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A fictional biography. Pearson begins the story with his discovery that James Bond exists; MI6 had assigned Ian Fleming to write novels based on the real agent. MI6 instructs Pearson to write 007's biography; he is introduced to a retired James Bond—who is in his fifties, yet healthy, sun-tanned, and with Honeychile Ryder, the heroine of Dr. No
In 1971, Harley Cokeliss directed a short film entitled Crash! based on a chapter in J. G. Ballard's book The Atrocity Exhibition, where Ballard is featured, talking about the ideas in his book. British actress Gabrielle Drake appeared as a passenger and car-crash victim. Ballard later developed the idea, resulting in Crash. In his draft of the ...
James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. A British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, Bond has been portrayed on film in twenty-seven productions by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.
Spectre is a 2015 spy film and the twenty-fourth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions.Directed by Sam Mendes and written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth from a story conceived by Logan, Purvis, and Wade, it stars Daniel Craig as Bond, alongside Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci, and Ralph Fiennes.
The James Bond franchise is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The films constitute one of the longest continually running film series and have grossed over US$7.04 billion in total at the box office, making James Bond the fifth-highest-grossing film series to date, which started in 1962 with Dr.
Several years later, he was inspired to write the James Bond novels, which began with 1953’s “Casino Royale.” Lewis explains that Bond is a “photo fit” of several actual agents.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to James Bond: . James Bond is a fictional character created in 1953 by the journalist and writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in 12 novels and two short story collections. [1]
Dr. No is a 1962 British spy film directed by Terence Young.It is the first film in the James Bond series.Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman and Jack Lord, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather from the 1958 novel by Ian Fleming.