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[Shrublands]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3885253/Daniel-Craig-to-be-James-Beard.html

Dear oh dear.

How utterly extraordinary.

Is it just me or does this thing read like the ranting of a drunk?

(Not you Jim, The Currant Bun)

[DamnCoffee]

Well it is The Sun, so probably!

[PPK_19]

He won't have a beard throughout, only for a short while like in DAD.

Please, PLEASE be the case....

[DamnCoffee]

This article is greatly annoying me.

"Going back to basics is not a bad thing. The classic car chases are what it's all about."

No it isn't! Don't believe this for a second. If it was just a film with explosions and car chases, then why on earth would Bardem sign on for it?

[Shrublands]

This article is greatly annoying me.

"Going back to basics is not a bad thing. The classic car chases are what it's all about."

No it isn't! Don't believe this for a second. If it was just a film with explosions and car chases, then why on earth would Bardem sign on for it?

Don’t take a word of it seriously.
Anything that would imply that to save money, they’ve replaced fistfights with car chases and exploding bridges is obviously a load of bollocks.

[Aris007]

I think that this kind of opinions are what brought the series to a swamp. I like to think that they have vanished for good from the fans' minds. The world is moving on, that's what Bond should do. Classic car chases and explosions clearly isn't the way. Don't buy the rumour for a second.

[PPK_19]

But there is a possibility of the blowing up of Vauxhall Bridge to be in the film right? Stands to reason since we already know something is going to be filmed in Smithfield's. And they're not too far apart you know, just down the river....

[Guy Haines]

This article is greatly annoying me.

"Going back to basics is not a bad thing. The classic car chases are what it's all about."

No it isn't! Don't believe this for a second. If it was just a film with explosions and car chases, then why on earth would Bardem sign on for it?

Don’t take a word of it seriously.
Anything that would imply that to save money, they’ve replaced fistfights with car chases and exploding bridges is obviously a load of bollocks.

I'm at a loss as to how a car chase, or an exploding bridge, or exploding anything else, is somehow cheaper to stage than a fistfight? Has our intrepid "reporter" from a certain red top checked the price of petrol recently?

I can't take this seriously, or the stuff about a "bearded Bond". The build up to a new Bond film always includes wild and "woolly" rumours. "23", it seems, will be no exception!

[Shrublands]

But there is a possibility of the blowing up of Vauxhall Bridge to be in the film right? Stands to reason since we already know something is going to be filmed in Smithfield's. And they're not too far apart you know, just down the river....

Perhaps that’s the grain of truth in this...

TWINE: Explosion near Vauxhall Cross
Bond 23: Explosion near Vauxhall Cross

TWINE: Chase through a London Market
Bond 23: Chase through a London Market

TWINE: Filming in Istanbul
Bond 23: Filming in Istanbul

TWINE: Features a Scottish Castle
Bond 23: Features a Scottish Castle

Can I see a pattern developing here?

I'm at a loss as to how a car chase, or an exploding bridge, or exploding anything else, is somehow cheaper to stage than a fistfight? Has our intrepid "reporter" from a certain red top checked the price of petrol recently?

Gordon “Smart” is obviously anything but.

[SecretAgentFan]

Well, first of all: it´s THE SUN.

Second: Bond having a beard throughout the film is neither a problem for me nor do I believe it for a second. This story feels to me the same as the one with DC unable to drive a stickshift.

Third: A Bond film scaling back, going back to basics - hey, what´s not to like? A traditional Bond film, wonderful.

But I don´t believe for a second that a major blockbuster won´t feature BIG BIG BIG SCENES. Not in today´s market.


Doing it more cost effectively than QOS, however, is a perfectly sensible thing.

[The Dove]

"This is an old friend of mine..*taps nose*..and it tells me something smells!" - Kerim Bey What?? The Sun couldn't come up with any "Daniel Craig-cannot-drive-a-standard, so-he'll-be-given-an-automatic-Aston Martin" stories this time, like before Casino Royale came out?? LOL..

[Captain Tightpants]

http://www.express.c...e-proper-acting

Mendes is being semi-accused of Oscar-baiting.

[DamnCoffee]

Fine by me. I bet it's a load of bull, though. Although, Mendes knows the Bond series very well indeed apparently, so action scenes will be there, and they will be great. Also, dunno why Daniel Craig is 'vigorously training' if it's gonna be action-lite. All these articles seem to contradict themselves and each other. I don't believe a word of it, personally.

[Captain Tightpants]

Which is precisely why I posted it in this thread.

[SecretAgentFan]

Hilarious. Now the yellow press fears that Bond is becoming too character- and quality-oriented instead of delivering those cheap thrills that they loved Bond films to cricticise for...

Well, at least we have the media to warn EON that they should not go for a good film but think of the bottom line which can only be achieved by throwing mindless action and big explosions on the screen.


IF it were indeed true that EON and Mendes decide to lose some complicated action sequences it would not mean that the film became better or worse because of it. However, it would help to keep the budget down (and therefore the need to gross more at the box office).

Also, I could very well imagine that the only way to re-invent the action genre today is to scale down and become more character-oriented. I mean, how many explosions do we need in order to feel entertained? How many over-the-top stunts are necessary to create suspense? Is that possible at all when you know that a normal person (not a super hero or CGI creature) could never survive this stuff?

And wouldn´t this scaling down be exactly what the original Bond films did? FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE did not need huge action sequences. I´d rather have Craig do one hand-to-hand combat like Connery and Shaw had than another endless car chase.

[Captain Tightpants]

Now the yellow press fears that Bond is becoming too character- and quality-oriented instead of delivering those cheap thrills that they loved Bond films to cricticise for...

That's what they do: they either exaggerate or criticise, whatever they think will sell them more papers.

[DaveBond21]

But there is a possibility of the blowing up of Vauxhall Bridge to be in the film right? Stands to reason since we already know something is going to be filmed in Smithfield's. And they're not too far apart you know, just down the river....

Perhaps that’s the grain of truth in this...

TWINE: Explosion near Vauxhall Cross
Bond 23: Explosion near Vauxhall Cross

TWINE: Chase through a London Market
Bond 23: Chase through a London Market

TWINE: Filming in Istanbul
Bond 23: Filming in Istanbul

TWINE: Features a Scottish Castle
Bond 23: Features a Scottish Castle

Can I see a pattern developing here?

I'm at a loss as to how a car chase, or an exploding bridge, or exploding anything else, is somehow cheaper to stage than a fistfight? Has our intrepid "reporter" from a certain red top checked the price of petrol recently?

Gordon “Smart” is obviously anything but.

I have also noticed the TWINE connections.

Blowing up Vauxhall Bridge sounds like a terrorist act possibly undertaken by Quantum or another criminal organisation.

But it also sounds like something a tabloid journalist would make up.

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[The Shark]

Now the yellow press fears that Bond is becoming too character- and quality-oriented instead of delivering those cheap thrills that they loved Bond films to cricticise for...

It's not just the press, though. There's a sizable number of fans who are more than a little tired of EON's attempts to get prestige, in the eyes of the AMPAS and BAFTA crowds. I often get the feeling that Micolli are embarrassed by Bond's history as unpretentious mentertainment, hence the hiring of Purvis & Wade, Apted, Tamahori, Haggis, Forster, Mendes and Morgan, to name a few.

[quantumofsolace]

more on this here:

http://www.guardian....tion-sam-mendes

[Captain Tightpants]

That's pretty much a re-post of the tabloid article.

[Captain Tightpants]

Baz Bamigboye backs Bourne brigand being Bond's Beelzebub:

http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1c3EDYW8G

[Captain Tightpants]

Ben Duffy of People magazine has mad trolling skills:

MEGAN FOX TO BE BOND GIRL

SEXY actress Megan Fox is being lined up to star opposite Daniel Craig in the next Bond movie.

The 23rd Bond film has the go-ahead after more than a year of delays.

Craig, 43, has confirmed this will be his last outing as the secret agent.

Transformers actress Fox, 25, is a personal favourite of Sam Mendes, one of the film’s directors.

An insider said, “Megan is everything required of a good Bond girl – sexy, ­mysterious and feisty.”

When asked if she would ever appear in a 007 movie she said, “I would never pass on a franchise like that. Those are legendary, iconic movies. That’s obviously something I’d love to do.”

Actors Ralph Fiennes, 48, and Javier Bardem, 42, have also been cast for the new film which will see Bond trying to uncover an illegal organisation that controls the world.

That's right BOND 23, starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes and Megan Fox the Cardboard Box.



You know, I'm not seeing it ...

[Quantumofsolace007]

it's halloween I guess we're all entitled to one good scare.

[Pussfeller]

Only if she plays a nuclear physicist.

[Murcaldy]

Now the yellow press fears that Bond is becoming too character- and quality-oriented instead of delivering those cheap thrills that they loved Bond films to cricticise for...

It's not just the press, though. There's a sizable number of fans who are more than a little tired of EON's attempts to get prestige, in the eyes of the AMPAS and BAFTA crowds. I often get the feeling that Micolli are embarrassed by Bond's history as unpretentious mentertainment, hence the hiring of Purvis & Wade, Apted, Tamahori, Haggis, Forster, Mendes and Morgan, to name a few.

Purvis & Wade and Tamahori as attempts to get prestige? It's funny. I just can't see how. They are not in the same league as Mendes, Morgan, Haggis, Logan and even Forster.

[The Shark]

Now the yellow press fears that Bond is becoming too character- and quality-oriented instead of delivering those cheap thrills that they loved Bond films to cricticise for...

It's not just the press, though. There's a sizable number of fans who are more than a little tired of EON's attempts to get prestige, in the eyes of the AMPAS and BAFTA crowds. I often get the feeling that Micolli are embarrassed by Bond's history as unpretentious mentertainment, hence the hiring of Purvis & Wade, Apted, Tamahori, Haggis, Forster, Mendes and Morgan, to name a few.

Purvis & Wade and Tamahori as attempts to get prestige? It's funny. I just can't see how. They are not in the same league as Mendes, Morgan, Haggis, Logan and even Forster.

I know what you're thinking, but I'll put it this way. Purvis & Wade were hired on the basis of psychological drama - LET HIM HAVE IT, which had caught a lot of attention in the industry Likewise, Tamahori had received a good deal of recognition for ONCE WERE WARRIORS. It was only after Bond that his career went down the pan.

[Captain Tightpants]

I know what you're thinking, but I'll put it this way. Purvis & Wade were hired on the basis of psychological drama - LET HIM HAVE IT, which had caught a lot of attention in the industry

And the original script for TWINE was in line with this - it really accentuated the mystery of who was behind the plot. Bond didn't work out Elektra was guilty until much later in the film than he did in the finished film, which was rewritten by Michael Apted's wife. Apted saw the mystery in the script and decided that the relationship between Bond and Elektra needed to be deeper so that Elektra's betrayal would have more impact.

[Vauxhall]

"Licence to spill rattles James Bond" - Daily Star

[Compliments Of Sharkey]

"Licence to spill rattles James Bond" - Daily Star

Times of India repeated the stupid story "Miffed Daniel Craig stops James Bond filming"

Daniel Craig halted filming on the new James Bond movie 'Skyfall' because his dressing room was dirty and he wanted it cleaned.

http://timesofindia....ow/11071006.cms

Daily Star have taken it down because it is total lies.

[Captain Tightpants]

Well, it has been speculated that the Daily Star published this article to get back at Craig for less-than-flattering comments about them in his interview with GQ Magazine (which went largely unnnoticed because of his scathing assault on the Kardashians).