Blofeld never appeared again in the original continuity, so it’s safe to deduce that being dropped into a chimney did actually kill him. This is most explicit in For Your Eyes Only, where we see 007 visiting his late wife Tracy’s grave, before going on a revenge mission against Blofeld. The most compelling piece of evidence is the fact that in several movies released after On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Bond refers to the fact he was married once – his wedding turned into a wake when Bond’s wife was assassinated by Blofeld in that film. In fact, there are several key continuity elements that appear to confirm this. Although it’s never explicitly stated, you can comfortably assume that these films run in sequence. The original saga began with Dr No, and runs all the way through to Die Another Day, released 40 years later. It’s probably better to look at the Bond series as two distinct continuities. We think that’s unlikely, however, because various elements of Bond’s personal history continue between agents – and Skyfall quite explicitly shows us the Bond family home. One long-standing fan theory attempts to explain this – and the secret agent’s ever-changing appearance – with the idea that James Bond is not actually one man, but an alias for a succession of spies with the 007 codename. This is where things gets really complicated and confusing, because there is no definitive Bond timeline as there is for a saga like Star Wars – indeed, some elements of 007’s long screen life are actually contradictory.īond usually exists in a Simpsons-like state of suspended animation, where the man stays more or less the same age (give or take a decade or two) while the world evolves around him. Pierce Brosnan’s Bond has his regular appointment with Q branch.

James Bond movies in chronological order, including the Daniel Craig films

Due to some quibbles over rights, Never Say Never Again is effectively a remake of Thunderball. 2021’s long-awaited No Time To Die will be the 25th official James Bond movie (in other words, those produced by long-term rights holders Eon Productions), and there are two additional non- canon Bond movies: 1967 spoof Casino Royale, and Sean Connery’s 1983 comeback Never Say Never Again (the latter released the same year as Octopussy). Other movie franchises have nothing on 007 when it comes to longevity.

Never Say Never Again (1983) UNOFFICIAL.

How to watch the James Bond movies in order of release date

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