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MI6 Confidential issue #17 – exclusive interview with the “Skyfall” action unit

Sep 4

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MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its seventeenth issue.

The Bond world is buzzing. With just a few weeks to go before Skyfall hits cinemas, we’ve seen the launch of film’s promotional campaign, the opening of the most exhaustive exhibition of 007 design, and Activision continually tease fans with a new look at their upcoming videogame, ‘007 Legends’.

We cover all of the above in this issue, but the highlight must be the time we spent with stunt coordinator, Gary Powell, who spoke exclusively to MI6 Confidential about the Skyfall pre-titles sequence. Finally, we have just enough time to celebrate the French Bond girls of the franchise, as Bérénice Marlohe joins their ranks this year.

Featured in this issue:

  • Skyfall Action – Exclusive interview with stunt coordinator Gary Powell
  • Entente Cordiale – Bérénice Marlohe joins a long list of French Bond Girls
  • All About Eve – Naomie Harris plays an MI6 field agent in Skyfall
  • 007 Legends – Activision lift the lid on their ambitious new videogame
  • 50 Years Of Bond Style At The Barbican – Take a tour of the new exhibition
  • Inside The EON Archive – Exclusive interview with Archive Director Meg Simmonds
  • Sunspel In 007 Heaven – Recreating James Bond’s iconic shorts
  • The Bond Connection – Ex-Special Ops agent Aaron Cohen reveals Haywire’s secrets

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MI6 Confidential #15 released – a first look at “Skyfall”

May 13

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The James Bond print magazine MI6 Confidential has released a 15th issue, hot on the tail of the press day(s) in Istanbul, Turkey, where the Skyfall production team are currently filming the 23rd James Bond adventure.

Also in this issue:

  • Shooting Bond - Photographer Keith Hamshere explores his various 007 campaigns
  • Fleming Bibliography - An exclusive extract from this unique history of Bond in print
  • The Phoenix Project - Bond is in Istanbul again, hot on the tail of missing defence technology
  • 007 On TV - The curious history of James Bond films on the small screen
  • Poster Gallery - How character posters could have dominated the marketing of Bond 19
  • Boyd On Board - Scottish author William Boyd is joining the ranks of 007 penmen
  • The Bond Connection - What else was making the news in the year Dr. No debuted?
The magazine ships worldwide from www.mi6confidential.com

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New MI6 Confidential celebrates 25 and 50 years

Mar 27

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Our friends over at MI6 Confidential just let us know about another issue that is available for purchase.

This one charts the legacy of The Living Daylights, which is 25 years old this summer. Other features focus on 50th anniversary watches, suits, cars and the 007 directors talking about Bond.

Plus if you are craving some Skyfall news, they have coverage of the production so far.

The magazine is now shipping worldwide from www.mi6confidential.com

 

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13th MI6 magazine celebrates the Art of Bond

Jan 29

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MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its thirteenth issue.

Whether it be early conceptual artwork, the production design of sets and gadgets, poster campaigns, or bringing a literary character to life, James Bond’s world owes a lot to the many creative processes and talented people who have contributed over the decades.

This special issue features a few snapshots of those elements from the films, books, games and comics – including a lot of rare imagery taken from the archives that fans may not have seen before – and celebrates some of the lives of those who made their mark on the visual experience of 007.

Featured in this issue:

• Larger Than Life – A look back at the career of production designer Sir Ken Adam

• A Life Through the Lens – Memoirs of the late cinematographer Alan Hume

• Visualising Young Bond – How artist Kev Walker brought the character to life

• Classic Posters – Uncovering some of the rare artwork from the Sean Connery era

• Beauty and Death – The life and style of cover designer Richard Chopping

• From Russia With Ink – The journey of the most prolific 007 comic artist Yaroslav Horak

• Location Concepts – Rare early designs from EA’s ‘Everything or Nothing’

• The Bond Connection – The IMF team divulge the gadget secrets of ‘Ghost Protocol’

Issue #13 is now shipping around the world. To order online, visit www.mi6confidential.com

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MI6 Confidential magazine releases issue #12 – complete with Skyfall coverage

Nov 14

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The chaps over at MI6 Confidential have turned out an issue of their magazine in what seems to be record time. Issue #12 has a round-up from events inside the Skyfall press conference, as well as two interesting looking features on ‘Colonel Sun’.

Here’s the official launch details we were sent:

MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its twelfth issue.The waiting is over. James Bond 23 is in production. Skyfall is coming… MI6 Confidential attended the official press conference in London to gather the intel and soak up the atmosphere.As well as the 50th anniversary in 2012, Skyfall will mark the longest gap between 007 adventures without a change of actor in the leading role. Will the extra time crafting the script, organizing the crew, scouting the locations and assembling the cast pay off?

Rounding out Issue #12 of MI6 Confidential – the leading James Bond magazine – is an analysis of The Spy Who Loved Me script history, a look at the publicity hype of Diamonds Are Forever in the USA, and how Kingsley Amis’ fascination with 007 lead to his one-off continuation novel ‘Colonel Sun’.

Featured in this issue:

  • Bond With A Capital B – Complete coverage of the Skyfall press conference in London
  • Skyfall Timeline – Tracking all the pre-production rumours and milestones
  • Selling Diamonds – How marketing helped Bond re-conquer American audiences
  • From SPECTRE To Stromberg – The evolution of The Spy Who Loved Me shooting script
  • Bonding With Kingsley Amis – A look back at the author’s career and fascination with 007
  • The Genesis of Colonel Sun – How the first 007 continuation novel came about
  • Agent Under Fire – A look back at the best-selling game 2001 game from Electronic Arts
  • The Bond Connection – Designing the anti-Bond period piece Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Issue #12 is now shipping around the world. To order online, visit www.mi6confidential.com

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James Bond magazine features rare ‘From Russia With Love’ photos

Sep 26

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Our friends over at MI6 Confidential sent us an email the other day to let us know about the release of a new magazine – their 11th issue – that features rare, gritty black and white pictures from the set of From Russia With Love.

Here’s the details they sent to us:

It frequently tops fan polls, is cited as the best Ian Fleming film adaptation, and named his favourite by Sean Connery, but it is often forgotten that “From Russia With Love” was one of the most troubled productions in the 007 series. This issue showcases rarely seen photographs from the set and charts how director Terence Young managed to hold it all together through near- misses, accidents, cancelled locations and delays.

Keeping with the ‘Bond On Set’ theme, we also go behind the scenes of the ice palace car chase and hovercraft stunts from “Die Another Day” with all-access photographs and firsthand accounts from those who made it possible. Rounding out Issue #11 of MI6 Confidential – the James Bond magazine – is an exclusive interview with thriller writer Jeffery Deaver as he declassifies the secrets behind the ‘Carte Blanche’ continuation novel.

  • Bond On Set – Rare images from the set and an exhaustive account of the “From Russia With Love” production history
  • Jeffery Deaver explains his successful ‘Carte Blanche’ recipe in an exclusive interview
  • On Thin Ice – Behind the scenes of “Die Another Day” with stunt driver George Cottle
  • GoldenEye 007 Reloaded – An exclusive interview with the producer of this year’s Bond game for Xbox 360 and PS3
  • Dr. No Showcase – Breathing new life into the classic 1963 comic
  • Composing Blood Stone – Richard Jacques talks one on one about creating the Bond sound
  • The Bond Connection – Rowan Atkinson and director Oliver Parker talk Johnny English Reborn
  • The Last Word – Richard Kiel recalls his three run-ins with James Bond

Issue #11 is now shipping around the world. To order online, visit www.mi6confidential.com

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Always Bet On Bond – MI6 Confidential Issue #10 goes behind the scenes of ‘Casino Royale’

May 31

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Our friends over at MI6 have just let us know about their 10th and latest issue of a print magazine – here is the press release.

With the tabloid press railing against his selection and criticizing his suitability as the new James Bond on an almost daily basis, and the producers making the bold step of resetting the character back to the start of his career, the stakes could not have been higher for the release of “Casino Royale” and Daniel Craig’s debut as 007.

As well as rounding up interviews with the on-screen villains, Issue #10 of MI6 Confidential – the leading James Bond magazine – focuses on some of the aspects of the critically-acclaimed production that are often overlooked: pre-visualization, production design, scoring, special effects, costume design and the publicity machine that made sure everyone knew ‘Bond was back!’

In This Issue

  • Bay Area Bonding – Tracking “A View To A Kill” around famous San Francisco landmarks
  • James Bond’s France – Searching for the real Casino Royale
  • ‘Card Sense’ Jimmy Bond – A look back at the 1954 Casino Royale live teleplay on CBS
  • That Sinking Feeling – Peter Lamont and Chris Corbould on recreating Venice
  • Rogues Gallery – Interviews with the villains of Casino Royale: Mads Mikkelsen, Jesper Christensen and Clemens Schick
  • Between Script & Screen – Before the cameras roll, storyboard artist Martin Asbury reveals his ‘pre-vis’ magic
  • Scoring Casino Royale – Composer David Arnold talks about the score and Bond theme deconstruction
  • Dressing 007 – Costume designer Lindy Hemming explains the new look for a new Bond
  • Around The World With Casino Royale – How the worldwide publicity machine boosted Bond at the box-office
  • Age of Heroes – Sean Bean discusses his new WWII film based on Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando Unit
  • The Last Word – Director Martin Campbell on shooting the intricate poker sequence

Order now via www.mi6confidential.com

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