James Bond: Never Say Die

Ron Charles at the Washington Post interviewed William Boyd, the Scottish author will pen the next James Bond continuation novel.

Boyd, whose sexy World War I thriller “Waiting for Sunrise” will be published next week, expects to bring out his Bond novel in 2013 — 60 years after “Casino Royale.”

Boyd said: "I think the first thing to do is to separate the Bond movies from the Bond novels. The “literary” Bond is a far more intriguing and nuanced character than the cinematic version. He is more troubled and flawed, and because he’s in a novel — and not in some cartoonesque action-movie — he seems far more human."

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/james-bond-never-say-die/2012/04/13/gIQAijuFFT_blog.html

William Boyd To Pen New James Bond Continuation Novel Set In The Late 1960s

Paul Casciato at Reuters reports that author William Boyd will write the next James Bond continution novel. The novel will be set in the late 1960s.

The best-selling British novelist told Reuters on Thursday that he will put his knowledge of Cold War espionage to good use to pen the next adventure of the 007 character created by Ian Fleming, who has grown into a global book and film phenomenon.

You can read the rest of the story via the below link:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/us-williamboyd-jamesbond-idUSBRE83A1HL20120411

You can also read the BBC report on Boyd writing the next Bond continuation novel via the below link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17677611 

Bond And Beer

The HMSS Weblog addressed the controversy over the product-placement arrangement between the James Bond film producers and Heineken.

In the upcoming Bond film Skyfall, James Bond, portrayed by Daniel Craig (seen in the above photo), will drink a Heineken beer - or two.

Ian Fleming's iconic character is more known for his drinking martinis - shaken, not stirred - but as the HMSS Weblog points out, Bond did enjoy an occasional beer in Fleming's novels and short stories, usually with a light meal.

You can read the list of stories where James Bond drinks a beer via the below link:

http://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/the-literary-james-bond-and-beer/

Note: I'm still annoyed that the film producers replaced Bond's Rolex watch with an Omega.