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  1. Sep 23, 2022 · James Bond, the world’s most famous spy, may have an unusual connection to broccoli. Yes, the vegetable. The Bond films are currently produced by Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G ...

  2. Oct 24, 2012 · So join us as we attempt to throw some light on Blighty's foremost secret agent ahead of the release of Skyfall, with 25 things you (probably) didn't know about James Bond. 1. Shaken, Not Stirred ...

    • The James Bond character grew out of wedding anxiety. James Bond, the legendary spy character that would launch a bestselling book series and a billion-dollar film franchise, actually began with a fair bit of anxiety.
    • James Bond owes his name to an ornithologist. When he began writing his spy thrillers, Fleming sought out a masculine yet not-too-flashy name for his hero, but he didn't just pluck "James Bond" out of thin air.
    • James Bond's first on-screen appearance was on network television. Almost from the beginning, Fleming saw his creation as a character who could thrive in the film world, but quickly grew frustrated as he found that many producers didn't initially agree.
    • Thunderball was almost the first James Bond movie. In the late 1950s, before Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli came calling, Ian Fleming set out to try and make a Bond film of his own, with the help of producer Kevin McClory and writer Jack Whittingham.
  3. Sep 23, 2022 · The apparent revelation about the origin of the vegetable was boosted this week when writer Dana Schwartz tweeted an excerpt from Cubby's interview, writing: “I feel like people don't talk enough about how James Bond is controlled by the Broccoli family, of broccoli fame. They're not named after broccoli, broccoli is named after them!!!!!

  4. Oct 4, 2012 · He co-produced three Bond films with Cubby in the 1980s, and has co-produced with his half-sister Barbara Broccoli from Goldeneye onwards. "I don't think people appreciate the commitment one makes ...

  5. Aug 12, 2004 · However, the definitive James Bond meal is scrambled eggs with bacon and/or sausages. James Bond will eat them any time, day or night, with vodka and tonic or Champagne. In the story 007 in New York published in the US version of Fleming’s non-fiction travelogue Thrilling Cities and added to recent editions of Octopussy and The Living Daylights , Ian Fleming gives a recipe for “ Scrambled ...

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  7. Feb 9, 2024 · The films have grossed ~$7B at the global box office (~$18B accounting for inflation). Through all 25 movies, the Broccoli family has maintained creative control of the franchise, weathering lawsuits, a rotating cast of studio executives, and the threat of bankruptcy. The latest in the series, “No Time To Die,” opens in October in the US.