designed to out-perform the previous film's, and as director Christopher McQuarrie explained to Empire, "There are stunts in this movie that will melt your brain. There would...

The Vampire Diaries was an action-packed fantasy show that combined the best of romance, the supernatural, and drama. It was chock-full of both villains and the good guys, and they often had to battle it out to save their loved ones or the quaint town of Mystic Falls. These fights were thrilling to watch because they made the stakes higher, as vampires, werewolves, witches, and humans showcased their best abilities as they took each other on.

These fights were great because they weren't just about physical action but were steeped in character development, high stakes, and a lot of emotional depth, even if that emotion was hatred. The mix of relationships, power struggles, and personal motivations made these fights iconic in The Vampire Diaries.

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Klaus is a fan-favorite Tvd character, but his villainous side was brutal. He wanted to create...

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Even though the world-renowned secret agent is all tied up in a legal battle at the moment, English writer Ian Fleming’s James Bond has amassed a terrific cinematic history through the years. There are 12 novels, 25 films, 30 video games, novels, comics — you name it, James Bond is probably in it. In saying that, anything fantasy-based is probably the farthest thing from your mind. The titular character’s origins go hand in hand with actual British history, after all.

For just a moment, though, let’s go ahead and run with that genre. Almost 50 years ago, James Bond was actually in a fantasy film along with some other names like The Exorcist, The Godfather, Emmanuelle (the lead character in a number of erotic films), and Dracula. Is this some sort of underground fan film?...

Prior to 1985, Kevin Costner was probably best known in Hollywood, to the extent that he was known at all, as the corpse of Alex Marshall in Lawrence Kasdan's Baby Boomer drama "The Big Chill." Alex is the friend whose death occasions the gathering of the University of Michigan alums, and whose presence is felt rather than seen. This was not initially by design. Costner's Alex was supposed to appear in flashback, but was completely cut out of the movie by Kasdan when test audiences reacted poorly to meeting the character after ninety-odd minutes of build-up.

When 1985 rolled around, Costner had two films sitting on the shelf, a Canadian crime drama called "The Gunrunner" and Kevin Reynolds' college friendship comedy "Fandango." The former was lousy and would sit on the shelf until 1989, while the latter was a charming misfire that, because it had been disowned by producer Steven Spielberg, was dumped into U.

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Sean Connery set the definitive tone for the James Bond film series with the intoxicating mixture of brawn, intelligence, menace, and sexy sophistication that Connery displays in the first Bond film, Dr. No, the first of seven appearances Connery made as the fictional MI6 agent between 1962 and 1983. When Roger Moore replaced Connery in the 1973 installment Live and Let Die, Moore put his own cheeky imprint on the character and series, and while Moore’s lighthearted portrayal of Bond remains polarizing, the series continued successfully with Moore throughout the rest of the 1970s and into the early 1980s.

However, following the release of the 1981 installment For Your Eyes Only,...

James Bond fans are a finicky lot. Nowadays, the majority of them were introduced to the character via the movies, which invariably drove them to breeze through Ian Fleming's eminently readable novels. When they come out on the other side of that experience, they're either more nit-picky about the films or more open to the multitudes this licensed-to-kill MI6 agent can contain depending on who's writing him and, of course, who's brandishing the trusty Walther Ppk.

Even after reading the books, people's 007 preferences tend to be generational. Baby Boomers swear by Sean Connery, Gen X-ers have a soft spot for the quippy-corny Roger Moore, Gen X-ers who brooded their way through the '80s and '90s stick up for Timothy Dalton, and Millennials like Pierce Brosnan but absolutely adore Daniel Craig. Zoomers are still waiting for their Bond, and, thanks to the ongoing dispute between longtime 007 producer Barbara Broccoli and Amazon Studios,...

James Bond might sound like one of the least likely franchises to be adapted into a children's TV show, but the 1990s TV show James Bond Jr. attempted, unsuccessfully, to do it. The 007 franchise has 25 official James Bond movies, and video games based on the James Bond movies, but no official TV shows yet. Skyfall established that James Bond had no living family, which is now considered canon for the franchise. However, James Bond Jr. was released in 1994 and its plot followed the daring adventures of a spy relative of James Bond.

Like the Bond movies, James Bond Jr. was developed by Eon Productions, but it was so poorly received that the company quickly tried to distance itself from the show. The least-rated 007 movie, A View To A Kill, received just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, and James Bond Jr. is widely considered even more of a failure. Many reasons...

When the best James Bond movie of all time, "Casino Royale," debuted in 2006, the franchise was immediately reinvigorated with Daniel Craig's 007 representing a truly fresh take on the character. Director Martin Campbell, who a decade prior had kicked off Pierce Brosnan's tenure in the tux in similarly spectacular fashion with "GoldenEye," reintroduced audiences to a modern Bond, taking cues from 2001's "The Bourne Identity" and its 2004 sequel to give England's greatest spy a more grounded and — yes, I'm going to use the word — gritty treatment.

But then, things sort of fell apart. 2008's "Quantum of Solace" was the biggest disaster in Bond history, but not for the reasons you may have heard. The film was decent but didn't fare well with critics and fans, prompting custodians of the Bond franchise, Eon Productions, to change tack. What resulted was the truly dismal "Skyfall," a movie that masquerades as...

The 1980s brought some of the best James Bond movies, like License to Kill and the massively underrated For Your Eyes Only, but it also brought some of the worst, like Octopussy and A View to a Kill. The ‘80s were a very hit-and-miss time for Hollywood, as the experimentation of the American New Wave was replaced by flashy big-budget studio fare, and, by extension, it was a hit-and-miss period for the Bond franchise. The decade kicked off with the final years of the Roger Moore era, when many critics were complaining that Moore had aged out of the role.

After Moore’s tenure ended, Timothy Dalton was brought in with a radical reinvention of the character. The goofy, tongue-in-cheek humor of the Moore era was replaced by a darker, more grounded tone more in line with Ian Fleming’s source material. Dalton’s two Bond movies were the polar...

80s action legend Dolph Lundgren reveals what he learned from working with Sylvester Stallone on Rocky IV, and how this later evolved with The Expendables franchise. Lundgren became a European karate champion in 1980-81, before moving to New York City to study acting in the mid-1980s, eventually securing his movie debut with a supporting role in the James Bond movie A View to a Kill. Following this, Lundgren went on to have a strong career as an action hero in movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Red Scorpion, Masters of the Universe, Showdown in Little Tokyo, and Universal Soldier.

In a panel with Screen Rant at Fan Expo San Francisco, The Punisher star discusses what he learned working with Stallone on Rocky IV, and how their relationship evolved in their reunion 25 years later. Lundgren's breakout role came in 1985 when he portrayed Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV....

Priscilla Presley is no stranger to the spotlight. From her high-profile marriage to Elvis Presley to her memorable role as Jane Spencer in The Naked Gun trilogy, she’s left an indelible mark on pop culture. But one role fans may not know she was offered? A Bond Girl. Presley was famously offered the role of Bond Girl Stacey Sutton in A View to a Kill alongside Roger Moore back in 1985, and it was reported that Presley didn't take part in the film due to her commitments to the television series Dallas, with the part ultimately going to Tanya Roberts, who appeared alongside Christopher Walken and Grace Jones.

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In the early 1980s, the James Bond film series was in a period of transition, with aged series star Roger Moore, whose tenure as Bond began with the 1973 installment Live and Let Die and ended with the 1985 release of A View to a Kill, poised to retire as Bond. With the series in a state of upheaval, Hollywood saw an opening with which to create its own successor to Bond.

The first such contender appeared in 1982, with the debut of the NBC television series Remington Steele, starring future Bond series star Pierce Brosnan as a former con man and thief who assumes the titular fictional identity to help a female private investigator. The first big-screen...

Skyfall was Daniel Craig's billion-dollar-grossing James Bond film where M (Judi Dench) emerged as the true Bond Girl who became 007's mission to protect. Directed by Sam Mendes, Skyfall was a global box office hit in 2012 that took Daniel Craig's James Bond back to basics. Casino Royale rebooted 007 with Craig and refreshed multiple aspects of his James Bond. Skyfall melded Craig's new style of Bond with some more traditional tropes, and one of them was replacing Judi Dench's M with a male supervisor, Mallory (Ralph Fiennes).

007's Bond Girls have traditionally been romantic foils, and sometimes enemies, of James Bond. Traditionally, a Bond Girl is a beautiful woman who 007 must protect or team up with and becomes his love interest for the duration of a film. Sometimes, Bond Girls can be a villain trying to kill 007, like May Day (Grace Jones) in 1985's A View to a Kill or...

In its eight seasons, The Vampire Diaries managed to make audiences feel butterflies, grief, pain, joy, and even fear. Damon, Stefan, Elena, Bonnie, Caroline, and Matt were compelling characters who kept fans hooked with their personalities, and they had intriguing adventures with the best and worst of the supernatural in Mystic Falls. However, they also exhibited unintentional hilarity sometimes, which kept the show fresh.

These moments were not meant to be funny most times, but the way the actors delivered them happened to tickle people's funny bones. Otherwise, the writing of a particular scene was so odd and out of character that fans were reduced to tears of laughter. Most times, these unintentionally amusing moments in Tvd endeared the audience to the characters and created memorable occasions.

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The James Bond franchise has evolved rapidly over the course of six decades, and has certainly reached some incredible highs, as well as some unfortunate lows. Although modern classics like Goldfinger, Goldeneye, From Russia With Love, On Her Majestys Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, Casino Royale, and Skyfall have been heralded as some of the greatest action films ever made, some unfortunate failures like Die Another Day, Diamonds Are Forever, Quantum of Solace, and A View To A Kill have been dismissed as outright failures.

As anticipation remains high for what the franchise's future holds, 20 James Bond movies have found a new home on streaming platform Pluto TV. Adapted from the novels by British author Ian Fleming, the franchise began in 1962, with Dr. No, and starred Sean Connery in the leading role of the iconic MI6 agent 007. To date, the series has grossed around $7.8 billion, making it one of the most successful franchises of all time, even as six different actors have taken on the role, most recently that of Daniel Craig.

Now, those interested in revisiting the James Bond franchise will now have the opportunity to watch 20 of the titles in the series on the streaming platform Pluto TV. The available titles are Die Another Day, Diamonds Are Forever, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye, Licence To Kill, Live and Let Die, The Living Daylights, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, Octopussy,...

Fans of 007 are still waiting to see who will become the next actor to suit up in the tux as the next James Bond. Until an announcement is made, fans are continuing the debate over who'd be great for the role, but don't ask for Daniel Craig's opinion.

Craig previously played James Bond over the course of five feature films, culminating with 2021's No Time to Die. Ever since that film's release, it has been unclear when Bond 26 will start production, and no casting announcements for the iconic role have been officially made at this time. Per Variety, Craig was asked some questions about 007 during a recent interview alongside Drew Starkey to promote their new film Queer. After he was asked who he'd like to pass the torch to as the next actor to play Bond, Craig delivered a blunt response that went viral. With a chuckle,...

The original script for the James Bond reboot following Roger Moores departure in the 1980s sounds more like an Indiana Jones movie than a Bond movie. Whenever a Bond actor retires from the role, the producers dont just have to find a new actor to don the tuxedo; they have to come up with a way to reinvent the franchise. They ended up following the goofy, tongue-in-cheek humor of Moores tenure with the darker, grittier, more faithful Timothy Dalton Bond movies but that wasnt their first thought.

By the time Moore stepped down from the role of 007 after A View to a Kill, hed been widely criticized for having aged out of the part. To combat these complaints, the producers initially planned to reboot the series with a much younger Bond early in his career. Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson started work on a script, but the project was eventually abandoned.

James Bond director Sam Mendes has spoken about his potential future with the franchise. Before joining the long-running spy series adapted from the works of novelist Ian Fleming, Mendes was best known as the Oscar-winning director of 1999's American Beauty, the feature that also won Best Picture at the 2000 Academy Awards ceremony. His first Bond feature was the 2012 Daniel Craig era outing Skyfall. He then returned to helm 2015's Spectre. However, the final Craig movie, 2021's No Time to Die, was helmed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, and the upcoming James Bond 26 has no attached director.

Inverse recently interviewed Mendes while the filmmaker was promoting the HBO series The Franchise, on which he is an executive producer. When asked if he would consider returning for another James Bond movie, he referenced the 1983 Bond movie Never Say Never Again by saying "never say never," though he did express doubt about the prospect.

Celebrate James Bond Day this October 5th with a martini and all the 007 missions, as all 25 official James Bond films are now available to stream worldwide on Prime Video. The official James Bond X/Twitter account shared the news that every Bond outing, from Connery to Craig, are now on the streaming platform, meaning audiences can immerse themselves in the action-packed world of Britains greatest spy.

You may not have ever heard of James Bond Day, but the celebration takes place later this week on October 5, which marks the date that the first official James Bond movie, Dr. No, premiered way, way back in 1962. Starring Sean Connery, who is still considered by many to be the best iteration of the character, and directed by Terence Young, Dr. No started it all, and finds Bond in Jamaica where is investigating the disappearance of a fellow British agent.

Connerys other outings include From Russia with Love,...