London, June 16: The original poster for James Bond movie ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ has sold at a London auction for a staggering 79,250 pounds.

The hand-painted piece by Robert McGinnis was a prototype for the film imagery, but another design was eventually chosen to market the Sean Connery blockbuster, released in 1971.

London, June 16: ‘James Bond’ producer Barbara Broccoli has been awarded undisclosed libel damages from newspapers that claimed that she had improperly awarded grant to First Light, a charity she chairs.

According to articles in the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, the 50-year-old used her role as a board member of the UK Film Council, to award herself or her company a sum of public money.

London, Feb 1 - Clint Eastwood says he would be tempted to come out of acting retirement only if he gets to play James Bond on screen.

The 80-year-old actor-turned-director previously claimed "Gran Torino" in 2008 would be his last movie role. But now he admits he could be tempted to come out from behind the camera if he was offered the right project, reports contactmusic. com.

London, Oct 28 - A silver Aston Martin DB5 sports car driven by Sean Connery in the 1964 James Bond film "Goldfinger" sold for 2.6 million pounds ($4.1 million) at an auction Wednesday.

The Aston Martin specially outfitted for the world's most famous spy was the star attraction at a classic car auction in London that also saw rocker Rod Stewart's Lamborghini sell for 600,000 pounds ($946,000).

London, Sep 22 : A new history of the Secret Intelligence Service has revealed that one of James Bond’s most famous scenes was inspired by the wartime exploits of an MI6 spy.

The moment when the fictional spy emerges from the water in a wetsuit and plants explosives before unzipping the suit to reveal a spotless dinner suit really took place during the Second World War.

Los Angeles, Aug 7 : Big screen spy James Bond has been voted the "Ultimate Icon" for British men in a new online poll by magazine AsKMen UK.

The movie spy most recently portrayed on the big screen by Daniel Craig topped a poll of over 7,000 British men with a huge 64 percent, beating time traveller 'The Doctor' from the TV series "Doctor Who" and computer game hero 'Super Mario' into second and third place respectively, reports imdb. com.

London, June 2 : The Aston Martin car that James Bond drove in the film Goldfinger is expected to fetch 4 million pounds at an auction.

Hitting the open market for the first time, the DB5 sports car Sean Connery drove, comes complete with the full complement of ''Q Branch'' gadgets including machine guns, bullet-proof shield, revolving number plates, smoke screen and oil slick.

London, April 20 : The 23rd instalment in the James Bond franchise has been put on hold as producers announced they have suspended the project of the next film indefinitely.

Producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said work on "Bond 23" was suspended "indefinitely" because of uncertainty over the future of the MGM studio, reports burnleyexpress. net.

London, Oct 24 : James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 has been voted ‘Most Iconic British Car Ever’ in a new poll.

The car, which features in five 007 films including ‘Casino Royale’ in 2006, beat the Jaguar E-Type, which came second, reports the Sun.

Third on the list was ‘Mini Cooper’ followed by Aston Martin V8 Vantage at number four.

Austin Mini rounded off the top five in the survey for TV channel Dave.

Meanwhile, the Reliant Robin was voted the most embarrassing motor in the survey.

London, Oct 21 : Whether they were heroines, villains, victims, deadly assassins or steely bureaucrats, one thing was common in all James Bond girls: they were sexy, stunning and confident. And now, a new list has been compiled that reveals the best of all.

Honey Ryder, played by Ursula Andress, in 1962’s ''Dr No'', the first film in the James Bond series, has made the list of ‘007''s Five Best Girls’.

London, Oct 17 : Your dreams of becoming a real life James Bond have just gone closer to reality, for an ex spy has revealed the skills necessary to succeed in the world of espionage.

Speaking at the unveiling of a wax-model of 007 actor Daniel Craig, Ex-MI6 agent Harry Ferguson enlisted seven secrets to being a real James Bond.

Harry was attending the new exhibition at London’s Madame Tussaud’s to mark latest Bond film Quantum Of Solace, set for an October 31 release, reports the Daily Star.

London, Oct 14 : While James Bond actors have girls drooling over them, three women, whose husbands are the exact replica of the real agents, have revealed that their partners get just as much attention.

The three men, who have ditto looks like the 007 agents, enjoy the same adoring attention after joining an agency that dealt with look-alikes.

Stacy Wright, whose husband Steve Wright is a Daniel Craig look-alike, noticed the attention he was drawing and contacted a look-alike agency, which got him bookings.

London, October 11 : Creators of the latest James Bond flick blew two million pounds after smashing 12 new Aston Martins during the filming of ‘Quantum Of Solace’.

London, Sept 24 : He may be the longest-running James Bond till date, but Sir Roger Moore concedes that he is the ‘worst James Bond’ – according to the Internet.

In an interview, the 80-year-old claimed that he hasn''t taken anything terribly seriously in his entire life.

"I''m the worst Bond, according to the internet. Generally hated! I was too funny, too light. Didn''t take it seriously enough,” Telegraph quoted him, as saying.

London, Sept 22: Don’t expect James Bond to introduce himself with his famous one-liner ‘The name is Bond, James Bond’ in the new flick, for its makers have dropped all of the super spy''s catchphrases.

The producers of ‘Quantum of Solace’ have removed the super spy’s staple lines, fearing they may be too old-fashioned for a modern Bond.

The legendary character has often thrilled his fans with the immortal line, "The name is Bond, James Bond", and ordered his martinis "shaken, not stirred".

London, Sept 20: The new James Bond theme song, which has been penned by White Stripes guitarist Jack White, and crooned by Alicia Keys, has been blasted by fans as the worst ever.

The track is the theme for the eagerly anticipated ‘Quantum Of Solace’ – starring Daniel Craig, 40, and Gemma Arterton, 22 – that is due out at the end of October.

London, Sep 4 : The posters of latest James Bond flick ‘Quantum of Solace’ depicting a metre long machine gun, have been criticised for glorifying armed violence.

London, Sep 3 : The latest James Bond instalment ‘Quantum of Solace’ has teamed up with Coca Cola to promote the latter’s Coke Zero brand.

The new drink named the Coke Zero will help Bond actor Daniel Craig turn into the 007 mode in upcoming bond flick ‘Quantum of Solace’.

Under the 5 million pounds deal the coke company will plug its brand - dubbed Bloke Coke because of its appeal to men - alongside the film.

London, Aug. 28 : A man who posed as a James Bond movie maker and acted as a front for running Britain''s biggest underworld armoury, supplied a machine gun linked to the murder of Police Constable Sharon Beshenivsky.

London, Aug 23 : White Stripes frontman Jack White gives credit to James Bond for finally getting him to work with Alicia Keys.

White wanted to collaborate with the award-winning singer for "a couple of years".

Both the singers have recorded the duet Another Way to Die, the theme tune for the next Bond film, Quantum of Solace.

Washington, Aug 21 : Movie bosses have declined the chance to adapt the latest James Bond book for the big screen, because its plot is too ‘old-fashioned’.

In a bid to commemorate Bond creator Ian Fleming''s centenary this year, British novelist Sebastian Faulks had written ‘Devil May Care’.

Faulks confirmed in May (08) that Eon Productions were considering turning the book into a movie, but the plans have since been shelved.

London, Aug 15 : The creator of 007 or James Bond, Ian Fleming could be the brain behind CIA.

In fact, Fleming often claimed, albeit in humour, that he had helped to create the CIA.

According to the Times, during the Second World War, Fleming had worked as a personal assistant to John Godfrey, the hard-driving head of Naval Intelligence, who was Fleming’s model for M in the Bond series.

London, June 5 : ‘Devil May Care,’ the new James Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks, has smashed sales figures, by becoming Penguin's fastest selling hardback fiction title ever.

The book, commissioned to mark the centenary of the birth of Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, sold 44,093 copies in its first four days of publication, reports BBC.

Previous Penguin bestsellers by the likes of Tom Clancy and Nick Hornby have sold about 11,500 copies in their first four days, the publisher said.

London, May 28 : The first novel in 40 years to chronicle the adventures of James Bond has been launched onboard HMS Exeter in central London.

Devil May Care, by Sebastian Faulks, has been published to mark the centenary of Bond creator Ian Fleming's birth, and features 007 travelling to Paris, London and the Middle East during 1967.

The book's plot is being kept under wraps, though it is known the story is set in 1967 during the Cold War.

London, May 7 : A lost theme tune to Sean Connery's last film as James Bond has been revealed by its composer after 25 years.

The track for the unofficial Bond movie ‘Never Say Never Again’ was co-written by Stephen Forsythe and Jim Ryan. However, it never appeared in the finished film due to contractual issues.

Now, 25 years later, Forsythe has released the track onto the Internet.