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Media Contact:<br />
Amy Carthew, Public Relations<br />
P] 202.654.0929; E] acarthew@spymuseum.org<br />
MEDIA ALERT<br />
James Bond Villains Headline New Exhibit at D.C.’s <strong>International</strong> <strong>Spy</strong> <strong>Museum</strong><br />
<strong>Museum</strong> to open exhibit showcasing vehicles, props,<br />
costumes and more from Fifty Years of James Bond films<br />
“You expect me to talk?”<br />
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!”<br />
Such was Goldfinger’s disdainful reply…<br />
September 6, 2012 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – As SKYFALL, the latest in the James Bond film series, opens<br />
in theaters this November, the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Spy</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> will mount a major new exhibit featuring the<br />
most memorable villains who have appeared since 007 first hit the screen in DR. NO in 1962. The<br />
interactive exhibit, “Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains,” will feature James Bond’s chief<br />
adversaries, their henchmen, lairs, and weapons. Over 100 artifacts from the films will be on display<br />
including Zao’s Jaguar XKR from DIE ANOTHER DAY, the satellite from GOLDENEYE, Jaws’ teeth from THE<br />
SPY WHO LOVED ME, and Dr. No’s tarantula from DR. NO. Visitors can also swim with sharks, become a<br />
villain, and create their own personal lair as part of the exhibit’s many interactive displays.<br />
“We are thrilled to see James Bond’s villains come to life in an exhibit that will mark 50 years of 007<br />
defeating his cunning and brutal adversaries,” said Peter Earnest, the <strong>Museum</strong>’s executive director and a<br />
former CIA covert operations officer. “Throughout the exhibit, visitors will hear real stories from real<br />
spies who will share their ‘Bond moments’ and describe connections between the James Bond films and<br />
actual world events and espionage tradecraft.”<br />
In addition to comments from members of the intelligence community, the exhibit will feature:<br />
immersive environments, exciting interactive opportunities, psychological profiles of the villains, and<br />
classic film and audio clips. For the first time ever, the villains will be placed in historical context,<br />
enabling guests to explore how the evildoers and their plots have changed to reflect the times and<br />
inviting guests to explore the connection between fact and fiction.
Fans of the <strong>Museum</strong> should check the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Spy</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>’s website (www.spymuseum.org) and<br />
007.com or Facebook pages (www.facebook.com/Intl<strong>Spy</strong><strong>Museum</strong> and<br />
www.facebook.com/JamesBond007 ) for updates on the exhibit.<br />
Artifacts featured in the exhibit are provided by London-based film company EON Productions, a<br />
subsidiary of Danjaq LLC, the producer of the James Bond film series.<br />
About EON Productions: EON Productions Limited and Danjaq LLC are wholly owned and controlled by the<br />
Broccoli/Wilson family. Danjaq is the US based company that co-owns, with MGM, the copyright in the existing<br />
James Bond films and controls the right to produce future James Bond films as well as all worldwide<br />
merchandising. EON Productions, an affiliate of Danjaq, is the UK based production company which makes the<br />
James Bond films. The 007 franchise is the longest running in film history with twenty-two films produced since<br />
1962. Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli succeeded Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and have produced some of the<br />
most successful Bond films ever including CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE. They are currently<br />
producing the 23 rd film, SKYFALL.<br />
About the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Spy</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>: The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Spy</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> is the only public museum in the United<br />
States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on an all-butinvisible<br />
profession that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events. The<br />
<strong>Museum</strong> features the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display, offering a<br />
rare glimpse into the whispered world of covert operations and the silent, unknown men and women behind<br />
them, making it an experience like no other. The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Spy</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> opened in Washington, D.C., just over<br />
10 years ago on July 19, 2002.<br />
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