"series character, Moneypenny. The character has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $7.040 billion in total, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date, which started in 1962 with ""Dr. No"", starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2019, there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series. The most recent Bond film, ""Spectre"" (2015), stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There"
"James Bond (2015 film) James Bond (Tag line: ""Nenu Kadhu Naa Pellam"") is a 2015 Telugu action comedy film written and directed by Sai Kishore Macha and produced by Anil Sunkara under the banner A.K.Entertainments. It features Allari Naresh and Sakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles while Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghu Babu and Krishna Bhagavan appear in supporting roles. Allari Naresh has crooned his voice for a song in the movie. The film was released on 24 July 2015. The movie is loosely based on the Korean movie ""My Wife Is a Gangster"". Nani (Allari Naresh) is a simple down to"
"Motifs in the James Bond film series The ""James Bond"" series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive motifs which date from the series' inception with ""Dr. No"" in 1962. The series consists of twenty four films produced by Eon Productions featuring the James Bond character, a fictional British Secret Service agent. The most recent instalment is the 2015 film ""Spectre"", which was released in UK cinemas on 26 October 2015. There have also been two independently made features, the satirical ""Casino Royale"", released in 1967, and the 1983 film ""Never Say Never Again"". Whilst each element has not"
"Rory Kinnear Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of ""Othello"". He is known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films ""Quantum of Solace"", ""Skyfall"", and ""Spectre"", and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Sir"
"until 24 February 2015, when he resigned following a sting by journalists involving a bogus Chinese company and his suspension from the Conservative Party. Former Attorney-General the Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve, QC, MP was appointed as his replacement on 15 September 2015. The membership of the committee is as follows: Previous chairmen of the committee are Tom King (1994–2001), Ann Taylor (2001–05), Paul Murphy (2005–08), Margaret Beckett (January – October 2008), Dr. Kim Howells (2008–10) and Malcolm Rifkind (2010-2015). In the 2012 James Bond film ""Skyfall"", Ralph Fiennes plays Gareth Mallory, the chairman of the committee, who becomes the new"
"three children, including twins born in 2005. George Lazenby George Robert Lazenby (; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in the film ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969). He was the youngest actor, at the age of 29, to have portrayed Bond. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Prior to his portrayal as Bond, Lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising."
"George Lazenby George Robert Lazenby (; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in the film ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969). He was the youngest actor, at the age of 29, to have portrayed Bond. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Prior to his portrayal as Bond, Lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising. After declining to do another Bond film,"
"Andrew Bicknell Andrew Dean Bicknell (born 17 June 1956 in Taunton, Somerset) is an English character actor from the United Kingdom. Bicknell has appeared in a large range of British and American film and television work. He has also become known for playing the likeness of James Bond in the 2001 video game of """" as (then current) James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan had not renewed his contract to appear as the Bond likeness. However, Bicknell's casting as Bond was not heavily publicised or reported at the time. The game's cover did not even show his face and various PlayStation"
"16 other people, including the lawyers who helped with the house sale. Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer, who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films, between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ""The Untouchables""."
"of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crime against the members of the royal family, and it does not fit with modern ideas. Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including ""The Interpreter"" and ""Revelations"". He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films ""Casino Royale"", ""Quantum of Solace"", and ""SPECTRE"". In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards,"
"acclaimed, earning him a BAFTA award nomination. ""Casino Royale"" became the highest-grossing in the series at the time. ""Quantum of Solace"" followed two years later. Craig's third Bond film, ""Skyfall"", premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series and the twentieth highest-grossing film of all time; it was also the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom until 2015. Craig's fourth Bond film, ""Spectre"", premiered in 2015. He also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II. His fifth (and, possibly, final) Bond film, currently"
"actor Sam Worthington and Scottish actor Dougray Scott were also considered. Hugh Jackman was approached to play the character just before Craig was chosen to play Bond but turned it down due to other commitments. In May 2005, English actor Daniel Craig stated MGM and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli had assured him he would get the role of Bond, and Matthew Vaughn told reporters MGM offered him the opportunity to direct the new film, but Eon Productions at that point had not approached either of them. A year beforehand, Craig rejected the idea of starring, as he"
"Niven, the producers cast Sean Connery as Bond in the film. Fleming was appalled at the selection of the uncouth, 31-year-old Scottish actor, considering him to be the antithesis of his character. However, Connery's physical prowess and sexual magnetism in the role came to be closely identified with the character, with Fleming ultimately changing his view on Connery and incorporating aspects of his portrayal into the books. Seven actors in total have portrayed Bond on film. Following Connery's portrayal, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have assumed the role. These screen versions have"
"‡ Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is a retired award that was handed out to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards from 2012 to 2016. 2012: Daniel Craig – ""Skyfall"" as James Bond 2013: Mark Wahlberg – ""Lone Survivor"" as Marcus Luttrell ""'2014: Bradley Cooper – ""American Sniper"" as Chris Kyle ‡ 2015: Tom Hardy – """" as Max Rockatansky ""'2016: Andrew Garfield – ""Hacksaw Ridge"" as Desmond"
"Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton (; born Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett; 21 March 1946) is a Welsh born British actor. He is best known for portraying James Bond in ""The Living Daylights"" (1987) and ""Licence to Kill"" (1989), as well as Mr. Rochester in ""Jane Eyre"" (1983), Rhett Butler in the television miniseries ""Scarlett"" (1994), and Simon Skinner in ""Hot Fuzz"" (2007). Dalton was born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, to an English father, Peter Dalton Leggett, who was a captain in the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War and was an advertising executive at the time of his"
"Pierce Brosnan in the role of James Bond. A public opinion poll in the United Kingdom in October 2005 by SkyNews found that he was the public's number one choice to star in the next installment of the series. In that same month, however, it was announced that fellow British actor Daniel Craig would become the next James Bond. In an interview in the September 2007 issue of ""Details"", he claimed that he was not offered or approached concerning the role. In 2006, Owen spoofed the Bond connection by making an appearance in the remake of ""The Pink Panther"" in"
"the series is ""Dr. No"" (1962), and has produced 23 sequels, with the most recent one being ""Spectre"" (2015). Due to the series spanning more than 50 years, James Bond has been portrayed by six actors, all the other frequent cast of characters has also gone through replacements, additionally after all Fleming's novels were adapted the series shifted towards original scripts. However, all films are set within a single, coherent fictional continuity, even if the writers, directors and cast change between films. Aspects of the fictional universe are retained between films. The ""Planet of the Apes"" film series also originated"
"""Capote"" as Truman Capote 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk 2009: George Clooney – ""Up in the Air"" as Ryan Bingham 2010: James Franco – ""127 Hours"" as Aron Ralston 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" as Ron Woodroof 2014: Michael Keaton – ""Birdman"" as Riggan Thomson 2015: Leonardo DiCaprio – ""The Revenant"" as Hugh Glass 2016:"
"not reprise the role of James Bond. Moore, who by the time of the release of ""The Living Daylights"" would have been 59 years old, chose to retire from the role after 12 years and 7 films. Albert Broccoli, however, claimed that he let Moore go from the role. An extensive search for a new actor to play Bond saw a number of actors, including New Zealander Sam Neill, Irish-born Pierce Brosnan and Welsh-born stage actor Timothy Dalton audition for the role in 1986. Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson, director John Glen, Dana and Barbara Broccoli ""were impressed with Sam"
"Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is a retired award that was handed out to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards from 2012 to 2016. 2012: Daniel Craig – ""Skyfall"" as James Bond 2013: Mark Wahlberg – ""Lone Survivor"" as Marcus Luttrell ""'2014: Bradley Cooper – ""American Sniper"" as Chris Kyle ‡ 2015: Tom Hardy – """" as Max Rockatansky ""'2016: Andrew Garfield – ""Hacksaw Ridge"" as Desmond Doss"
"in the UK, on 2 October 2008 (). On 16 October 2012, ""Bond on Bond"" was published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films. The book, with many pictures, is based on Moore's own memories, thoughts, and anecdotes about all things 007, with some of the profits of the book going to UNICEF. Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took"
"Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer, who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films, between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ""The Untouchables"". His film career also includes such films as ""Marnie"", ""The Name of"
"Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including ""The Interpreter"" and ""Revelations"". He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films ""Casino Royale"", ""Quantum of Solace"", and ""SPECTRE"". In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: ""Did Somebody Laugh?"" (1978), ""The Bench"" (2000), and ""Manslaughter"" (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: ""Barbara"" (1997). In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross"
"Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, made his first appearance as 007 in ""Live and Let Die"" (1973), and went on to portray the spy in six more films until his retirement from the role in 1985. Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for"
"entitled Bond 25 is scheduled for release on St. Valentines Day, 14 February 2020. Since taking the role of Bond, Craig has continued to star in other films, including the fantasy film ""The Golden Compass"" (2007), World War II film ""Defiance"" (2008), science fiction western ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), the English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson's mystery thriller ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" (2011), and the heist film ""Logan Lucky"" (2017). Craig was born in Chester, Cheshire. His mother, Carol Olivia (""née"" Williams), was an art teacher, and his father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was the landlord of two pubs,"
"2020. Spectre (2015 film) Spectre is a 2015 British spy film, the twenty-fourth in the ""James Bond"" film series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. It is the fourth film to feature Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, and the second film in the series directed by Sam Mendes following ""Skyfall."" It was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is the final ""James Bond"" film to be internationally distributed by Columbia Pictures, as Universal Pictures will become the international distributor of its future films. The story sees Bond"
"the film: it may be found in James Wallerstein's ""The Cactus Wildcat"" (1954) and E.B. White's ""The Trumpet of the Swan"" (1970).) Daniel Craig, who has portrayed James Bond on screen since 2006, credited the Austin Powers franchise with the relatively serious tone of later Bond films. ""We had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers fucked us,"" Craig said in a 2014 interview, making it ""impossible to do the gags"" of earlier Bond films which Austin Powers satirized. ""Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"" received positive reviews. The film received a 70% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on"
"was present as a chief guest. Aditya Music bagged the audio rights of the film. The audio was well received by the audience. But, due to the success of film Bahubali, they announced the release date as 24 July 2015. The movie was scheduled for a worldwide release on 26 June 2015. But, the release was postponed further. Later makers announced the release date as 24 July 2015. James Bond (2015 film) James Bond (Tag line: ""Nenu Kadhu Naa Pellam"") is a 2015 Telugu action comedy film written and directed by Sai Kishore Macha and produced by Anil Sunkara under"
"article by ""Empire magaizne"", a ""Spy 2"" was development in late 2015, with more screen time dedicated for Statham's character, Rick Ford. He was nominated for the Critic's Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in ""Spy"". Statham was offered a three-film contract to reboot ""The Transporter series"" in late 2015, but turned it down because he was not given the script before the signing date and unhappy with its compensation package. According to an article by ""The Guardian"", Statham expressed interest in playing James Bond in the upcoming ""Spectre"" film. Its author, Steve Rose noted"
"Aleksandrovich Ramius in ""The Hunt for Red October"" (1990), and Allan Quatermain in ""The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"" (2003). Along with his Academy Award, Connery has won two BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Henrietta Award. Sean Connery filmography Sir Sean Connery is a retired Scottish actor and producer. He was the first actor to have portrayed the literary character James Bond in a film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and again in an unofficial Bond film in 1983. He is also known for his roles as Jimmy Malone in ""The Untouchables"" (1987), for which he won"
"long in the tooth"", and in December 2007 admitted that he ""was only about four hundred years too old for the part"". Like Connery, Moore appeared as Bond in seven films; by the time he retired in 1985, he was the oldest actor to play 007 in the Eon series, and his Bond films had earned over at the box office. With the retirement of Roger Moore in 1985, a search for a new actor to play Bond took place that saw a number of actors, including Sam Neill, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton, audition for the role in 1986."
"latest film was 2011's ""Dream House"", starring Daniel Craig. David Huband David Huband (born December 1958) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Ford Bond in ""Cinderella Man"" and for his other roles in the films ""Cube Zero"", ""Dirty Pictures"" and ""The Lookout"". Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Huband was a member of the comedy troupe, Illustrated Men, from 1984-1995. Prior to that, he was a member of The Second Mainstage Company, appearing in two revues there. Huband also appeared as Estragon in Illustrated Men’s acclaimed production of Waiting For Godot, at Canadian Stage. He has performed at"
"been his full-time guardian, observing the back story established by Fleming. The main cast was revealed in December 2014 at the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios. Daniel Craig returned for his fourth appearance as James Bond, while Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw reprised their roles as M, Eve Moneypenny and Q respectively, having been established in ""Skyfall"". Rory Kinnear also reprised his role as Bill Tanner in his third appearance in the series. Christoph Waltz was cast in the role of Franz Oberhauser, though he refused to comment on the nature of the part. It was later revealed"