Producers of the new James Bond film Quantum Of Solace are set to anger die-hard 007 fans - they have dropped all of the superspy's catchphrases.

Director Marc Foster says, "There was a 'Bond, James Bond' in the script. There are several places where we shot it as well, but it never worked as we hoped. I just felt we should cut it out and Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson (the film's producers) agreed, too.

"It's nice to be open-minded about the Bond formula. You can always go back to them later on."

White Stripes frontman Jack White has reportedly spoken out against the use of his Bond theme duet with Alicia Keys on a Coca Cola television advert.

An instrumental version of Another Way To Die, from new Bond film Quantum of Solace, is featured in a 007-themed advert for the Coke Zero drink.

He reportedly says in a statement he is "disappointed" the song is being heard for the first time on an advert. He wrote the song for the film, "not for Coca Cola", the statement adds.

Rumours currently circulating the Internet are saying that Activision Blizzard will be releasing annual games based on the James Bond franchise, even if no movie is being released. An analyst from Cowen and Company, Doug Cruetz, is quoted as saying, 'James Bond will become an annual franchise, which we had not necessarily expected given the lack of an accompanying movie next year.'

Activision currently has the licencing rights to the Bond franchise until 2014. Given there's no further Bond films on the immediate horizon, it sounds like maybe we can look forward to 007-09, 007-10 and so on.

James Bond: Quantum of Solace, based on the upcoming film of the same name, as well as its predecessor Casino Royale, is to be released on 31st October.

So what to expect from the Keys & White tag-team? A soulful arc, Keyes said.

“It’s like this crazy kind of energetic hard song with valleys and peaks,” she said. “It has Memphis Horns on it. It’s a great mixture.”

Talking to MTV News last month, “Another Way to Die” collaborator Jack White had high praise for the 27-year-old pianist. While the feeling is certainly mutual – Keys said of their team-up that their “energy together is crazy” – the R&B singer saves her highest praise for, well, for Bond himself.

“I can tell you that it’s damn good,” Keys said of the upcoming movie, which she got to see early. “I’ve never seen a movie with a car chase, a boat chase, and a plane chase all in the same flick! It’s really good!”

Keys said she and White just recently finished the video for the song.

The first public screening of the new James Bond movie will be the highlight of this year's London Film Festival, which will bring a host of world premieres and top stars to the capital.

Daniel Craig's second outing as the British spy in "Quantum of Solace" will be screened in central London immediately after the film's world premiere finishes there on October 29.

The 52nd annual London Film Festival, which runs from October 15 to 30, will screen some 189 feature films and 108 shorts, including 15 world, 20 European and 119 British premieres.

The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it has teamed its Coca-Cola Zero brand with the highly anticipated James Bond adventure Quantum Of Solace, which will be released worldwide November, 2008.

This is the first major promotional partnership for Coca-Cola Zero on an international stage since its successful launch in 2005. The partnership reinforces Coca-Cola Zero's masculine positioning, associating the brand with the much anticipated Quantum Of Solace.

Derk Hendriksen, global brand director for Coca-Cola Zero, said: "Quantum Of Solace is without a doubt one of this year's most anticipated film releases, and we are very excited to be a part of it. Coke Zero and Bond share an edgy persona and a global fan base, making this the perfect partnership.

A set of James Bond novels once owned by the man who may have been the model for agent 007 has sold for $55,800.

The books came from the library of the late Sir Fitzroy Maclean, a soldier, diplomat and Conservative legislator who is widely thought to have inspired Ian Fleming's fictional spy.

The collection also included Maclean's passport issued in Moscow in 1938 and other memorabilia. It was bought at Wednesday's auction in Edinburgh by John Gilbert, who is working on a book about Fleming.

FORMER 007 George Lazenby is preparing to fire another shot in his very public custody battle, with plans to submit to a Los Angeles court today a video he alleges shows his estranged wife, Pam Shriver, encouraging their young son to drink beer.

The Australian James Bond actor has three children with Shriver: four-year-old George Jr and two-year-old twins, Samuel and Kaitlin.

"I think Pam needs to come clean as the video speaks for itself and that is evidence that a person cannot deny," Lazenby's longtime friend and spokesman Michael Sands said.

It was five-time Wimbledon doubles champion Shriver who first alleged in court Lazenby offered their children beer and ice from scotch glasses.

Jack White has been speaking about his James Bond collaboration with Alicia Keys, and it turns out that he's fancied working with the singer for some time.

"After a couple of years of wanting to collaborate with Alicia Keys, it took James Bond himself to finally make it happen," says White. "Alicia put some electric energy into her breath that cemented itself into the magnetic tape. Very inspiring to watch."

White wrote, produced and sang on the theme, called Another Way To Die. He's indicated that he and Keys tried to relate not just to each other, but also to the characters in the new film, Quantum of Solace, during recording.

"It might be the first analogue Bond theme in 20 years. We wanted to push soul into those tapes, and join the family of Barry, Bassey, Connery and Craig," he added.

There are no plans to make the latest James Bond novel, Devil May Care, into a movie, 007 filmmakers have said.

Producer Barbara Broccoli, of Eon Productions, told Variety magazine the company "loved" the novel, written by Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks. But "because it is set in the 1960s, we haven't considered making it in the near future", she added.

The book become publisher Penguin's fastest-selling hardback fiction title, selling 44,093 copies in its first four days of publication.

It's not easy being Bond. Roger Moore, who starred in seven Bond films in the 1970s and 1980s, recounts his days as the dashing super-spy in his upcoming memoir, "My Word Is My Bond," and says things weren't always as they seemed.

"Jimmy Bond had a big jet boat chase in `Live and Let Die,'" writes Moore, now 80. "I did quite a few run-throughs to practice and whilst banking on one such run, the engine cut out. I had no steering! I therefore continued in a straight line ... directly into a wooden boat house."

He instantly catapulted from the boat into a wall, cracking his front teeth and twisting his knee.

Former James Bond George Lazenby is accused of being an abusive alcoholic who gave booze to his children and threatened to kill his tennis star wife.

Retired five times Wimbledon doubles champion, Pam Shriver, claims in court statements that Lazenby assaulted her in a drunken rage and often frightened their three young children with his temper.

The papers include copies of emails sent by a desperate Lazenby to Shriver promising to beat his battle with alcohol and begging to see her and their kids.

Casino Royale Collector's Edition is bursting with over seven hours of spectacular extras not featured in the original DVD and Blu-ray release, including new documentaries, never-before-seen footage and in-depth profiles of the filmmakers.

Taking full advantage of the interactive capabilities offered by advanced Blu-ray technology, Casino Royale Collector's Edition also offers exclusive material found only on the Blu-ray version: a Bonus View picture-in-picture visual commentary with Director Martin Campbell and Producer Michael G. Wilson, as well as "Know Your Double-O," a BD-Live enabled multi-skill level, multi-player trivia game that pits Bond fans around the world against one another in a game that will entertain both casual fans and experts alike.

Amy Winehouse will release the song she recorded with Mark Ronson for the new James Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace'.

The track was rejected by the film-makers, when they selected 'Another Way To Die' by Alicia Keys and Jack White to soundtrack the movie.

Winehouse has hinted she may go head-to-head with the official theme by releasing her song at the same time.

Princes William and Harry will attend the world premiere of the next James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.

They will be joined on the red carpet in London by 007 actor Daniel Craig, as well as co-stars including Dame Judi Dench and Gemma Arterton.

The Royal brothers have asked for proceeds from the event to benefit two charities - Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.

Sony Ericsson is launching a limited edition Titanium silver C902 Cyber-shot phone as used by James Bond in the forthcoming Bond movie which will be released this November. The phone, as used by James Bond - played by actor Daniel Craig in the new film - will be available for a limited period and include a memory card loaded with a host of 007 content.

The C902 Cyber-shot phone is used throughout the film by James Bond to capture evidence and assist the agent on his mission. The 5MP camera, with a slide-out lens cover, illuminated touch icons, face detection, Photo flash and Auto focus enables James Bond to send high resolution shots back to MI6 for quick recognition of his enemies.