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Daniel Craig photographed by David Sims for luxury label Loewe’s autumn/winter advertising campaign.

The ugly sweater just got a James Bond makeover

Label of the moment Loewe and Daniel Craig are pushing patterned knitwear to the fashion front line.

  • Damien Woolnough

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Madrid earlier this month.

Why Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be a Bond like no other

More interested in a vegie patch than Aston Martins, the 33-year-old is hotly fancied to take over from Daniel Craig as 007.

  • Liam Kelly
British actress Pamela Salem, one of the stars of the British drama series ‘The Onedin Line’, 1971.

The actor handpicked to play Miss Moneypenny in ‘rogue’ Bond picture

Pamela Salem found Sean Connery thoroughly unvain, recalling that he would immediately remove his toupee when filming ended.

Author John le Carré in The Pigeon Tunnel.

The spymaster’s sons opening his books up to a modern audience

Under the guiding hand of his sons Simon and Stephen Cornwell, John le Carré’s masterworks have found a contemporary voice.

  • Michael Idato
Margot Robbie in Barbie.

What do James Bond and Barbie have in common? It’s all in the brand

Don’t expect to see 007 driving a Toyota. When it comes to product placement, nothing is accidental.

  • Michael Idato

007 reasons the Bond books should be shaken but not stirred

These edits are hardly thought-control in action – they’re the careful refreshing of a commercial product.

  • Dom Knight
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English author Ian Fleming (1908-1964) in his study with one of the series of James Bond novels that he wrote.

James Bond novels rewritten to remove some racial references

All of Ian Fleming’s espionage thrillers featuring 007, from Casino Royale to Octopussy, are to be reissued this northern spring to mark 70 years since the British spy first appeared on the page.

  • Craig Simpson
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After Happy Valley, James Norton should be the new Bond

Backing up his charisma with a searing intensity, the British actor confirms that he’s got what it takes to pick up the 007 baton from Daniel Craig.

  • Ed Power
“Crash” writer/director Paul Haggis holds up his two Oscars in 2006.

Oscar-winning Crash director Paul Haggis to pay $11m over rape claim

The jury sided with the victim after the James Bond screenwriter and filmmaker failed to prove the Church of Scientology was behind the allegations.

  • Josie Ensor
The many faces of James Bond.

Bonded for life: The Australian cinema owner obsessed with James Bond

John Rouse’s passion for all things 007 began more than 50 years ago, and as the first Bond movie turns 60, it’s still running strong.

  • Karl Quinn

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