Michael G.Wilson, from left, Neal Purvis, and Rob Wade on stage at the In Conversation: 60 Years of James Bond event at the BFI Southbank, London, Friday 30th Sept. 2022. (Millie Turner/BFI)Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the James Bond films on 5 October, 2022, the BFI held a weekend of events across its London venues with fans coming together to celebrate the movies of the sexagenarian spy series.The weekend of screenings, premieres and panels kicked off on Friday with a conversation with producers Michael G Wilson and Gregg Wilson, screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, casting director Debbie McWilliams, actor Rory Kinnear, and production designer Mark Tildesley, in NFT 1 hosted by Samira Ahmed.Read more: 16 actors who could be the next James BondThe wide-ranging 85-minute chat kicked off with clips from 1962’s Dr No, the very first James Bond film, and covered a huge range of topics from actors and directors, to sets and stunts. These are some of the highlights from the panel.The James Bond scene that set the tone for the next 60 yearsLong time Bond producer Michael G Wilson, the step-son of original Bond producer Albert R Broccoli, pinpointed the moment in 1962’s Dr No that he believes set the series apart from other spy films of the era.It sees Sean Connery’s Bond waiting to ambush the duplicitous Professor Dent (Anthony Dawson), who he promptly dispatches in a brutal fashion.Read more: Bond producers share update on Bond 26″People ask ‘What was different about Bond films,… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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