mi6 confidential magazine

Special Issues

issue 006

sean connery - a james bond journey

• An exhausitive account of the man, and his view on the character he made famous
• Hundreds of stills from the sets of his seven Bond films
• Chapters cover Connery before, during and after his time as Bond
• Over 20 tributes from Connery's friends and collaborators
• And much more...

issue 005

john glen's ultimate bond - director's diary

• John Glen's memories of the pre-produciton process, including recces in China
• Rarely-seen art from pre-production
• Dozens of behind the scenes stills from Glen and other collectors
• Script history and last-minute character changes
• And much more...

issue 004

john glen's all time high - director's diary

• John Glen's memories of Sir Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Kabir Bedi, Louis Jordan, and more
• Rarely-seen concept art from pre-production
• Dozens of behind the scenes stills
• The casting of Octopussy, including the girls who were considered for the titular role
• And much more...

issue 003

casino royale - the peter lamont portfolio

• Dozens of illustrations, pre-visualizations, 3D renders, models and more from the design process
• Exclusive introduction by director Martin Campbell
• Peter's memories of casting Daniel Craig
• Never-seen photography from pre-production, global location scouting, recces, and set construction
• And much more...

Standard Issues

issue 69

names is for tombstones

july 2023

• Introducing the third man to play 007 back in 1973
• The production history of Live And Let Die
• Voodoo and tarot collide in Bond’s magical realist outing
• A conversation with the director of The Other Fellow documentary
• And much more...

issue 68

the luck of the irish

april 2023

• A look back at Brosnan’s audition for Bond in 1986
• An alternate sequence for Casino Royale
• How John Gavin landed and lost the role of a lifetime
• The actor and director eyed by Cubby Broccoli to make back-to-back Bonds
• And much more...

issue 67

in deep water

december 2022

• Bond’s waterborne action in books and on screen
• VFX supremo Chris Corbould on the Matera chase
• A production history of Die Another Day, on its 20th anniversary
• Author Kim Sherwood discusses her new book
• And much more...

issue 66

musical notes

november 2022

• Steve Mazzaro on scoring No Time To Die
• Stories from scoring the Connery- and Lazenby-era films
• Daniel Kleinman’s visual effects for the 007 titles
• 007 aficionados and filmmakers sound off about their favourite cues
• And much more...

issue 65

blurring the lines of reality

july 2022

• ILM’s invisible art that enhanced No Time To Die
• Creating QDAR and Heracles
• 007’s musings on death by David Leigh
• Shooting stills with photographer Nicola Dove.
• And much more...

issue 64

behind the scenes with the second unit

may 2022

• Alexander Witt, second-unit director, reflects on No Time To Die
• Anthony Horowitz talks us through researching and writing ‘With a Mind to Kill’
• cast and crew speak about No Time To Die's shock ending
• stunt supervisor Oliver Schneider talks Bond
• And much more...

issue 63

the release and reception of no time to die

dec 2021

• report from the royal premeiere red carpet
• uncovering the history of Bond's iconic gunbarrel motief
• tracking No Time To Die at the box office
• an early look at pre-visualization materials from No Time To Die
• And much more...

issue 62

we all have our secrets

oct 2021

• stunt and effects teams talk fights, chases, and explosions
• from Norway to the Faroe Islands via Italy and London
• designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb on Bond fashion
• creating Safin’s creepy mask
• And much more...

issue 61

'80s bond

sep 2021

• John Glen names his seven most influential figures
• the Fleming estate relaunched literary 007 in 1981
• behind the scenes of the Paris car chase
• the President honoured Bond in a 1983 documentary
• And much more...

issue 60

diamonds at 50

sep 2021

• SPECTRE Pre-vis
• original publicity materials for Diamonds Are Forever
• the success of Connery's return to the Bond box office
• The Lotus Espirt promoting the Spy Who Loved Me
• And much more...

issue 59

art in bond

apr 2021

• Bond's Britain
• Play GoldenEye 007 on Xbox 360
• Art in Bond
• James Bond Jr - a beginner's guide
• And much more...

issue 58

a legend begins

december 2020

• Casting Connery
• A Difficult Man to Cover Up
• "Bond, James Bond"
• Both Hands on the Wheel
• And much more...

issue 57

women of the '80s

november 2020

• Casting the Leading Ladies of the 1980s
• The Poolside Girls of For Your Eyes Only
• Maud Adams & Kristina Wayborn Remember Octopussy
• The Party Girls of A View To A Kill
• And much more...

issue 56

alchemy

september 2020

• How to Win at Golf – By Cheating
• Honor + Sean = Double Dynamite
• Sadism for the Family
• A Roll in the Hay
• And much more...

issue 55

all in the wrist

august 2020

• How Victory Games earned a licence to publish 007 themed role-playing games
• Construction supervisor Steve Bohan reflects on his 007 adventures
• From 2001 to Moonraker, designer John Fenner remembers his work on Bond and with Kubrick
• The origins of Bond’s particular recipe for scrambled eggs
• And much more...

issue 54

never say never

may 2020

• Martin Campbell reflects on his second 007 adventure
• The return of the classic villain’s lairs in No Time To Die
• Ana De Armas’ road to No Time To Die
• Make-up artist Paul Engelen’s brushes with 007
• And much more...

issue 53

the greatest adventure

november 2019

• Original 1969 Publicity materials from O.H.M.S.S.
• 007's frozen eploits
• On Goldfinger's trail through France and Switzerland
• Lazenby's cameo in U.N.C.L.E.
• And much more...

issue 52

that's a wrap

november 2019

• The Bond 25 kick-off event in Jamaica
• Charting the road to production for Bond 25
• Ian Fleming and Jamaica
• When Bond visited Jamaica for Live and Let Die and Dr. No
• And much more...

issue 51

home away from home

july 2019

• The Bond 25 kick-off event in Jamaica
• Charting the road to production for Bond 25
• Ian Fleming and Jamaica
• When Bond visited Jamaica for Live and Let Die and Dr. No
• And much more...

issue 50

dalton on bond

april 2019

• The Die Another Day abandoned sequence that almost included Michele Yeoh
• Visit the city that never sleeps following Fleming’s Bond
• Celebrating 30 years of Licence To Kill
• A snapshot of the massive media coverage in Japan for Licence to Kill
• And much more...

issue 49

adventure, writ large

april 2019

• Model supervisor Brian Smithies talks Tomorrow Never Dies
• The stunt work of Bond 18's pre-titles
• Guy Hamilton's real-life spy adventures in Norway are revealed
• Richard Schenkman revisits his 1978 meeting with Derek Meddings
• And much more...

issue 48

quantum cues

december 2018

• An interview with the James Bond theme composer
• A look back at David Arnold’s last Bond score
• The many connections between Paul McCartney and 007
• The politics of Latin America explored in Quantum of Solace
• And much more...

issue 47

learning from the masters

october 2018

• Putter Smith and Bruce Glover reminisce
• Curious and rare behind the scenes photos from Diamonds Are Forever
• The men behind the new Casino Royale graphic novel
• Christopher McQuarrie talks Mission: Impossible
• And much more...

issue 46

007 is dead

june 2018

• Anthony Horowitz on handling 007 the second time
• Rex Stout, his creation Nero Wolfe and the Fleming connection
• Part two of our analysis of 007’s female comic strip companions
• Fleming, Bond and golf
• And much more...

issue 45

for your eyes only

april 2018

• Impressions from the cast and crew as For Your Eyes Only hit screens
• Archaeological Bond
• Art director Alan Tomkins on the importance of creating a believable world
• The funky cab driver, Arnold Williams, talks Live And Let Die
• And much more...

issue 44

third time's a charm

march 2018

• Pierce Brosnan hit his stride in 1999
• Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese discuss the beloved ‘Q’
• UA exec Jeff Kleeman remembers the fast-paced Brosnan era
• Robbie Coltrane enjoyed his expanded role in The World Is Not Enough
• And much more...

issue 39

thunderball

april 2017

• The scripting of Thunderball
• Meet the designer behind Vesper’s iconic Love Knot
• Cast and crew reflect on the biggest Bond of all
• Producers interviewed on the brink of Bondmania
• And much more...

issue 36

chris corbould's vfx from spy to spectre

august 2016

• Award-winning special effects supervisor Chris Corbould
• Pre-production for OHMSS in Switzerland
• The late director Guy Hamilton remembered
• The NASA advisor who worked with EON to keep Moonraker grounded
• And much more...

issue 35

special visual effects

may 2016

• SPECTRE's visual effects
• The work and life of the late Ken Adam celebrated
• Steve Cole on his second Young Bond adventure
• John le Carré\'s Night Manager is a slick new miniseries
• And much more...

issue 33

daniel craig talks spectre

november 2015

• Around The World With SPECTRE
• Daniel Craig on his commitment to the 007 role
• Broccoli & Wilson praise their team
• Léa Seydoux plays coy about Madeleine's influence on Bond
• And much more...

issue 32

spectre second unit

october 2015

• Behind the scenes with the SPECTRE second unit
• Rare photos from the Licence To Kill Key West shoot
• Author Donald Westlake and his Bond 18 treatment
• Celebrating 50 years of Thunderball
• And much more...

issue 31

bond reloaded

august 2015

• An exclusive interview with director Martin Campbell
• The publicity and premiere for GoldenEye
• Cinematographer Phil Meheux on setting the tone
• Filming the action for Pierce Brosnan's debut
• And much more...

issue 30

monorail trilogy

april 2015

• The 'monorail trillogy': the Bond films of Lewis Gilbert
• Sir Ken Adam reflects on designing Bond
• A tribute to the late, great Jaws actor, Richard Kiel
• Fleming's connection with the author/screenwriter, Roald Dahl
• And much more...

issue 29

snowbound

february 2015

• An early look at the production of Bond 24, now known as SPECTRE
• The master villain, Blofeld, and his organisation on screen
• When the Thunderball producer, Kevin McClory reflected on 007 in 1979
• The complete history of Roger Moore\'s final outing as Bond
• And much more...

reloaded a

• Casino Royale - On location with Gary Powell & Alexander Witt and the second unit
• Ian Fleming - His reports on location in Istanbul for From Russia With Love
• My Word Is My Bond - Roger Moore exclusive interview
• The Midas Touch? - Sean Connery on the Goldfinger script
• And much more...

reloaded b

• James Bond's Mirror Image - An exclusive interview with actor Robert Davi
• High Kicks with Sir Roger Moore - Training and filming the kung fu stunt scenes
• For King And Country - An exclusive interview with author Charlie Higson
• Designing O.H.M.S.S. - Syd Cain recollects creating Blofeld's mountain lair
• And much more...