James Bond in film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the production background of the James Bond films. For synopses, awards, box office information and other statistical data, see List of James Bond films. For the various portrayals of the character, see James Bond filmography. The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "0. Ian Fleming. It is one of the longest continually- running film series in history, having been in on- going production from 1. In that time Eon Productions has produced 2. Pinewood Studios. With a combined gross of over $7 billion to date, the films produced by Eon constitute the third- highest- grossing film series, behind the Harry Potter and Marvel Cinematic Universe films (accounting for the effects of inflation the Bond films are the highest- grossing series amassing over $1. Six actors have portrayed 0. Eon series, the latest being Daniel Craig. Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman co- produced most of the Eon films until 1. Broccoli became the sole producer. The single exception during this period was Thunderball, on which Broccoli and Saltzman became executive producers while Kevin Mc. Clory produced. From 1. Broccoli was joined by his stepson Michael G. Wilson as producer until 1. Albert Broccoli stepped aside from Eon and was replaced by his daughter Barbara, who has co- produced with Wilson since. Broccoli's (and until 1. Saltzman's) family company, Danjaq, has held ownership of the series through Eon, and maintained co- ownership with United Artists since the mid- 1. The Eon series has seen continuity both in the main actors and in the production crews, with directors, writers, composers, production designers, and others employed through a number of films. From the release of Dr. No (1. 96. 2) to For Your Eyes Only (1. A complete list of the official James Bond movies, from Dr. No to Spectre. Covers all actors from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, with posters and more. James Bond is a fictional character created by novelist Ian. which was directed by Terence Young and featured Connery as Bond. Following Dr. No ' s release in 1962. The official website of James Bond 007. Features breaking news on the 24th James Bond movie. and all the other 22 movies in the James Bond series. © 2014 Metro. James Bond franchise box office earnings. Release Date Movie Production Budget Domestic Opening Weekend Domestic Box Office Worldwide Box Office Trailer; May 8, 1963. James Bond Movies in Order. For each James Bond movie. the actor who portrayed Bond, and the date of release. Dr. No. James Bond: Roger Moore: Bond Girl. Bond is sent to retrieve the ATAC before the Russians do. Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs: Top 10 James Bond Villains. James Bond (Character) on IMDb: Movies. An Organization of Dreams (2009) Played by James Ware (as 007) 'Ku ling ching taam B'. Epic Movie (2007) Played by. The Bonds; Bond Exhibitions. DESIGNING 007; BOND IN MOTION; Exquisitely Evil. SPECTRE, 007 Gun Logo and related James Bond Trademarks are trademarks of Danjaq, LLC. United Artists. When Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer absorbed United Artists in 1. MGM/UA Entertainment Co. MGM solely distributed three films from 1. United Artists was retired as a mainstream studio. From 2. 00. 6 to present, MGM and Columbia Pictures have co- distributed the film series, following the 2. MGM by a consortium led by Columbia's parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment. In November 2. 01. MGM filed for bankruptcy; following its emergence from insolvency, Columbia has been co- production partner of the series with Danjaq until Sony's distribution rights to the franchise comes to the end with the release of Spectre.[4]Independently of the Eon series, there have been three additional productions with the character of James Bond: a 1. American television adaptation, Casino Royale, produced by CBS; a 1. Casino Royale, produced by Charles K. Feldman; and a 1. Thunderball entitled Never Say Never Again, produced by Jack Schwartzman, who had obtained the rights to the film from Mc. Clory. Development[edit]First screen adaptation[edit]In 1. American CBS television network paid Ian Fleming $1,0. Casino Royale, into a one- hour television adventure as part of the dramatic anthology series Climax Mystery Theater, which ran between October 1. June 1. 95. 8. It was adapted for the screen by Anthony Ellis and Charles Bennett; Bennett was well known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, including The 3. Steps and Sabotage.[9] Due to the restriction of a one- hour play, the adapted version lost many of the details found in the book, although it retained its violence, particularly in Act III.[9] The hour- long "Casino Royale" episode, which starred American actor Barry Nelson as Bond and Peter Lorre as the villain Le Chiffre, aired on 2. October 1. 95. 4 as a live production. Eon Productions[edit]Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman (1. In 1. 95. 9 producer Albert R. Cubby" Broccoli at Warwick Films expressed interest in adapting the Bond novels, but his colleague Irving Allen was unenthusiastic. In June 1. 96. 1 Fleming sold a six- month option on the film rights to his published and future James Bond novels and short stories to Harry Saltzman, with the exception of Casino Royale, which he had previously sold. Towards the end of Saltzman's option period, screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz introduced him to Broccoli, and Saltzman and Broccoli formed Eon Productions with the intention of making the first Bond film. A number of Hollywood studios did not want to fund the films, finding them "too British" or "too blatantly sexual". Eventually the two signed a deal with United Artists for 1. Saltzman and Broccoli also created the company Danjaq, which was to hold the rights to the films which Eon Productions was to produce.[1. Eon had originally intended to film Fleming's novel Thunderball first, but Kevin Mc. Clory took Fleming to the High Court in London for breach of copyright over the book, and so Eon decided to film Dr. No first. Dr. No (1. Eon asked several directors—Bryan Forbes, Guy Green, Val Guest and Guy Hamilton—to helm the film, but all declined, before Terence Young agreed. Eon had originally hired Wolf Mankowitz and Richard Maibaum to write Dr. No's screenplay, partly because of Mankowitz's help in brokering the deal between Broccoli and Saltzman. An initial draft of the screenplay was rejected because the scriptwriters had made the villain, Dr. No, a monkey, and Mankowitz left the film. Maibaum then undertook a second version, more closely in line with the novel; Johanna Harwood and Berkely Mather then worked on Maibaum's script, with Harwood in particular being described as a script doctor credited with improving the British characterisations.[2. To play the lead role of Bond, Sean Connery was not Broccoli or Fleming's first choice, but he was selected after Patrick Mc. Goohan had turned down the role,[2. Eon had rejected Richard Johnson.[2. After Connery was chosen, Terence Young took the actor to his tailor and hairdresser[3. London. In the words of Bond writer Raymond Benson, Young educated the actor "in the ways of being dapper, witty, and above all, cool". Filming took place on location in Jamaica between 1. January and 2. 1 February 1. Pinewood Studios in England with sets designed by Ken Adam,[1. Broccoli on the 1. The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Maurice Binder created the title sequence and introduced the gun barrel motif that appears in all the Eon Bond films. Monty Norman wrote the accompanying soundtrack, which included the "James Bond Theme", heard in the gun barrel sequence and in a calypso medley over the title credits; the theme was described by another Bond film composer, David Arnold, as "bebop- swing vibe coupled with that vicious, dark, distorted electric guitar, definitely an instrument of rock 'n' roll .. It was cocky, swaggering, confident, dark, dangerous, suggestive, sexy, unstoppable. And he did it in two minutes".[3. The theme was arranged by John Barry, who was uncredited for the arrangement but credited for his performance. From Russia with Love (1. After the financial success of Dr. No, United Artists doubled the budget offered to Eon Productions to $2 million for the company's next film, From Russia with Love. The film was shot in locations in Europe, which had turned out to be the more profitable market for Dr. No. Most of the crew from the first film returned, with major exceptions being production designer Ken Adam—who went to work on Dr. Strangelove and was replaced by Dr. No's art director Syd Cain—and title designer Maurice Binder, who was replaced by Robert Brownjohn. John Barry composed the scores of 1. Bond films between 1. The original screenwriter for the film was Len Deighton, but he was replaced because of his slow progress. Two of the writers from Dr. No, Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, were brought in, with Maibaum being given the sole writing credit and Harwood being credited for "adaptation". From Russia with Love is the first Bond film in the series with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer, although Lionel Bart wrote the title song "From Russia with Love", sung by Matt Monro. Principal photography began on 1 April 1. August. Filming took place in Turkey, Pinewood Studios and Venice, with Scotland and Switzerland doubling for the Orient Express journey through Eastern Europe. Goldfinger (1. 96. While the previous two films had concentrated on the Caribbean and Europe, Goldfinger was chosen by Eon for the third film, with the American cinema market in mind. Because Terence Young was refused a share of the profits, he declined to direct Goldfinger and worked on The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders instead, although he had done some pre- production work before he left. In his place, Eon turned to Guy Hamilton to direct; he was keen to inject elements of humour into the series, have more gadgets and build bigger and more elegant sets. Eon again turned to Richard Maibaum for the script, although Paul Dehn was later introduced for rewrites. After missing From Russia with Love, Ken Adam returned as production designer. Adam's imagination provided the idea of gold stacked upon gold behind iron bars for the scenes in the United States Bullion Depository. Saltzman disliked the design's resemblance to a prison, but Hamilton liked it enough that it was built. Robert Brownjohn returned to develop the opening credit sequence, which featured clips of all three Bond films projected on actress Margaret Nolan's body. Its design was inspired by seeing light projecting on people's bodies as they got up and left a cinema.[5. Principal photography on Goldfinger started on 2. January 1. 96. 4 in Miami, at the Fontainebleau Hotel; the crew was small, consisting only of Hamilton, Broccoli, Adam and cinematographer Ted Moore. After five days in Florida, production moved to England. The primary location was Pinewood Studios, home to sets including a recreation of the Fontainebleau, the South American city of the pre- title sequence, and both Goldfinger's estate and factory. Ian Fleming visited the set of Goldfinger in April 1. August, shortly before the film's release.[5.
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