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[Luigi Ferrari]

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A stunt double, not James Bond, jumped

The first shots of an action sequence of 'Skyfall' - the latest film of 007 James Bond franchise - were taken in Adana.
A stuntman, instead of Daniel Craig starring James Bond, jumped from the Kasim Gulek railway bridge .
Filming began in Adana, March 2nd, and so far a lot of test shots were taken , [yesterday] were the first shots of the action sequence.
For the shooting of the 24th film of the series, the Kasim Gulek bridge was closed to vehicular traffic, an action scene was shot on the bridge involving cars and a motorcycle.
According to the screenplay, the stunt-motorcycle toppled over the bridge , then jumped down sparkling.
To prevent a potential incident, the back of the stuntman was attached to a crane with ropes, a bed of air had been placed next to the railway line [in order to cushion ] the fall.
The same scene was shot several times, the film crew was spotted working feverishly.
While people were watching the filming from the balcony or the roof of their apartments, the crew has made ​​the happiness of the traders in the region.
Murat Azaz, the supermarket operator said that " the film in Adana is very good for me. The sales were a little more than usual. I also saw the live filming. [The motorbike] jump off the bridge, the cars do crash. It's very exciting" - he said.

Sorry for potential translation mistakes.

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 17 March 2012 - 03:24 PM.

[Luigi Ferrari]

At this link you can see a photo of the stunt double and a brief description of the scene that they're shooting. Hope that helps.

http://www.iha.com.t...ti-219483.haber

"Meanwhile, according to the script, the bike jumps down the bridge after the arrival of a person who toppled the motorbike on the bridge.
The filming of this scene was done ​​several times in a row.
During the shoot the actor's back is connected to a crane with the help of a rope while he is jumping, during the fall an actor was injured on the place where the action was filmed.
In these scenes is unknown whether or not there will be the lead actor Craig, but in this particular scene the shooting is brought forward using a stunt double for him."

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 17 March 2012 - 05:22 PM.

[The Shark]

"Meanwhile, according to the script, the bike jumps down the bridge after the arrival of a person who toppled the motorbike on the bridge..."

Not sure how to make sense of that.

Any Turks here?

[thecasinoroyale]

Sounds like this could be a stand-out stunt sequence from the Craig era, and upping the consruction site chase in 'Casino Royale'? Can't wait to hear/see more!

[Royal Dalton]

"Meanwhile, according to the script, the bike jumps down the bridge after the arrival of a person who toppled the motorbike on the bridge..."

Not sure how to make sense of that.

Any Turks here?

Dunno. But judging by that picture, it looks like Bond jumps off the bike in mid-air and lands on the train roof, rather than landing on it on the bike.

[JimmyBond]

Wouldn't that be more dangerous? Since at least if he was on the bike the bike would cushion the fall a little bit. Bond jumping from the bike is not going to alter his speed of descent at all.

[Luigi Ferrari]

Gallery of pictures from Skyfall filming at Kasim Gulek bridge, Adana. Bridge jump stunt shown. Thanks to Skyfall007Fan for the alert.

http://www.haber50.c...pti-706646h.htm

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 17 March 2012 - 08:21 PM.

[Luigi Ferrari]

Kasim Gulek Bridge, Adana. Video showing the bridge jump stunt.

http://www.bidoluhab...apti_24823.html

[The Shark]

Without the safety mat, wouldn't Bond break his legs in a jump like that? What would happen is the femur would be shunted upwards, rupturing organs in the process.

[Vauxhall]

Without the safety mat, wouldn't Bond break his legs in a jump like that? What would happen is the femur would be shunted upwards, rupturing organs in the process.

Would be a unique scene for a Bond movie. I'm all for it!

[Germanlady]

Isn't it a bit overdoing it to expect Bond being THAT real? There hav ALWAYS been stunts, that were not possible in real life. IMO that belongs to Bond..

[Major Tallon]

"Meanwhile, according to the script, the bike jumps down the bridge after the arrival of a person who toppled the motorbike on the bridge..."

Not sure how to make sense of that.

Any Turks here?

Dunno. But judging by that picture, it looks like Bond jumps off the bike in mid-air and lands on the train roof, rather than landing on it on the bike.

I think YOLT was from Turkey, but he hasn't been active for about a year.

[Luigi Ferrari]

Turkish Teenager Infiltrates Skyfall Set, Records Scenes With Cellphone

Eagerly anticipated Bond movie Skyfall has started shooting in Turkey. But an incident shocked the producers of the movie and and revealed the real 007: a Turkish teenager. 17 year old ibrahim Özden infiltrated the set of the movie that was being shot at the railroad station by dressing up like the workers of the station, that made him the new 007 of Turkey. When the local 007 got into the station where a fighting scene was being shot over a train carriage, ibrahim secretly took out hiz cellphone and took a few pictures. exteremely excited about the opportunity of his life, ibrahim was captured after he got closer to the actors to get a better shot.

Click here to see the pictures:

http://turkishagenda.com/archives/970

Thanks to Skyfall007Fan for the alert.

[Luigi Ferrari]

http://www.hurriyetd...8&NewsCatID=381

Teens infiltrate James Bond set, film fight scene

Three high school students in the southern province of Adana snuck onto the set of the upcoming James Bond film "Skyfall" and recorded footage of a fight scene being filmed there.

İbrahim Ali Özden, 17, and two friends wanted to witness shooting for “Skyfall” at Adana's train station but could not gain access due to tight security.

The trio avoided security guards by sneaking through alleys and climbed over a wire fence into the train station. There, they crawled under train cars and reached the repair depot, where they grabbed off-duty workers' overalls and helmets.

The teens, acting like repairmen, entered a passenger car and saw actors playing a fighting scene on top of another train car nearby. Özden started recording the scene with his cellular phone but was noticed by security personnel once he got out the car to get a closer look at the actors.

"The security personnel searched me once I was caught," Özden said. "But they could not find my cell phone because I hid it in my underwear. They made us take off the work overalls and sent us off. It was an unforgettable adventure for me."

Adana Municipality has granted the filmmakers permission to use large areas to shoot the film in order to increase the popularity of the city.


Full size images here:

http://galeri.habert...gibi-sizdi/1/11

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 19 March 2012 - 11:47 AM.

[ggl]

Well, that is indeed illegal. You have security guards there and it´s a restricted area... But, once again, the photos are online (21st century after all)...

Are they Bond and Silva fighting? (stunts rehearsing, I know)

[Royal Dalton]

Thanks, Luigi.

I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like one of the stuntmen there might be brandishing a Chinese sword.

So, that could point to this scene being set in China. Or, it could be that the chap Bond is fighting is Chinese, and that leads him to go there later in the film.

[Luigi Ferrari]

Here is the video of the stunt rehearsal:

http://www.posta.com...tm?VideoID=6974

It's definetely not a Chinese sword.

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 19 March 2012 - 12:52 PM.

[Royal Dalton]

Thanks, Luigi.

Not a sword, then, but some kind of strap.

[The Shark]

Maybe a flail? We haven't had one of those in Bond yet.

There's a certain Chinese weapon called a meteor hammer:

http://en.wikipedia....i/Meteor_hammer

[Royal Dalton]

On the video, it just looks like a plain strap of some kind. Maybe a handle, or something, that's been ripped off the train during the fight?

[thecasinoroyale]

Wow, nice set-pics.

Looks like possibly a Craig-stuntman and a generic other - don't think it would be Bardem so early on, especially on a train roof.

Flashbacks of 'Octopussy' can't be helped here...! Can't wait to see more...!

[Col. Sun]

Wow, nice set-pics.

Looks like possibly a Craig-stuntman and a generic other - don't think it would be Bardem so early on, especially on a train roof.

Flashbacks of 'Octopussy' can't be helped here...! Can't wait to see more...!

Logan referenced Octopussy as an "under-rated" Bond film. Guess, this is his tribute to the film.

[The Shark]

On the video, it just looks like a plain strap of some kind.

A belt?

[luigi007]

One of them seems to be Ola Rapace. But I could be wrong

[Luigi Ferrari]

One of them seems to be Ola Rapace. But I could be wrong

I'd say that they are two stunt doubles, one for Daniel Craig and one for Ola Rapace.
Close combat scenes are carefully constructed and require a lot of training and continuous trials, the actors in this case are generally needed for close-ups only.
The Swedish actor said that he was expected to join the filming in March and Daniel revealed in December that they have 2-3 big scenes to shoot together, so this is probably one of them.
Can someone more expert tell us his opinion? What do you think Col. Sun?

[Vauxhall]

Very interesting insight. Curious about the weapon though - probably something improvised, as has been suggested.

[Captain Tightpants]

Kasim Gulek Bridge, Adana. Video showing the bridge jump stunt.

http://www.bidoluhab...apti_24823.html

I hope Bond is going to jump the bike onto the train, as was originally reported. Here, the double appears to be ditching the bike by the railing and jumping off the edge on foot, though they may simply be testing the length of the safety line.

[Matt_13]

There's a ramp there and the bike is lined up with it, so I'd guess the jump is going to happen. Also, you can see that board lined up across that gap between the streets. I'd guess we're getting a bike jump.

[Captain Tightpants]

I wonder how they're going to do it, then. The bridge has waist-high railings running along either side. Somehow, Bond is going to have to clear that. Although maybe that's what the Beetles are for - EON were buying up a whole heap of old New Beetles (there's a new New Beetle being launched this year), and some of them have been spotted in Adana. Perhaps the scene has Bond using a truckload of New Beetles, or an accident involving a New Beetle to launch himself off the bridge. But rather than jumping straight off the bridge and riding along the top of the train, that version would have him coming off the bridge at an angle, in which case he would have to ditch the bike and try and aim for the train as the free-faling bike overshoots it (which would still be a pretty good sequence).

It's also quite a drop from the bridge to the train.

[Vauxhall]

A Danish film magazine has reported that it's in Istanbul this week to see SKYFALL filming. Seems a bit earlier than we were expecting for Istanbul, so perhaps it's just some preparations. Odd.


Also, this Turkish article amused me given their apparent love of numbers/timings: http://www.61saat.co...olasi-7708.html - 15 minute prayer break, 15 minute action sequence and the scene was shot 15 times, apparently.