007 villain to play Bond on radio

A quick update from BBC News: "Actor Toby Stephens, who played villain Gustav Graves in Die Another Day, will play James Bond in the first full radio adaptation of Dr No. Poirot star David Suchet will play villain Dr No in the Radio 4 adaption, beibng broadcast on 24 May to mark 100 years since author Ian Fleming's birth. The station will also air a documentary following Fleming's niece's attempts to find out more about her uncle. Radio 4 will also re-run Amis, Amis and Bond, featuring writer Martin Amis talking about his father's obsessive interest with Bond and Fleming's writing." by SiCo

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Winehouse & Ronson working on 'Bond Theme'

The BBC are reporting that Amy Winehouse and the producer Mark Ronson are collaborating on a Bond Theme, supposedly for Quantum of Solace, although they are apparently working unofficially! Ronson said there are no guarantees the track will be used for Quantum Of Solace as they have not been officially signed up to release the song. "Hopefully it will get used. We're working on it and we'll see happens," the producer told BBC 6 Music. He said it was Winehouse who was first approached about the Bond theme tune. "They asked Amy, and I think Amy said that if she did it, she'd want to do it with me. So hopefully something will come of it," he told the station's Music Week's show. "The demo sounds like a James Bond theme, hopefully. But I don't know if it'll get used." Ronson ends the article mentioning that he hopes to be around for at least 12 more Bond films, so he's got at least 12 more goes at the theme if this piece is not used! by SiCo

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Stuntman Hurt in Bond Car Crash

A stuntman is seriously ill in hospital after crashing a car on the set of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Aris Comninos crashed the Alfa Romeo whilst driving on a notoriously winding road near Lake Garda in northern Italy. Another stuntman had minor injuries. A spokeswoman for the movie said filming has been suspended while the accident was being investigated. The accident was the second on the Bond set in four days, after an Aston Martin skidded into a lake on Saturday. Neither director Marc Forster, actor Daniel Craig nor any cast members were at the location when the most recent accident occurred. You can read the rest of the article on BBC News, they also have a video of their TV news report. by SiCo

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