In other words, the stuff that transformed a tween-age orphan of uncertain means into the world-beating Bond.
Thanks to 007s new movieSpectre, however, thats all about to change.
EW was on set in Englands Pinewood Studios as cameras rolled on the 24th Bond installment.

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Fleming wrote about a boy who lost his parents at age 11, Mendes explains.
I felt there was another opportunity there to take him from 11 to adult.
Which is not to say thatSpectrestints onspectacle.
NotoNever Say Never Again.
And the super villain alternately baits and torments the secret agent owing to a long-buried secret both men share.
There is profound antagonism at play, says Waltz, keeping otherwiseschtumabout his characters motivation.
As well, EWs story exploresSpectres challenges on its journey to screen.
An early draft of the script leaked.
Then there was the sky-high burden of expectation.
The fact that it made so much money is really kind of unfathomable, Craig says.
But you go, OK, now weve got to make something better.
We joked about it: Were screwed now.