Naomie Harris, as Moneypenny, retrieves Sony’s Xperia Z5 in Spectre promotional tie-in
Ever since Moneypenny was reimagined as a former field agent in the shape of Naomie Harris, one might have wondered if she would see action again in the world of James Bond. Thanks to Sony in its new spot for its Xperia cellphone, she has, in a 60-second film that sees her retrieve the Z5 […]
Jaguar Land Rover previews Spectre cars, with Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, David Gandy, Sonya Kraus
Gisela Schober As well as débuting its F-Pace SUV on its largest stand ever, Jaguar Land Rover has shown the vehicles it has supplied for the next James Bond film, Spectre, as part of the events for the IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Jaguar C-X75, resplendent in orange for the film, the Range […]
News in brief: British GQ hosts Men of the Year Awards; Proof eyewear arrives in New Zealand
Middle photograph by David M. Benett British GQ hosted its 18th annual Men of the Year awards, in association with Hugo Boss, with Diageo’s Cîroc Vodka providing the cocktails and prizes of magnum bottles at the Royal Opera House event on Tuesday. Cîroc also sponsored the Solo Artist award, won by singer Sam Smith, on […]
Sam Smith to perform title song ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ for James Bond film, Spectre
English singer–songwriter Sam Smith has recorded the title song, ‘Writing’s on the Wall’, for the next James Bond film, Spectre. The song, composed by Smith with fellow Grammy Award winner Jimmy Napes, is being released by Capitol Records and will be available on September 25. ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ is the first James […]
Fan Phenomena: James Bond gives 007 fans more; while Sugoi invites you to the world of Bill Murray
In the year of a new James Bond movie, many books emerge. Invariably, there’ll be one on the films themselves, taking readers through the 50-plus years of the Eon Productions’ series, and, if it’s very comprehensive, the 1950s CBS TV version of Casino Royale, the 1967 spoof of the same name, and Never Say Never […]
EON previews Spectre car chase with more Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 glimpses
EON Productions Ltd. has shown off the cars of Spectre, the 24th official James Bond movie to be released later this year, including brief footage from the Roma car chase. Neil Layton, technical coordinator for the action vehicles on the film, explains that the Aston Martin DB10 cars in Spectre are bespoke. As […]
Chris Jackson Harold Cunningham IWC Schaffhausen, with its CEO Georges Kern playing host, celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Portugieser watch line at the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) at the at the Palexpo in Genève on Tuesday, followed with its ‘Journey to the Stars’ gala dinner. Karolína Kurková and Adriana Lima […]
The $300 million budget set aside for Spectre, the 24th Eon James Bond film, will need a marketing bonanza. After Aston Martin revealed its DB10—10 cars built exclusively for the film and not general sale—and Jaguar Land Rover confirmed that they would be supplying a C-X75 and Range Rover vehicles, Belvedere Vodka is next, launching […]
Sam Mendes reveals Spectre, next James Bond film, and Aston Martin DB10
As we suspected, the DB10 moniker will not go to the DB9 successor at Aston Martin, but to a limited-edition model released for the 24th EON James Bond movie, Spectre. Aston Martin says it will build 10 of the bespoke cars next year, hence the name, and claims that the vehicle was developed specifically […]
Cannes day four: Freida Pinto, Jennifer Lawrence, Eva Longoria, Isabeli Fontana, Natasha Poly
Gisela Schober Tim P. Whitby Venturelli Fashionistas closely followed one of Saturday’s films at the Festival de Cannes: the second bio-pic on the late French fashion design legend Yves Saint Laurent. The first, simply titled YSL and directed by Jalil Lespert, was released in January to largely positive reviews, particularly from the former partner […]
