The Spy Command

A blog about James Bond 007, UNCLE and other spies. Est. 2008

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Bond film franchise March 2025 | Cusp of big changes https://t.co/VdGccJbFjE

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I updated the A1 Bond timeline with the Puck story and a link to a THR story with editor Joe Walker (who has worked with Villeneuve before) about how he will edit the next 007 film https://t.co/qgBCuTXQbt

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My emails and DMs today are overwhelmingly pro-Pattinson, a rarity in hater-filled Hollywood. Many focus on his talent and versatility, but also the Amazon angle: there's SO much riding on this Bond movie. Details ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/sbB9islIO6

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Audio version of today's post about Puck making the case for Pattinson https://t.co/ueoEFlLvVd

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@d4doome The first (and I think only) feature film from QM Productions

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@linwood_barclay Dean Hargrove's writing debut for the series.

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The Man From UNCLE, "The Never-Never Affair," episode 25.

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#TBT Guess the show? Here’s a hint, she fought a doctor in Detroit.

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COMING SATURDAY: The 007 Files podcast will have the first of two episodes about the 20th anniversary of Casino Royale. Guest: David Lowbridge-Ellis.

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Puck writer makes the case for Robert Pattinson as 007 https://t.co/RfWgKwUuUC

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News: The test deals for the James Bond finalists are NOT all the same. That’s just one of several key facts that point to the most logical pick for Bond. My take on the most public casting process in years ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/sbB9islIO6

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@SpyHards Frequent phrase on message board: “true Bond fan.” As in, “You’re not a true Bond fan.”

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The Monkees, season 2, episode 23: Davy is summoned to England for the reading of a will. He has inherited a manor but must stay for five years or else the property will be sold and developed. Guest star: Bernard Fox. Directed by Peter H. Torkelson.

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Black and white clip from Fantasia, aired on an episode of Disneyland in 1955.

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Walt Disney, 1955, hosting an episode of Disneyland on ABC.

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It’s behind a paywall.

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JAMES BOND: Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult shake up the search for 007 as a decision draws near...
https://t.co/19kibyeYXb

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@fredontv Put another way, if IU finishes the regular season 11-1, I think they’ll make the playoff.

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…err origin story autocorrect strikes again)

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@SpyHards Dr. No wasn’t an original story. He had been an agent for about 10 years (he said he carried a Beretta for 10 years).

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@SpyHards Dr. No wasn’t an original story. He had been an agent for about 10 years (he said he carried a Beretta for 10 years).

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From the archives, 2020 | The man behind the Oscars mic https://t.co/RXv7wYpnLs

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For Bond fans: Cubby Broccoli also knew Sidney Korshak. The latter suggested to Broccoli that Jill St. John would be a great addition for Diamonds Are Forever. She got cast.

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Michael Douglas reveals a mob-connected lawyer casually called his contacts from his dad's dinner party to solve Frank Sinatra Jr.'s kidnapping

"That was weird. Remember Sidney Korshak, who was a lawyer from Chicago? He played a very important role in the triangulation between the Teamsters, the mob, Washington, and California"

"The night Frank Sinatra Jr. got kidnapped, I was at Dad's house. One of the beauties of being second generation was him having a dinner party with Tony Curtis, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, and Don Rickles"

"They were waiting for Sidney, who was a friend of the family, and they were all talking about it. Then Sidney came in. 'Sidney, what do you know?' He goes, 'Yeah, I just heard about it. Kirk, can I make a phone call for a second?'"

"'Hello, yeah, it's Sidney. So what's with Frank's kid? He had all the information. It's amazing. And he was released unharmed"'

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James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli to Be President of U.K.’s National Film and Television School https://t.co/OtUfrntaqs