A few facts about James Bond

1. James Bond - codenamed
While working on the film "Die Another Day" (2002), in which the 007 played by Pierce Brosnan, the authors wanted to include a small cameo with the participation of the very first Bond - actor Sean Connor. But under what sauce it be inserted into a movie? And then the creators of the twentieth paintings official "James Bond" was born a great idea: they say, James Bond - this is actually the code name of Her Majesty's spy. Thus, according to the authors, would have solved one of the mysteries of the series - why all the Bond films about the same age. However, the idea at the last moment refused. Otherwise it would have to somehow explain many other inconsistencies that are sure to be evident in this case.

2. Son ... the nephew of James Bond?
In the 1990s in the United States it has been very popular comic book series in various publications. It did not escape the fate of being beaten in the pictures, and James Bond. So there was the story about the adventures of a young nephew ... 007 James Bond Jr. and his friend Gordo Leiter, the son of a CIA agent Felix Leiter. Teens on the plot entered into a fierce struggle with the criminal group, among whom were the villains, very similar to the scoundrels with whom fought Bond older. In the comics, often heavily played upon scenes, images, and phrases from the adult "James Bond". However, it did not go - the product proved to be too much different level.

3. The origin of the name "Bond»
There are several theories about that, from the books of Ian Fleming took the name. Until then it was thought, for example, that the name was deducted from Thomas Bond - English lord of the XV century. However, shortly before his death, the writer admitted that the name "came" to him during a holiday in Jamaica. He then just was looking for a name for the main character, which had to be completely "secular." So he accidentally discovered some zoological catalog and saw the name of one of the authors - American ornithologist James Bond. Name hero was found!

4. Alcohol - every 24 minutes!
If you calculate how much of what is drunk 007, it turns out that he "took on his chest," 317 servings of various alcoholic beverages. That is Bond overturned glass of every 24 minutes of screen time. Well, smoked agent of Her Majesty the last time in 2002. It was a cigar ...

5. The Real James Bond?
For many years, I do not stop debate on the topic, with whom he wrote his main character Ian Fleming. Some believe that the prototype of the 007 was a staff member of British intelligence MI6 Bill Dunderdale, a great lover of cars and women, a close friend of the writer. Others suggested that the image of Fleming suggested the fate of British intelligence during World War II William Stephenson, known as "Fearless." But, most of all, James Bond - is itself Ian Fleming, a former intelligence officer and a great adventurer, traveler and womanizer. Incidentally, Bond and Fleming preferred coffee to tea, smoked the same cigarette, and even taste in females they were virtually identical. Tellingly, the writer has never denied nor confirmed this version.