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1961
June 20 - Arthur Krim, head of United Artists gives the go ahead sign for Dr.No to Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman.
July 6 - Eon Productions is founded.
October - Peter Hunt(film editor) suggests Sean Connery as James Bond.
November - Sean Connery is signed to play James Bond

1962
Janurary 16 - First principal photography on Dr.No(Jamaica) / Final draft of Dr.No screenplay is completed.
February 21 - Location shooting of Dr.No is completed
February 25 - Benard Lee was cast as M.
March 30 - Last principal photography on Dr.No.
October 5 - World premiere Dr.No, London

1963
April 1 - First principal photography on From Russia With Love (at Pinewood Studios) Desmond Llewelyn makes his first appearance in a James Bond movie.
April 12 - Pre-sequence for From Russia With Love filmed at Pinewood.
April 22 - Shooting starts in the Saint Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.
April 30 - Background plates for The Orient Express sequence are filmed.
May 8 - USA premiere of Dr. No.
June 9 - A special 'going-away' party is held for Pedro Armendariz (Kerim Bey), who was suffering from cancer. Location: London house of Terence Young.
July 6 - A helicopter, in which director Terence Young searches for nice locations in Scotland, smashes into the sea. Terence Young has some injuries but is lucky he gets out alive.
August 23 - Last principal photography on From Russia With Love.
October 10 - World premiere From Russia With Love, London

1964
Janurary 20 - Pre-shooting starts for Goldfinger (second unit).
March 19 - First Principal photography on Goldfinger (Pinewood).
April - USA premiere From Russia With Love.
July 11 - Location shooting for Goldfinger is completed.
July 21 - Last Principal photography on Goldfinger.
August 12 - Ian Fleming passes away(65).
September 17 - World premiere Goldfinger, London.
November 30 - Shooting script for Thunderball is ready.
December 22 - USA premiere Goldfinger, New York.
December 25 - USA release date of Goldfinger..

1965
February 16 - First principal photography on Thunderball.
February 18 - Fight between Bond and 'Madame'Bouvair is filmed at Chateau d'Anet.
February 19 - 007's escape from the same castle with a bell jetpack is filmed.
February 26 - Scenes for Thunderball in the massage room/Traction room/'Sweat box'/Steam room are filmed.
March 24 - The underwater love-scene is filmed for Thunderball.
April 5 - Goldfinger wins an Oscar for best sound effects (Norman Wanstall).
July 9 - Last principal photography on Thunderball.
December 21 - World premere Thunderbal, New York.
December 29 - European premiere Thunderball, London.

1966
February 14 - Cubby Brocolli flies, together with a small production team to Japan to prepare filming.
April 18 - Thunderball gets an Oscar for best visual effects (John Stears)
May 11 - Construction of volcano-set at Pinewood starts.
July 4 - First principal photography on YOLT (The "death" of James Bond in a hotel room was filmed at Pinewood.
July 26 - Crew and press fly from London to Tokyo (Flightnumber JP 8007...)
July 27 - Sean Connery arrives in Tokyo for 6 weeks of location filming (started at Kagoshima)
July 31 - Filming starts in Japan in Kagoshima (40 days of filming were planned in Japan).
September 22 - Cameraman Joe Jordan loses a leg while filming the helicpter scene for YOLT.
November 11 - Actor Jan Werich, who was to play Blofeld in YOLT, is taken ill. The producers decide to find another actor for the role.
November 21 - The scenes in the volcano control room (Bond meets Blofeld and fires a cigarette-rocket are filmed)
December 23 - Last principal photography on YOLT.

1967
June 12 - World premiere YOLT, London.
June 13 - USA premiere YOLT.

1968
September 5 - The shooting script of OHMSS is completed.
September 23 - United Artists do a last attempt to get Sean Connery for OHMSS.
October 7 - George Lazenby is introduced to the press as the new James Bond. (Hilton Hotel)
October 13 - The rest of the cast is introduced.
October 21 - First principal photography On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

1969
June 23 - Last principal photography on OHMSS. (58 days over schedule)
August 4 - John Barry signs a contract to do the score.
December 18 - World premiere On Her Majesty's Secret Service, London/USA premiere, New York.

1970
November - Ken Adam starts bulding the sets for DAF(50 sets were built)
December - Guy Hamiton is signed as director for DAF

1971
Feburary 24 - The first draft of the script is completed
April 5 - First principal photography on DAF(Las Vegas
April 11 - Sean Connery joins the set
August 13 - Last shooting day for Sean Connery(mortuary scenes)
September 7 - Last principal photography on DAF
Deceber 17 - World premiere Diamonds Are Forever, New York
December 30 - European premiere Diamonds Are Forever, London

1972
March - Director Guy Hamilton and art director Syd Cain search for locations on Jamaica.
September 17 - Goldfinger is the first Bond film to be shown on televisin (ABC USA).
October 13 - First principal photography on LALD(motorboat chase).
December 7 - 'Doubledecker under toolow bridge' stunt is filmed.

1973
March 15 - Last principal photography on LALD
June 27 - World premiere Live and Let Die, New York.
July 5 - European premiere Live and Let Die, London.

1974
January 7 - Final version of the script of TMWTGG is ready
April 18 - First principal photography on The Man With The Golden Gun (on the isle Kao Ping-Kan)
April 27 - The Eon crew for TMWTGG arrives in Hong Kong
June - The 'spiral car jump' in TMWTGG is performed by Bumps Willard
June 24 - The film crew starts to film the 'interior' shots at Pinewood for TMWTGG
August 23 - Last principal photography on The Man With The Golden Gun
September 22 - Thunderball premieres on ABC-TV (USA)
December 18 - World premiere The Man With The Golden Gun, London
December 19 - USA premiere The Man With The Golden Gun

1975
December 23 - United Artists purchase Harry Saltzman's share of Danjaq

1976
January 8 - Screenplay for The Spy Who Loved Me is completed
February 16 - OHMSS (part 1) airs for the first time on ABC-TV (USA)
February 23 - OHMSS (part 2) airs for the first time on ABC-TV (USA)
April 22 - Construction of the 007 soundstage starts at Pinewood
May 12 - Kevin McClory announces in Variety that his new version of Thunderball is coming, under the name 'James Bond of the Secret Service'.
July - Rick Sylvester performs the ski-jump of the Asgard mountain (pre-title sequence The Spy Who Loved Me)
August 31 - First principal photography on The Spy Who Loved Me
December 5 - The 007 Stage at Pinewood is officially opened

1977
January 26 - Last principal photography on The Spy Who Loves Me
July 7 - World premiere The Spy Who Loved me, London
August 3 - USA premiere The Spy Who Loved Me
August 3 - (9:40 PM) Date on which Aziz Fekkesh (see his pocket calendar) planned to meet Max Kalba at the Mojaba club.... Scene from The Spy Who Loved Me

1978
May 19 - The screenplay for Moonraker is completed.
July 28 - Paramount Pictures announce to the press that they now have the rights of the (McClory) movie 'James Bond of the Secret Service'.
August 14 - First principal photography on Moonraker (Paris).

1979
Feburary 27 - Last principal photography on Moonraker.
June 26 - World premiere Moonraker, London.
June 29 - USA premiere Moonraker.

1980
April 14 - Moonraker gets a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards.
July 23 - Roger Moore signs to do For Your Eyes Only.
September 15 - First principal photography on For Your Eyes Only (Corfu).
October 17 - The monks of Meteora (Greece) close their monasteries and protest against filming of FYEO.

1981
January - Location shooting for FYEO in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy).
January 5 - Filming starts in Italy with the new Lotus Esprit Turbo.
January 16 - Bernard Lee ('M') dies.
Feburary 13 - Last principal photography on For Your Eyes Only.
May - Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) buys United Artists.
June 24 - World premiere For Your Eyes Only, London.
June 26 - USA premiere For Your Eyes Only.
July 12 - Ann Fleming (widow of Ian Fleming) passes away in Sevenhampton.

1982
June 10 - Shooting script for Octopussy is completed.
July 12 - Roger Moore signs to do Octopussy.
August 10 - First principal photography on Octopussy (Berlin).
August 16 - Filming at Pinewood starts for Octopussy.
September 12 - Location shooting for Octopussy in Udaipur, India, starts.

1983
January 21 - Last scenes with Roger Moore for Octopussy are filmed.
January 25 - Last principal photography on Octopussy.
June 6 - World premiere Octopussy, London.
June 10 - USA premiere Octopussy.
December 9 - MGM/UA announce that Roger Moore will return as James Bond in 'From A View To A Kill'.

1984
June 20 - Screenplay for A View To A Kill is completed.
June 27 - 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios, London, is destroyed by fire.
August 3 - First principal photography on A View To A Kill.

1985
January 7 - The 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios is re-opened and renamed as 'Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage'.
January 16 - Last principal photography on A View To A Kill.
May 24 - World premiere A View To A Kill, San Francisco.
June 12 - European premiere A View To A Kill, London.
November 26 - According to the magazine Variety Roger Moore has stated that he will no longer play the part of James Bond.

1986
May 23 - The script for The Living Daylights is completed.
August 6 - Timothy Dalton is officially announced as the new James Bond.
September 29 - First principal photography on The Living Daylights (Pinewood).
October 5 - Big pressconference with all the stars and producers of The Living Daylights in Vienna.
December 11 - Prince and Princess of Wales visit the James Bond set at Pinewood Studios.

1987
February 13 - Last principal photography on The Living Daylights.
June 29 - World premiere The Living Daylights, London.
July 31 - USA premiere of The Living Daylights.

1988
July 18 - First principal photography on Licence To Kill.
November 18 - Last principal photography on Licence To Kill.

1989
June 13 - World premiere Licence to Kill, London.
July 14 - USA premiere Licence to Kill.

1994

April 11 - Timothy Dalton announces that he will no longer be James Bond
June 1 - Pierce Brosnan hears that he will be the next James Bond (12:35 pm)
June 8 - Official press announcement in the Regent Hotel, London, to state that Pierce Brosnan will be the next James Bond
September 7 - Terence Young, director Dr.No/FRWL/Thunderball passes away in Cannes (79)
September 27 - Harry Saltzman passes away in Paris (79)
November 21 - Final screenplay for Goldeneye ready

1995
January 16 - First principal photography on Goldeneye (Bond meets Zukovsky-scene
January 22 - The cast of Goldeneye is unveiled to the press at Eon studios at Leavesden
January 29 - Shooting of the 'Cuba-scenes' in Puerto Rico start
February 1 - 'Xenia comes down from helicopter near plane crash-site' stunt is filmed
February 2 - Romantic beachscene with James and Natalya "No, that's what keeps you alone" is filmed
February 9 - Shooting of the scenes inside 'Alec Trevelyan's Cuban satellite centre' start
February 10 - The 'Q' and Bond scene is shot for Goldeneye
February 13 - The 'Monaco/Monte Carlo' casino-scene is filmed in England. Pierce Brosnan must say 'The name's Bond, James Bond" for the very first time....
February 18 - ' James and Natalya escape from Russian archives' scene is filmed
February 25 - Shooting of the scenes on board of the Lafayette, a ship of the French Marine (stealing of the Tiger) for Goldeneye
April 3 - Goldeneye's main unit starts filming at The Nene Valley railway in Cambridgeshire, England
June 1- Roger Moore visits Goldeneye set ("I have been asked to take over"), mainly to visit his son (3rd ass. director)
June 6 - Last principal photography on Goldeneye
November 13 - World premiere Goldeneye, New York
November 17 - USA release date of Goldeneye
November 21 - European premiere Goldeneye, London
November 24 - UK release date of Goldeneye

1997
January 18 - Pre-shooting in The Pyrenees for the TND pre-title sequence starts
March 11 - MGM/UA releases the name for 'Bond 18': Tomorrow Never Dies
March 13 - Screenplay for Tomorrow Never Dies is ready
March 25/26 - The Hamburg airport scene is filmed
April 1 - First principal photography on Tomorrow Never Dies
April 4 - Pierce Brosnan does "The name's Bond, you know the rest..." for the teaser trailer
April 23 - BMW officially announces that they take care of the 'Bondcar' again
May 1 - This day was originally planned to start filming in Saigon, but the Vietnamese government didn't give permission. The 'Saigon' shots were filmed in Bangkok instead
May 6/7 - Bond's arrival by helicopter in Okinawa (Lakenheath) and the scene where he shows Wade and Greenwalt the encoder are filmed
May 8 - The scene where Jack wade prepares 007 for the HALO-jump in an aircraft is filmed (at Mildenhall)
May 9 - Continuation of 'Bond leaves plane for HALO-jump' scene
May 15 - Official 'Tomorrow Never Dies' press conference in Bangkok
May 23 - Start of 'The World of 007', the official James Bond exhibition (Leeds)
June 9 - Location shooting of the 'Hamburg carpark-scenes' in the Brent Cross shopping center in London starts
June 19 - The London firebrigade stops 'a big fire' in the Brent Cross shopping center caused by the stuntwork on Tomorrow Never Dies. More than 150 technicians and oher crew members have to be evacuated. "We had a little more smoke and fire than we expected", is the answer
July 17 - Pierce Brosnan gets injured in a choreographed fight
July 18 - Start of shooting of the chase-scenes in Hamburg for Tomorrow Never Dies
July 20 - The climax of the carpark scene is filmed: Bond's rented BMW is shot into an AVIS office by a catapult.
August 15 - This day was originally planned to be the last day of filming of TND
September 5 - Last principal photography on Tomorrow Never Dies
October 27 - Moby's 'James Bond Theme' is released
December 9 - World premiere Tomorrow Never Dies, London
December 12 - Release date UK Tomorrow Never Dies
December 16 - USA premiere Tomorrow Never Dies, Los Angeles
December 19 - Release date USA Tomorrow Never Dies

1999
January 11 - First principal photography on 'The World Is Not Enough' starts at Pinewood Studios.
January 18 - Start of the preparations of the ski-scenes in the French Alps near Chamonix.
February 1 - Start of the filming of the 'Caucasus' skiscenes. The second unit films at La Flegere and La Plaine au Houches.
February 15 - The Bond crew give a pressconference in Bilbao.
February 16 - Start of filming of the 'Bilbao-scenes'.
March 5 - Filming of TWINE takes place at the Motorola factory at Swindon, UK.
March 29 - Start of filming of the opening sequence at the river Thames, London.
April 7 - Pierce Brosnan and Sophie Marceau arrive in Baku for filming and a press conference.
April 19 - Pierce Brosnan arrives on the river Thames to do some close-up shots in the black 'Q-boat'.
May 24 - Last day of filming on the river Thames for the pre-opening sequence.
June 25 - Last principal photography on The World Is Not Enough.
November 19 - USA world premiere of 'TWINE'.
November 22 - UK premiere in the ODEON, Leicester Square, London.

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