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For the Ian Fleming Estate to pass the baton of writing 007 novels from Anthony Horowitz to Kim Sherwood, it took a stellar proposal with just enough heart, thanks to child Kim’s magazine-clipping-scrapbook report on Fleming. With Double or Nothing, she introduces new Double Os to care about: doctor Johanna Harwood (003) and chess prodigy Sid Bashir (009), locked in a love triangle with the Mia Bond; and ex-soldier Joseph Dryden (004), linked to quantum computer Q, as they outwit a billionaire holding the world hostage. Sherwood’s hands-on research had her racing in the Alpine A110 S sports car, exploring the Barbican in London, and bringing Bond into the 21st century.
We talked to Sherwood about all things MI6 for the latest issue of Den of Geek magazine:
How did you balance writing in the style...
For the Ian Fleming Estate to pass the baton of writing 007 novels from Anthony Horowitz to Kim Sherwood, it took a stellar proposal with just enough heart, thanks to child Kim’s magazine-clipping-scrapbook report on Fleming. With Double or Nothing, she introduces new Double Os to care about: doctor Johanna Harwood (003) and chess prodigy Sid Bashir (009), locked in a love triangle with the Mia Bond; and ex-soldier Joseph Dryden (004), linked to quantum computer Q, as they outwit a billionaire holding the world hostage. Sherwood’s hands-on research had her racing in the Alpine A110 S sports car, exploring the Barbican in London, and bringing Bond into the 21st century.
We talked to Sherwood about all things MI6 for the latest issue of Den of Geek magazine:
How did you balance writing in the style...
- 2/16/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The search for the next James Bond is officially on.
So say famous Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson.
It’s still “early days,” the pair told Variety in a recent interview about the goliath casting.
Daniel Craig played the world’s most famous spy for 15 years and the producers understand that it’s a weighty commitment for any actor.
Idris Elba, a longtime candidate to become the first Black 007, recently stated that the job isn’t “a goal for my career”.
“He’s great,” Wilson said. “We love Idris,” Broccoli added.
“The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off,” she noted. “And when we cast Bond, it’s a 10-12-year commitment. So he’s probably thinking, ‘Do I really want that thing?’ Not everybody wants to do that. It was hard enough getting [Daniel Craig to do it].” Wilson added: “And he was in his early 30s at the time!
So say famous Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson.
It’s still “early days,” the pair told Variety in a recent interview about the goliath casting.
Daniel Craig played the world’s most famous spy for 15 years and the producers understand that it’s a weighty commitment for any actor.
Idris Elba, a longtime candidate to become the first Black 007, recently stated that the job isn’t “a goal for my career”.
“He’s great,” Wilson said. “We love Idris,” Broccoli added.
“The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off,” she noted. “And when we cast Bond, it’s a 10-12-year commitment. So he’s probably thinking, ‘Do I really want that thing?’ Not everybody wants to do that. It was hard enough getting [Daniel Craig to do it].” Wilson added: “And he was in his early 30s at the time!
- 9/21/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
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