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EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKMovies that were impacted by the 2007-08 writers strike
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has called another strike, 15 years on from the last union action that impacted Hollywood in many ways.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKJohnny English: The spy spoof's many links to the James Bond films
It’s been 20 years since the UK release of Johnny English, a British spy spoof stacked with James Bond alums past and future.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKJames Bond: Gemma Arterton wants a 'young actor of colour' as the next 007
Names such as Rege-Jean Page, Sope Dirisu and Paapa Essiedu have previously been touted
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'The Sound of 007': Mat Whitecross shares how his salute to James Bond music was born
Mat Whitecross' doc tells the storied history of the music behind Bond who celebrates the 60th anniversary of his film debut this week.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKThe road to 'No Time To Die': How 'Spectre' summoned the ghosts of James Bond's past
Love it or hate it, Spectre walks over the graves of the previous Daniel Craig outings to bring the franchise’s original Big Bad back to life.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKThe road to 'No Time To Die': How 'Quantum Of Solace' sought closure as 007's first direct sequel
The James Bond series was always known for its loose continuity until the Daniel Craig era – his second outing, 2008’s Quantum Of Solace, is the franchise’s first true sequel.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDaniel Craig: I'm 'incredibly grateful' to have been James Bond (exclusive)
After landing the James Bond role in 2005, Daniel Craig is the longest-serving 007 yet.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKGemma Arterton says she's 'terrified' about playing Dusty Springfield in upcoming biopic
'So Much Love' will tell the story of Dusty Springfield's move from the UK to Memphis in the 1960s.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Blackbird' director Roger Michell on Bond, Bowie, babysitting with Bill Murray and his star-studded new film (exclusive)
'Notting Hill' director Roger Michell returns with a new star-studded drama, so we took a walk down memory lane with the filmmaker.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKOlga Kurylenko 'thought she would die' during 'Quantum of Solace' speedboat stunt
Olga Kurylenko has described how she thought she was going to die during a stunt on Bond movie Quantum of Solace.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKJames Bond: 16 artists whose 007 theme songs didn't make the cut
Billie Eilish has written and performed the new James Bond theme tune, but not every artist has been so fortunate.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDaniel Craig says 'secret idea' prevented him from quitting Bond after 'Spectre'
The 51-year-old actor is returning as Ian Fleming’s super spy for the fifth and final time in 2020’s 'No Time To Die'.
HealthYahoo Movies UKJames Bond would have a 'severe alcohol problem', according to new study
All those vodka martinis appear to have become a problem for 007, according to public health researchers. In fact, given the amount he’s drunk on screen, he’d be considered a ‘chronic’ alcohol user, who should be given assistance from his employers, MI6. Thanks to some number crunching by the University of Otago in Australia, Bond’s booze intake has been totted up over 24 movies.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKGemma Arterton re-writes her role in 'Quantum of Solace' with #MeToo in mind
Gemma Arterton has taken stock of her role in the Bond movie Quantum of Solace, re-writing her part for a new book.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKWhat now for 'Bond 25' following Danny Boyle's departure?
There's a lot riding on Bond 25 hitting cinemas in 2019, so now it's time for plan B.
NewsRyan LestonQuantum of Solace director wanted to quit the film
After the huge success of ‘Casino Royale’ it’s little surprise that another James Bond movie was soon put into production. ‘Quantum of Solace’ saw Daniel Craig return as 007… but it sounds as though making the highly-anticipated movie wasn’t plain sailing. Marc Forster was soon hired as ‘Quantum of Solace’ director. “It was tricky because we didn’t have a finished script”, Forster explained to Collider.
NewsBen BusseyQuantum of Solace director wanted to quit over writer’s strike
It’s widely agreed that ‘Quantum of Solace,’ Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond, isn’t a particular series highlight. The 22nd entry in the long-running spy franchise was one among many movies and TV shows to have been hurt by the Writer’s Guild of America strike of 2007, and started production without a fully finished script, with no revisions allowed by WGA rules. Speaking to Collider, the film’s director Marc Forster admits that he wasn’t happy working under those conditions – and contemplated quitting altogether.
NewsYahoo Movies UK8 Movies Ruined By The Writers' Strike
After getting back to basics in ‘Casino Royale’, many were disappointed by Marc Forster’s Bond follow-up 'Quantum Of Solace’, which seemed a lot scrappier and flabbier than Martin Campbell’s lean and mean reboot. “I wrote the script myself,” said Daniel Craig in 2012, who admitted that Paul Haggis’s original screenplay arrived just two hours before the strike began. There’s a joke in one of the later series of '30 Rock’ where Liz Lemon glimpses a poster for 'Transformers 5’, boldly carrying the credit “Written by No One”.
