James Bond’s new car revealed

Daniel Craig will drive Aston Martin DB10 in new film Spectre

Written By

Jonathan Holmes

11:57 AM, 04 December 2014

Forget Connery, Craig and Lazenby (especially Lazenby), there is only one true star of James Bond: the car.

Ever since the spy first drove his gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger, Bond has been a frequent customer of the British car makers. It’s no surprise that he will be bombing around in the latest model in Spectre.

Aston Martin and the filmmakers worked together on the design of the DB10. Speaking at the Spectre announcement today, director Sam Mendes said: “It's a thing of beauty, and you'll be able to see what it can do."

So, expect gadgets. 

The car is believed to give some clues about Aston Martin’s future designs, but only ten DB10s will ever be made. Do try to look after it 007. You have a licence to kill, not break the traffic laws.

Asked by the BBC what attracted him to the film, Christoph Waltz said: “The car. Absolutely. This car is incredible. I just caught a glimpse of it and I want to drive it. “

• 
• 
• 

• Previous
• Next

• 

Liz Hurley slips into leather catsuit as she joins famous meerkat for spy themed advert... simples

Compare the Hurley! Liz slips into leather catsuit as she joins famous meerkat for spy themed advert... simples

By FAY STRANG

PUBLISHED: 21:27, 18 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:47, 19 August 2013

She famously wore a leather catsuit when she played Vanessa the spy in Austin Powers.

And now over ten years later Liz Hurley has put one on once again as she takes part in a sexy spy themed photo shoot for comparethemeerkat.com.

Going back to her spy roots the 48-year-old has proved she’s more than still got it as she recreates various famous scenes from films alongside meerkat Maiya.

Scroll down to watch 

Sexy spy: Liz Hurley stars in the latest advert for comparethemeerkat.com alongside Maiya the meerkat

Showing off her enviable figure Liz poses alongside her new furry friend in the leather all-in-one, while her hair falls in curls around her shoulders.

Another shot shows her recreating a famous scene from Mission Impossible.

Suspended in the air she is seen reaching for a meerkat, which is protected in a glass cage, with a look of concentration on her face.

Secret life: Liz will reveal Maiya's secret background as a spy in the advert which premieres on Monday

The British star also tries not to set off an alarm as she navigates through a light sensor room alongside Maiya, whos background as a spy is revealed in the advert. 

Discussing her decision to take part in the campaign, the mother-of-one said: ‘I jumped at doing this because it was an opportunity to live out all my Bond girl fantasies; I've always loved spy girl roles.

‘Playing Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers  was a blast and doing this campaign meant getting back into a catsuit and playing alongside meerkat Maiya.’

Familiar: Liz is seen recreating various scenes from Mission Impossible in shots from the advert

CompareTheMeerkat...NEW spy-themed advert

Opening up about the shoot itself the model revealed: ‘The shoot felt like old times; playing in Aston Martins, dodging lasers and being suspended in mid-air have always tickled my fancy.’ 

Aleksandr Orlov, founder of comparethemeerkat.com said: 'Maiya was once greatest spy in all Russia. She is love comparing furs on photo shootings with Elizabeth Hurley and talking ex spy ladykat secrets. Now Maiya is specials edition reward for people who know difference and get insurance or credit card at comparethemarket.com.'

Liz starred in Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery back in 2007 alongside Mike Myers, which won her her first and only acting award - ShoWest Supporting Actress of the Year.

Working it: Liz looks incredible in the catsuit showing off her enviable figure as she poses up a storm

The film marked the end of her very brief foray into acting however she was credited as a producer on Extreme Measures and Mickey Blue Eyes – which were films made by her then boyfriend Hugh Grant’s production company.

The star remained in the limelight however and went on to design and model her own swimwear collection.

She has most recently made the headlines due to her regular public displays of affection with her partner Shane Warne.

The new CompareTheMarket meerkat advert starring Maiya airs at 8.45pm tonight on ITV1.

Back to her roots: Liz famously wore the catsuit when she played Vanessa in Austin Powers back in 1997

Familiar: Liz recreated a similar scene to one acted by Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2396717/Liz-Hurley-slips-leather-catsuit-joins-famous-meerkat-spy-themed-advert.html#ixzz2cQRZOKeZ
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

50 years of James Bond movies go on display at the Barbican Centre in London

007th heaven: From Ursula Andress's bikini to Daniel Craig's trunks, the iconic props from 50 years of James Bond movies

• Exhibition of famous costumes and items from half a century of the movie franchise go on display at the Barbican Centre in London
• Style icons range from Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 to more modern classics such as Halle Berry's orange two-piece from Die Another Day

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 17:04, 5 July 2012 | UPDATED: 20:23, 5 July 2012

Some of the most memorable images and items from film have gone on display as a half century of secret agent James Bond is celebrated in a new exhibition.

More than 400 items have been assembled as part of Designing 007: 50 years of Bond Style.

Many exhibits, revealed at a press preview, come from famous moments in the films and are synonymous with the series.

Scroll down for video

The bikini worn by Ursula Andress as she emerges from the sea in the first Bond film Dr. No (1962) are on show

Style icon: Visitors walk past a Sean Connery waxwork and the famous Aston Martin DB5 at the Fifty Years of Bond Style exhibition

Visitors look at a tuxedo worn by James Bond actor, Daniel Craig, in the film 'Quantum of Solace' on display in the exhibition 'Designing 007 - Fifty Years of Bond Style' at the Barbican centre in London

The exhibition opens with an immediate wow factor, as film posters stretch along a corridor where a replica Sean Connery leans against his beautiful 1964 Aston Martin DB5.

The white bikini Ursula Andress wore as she emerged from the sea in Dr No’s jaw-dropping beach scene is also on display alongside other but slightly less renowned swimwear.

The bikini, quite tiny close up, is displayed alongside Halle Berry’s orange two-piece from Die Another Day and a recreation of Sir Sean Connery’s shorts from Thunderball.

Current Bond Daniel Craig, set to reappear in Skyfall in the autumn, won over many female Bond fans when he wore a pair of tight blue trunks in Casino Royale.

The trunks worn by Daniel Craig in Casino Royal, right, when he climbs out of the sea in the Bahamas are on display

Bikini worn by Halle Berry playing Jix in Die Another Day is on display as part of the Designing 007: Fifty Year's of James Bond Style exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London

Many of James Bond's personal effects, including his Walther PPKs, cigarette lighter, and multiple identity documents are on show

Pierce Brosnan's 007 passport, which bears the name Alex Smith with the date of birth May 6, 1960,

These are also part of the display which will tour internationally after the show closes at London’s Barbican in September.

Oscar-winning costume designer and co-curator Lindy Hemming said: ‘This is an exhibition which deals with design in film.

‘So we have entered the archives which EON have collected over the years and we have tried to take pieces, interesting objects which would help us to understand design in films and the objects range from gadgets, clothing, jewellery, wonderful drawings of sets and models of sets and artwork.

‘It is a vast array of different things.

The 'Hasselblad Gun' - named after the make of camera which was converted into a lethal weapon on the film - was used in the James Bond film 'Licenced to Kill' and is one of the star attractions at the exhibition

The famous Golden Gun, used by villain Scaramanga, is part of the display showcasing iconic image from half a century of James Bond films

The 1974 film The Man With The Golden Gun starred Christopher Lee as villain Francisco Scaramanga and Roger Moore

One of the most famous smiles in film history, Jaws's metal teeth and the mould worn by Richard Kiel in The Spy Who Loved Me, form part of the show

‘They are all themed in a world that gives you the feel of being in a Bond film.

‘Bond films have been responsible for the British film industry working constantly over the years when there were other lulls and therefore kept many technicicans in employment.’

Hemming, who has worked on various Hollywood hits, said she hoped crowds flocked to the exhibition.

Describing her role, she said: ‘It’s magic - you go on your own adventure, you are given a mission and you go on an adventure and it ends up that you have produced a film and the film is captured on celluloid so you can look at your own work and that is exciting.

The exhibition includes a recreation of the actress Jill Masterson covered in gold paint, a famous scene from the film Goldfinger

The model of Jill Masterson's golden body from the 1964 Goldfinger is one of the centre pieces

In this scene from the 1964 film Goldfinger, James Bond discovers his lover killed by being covered in gold

‘It has been an amazing thing to do and I am really glad we have been able to pull it off and hope people come and learn from or enjoy it.’

The numerous Bond villains have a starring role in the exhibition which also showcases Scaramanga’s golden gun, Oddjob’s deadly bowler hat and Rosa Klebb’s flick-knife shoes from From Russia With Love.

But the exhibition also goes beyond the MI6 agent and looks at his creator, Ian Fleming, who based many stories and character traits on his own experiences, knowledge and friends.

The experience covers 14 different topics and includes a recreation of spymaster M’s office, a look at the recurring importance of casinos in Bond films, an ‘ice palace’ showing outfits and items from Bond’s snowy adventures and concludes with a 007 Martini Bar.

Further details are at www.barbican.org.uk/bond.

James Bond's amphibious Lotus Esprit, which was used in the film 'The Spy Who Loved Me', is one of the dozens of iconic items on display in the exhibition 'Designing 007 - Fifty Years of Bond Style' at the Barbican centre in London

The amphibious Lotus Esprit was one of the lasting images from the 1977 Jame Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me

A line of movie posters from half a century of Bond films greet visitors to the Fifty Years of Bond Style exhibition

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169251/James-Bond-exhibition-Barbican-Ursula-Andresss-bikini-Daniel-Craigs-trunks.html#ixzz1zmMTtSaV