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"James Bond Will Return" from the end of From Russia With Love (1963)

All “James Bond Will Return” Screenshots

“James Bond Will Return” is a signature phrase splashed at the end of (almost) every James Bond movie that promotes 007’s never-give-up/against-all-odds attitude and shows a sense of pride in the world’s longest running movie series.

Throughout the years, it has been used to reveal the movie title of the forthcoming James Bond movie, albeit sometimes in error. It has also not been used at all. Some quick facts:

Regardless, below are all of the instances where “James Bond Will Return” appears in the credits from all of the movies:

Which is your favorite?

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) perilously hangs by a rope in the opening sequence of The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Businessman on a Rope

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) perilously hangs by a rope in the opening sequence of The World Is Not Enough (1999)

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) perilously hangs by a rope in the opening sequence of The World Is Not Enough (1999)

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

James Bond Ransom

James Bond in ransom letters, made up from various Bond movie posters

Can you guess which movie poster each letter comes from in the above ‘ransom note’ collage? The answers after the jump!

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Drake disapproves of Mr. Bullion's (Goldie) gold teeth in The World Is Not Enough (1999), but approves of Jaws' (Richard Kiel) silver teeth in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Drake: Henchman Teeth

Drake disapproves of Mr. Bullion's (Goldie) gold teeth in The World Is Not Enough (1999), but approves of Jaws' (Richard Kiel) silver teeth in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Drake disapproves of Mr. Bullion’s (Goldie) gold teeth in The World Is Not Enough (1999), but approves of Jaws’ (Richard Kiel) silver teeth in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and Dr. Molly Warmflash (Serena Scott Thomas) inspect a virtual image of the skull of Victor Zokas 'Renard' (Robert Carlyle), containing a bullet that will gradually make him feel no pain and eventually kill him in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Hole in the Head

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and Dr. Molly Warmflash (Serena Scott Thomas) inspect a virtual image of the skull  of Victor Zokas 'Renard' (Robert Carlyle), containing a bullet that will gradually make him feel no pain and eventually kill him in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and Dr. Molly Warmflash (Serena Scott Thomas) inspect a virtual image of the skull of Victor Zokas ‘Renard’ (Robert Carlyle), containing a bullet that will gradually make him feel no pain and eventually kill him in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Pierce Brosnan as james Bond and presumably other 00 agents in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Other 00 Agents in TWINE

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and presumably other 00 agents in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and presumably other 00 agents in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

So here’s an interesting shot from The World Is Not Enough. Bond and five others are being briefed about the plan to bring Robert King’s killer to justice, and are all given folders (presumably the famous “for your eyes only” folders) for their assignment for the mission. Everyone in the screenshot receives a folder, except Bond of course – as he has not been cleared by medical as a result of his broken collarbone.

So who are the others? 001 through 005? Remember – 006 (Alec Trevelyan) was killed in GoldenEye (1995) four years earlier.

Universal Exports Logo

MI6’s Universal Exports

007 is often asked who he works for, and the fictional import/export company he says is his employer is called Universal Exports.

Universal Exports Logo

It is mentioned several times throughout various James Bond movies, which I have listed below:

Dr. No (1962)

007 is shown walking into M's office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside

007 is shown walking into M’s office, which has a Universal Exports sign on the outside

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Sir Robert King's lapel pin that acted as a detonator and killed him in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

King! The money!

Sir Robert King's lapel pin that acted as a detonator and killed him in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Sir Robert King’s lapel pin that acted as a detonator and killed him in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Just how did the bomb detonate that killed Sir Robert King at the beginning of The World Is Not Enough (1999)?

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Daniel Craig needed a shave and a shower as a hungover mess in Skyfall (2012)

James Bond is a Dork

Here are the dorkiest moments of each Bond actor’s career:

Sean Connery tries to pull of the pink tie in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)...and fails.

Sean Connery tries to pull of the pink tie in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)…and fails. DORK!

George Lazenby's Scottish get-up in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) screamed "dork."

George Lazenby’s Scottish get-up in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) screamed “dork.”

Roger Moore's clown costume in Octopussy (1983) takes the cake...the ultimate dorkiest Bond moment!

Roger Moore’s clown costume in Octopussy (1983) takes the cake…the ultimate dorkiest Bond moment!

Timothy Dalton's "look" prior to fishing Franz Sanchez out of the sky in Licence To Kill (1989).

Timothy Dalton’s “look” prior to fishing Franz Sanchez out of the sky in Licence To Kill (1989).

Sorry James, but not even Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough (1999) can pull off purple glasses (even x-ray ones).

Sorry James, but not even Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough (1999) can pull off purple glasses (even x-ray ones).

Daniel Craig needed a shave and a shower as a hungover mess in Skyfall (2012)

Daniel Craig needed a shave and a shower as a hungover mess in Skyfall (2012)

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

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Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in The World Is Not Enough (1999)