With the passing of David McCallum at age 90, one of the last of the 1960s spy craze stars is gone.

David McCallum, the Scottish-born actor who gained fame playing Russian agent Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died on Monday less than a week after turning 90.

The Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative settlement with studios and streamers. This may enable the development of Bond 26 to proceed. 

The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative settlement to end a lengthy strike against studios, Variety reported.

A listing for Bond 26 is now on the Internet Movie Database.

With no news, the cinema James Bond has its eyes firmly on the past.

Many James Bond fans would like to see Christopher Nolan direct one James Bond film (or more). His latest project, Oppenheimer, which concerns the development of the atomic bomb, has gone past the $900 million global box office mark.

Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone, is in the news. Fifty years ago, he appeared in Daredevil No. 100.

David McCallum celebrates his 90th birthday on Sept. 19.

Eon's drive for critical respect has been underway for years and continues to affect the 007 film franchise.