The James Bond pre-title sequences came a long way from the early days of Sir Sean Connery through the 70s with Sir Roger Moore and into the 80s with Timothy Dalton. Each movie would try to outdo the previous film's opening scene, ramping up the action, stunts and humor in exotic locations around the world.

After years of speculation, Idris Elba has revealed that he was never in contention to play James Bond. The Golden Globe winner admitted he was “honestly not in the race ever” as he responded to the longstanding casting rumors, now that the search is officially underway for the next 007. “My name’s not getting thrown […]