Reporters were informed today of the new title of what was previously Bond 22, and it's quite the mouthful: Quantum of Solace. For some reason I can't say this title without impersonating Sean Connery. It just sounds better that way. Anyway, the title was chosen from a story in the collection For Your Eyes Only by Bond creator Ian Fleming. According to producer Michael G. Wilson "We thought it Read more

British actress Gemma Arterton has been chosen as a Bond girl for Bond 22, Reuters reports. According to Variety, Marlon Wayans has signed on for the live-action G.I. Joe film. A large collection of music from the 1970s — including music by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh — has disappeared from the archives of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, writes Billboard. Tabatha Coffey, one of Read more

Funny man Michael Showalter is guest blogging on Popwatch as we speak. Er, as we type/read. Glowy Box explains why many TV blogs went on strike today in solidarity with striking Hollywood writers. Speaking of which, Deadline Hollywood Daily points us to a mixtape for the picket lines. According to Frank Darabont's interview with the MTV Movies Blog, Tom Hanks wants to star in Fahrenheit Read more

So this is weird: Yahoo! Music is stating that the Bond theme song may be played by Finnish metal band H.I.M. for the next installment, Bond 22. Apparently composers David Arnold and Don Black were rather impressed with the band's song "Wings of a Butterfly," and according to a source "They think [H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo] has just the right ear to write a classic Bond hit with them." So if Read more

Thinking you might want to get in on some secret spy action? Well, here's your chance. Avon's got a new James Bond-inspired fragrance called Bond Girl 007 ($30). And though smelling the hunky Daniel Craig might not be so bad, you won't have to worry about smelling like the manly 007 himself. This one's just for the ladies. Produced in conjunction with the release of Quantum of Solace, the 22nd Read more