JAMES BOND
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PROPSTORE Online Entertainment Memorabilia Auction
Los Angeles March 25-27, 2026

A selection of significant and unusual James Bond props and costumes are featured in the live auction including a miniature figure of Christopher Walken from A View To A Kill (1985), Raoul Silva's (Javier Bardem) Prison Jumpsuit from Skyfall (2012), and James Bond's (Daniel Craig) Stunt Browning Hi-Power Pistol used in No Time To Die (2021).

Several of the items have never been offered in auction before.

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6 March 2026
The Macallan and James Bond are no strangers to each other. Bond's encounters with our exceptional single malt are well documented. The next act of our special bond is the 2026 release of a limited edition whisky, marking 55 years since the premiere of Diamonds Are Forever.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) was primarily shot in the USA. The American oak stands proxy for the critical Las Vegas and coastal California scenes and the natural colour of the whisky mimics the Aztec sandstone in the Nevada desert.

The Macallan Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release is an exploration of the film’s archive as it has never been seen before. The packaging design offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative development of the film, visually depicting the film’s concepts of clones, laser beams, the villain’s white cat and the Las Vegas lair. The film’s title sequence has inspired the colour of the release.

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11 February 2026 - A new Bond Adventure Awaits

The name’s Bond. James Bond.

The world’s favourite secret agent is back as you’ve never seen him before: meet James Bond before the boy became the man.

Charlie Higson’s beloved YOUNG BOND novels are being brought to life as a range of brand-new, full-cast audio dramas by Big Finish Productions, starting with his first adventure – SILVERFIN.

On his first day at his new school, James Bond is about to make his very first enemy, and is soon plunged into a deadly adventure that will take him from the playing fields of Eton to the murky waters of Loch Silverfin…

A monstrous secret lurks beneath its icy surface… a secret that threatens to plunge the world into a new era of warfare.
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11 December 2025
Groundbreakers: Icons of our Time, is a special new auction celebrating major cultural figures and achievements of the 20th–21st centuries. Spanning natural history, cinema, music, literature, fashion, sport and technology, Groundbreakers spotlights the very best of the modern era.

Included in the auction is LOT #25 an original 1962 quad-crown poster (30" X 40") for the first James Bond film Dr. No, featuring iconic artwork by Mitchell Hooks. Adding to the line-up of 32 lots is the Aston Martin DB12, Goldfinger 007 Special Edition. The full hammer proceeds from this lot are being donated to charity, divided equally between Into Film, National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, The London Screen Academy and UK Time’s Up. [SOLD for £571,500]

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9 December 2025
007 MAGAZINE looks back at the making of Thunderball, released 60 years ago as the fourth entry in the long-running EON Productions James Bond film series. Originally planned as the first 007 film in 1961, Thunderball was shelved when litigation engulfed the property. Four years later, it emerged as a co-production with Kevin McClory, who had won the film rights after a bitter court battle with author Ian Fleming. The release of Thunderball in 1965 cemented Bond’s global dominance and remains a landmark in the franchise’s history.

“Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!”

13 November 2025
After an absence of six years, James Bond returned returned to the big screen with the Premiere of GoldenEye at Radio City Music Hall in New York on November 13, 1995. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the release of GoldenEye, 007 MAGAZINE looks back at the production of Pierce Brosnan's debut in which the actor took Ian Fleming's Secret Agent to new heights of international success after losing the role to Timothy Dalton in 1986. Pierce Brosnan’s four-film tenure went on to revitalise the franchise for a whole new generation of fans.

“You Know The Number”

12 November 2025
La-La Land Records, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Universal Music Enterprises proudly present a remastered and expanded limited edition vinyl LP re-issue of composer John Barry's original motion picture score to Moonraker. The 1979 film stars Roger Moore as James Bond in his fourth turn as 007 and is produced by Albert R. Broccoli and directed by Lewis Gilbert.

Oscar^® winning composer John Barry continues to bring his creative mastery to the Bond franchise with a thrilling, often romantic score that not only takes 007 around the world… but propels him into outer space. Shirley Bassey returns for her third Bond title song featuring lyrics by Hal David. Produced by Neil Bulk, remixed by Mike Matessino from high-resolution digital transfers of 2” tapes provided by MGM, and mastered by Doug Schwartz, Moonraker blasts off like never before!

This remastered 2XLP score presentation, pressed on 180 Gram coloured vinyl, also contains additional music, including an early version of the title song with lyrics and vocals by Oscar^® and GRAMMY^® winner Paul Williams. The handsome gatefold jacket includes an 8-page booklet featuring liner notes by renowned journalist and author Jon Burlingame and sharp art design by Jim Titus.
Limited Edition of 700 Units “Operation Orchid” Variant available exclusively from La-La Land Records
Limited Edition of 300 Units “Deep Space” Variant available exclusively from 007 Store

7 November 2025
Lee Tamahori, the director of Pierce Brosnan's fourth James Bond film Die Another Day (2002), has died at the age of 75.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand on June 17, 1950, to a Māori father and British mother, Tamahori [pictured left with Halle Berry] began his career as a commercial artist and joined the film industry in his native country in the late 1970s. After working as a boom operator for Television New Zealand and Assistant Director on a handful of feature films, Tamahori progressed to First Assistant on Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983). The acclaimed prisoner-of-war drama set in Java during WWII was directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starred David Bowie, and largely filmed in New Zealand. After directing several TV dramas, Lee Tamahori made his feature film debut with Once Were Warriors (1994), a gritty depiction of a violent Māori family. Once Were Warriors was a critical success becoming the highest-grossing film ever released in New Zealand, and won the New Zealand Film Award for Best Director.

After moving to Hollywood, Tamahori directed the period crime drama Mulholland Falls (1996), which was not well received critically or commercially, but his next film The Edge (1997) starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, written by acclaimed American playwright and author David Mamet, was a huge international hit. Given his background Tamahori was an unusual choice when he was assigned to direct the first James Bond film of the new millennium in July 2001. Although Die Another Day (2002) was not well received by fans and critics, it went on to become the most successful film of the franchise up to that point, and is still the sixth highest-grossing James Bond film (unadjusted for inflation) after the five starring Daniel Craig.

31 October 2025

French actor Tchéky Karyo, who played Russian Defence Minister Dimitri Mishkin in GoldenEye (1995), has died at the age of 72.

Born Baruh Djaki Karyo in Istanbul, Turkey on October 4, 1953, he was raised in Paris, France, and began his acting career on stage in classical and contemporary plays. Karyo became a character actor in French films in the 1980s, and was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in La Balance (1982). In 1990 Karyo appeared in La Femme Nikita directed by Luc Besson, followed by several American films, often portraying a French character. These included Michael Bay's directorial debut Bad Boys (1995), and later opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot (2000). In 2014 and 2016, Karyo appeared as Julien Baptiste in the acclaimed BBC One/Starz drama series The Missing, receiving critical praise for his performance as a French detective. Karyo reprised the role in a spin-off series, Baptiste in 2019 and 2021.