Australian From Russia With Love Posters

Australian "From Russia With Love" posters: Original 1 sheet, 3 sheet and the original daybill plus the 2 daybill reissues. The artwork in Australia was re-drawn to accomodate the printing technique used.

De Rusia Con Amour

Vintage newspaper ad for "De Rusia Con Amour" (From Russia With Love) from Argentina. Thanks to Nicolas from Bond En Argentina for sharing this.

Licence to Kill Concept Art by Tom Jung

Tom Jung biographer Jack O'Brien about the history of these sketches for Licence to Kill:

"As they often did at the time, Ad veteran Don Smolen and Tom met for lunch in Los Angeles during the filming of Licence to Kill.  

Don told Tom that they were filming another Bond film, Licence Revoked, in the Caribbean "somewhere" and that Al Broccoli had asked him to work with the on set unit photographer.  Don asked Tom if he could help with concepts for the shoot with the star, Timothy Dalton, for the ad campaign.

Tom agreed and created seventeen quick black and white sketches for Don with limited reference material and handed them over to him while he was still in LA.  Don and Tom never discussed the sketches after this and Tom is unsure how they were exactly used.  But given the delays that were encountered developing the ad campaign due to the title change, it is possible and maybe likely they went back to the photographs that Don and Tom had worked on to develop the final key art. 

Thanks to Tom Jung and Jack O'Brien for sharing the sketches and information!" More info about Tom's work here.

US From Russia With Love Posters

For whatever strange reason my German side teamed up with my inner nerd and felt compelled to accuratly categorise all  US "From Russia With Love" posters that I'm aware of. It was a rainy weekend... 

I'm sure there are several missing. Are there more out there?

Exclusive Interview with Rudy Obrero

I'm re-publishing an interview with Rudy Obrero, the artist responsible for the US poster artwork of "Never Say Never Again".

Q: How did the producers got in touch with you for the " Never Say Never Again " poster artwork?
A: I was commissioned to do some comps for "Never Say Never Again" By an Ad agency in Los Angeles called New York West.

Q: What kind of briefing or input did you receive? Photos, source material etc? A: I had some photo stills from the film to work from. Q: Were there any restrictions in regards to the movie not being an "official" Bond movie?
A: Yes, originally I included an underwater fight scene with divers and and a big shark attacking. But I was asked to remove all of the underwater scenes because it might conflict with previous Bond posters. I also had to remove a helicopter and a jumping motorcycle as well as a whole yacht. Here is a previous version of the art to compare to the final poster that was released.


Q: How much time did you have to create the artwork?
A: about 30 days total

Q: Can you describe the creative process in terms of composition, choice of colours etc?
A: Well, The layout is certainly symetrical with all elements leading the eye to Sean Connery. It was always about Bond and his beautiful women.

Q: What materials do you use? (Acrylics, Gouache, mixed media etc…)
A: At the time I used acrylics, applied with an airbrush and traditional brushes. Now all my work is done digitally.

Q: What was the most fun part of creating this artwork?
A: I thoroughly enjoyed painting the first version of the poster. All the elements of the montage were fun to render. I really like working on action adventure images, so this was a real treat for me to do. So, sad to say most of the fun parts of the painting had to be removed by the time it went to the printers.

Q: Any special anecdote associated with this artwork?
A: When I was asked to start removing the action elements because of legal conflicts, the poster did not have it's original impact. It became static and a little boring. This became a poster ultimately ruined by the lawyers involved.

Thank you for this interview! Check out Rudy's website here

Also thanks to Thomas from "The Nixdorf Collection" for the photos.

Bon Baiser De Russie - Swiss Lobby Cards

"Liebesgruesse Aus Moskau - Bon Baiser De Russie", lobby cards from Switzerland with dual language French / German titles. Courtesy of Michael from the 007 Collector.

Desde Rusia Con Amor - Spanish Lobby Cards

"Desde Rusia Con Amor" (From Russia With Love) Spanish lobby cards. They look like reissue to me but I'm not sure as I found these on the net but can't remember where. Does anyone know more about these lobby cards?

Casino Royale Artwork

Original artwork by Robert McGinnis for the 1967 version of "Casino Royale. The artwork was used internationally, example of the British Quad below.

It appears that the artwork was recreated for the 2012 Collector's Edition DVD: The pose is the same but the figures and patterns within the silhouette are different.

Italian From Russia With Love Artwork

Artwork for "Dalla Russia Con Amore" (From Russia With Love) from Italy. Original art used for the initial release by Averado Ciriello and the reissue by Otello Mauro Innocenti. 
Thanks to Thomas from the "The Nixdorf Collection - James Bond Poster & Art Archive" for sharing the artwork.

007 Poster Tribute

Minimalist James Bond 007 poster tributes by Thom Cornall. Check out the large versions here.

Never Say Never Again - German Poster Artwork

 "Sag Niemals Nie" (Never Say Never Again), artwork for the German teaser poster campaign by Renato Casaro.

From Russia With Love FOH Cards

Front of House / lobby cards for "From Russia With Love" from the United Kingdom, set of 8

They were also reissued as b/w cards with showing different scenes. Thanks to Simon for sharing these rare cards.

From Russia With Love: Lobby Cards Italy

"A 007, Dalla Russia Con Amore" (From Russia With Love), original Italian lobby card set of 10 called "Photobustas". 

It appears that the whole set was reprinted at least 3 times with different United Artists logos over the years.

TV Guide Artwork

Custom artwork from US TV guide for "Thunderball". Thanks to Vincent from The James Bond Collection for the tip!

US Poster Sizes

Overview of the US posters released for "Thunderball" in size proportion to each other.

Artwork for the cover of "Ian Fleming: The spy who came in with the gold". A biograhy by Henry A. Zeiger, Popular Libray Toronto 1965.

Record Artwork

Cover illustration from the Italian record "Musiche Dai Film Di James Bond.  The credits for the illustration are " Boccadoro", released in 1979.

From Russia With Love: French Lobby Cards

Original French Lobby cards for "Bon Baisers De Russie" (From Russia With Love). I have found 8 images, does anyone know how many images the full set contains?

Reissue lobby card set, some in colour, some in b/w.

From Russia With Love German Lobby Cards

German Lobby Cards for "Liebesgruesse aus Moskau"(From Russia With Love). First set shown is the original, featuring 31 numbered photos,numbering goes up to 33 becuase two of them were not released.

The lobby cards were re-issued in the 80'as a set of 12 cards.

The UIP re-issue set contains 8 lobby cards.

Golden Gun Artwork

Original artwork for the golden gun used in the teaser / advance  posters for "The Man With The Golden Gun" in Italy and the US. Does anyone know who painted this?

Thanks to Thomas Nixdorf for sharing the poster concepts from Italy.

James Bond Record Cover Exhibition

Check out the exhibition celebrating the best in art, photography and graphic design for the James Bond soundtracks.  The exhibition will run from July 23rd to August 23rd 2013 in the gallery located in Mayfair, London.

From Russia With Love Video Artwork

Artwork used for various video and lasedisc editions of  "From Russia With Love". Original photo as comparison. Does anyone know who the artist is?

Die Another Day Trailer Moods

Trailer mood boards for "Die Another Day" by Rick Fairlamb, markers on A3 paper. Final trailer images as comparison below. Check out Rick's website here.

The Spy Who Loved Me Poster Artwork

Original and re-painted artwork for "The Spy Who Loved Me", both attributed to Bob Peak. Story goes that he had to re-paint the artwork for European printing techniques so that the faces of Moore and Bach stand out better. I'm just not sure if the second version was done by Peak as the illustration and painting style differs considerably from his usual work. And it was used in Italy only - to my knowledge.