James Bond anniversaries and products coming in 2005

There are a number of anniversaries in the world of James Bond next year, most notably the 40th anniversay of "Thunderball" in cinemas. MI6 looks ahead at the other milestones coming in 2005...

Movies

"Thunderball" - 40th Anniversary
UK: 29th December 1965
US: 21st December 1965

"A View To A Kill" - 20th Anniversary
UK: 13th June 1985
USA: 22nd May 1985

"GoldenEye" - 10th Anniversary
UK: 24h November 1995
USA: 17th November 1995

Books

50: Moonraker (1955) Ian Fleming
45: For Your Eyes Only (1960) Ian Fleming
40: The Man With The Golden Gun (1965) Ian Fleming
15: Brokenclaw (1990) John Gardner
05: Doubleshot (2000) Raymond Benson

James Bond Birthdays

75: Sean Connery - August 25th
66: George Lazenby - September 9th
78: Roger Moore - October 14th
59: Timothy Dalton - March 21st
52: Pierce Brosnan - May 16th


Forthcoming Products

Books
May 3rd - "SilverFin" by Charlie Higson (UK)
April 27th - "SilverFin" by Charlie Higson (US)
November - "Young Bond #2" by Charlie Higson

Sideshow Figures
1st Qtr - Sean Connery as James Bond ¼ Scale
1st Qtr - Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin 12"
2nd Qtr - Pierce Brosnan as James Bond ¼ Scale

RC2 1:18th Scale Cars
January - Aston Martin DB5
January - Jaguar XKR Roadster
February - Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
April - Chevrolet Corvette
June - Ford Mustang
August - Lotus Espirit

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.

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