James Bond

By Alex Billington With Quantum of Solace already passing the $150 million mark, things are still looking bright for the future of the James Bond franchise now lead by Daniel Craig. Even though not everyone loved Solace, most have come to respect Craig as a formidable Bond that challenges the likes of even Se...

By Alex Billington Discover More: Bond Week, Discussion, Hype, Opinions Our Bond Week coverage ends with this - one final discussion about the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. We want to know what you thought! Did it live up to all of your expectations? How did it compare to Casino Royale and did it prov...

By Alex Billington Discover More: Bond Week, Cool Stuff, Hype To wrap up our Bond Week coverage, we present our review of the phenomenal behind-the-scenes book "Bond on Set: Filming Quantum of Solace." I've always been a big fan of coffee table books and other movie memorabilia, so for a die-hard James Bond f...

By Alex Billington Discover More: Bond Week, Cool Stuff, Discussion, Opinions As a Bond fan myself, I know how frustrating it is to get caught up in long arguments with fellow Bond fans over who the best James Bond actor is (Roger Moore) or which Bond movies are the best (The Man with the Golden Gun). Thankfully...

By Alex Billington Quantum of Solace picks up right after the final scene of Casino Royale takes place, with James Bond (Daniel Craig) on the run (in a beautiful Aston Martin DBS) from henchman who started chasing him after he confronted Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) on the steps of his own home in Italy. From...

By Alex Billington Do you have a favorite Bond film? Forster: On Her Majesty's Secret Service is probably my favorite one. And then I like Dr. No and Goldfinger and then From Russia with Love. Forster: I always loved that car in the water, the Lotus. Right, from The Spy Who Loved Me?

By Alex Billington Quantum of Solace officially hits US theaters on Friday, November 14th, so in honor of the upcoming release of the 22nd James Bond film, we're launching James Bond Week here on FirstShowing.net. We just really want to make sure you're completely in the Bond mood before you step into the movi...

By Alex Billington Quantum of Solace is directed by Marc Forster, of Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction, and The Kite Runner previously. The screenplay was penned by both Robert Wade (Die Another Day, Johnny English, Casino Royale) and Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby, Flag...

By Alex Billington The latest full trailer for Quantum of Solace, the 22nd James Bond movie, has just debuted. Remarkably it was just over two months ago that we featured the very first teaser trailer for Quantum of Solace and now, just another two months ...

By Alex Billington Discover More: Movie News Despite laying low for a while, Leonardo DiCaprio has quite a bit on his upcoming slate. The most recent of which to add to his growing list is a film simply titled Fleming, a biopic about the life of British author and journalist Ian Fleming. Best known as the creator...

By Alex Billington Incase you didn't catch the connection, that shadow is from the very last scene of Casino Royale, where Bond shoots the villain character in his driveway and comes walking up with that very same gun. Given Casino Royale was the must financially successful Bond movie ever, they're really u...

By Alex Billington Is an introduction really necessary, because I want to get right down to it. I've been nagging to ask this question: can "they" really pull off filming a James Bond film from start to finish and complete all post-production and visual effects in less than 10 months time? I know some movies ca...

By Alex Billington Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton The Hype: After Craig was immensely praised as the newest Bond in the successful reboot of the franchise in 2006, everyone is looking forward to the follow-up and where it will take Bond next. Jumper