The Name’s Bond, James Bond- Secrets About 007

Published on September 5, 2019 By Jason Albert

Will the real M please stand up

M had been in multiple Bond movies before her name was ever revealed. It wasn’t until Skyfall that M’s real name was revealed and if you blinked, you’d have missed it.

James Bond
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At the bottom of a box that M sends to Bond, there is an inscription at the bottom that read “Olivia Mansfield”. While other Bond novels have given M different names, the current set of Bond movies was rebooted with Casino Royale and Olivia Mansfield was the current one given to her.