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Sir Idris Elba has rejected suggestions he could be cast as the next James Bond.

Idris Elba warns against a ‘woke’ James Bond as he responds to casting rumours

The Golden Globe winner has responded to years of speculation as Amazon MGM confirmed that casting for a new Bond has begun.

  • India McTaggart

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Some the pop world’s biggest artists have recorded brilliant songs for James Bond films that were never used by the filmmakers.

From Blondie to Alice Cooper and Johnny Cash – the best James Bond themes that never made it

Some of music’s biggest stars have had a crack at recording a song for the beloved franchise only to have them rejected. Here are eight of the best.

  • Tom Fordy

The big reason Jacob Elordi is wrong for Bond

The Queenslander might be a perfect 007, were it not for his wuthering height.

  • Tim Robey

I followed James Bond to Matera. That’s when things got really weird

In the depths of lockdown, the trailer for No Time to Die held the promise of life restored.

  • Jordan Prosser
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The height of irony

And can Neighbours become an underground hit?

The loot was a limited-edition, Fabergé egg pendant inspired by the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.

Man allegedly swallows jewelled octopus. Police fish it out

Investigators say they recovered the James Bond-inspired Faberge pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of ingesting it.

  • Charlotte Graham-McLay
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Freddie Highmore and Keeley Hawes in The Assassin.

The anti-Bond: Why Keeley Hawes’ new assassin is the spy we need now

From the writers of The Missing, The Assassin is a high-octane thriller set on a remote Greek island.

  • Michael Idato
A former “Q”, Blaise Metreweli will become the first female head of MI6.

Britain’s MI6 ‘Q’ steps out of shadows to become first female spymaster

The new chief has worked at the mysterious agency for 25 years, most recently as head of technological services.

  • Ben Riley-Smith

Bezos owns James Bond, but he’s not licensed to kill him off

Amazon has taken over the franchise as a low-risk venture. And that could put 007 at his greatest risk.

  • Malcolm Knox
Shaken, not stirred … superspy James Bond.

What the Amazon deal means for the world of James Bond

After Amazon’s James Bond takeover, anything is possible in the world of the world’s most stylish super-spy.

  • Michael Idato