Cheers to 2010!

David Hedison News

Super MegaFest Reports (incl. pictures) by Diane Kachmar et al.

Two ‘Fly at Fifty’ authors at their appearance
in Boston, November 22-23, 2008.

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Famous Monsters of Filmland Names The Fly at Fifty #6 Best Book of 2008

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Directing David Hedison by Paul Kyriazi

An article about Mr. Kyriazi’s experience directing David Hedison

on four of his audiobooks as well as meeting him at SpyFest.

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WonderCon Report (incl. pictures) by Diane Kachmar

David Hedison autographing pictures at WonderCon
in San Francisco, February 27 – March 1, 2009.

WonderCon Video

David Hedison and Richard Kiel aka “Jaws” appear
at 4:19 and 4:50 into the video, respectively.

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New Felix Leiter (Live and Let Die) Autograph Card Out Now

You can find this card on eBay. For more information, visit SciFiHobby.com.

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Jeffrey Wright News

“Vereen hits Jeffrey Wright Oscar snub” by Scott Galupo

Actor Ben Vereen told The Washington Times it was an “injustice” that Jeffrey Wright

wasn’t nominated for his performance as Muddy Waters in ‘Cadillac Records.’

Video of Vereen and Wright’s response included.

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Oliver Stone’s W. Hit DVD/Blu-ray on February 10th!

Jeffrey Wright is Colin Powell

in

W.

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Cadillac Records Hit DVD/Blu-ray on March 10th!

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Jeffrey Wright is Muddy Waters

in

Cadillac Records

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‘Bond 23′ Filming Begins in 2010

According to CBn, Daniel Craig has stated that filming for ‘Bond 23′ will begin in 2010.

There is still no word on when exactly production will begin or whether Wright will return as Leiter.

His return depends on whether or not the script features the character but he has heard “rumblings.”

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Central Intelligence Agency News

On January 8, FLc reported that President Barack Obama named Leon Panetta as Director of the CIA.

Panetta was confirmed by the Senate and was sworn in on February 12, 2009.

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World Factbook Second Edition

Somebody posted a link to the World Factbook Second Edition on Twitter.

This very cool high-tech tool would make Felix Leiter proud!

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FelixLeiter.com News

FLc Now on Twitter!

We will be updating FelixLeiterNews with the latest Felix Leiter news as frequently as possible.

FelixLeiter.com is the first and only website dedicated to Ian Fleming’s Captain Felix Leiter and it still continues to grow each and every day.

Hunter Graybeal (00Twelve) and I would like to apologize for the recent inactivity. We’ve both been so busy with things in our lives that FLc has unfortunately been put on the back burner. However, updates will be coming very soon and a very special series of articles will be published in early April.

I would like to thank everyone who has visited FLc over the past year and I hope you all keep coming back for news and information on your favorite brother from Langley, Felix Leiter!

Chris Wright
Managing Editor, FelixLeiter.com

Cheers to 2009!

Click here to read the 2009 edition of my annual Looking Forward series at CommanderBond.net.

The FelixLeiter.com Forums is the only place on the Internet dedicated to the discussion of James Bond’s brother from Langley, Felix Leiter.

Righty007.com is now FelixLeiter.com! I thought that was a better domain name for the first and only website entirely dedicated to Felix Leiter! Wouldn’t you agree? Righty007.com now redirects to FelixLeiter.com.

I appreciate all of you who have visited the site over the last month! FelixLeiter.com will continue to develop over the next few months so stay tuned! Send me an e-mail through the ‘Contact’ link if you have any suggestions for the site. Thanks!

RIGHTY007 WILL RETURN…

This blog is dedicated to James Bond’s CIA ally, Felix Leiter. Why have I chosen to dedicate a whole blog to a supporting character like Leiter? Two reasons: (1) Jeffrey Wright’s portrayal of Leiter in Casino Royale brought a coolness to the character that has been absent since Jack Lord’s portrayal in 1962′s Dr. No. (2) As an American, I’ve always felt a special connection to the character and I believe he’s the United States’ version of James Bond. Yeah that’s right, Felix Leiter is cooler than Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer!

This blog will cover the novels and films featuring Felix Leiter, actor news as well as the history of the character. Did you know Jack Lord wasn’t the first actor to portray Felix Leiter? Michael Pate technically did when he played Clarence Leiter, American Jimmy Bond’s English counterpart, in the 1954 Climax! television adaptation of Casino Royale. Ever heard of Cedar Leiter, Leiter’s daughter? Well, she appeared in John Gardner’s 1982 novel, For Special Services. How about his son, Gordo Leiter? He was James Bond Jr.’s classmate in the children’s cartoon, James Bond Jr. from the early 1990s.

How big of a Felix Leiter fan am I? Here’s a picture of two-time Leiter, David Hedison and I in June 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio!

RIGHTY007 WILL RETURN…