Oh James! 50 Years of Bond Premieres Starring Princess Diana, Paul McCartney, Grace Jones, and More
‘Goldfinger’ premiere (1964)
Honor Blackman played one of the most memorable Bond girls of all time, Pussy Galore, in ‘Goldfinger.’ She attended the movie’s London premiere on Sept. 18, 1964. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Thunderball’ premiere (1965)
The original 007, Sean Connery, and his ‘Thunderball’ leading lady Claudine Auger — who plays the villain Largo’s main squeeze — at a press conference in 1965. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Thunderball’ premiere, part 2 (1965)
The ‘Thunderball’ beauty Claudine Auger and Adolfo Celi, who played the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. villain Emilio Largo, attended the premiere in London on Dec. 29, 1965. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘You Only Live Twice’ premiere (1967)
The British royal family has a long tradition of hitting the London red carpets for 007. Here, Queen Elizabeth greets actor Dick Van Dyke, star Sean Connery, and Connery’s then-wife Diane Cilento at the ‘You Only Live Twice’ premiere on June 12, 1967. (Photo: AP)
‘You Only Live Twice’ premiere, part 2 (1967)
The James Bond star with his then-wife, Aussie actress Diane Cilento, at London’s Leicester Square Odeon Theater on June 12, 1967. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ premiere (1969)
A bearded George Lazenby, who would only play Bond for this one film, attended the premiere on Dec. 18, 1969 with actress Polly Williams. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Live and Let Die’ premiere (1973)
Linda and Paul McCartney attended the ‘Live and Let Die’ premiere in 1973. Their band Wings performed the movie’s title song, one of the better Bond themes. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Live and Let Die’ premiere, part 2 (1973)
Michael Caine — who almost played Bond at one point — attended the 1973 premiere with his wife Shakira Caine and fellow actor Burt Reynolds. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Live and Let Die’ premiere, part 3 (1973)
The ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘Roman Holiday’ star Gregory Peck attended the premiere with his wife Veronique. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Live and Let Die’ premiere, part 4 (1973)
Jane Seymour and her then-husband Michael Attenborough attended the 1973 premiere of ‘Live and Let Die.’ Seymour costarred as the fortune-telling psychic Solitaire who Bond romances. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘The Man with the Golden Gun’ premiere (1974)
Hervé Villechaize, who plays the evil henchman Nick Nack in ‘Golden Gun,’ greets Prince Philip, along with his Bond girl costars Maud Adams and Britt Ekland. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘The Man with the Golden Gun’ premiere, part 2 (1974)
Scottish pop singer Lulu, who sang the film’s title song, struck a very Bondian pose at the 1974 premiere. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘The Spy who Loved Me’ premiere (1977)
The American actress Barbara Bach — who’d later marry Ringo Starr — played the beautiful KGB agent who teams up with Roger Moore’s Bond. Bach attended the London premiere on July 7, 1977. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘For Your Eyes Only’ premiere (1981)
The Lady Diana Spencer was only a few weeks away from marrying Prince Charles when she attended the London premiere of ‘For Your Eyes Only’ on June 24, 1981. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Octopussy’ premiere (1983)
Roger Moore and his costar Maud Adams attended the premiere on June 16, 1983. Adams of course, is best known for costarring in two different Bond movies: ‘The Man With a Golden Gun’ and as the title character in ‘Octopussy.’ (Photo: Getty Images)
'Octopussy’ premiere, part 2 (1983)
Mary Stavin, Carolyn Seaward, and Jackie Jones all had small roles in movie’s Octopussy troupe and attended the premiere on June 16, 1983. (Photo: WireImage)
‘Octopussy’ premiere, part 3 (1983)
Tom Selleck was well into his run on the series ‘Magnum P.I.’ when he attended the 1983 ‘Octopussy’ premiere. (Photo: WireImage)
‘A View to a Kill’ premiere (1985)
Roger Moore and then-wife Luisa Mattioli attended the London premiere for his last Bond movie on June 12, 1985. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘A View to a Kill’ premiere, part 2 (1985)
Brit pop singers Marilyn (a.k.a. Peter Robinson) and Boy George, who was the lead singer of Culture Club, attended the 1985 premiere. (Photo: WireImage)
‘A View to a Kill’ premiere, part 3 (1985)
The amazing trio of Jerry Hall, Christopher Walken, and Grace Jones hung out at the 1985 premiere. Walken played the crazy, evil industrialist Max Zorin in the movie, while Jones played his henchwoman May Day. Hall was Mick Jagger’s girlfriend at the time. (Photo: WireImage)
‘A View to a Kill’ premiere, part 4 (1985)
Prince Charles and Princess Diana came out to celebrate the latest Bond in 1985. (Photo: WireImage)
‘The Living Daylights’ premiere (1987)
Joan Collins and her guest Bill Wiggins attended the London premiere on June 1, 1997. (Photo: WireImage)
‘The Living Daylights’ premiere, part 2 (1987)
Princess Diana greeted the movie’s stars Maryam d'Abo and Timothy Dalton (who was on his maiden voyage as Bond) on June 29, 1987. (Photo: AP)
‘GoldenEye’ premiere (1995)
Minnie Driver attended the New York premiere on Nov. 13, 1995 with Liev Schreiber. Driver had a cameo in ‘GoldenEye’ as a Russian nightclub singer whose voice sounds like a strangled cat according to Pierce Brosnan’s Bond. (Photo: WireImage)
‘GoldenEye’ premiere, part 2 (1995)
Famke Janssen attended the New York premiere on Nov. 13, 1995. She had a killer role as Xenia Onatopp, a former Soviet soldier who likes to choke men to death with her thighs. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ premiere (1997)
Years before winning her Oscar for ‘Monster’ and kicking ass in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ Charlize Theron attended the LA Bond premiere on Dec. 16, 1997.(Photo: WireImage)
‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ premiere, part 2 (1997)
Teri Hatcher attended the LA premiere on Dec. 16, 1997. She costarred as the wife of the movie’s villainous media mogul — and Bond’s ex-girlfriend. (Photo: WireImage)
‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ premiere, part 3 (1997)
German supermodel Claudia Schiffer attended the LA premiere on Dec. 16, 1997. (Photo: WireImage)
‘The World is Not Enough’ premiere (1999)
Pierce Brosnan attended the premiere for his third Bond movie on Nov. 8, 1999 in LA. With him was his future wife Keely Shaye Smith and his ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ costar Rene Russo. (Photo: WireImage)
‘The World is Not Enough’ premiere, part 2 (1999)
Denise Richards played the least believable nuclear physicist ever, Dr. Christmas Jones. She attended the premiere on Nov. 8, 1999 with actor Patrick Muldoon. (Photo: WireImage)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere (2002)
Years before she was stealing scenes on Fox’s ‘Empire,’ Taraji P. Henson attended the ‘Die Another Day’ premiere on Nov. 11, 2002. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere, part 2 (2002)
Future ‘Gone Girl’ Rosamund Pike played double agent Miranda Frost in ‘Die Another Day’ and was on hand for the premiere on Nov. 11, 2002 in LA. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere, part 3 (2002)
Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely Shaye Smith attended the premiere for his final Bond movie on Nov. 11, 2002. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere, part 4 (2002)
Reality TV stars Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne attended the premiere on Nov. 11, 2002 in LA. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere, part 5 (2002)
Fresh off her Oscar win, Halle Berry played NSA agent Jinx in ‘Die Another Day.’ She attended the London premiere on Nov. 18, 2002. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere, part 6 (2002)
Madonna and then-husband Guy Ritchie were also on hand at the 2002 London premiere. The pop star sang the movie’s theme song and had a cameo as a fencing instructor. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Die Another Day’ premiere, part 7 (2002)
The ‘Die Another Day’ cast got an audience with Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 18, 2002. (Photo: AP)
‘Casino Royale’ premiere (2006)
Action star Jason Statham attended the London premiere for Daniel Craig’s first Bond movie on Nov. 14, 2006. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Casino Royale’ premiere, part 2 (2006)
Dame Judi Dench — who played MI6 boss M — seemed thrilled to hang out with Paris Hilton at the London premiere on Nov. 14, 2006. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Casino Royale’ premiere, part 3 (2006)
Eva Green played Bond’s doomed love Vesper Lynd. The actress attended the London premiere on Nov. 14, 2006. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Casino Royale’ premiere, part 4 (2006)
New Bond Daniel Craig got to greet the Queen at the London premiere on Nov. 14, 2006. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Quantum of Solace’ premiere (2008)
Gemma Arterton — who played MI6 agent Strawberry Fields — attended the premiere on Oct. 29, 2008 in London. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Quantum of Solace’ premiere, part 2 (2008)
Daniel Craig and his date Satsuki Mitchell attended the London premiere on Oct. 29, 2008. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Quantum of Solace’ premiere, part 3 (2008)
Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko — who played Bolivian agent Camille Montes — attended the London premiere on Oct. 29, 2008. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Quantum of Solace’ premiere, part 4 (2008)
Prince William chatted up Daniel Craig at the London premiere on Oct. 29, 2008. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Quantum of Solace’ premiere, part 5 (2008)
The unforgettable ‘View to a Kill’ Bond girl Grace Jones attended the London ‘Quantum’ premiere after party on Oct. 29, 2008. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Skyfall’ premiere (2012)
Javier Bardem on the London red carpet on Oct. 23, 2012. He played creepy ‘Skyfall’ villain Raoul Silva. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Skyfall’ premiere, part 2 (2012)
Daniel Craig and Bérénice Marlohe attended the London premiere on Oct. 23, 2012. Marlohe played Séverine, a femme fatale who worked for Silva. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Skyfall’ premiere, part 3 (2012)
Dame Judi Dench — in her last appearance as M — on the London red carpet on Oct. 23, 2012. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Skyfall’ premiere, part 4 (2012)
Ralph Fiennes attended his first Bond premiere as a castmember on Oct. 23, 2012. His character Gareth Mallory would be taking over M duties. (Photo: Getty Images)
‘Skyfall’ premiere, part 5 (2012)
British actress Naomie Harris took over the longtime role of MI6 agent Eve Monneypenny in ‘Skyfall.’ Harris attended the London premiere on Oct. 23, 2012. (Photo: Getty Images)
This week’s new James Bond thriller ‘SPECTRE’ is the 24th 007 movie since 1962. That means there’s been a bounty of star-studded premieres over the years. Click through to take a tour through five decades of red-carpet glitz and glamour, with more than a few appearances by the royal family, who are always on hand to support everyone’s favorite British superspy.