The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service
agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in
twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death
in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or
novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond
Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd and Anthony
Horowitz. The latest novel is Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz,
published in May 2018. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a
young James Bond, and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the
diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.The
characterâ€"also known by the code number 007â€"has also been adapted
for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films
are the longest continually running film series of all time and have
grossed over US$7.04 billion in total, making it the
sixth-highest-grossing film series to date, which started in 1962 with
Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2020, there have been
twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series. The most recent Bond
film, Spectre (2015), stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of
Bond; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have
also been two independent productions of Bond films: Casino Royale (a
1967 spoof starring David Niven) and Never Say Never Again (a 1983
remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, 1965's Thunderball, both
starring Connery). In 2015 the series was estimated to be worth $19.9
billion, making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media
franchises of all time.
agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in
twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death
in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or
novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond
Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd and Anthony
Horowitz. The latest novel is Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz,
published in May 2018. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a
young James Bond, and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the
diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.The
characterâ€"also known by the code number 007â€"has also been adapted
for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films
are the longest continually running film series of all time and have
grossed over US$7.04 billion in total, making it the
sixth-highest-grossing film series to date, which started in 1962 with
Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2020, there have been
twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series. The most recent Bond
film, Spectre (2015), stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of
Bond; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have
also been two independent productions of Bond films: Casino Royale (a
1967 spoof starring David Niven) and Never Say Never Again (a 1983
remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, 1965's Thunderball, both
starring Connery). In 2015 the series was estimated to be worth $19.9
billion, making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media
franchises of all time.
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