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Maria Menounos Joins 'From Russia With Love'
Actress to appear as an original character opposite Sean Connery's 007

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]Am I the only one who wishes that EA would hire actors and actresses from the early sixties to perform these minor parts. I

[Righty007]

Cool! Maria Menounos played the sexy nurse in Fantastic Four.

[Gobi-1]

I've had a thing for Maria ever since I first saw her on Entertainment Tonight. Once she started getting into acting I had hoped she would become a Bond girl and I even included her as Niki Mirakos in my "The Facts of Death" poster based on Raymond Benson's novel.

http://img54.echo.cx...fodfinal0ik.jpg

Wow I predicted the future.

[Righty007]

I've had a thing for Maria ever since I first saw her on Entertainment Tonight. Once she started getting into acting I had hoped she would become a Bond girl and I even included her as Niki Mirakos in my "The Facts of Death" poster based on Raymond Benson's novel.

http://img54.echo.cx...fodfinal0ik.jpg

Wow I predicted the future.

Nice poster!

[zencat]

Great news. Attractive girl. Good choice.

You know, between EA and IFP putting out new and interesting Bond games and books in a timely manner, seeking fan feedback and cultivating good relationships with websites, bringing us the return of Sean Connery and a bevy of hot young beauties...would it really kill us if there were no more Bond films? (Okay, maybe it would.)

[Righty007]

Would it really kill us if there were no more Bond films? (Okay, maybe it would.)

Yes.

[Qwerty]

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[Agent Provocateur]

Maria Menounos...

A gorgeous girl who has very little acting experience... and one of the most annoying laughs I have ever heard. What a pity.

[TheBritishEnd]

Somehow, I get the feeling Connery had a hand in these casting choices.


(The above should be read with tongue firmly in cheek. Naturally.)

Edited by TheBritishEnd, 03 August 2005 - 07:11 PM.

[Skin 17]

I like Maria Menounos. Also Great poster Gobi. I think she will add a great touch to the game.

[trumanlodge89]

i dont think i would be alone in saying:



"grrrrrrrrrrrrrrowwwl" (a la bob hope)

[tdalton]

Just another example of how EA is taking a classic film like From Russia With Love and trying to MTV-ize it enough so that young people who are not Bond fans will buy it. Today's young, popular actresses don't have much of a place in a game based on a 1960s film since most of them lack the acting skills and the classic look to be believable alongside Sean Connery's Bond, Robert Shaw's Red Grant, etc. The fact that the game looks to have very little to do with the From Russia With Love film is already enough cause for concern, but now they're transplanting 21st century characters into a game based on a 60s film just further degrades the legacy of that film.

[Righty007]

Just another example of how EA is taking a classic film like From Russia With Love and trying to MTV-ize it enough so that young people who are not Bond fans will buy it.  Today's young, popular actresses don't have much of a place in a game based on a 1960s film since most of them lack the acting skills and the classic look to be believable alongside Sean Connery's Bond, Robert Shaw's Red Grant, etc.  The fact that the game looks to have very little to do with the From Russia With Love film is already enough cause for concern, but now they're transplanting 21st century characters into a game based on a 60s film just further degrades the legacy of that film.

The game would be pretty boring if it was adapted exactly from the film. Like any film to video game adaptation, the story has to be expanded so that it can become an enjoyable video game.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

Somehow, I get the feeling Connery had a hand in these casting choices. 


(The above should be read with tongue firmly in cheek.  Naturally.)

Whose cheek?

[Mister Asterix]

Just another example of how EA is taking a classic film like From Russia With Love and trying to MTV-ize it enough so that young people who are not Bond fans will buy it.  Today's young, popular actresses don't have much of a place in a game based on a 1960s film since most of them lack the acting skills and the classic look to be believable alongside Sean Connery's Bond, Robert Shaw's Red Grant, etc.  The fact that the game looks to have very little to do with the From Russia With Love film is already enough cause for concern, but now they're transplanting 21st century characters into a game based on a 60s film just further degrades the legacy of that film.

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[tdalton]

The game would be pretty boring if it was adapted exactly from the film. Like any film to video game adaptation, the story has to be expanded so that it can become an enjoyable video game.

Then maybe they could have chosen a different Bond film to adapt. Now, before I mention what movie they should adapt into a game, I'm not saying this from a biased point of view, but just simply from the view that the film would easily translate into a game, and that would be The Living Daylights. It's got a complex plot that would keep people unfamiliar with the film engaged in it, plus there's a lot of action sequences in the film that could easily be translated into a video game, allowing for them to keep the integrity of the film intact. Another possibility would be The Spy Who Loved Me.

I'm all for expanding the original storyline, though, but it doesn't look to me like EA's going about it in the right way. Why can't they just create new characters and design them to make them look like the people did during the 60s instead of getting today's young stars to lend their likeness and voices, which will stick out like a sore thumb when compared to the rest of the digital world around them. They can stay faithful to the source by keeping everything contained within the 60s instead of trying to impose the 21st century style on a 1960s film.

But why use the jet pack in FRWL? Everyone knows that it's from TB, so whynot come up with some other gadget that would have been realistic at the time that is new and not a rip off of another Bond film. If they wanted to use the jet pack as much as it seems they've put it in the game, then maybe they should have adapted Thunderball.

Edited by tdalton, 11 August 2005 - 03:18 AM.

[K1Bond007]

The game would be pretty boring if it was adapted exactly from the film. Like any film to video game adaptation, the story has to be expanded so that it can become an enjoyable video game.

But why use the jet pack in FRWL? Everyone knows that it's from TB, so whynot come up with some other gadget that would have been realistic at the time that is new and not a rip off of another Bond film. If they wanted to use the jet pack as much as it seems they've put it in the game, then maybe they should have adapted Thunderball.

This is why I was upset with their choice of From Russia With Love. It's a great film and even better book, but it, IMO doesn't translate well into a video game unless they majorly overhaul the story, which they're obviously doing by incorporating other elements from other films. It's kind of stupid, IMO. If they wanted the jet pack and so forth (which appears to be a main feature of the game), as stated they should have adapted Thunderball.

I bet they're setting up to go that way next though. I wouldn't be surprised if they turned around and did Thunderball in the near future (doing the entire SPECTRE (aka OCTOPUS -hah-) storyline. After all wasn't Connery or someone saying a while back that EA asked Connery to do another after FRWL? If I was a betting man I'd bet on one of these "classic" Bonds everyother year. The next game being one with the new Bond, most likely. Due 2006.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' date='10 August 2005 - 15:20'][quote name='tdalton' date='10 August 2005 - 00:15']Just another example of how EA is taking a classic film like From Russia With Love and trying to MTV-ize it enough so that young people who are not Bond fans will buy it.

[Mister Asterix]

The game would be pretty boring if it was adapted exactly from the film. Like any film to video game adaptation, the story has to be expanded so that it can become an enjoyable video game.

But why use the jet pack in FRWL? Everyone knows that it's from TB, so whynot come up with some other gadget that would have been realistic at the time that is new and not a rip off of another Bond film. If they wanted to use the jet pack as much as it seems they've put it in the game, then maybe they should have adapted Thunderball.

This is why I was upset with their choice of From Russia With Love. It's a great film and even better book, but it, IMO doesn't translate well into a video game unless they majorly overhaul the story, which they're obviously doing by incorporating other elements from other films. It's kind of stupid, IMO. If they wanted the jet pack and so forth (which appears to be a main feature of the game), as stated they should have adapted Thunderball.

I bet they're setting up to go that way next though. I wouldn't be surprised if they turned around and did Thunderball in the near future (doing the entire SPECTRE (aka OCTOPUS -hah-) storyline. After all wasn't Connery or someone saying a while back that EA asked Connery to do another after FRWL? If I was a betting man I'd bet on one of these "classic" Bonds everyother year. The next game being one with the new Bond, most likely. Due 2006.

They renamed SPECTRE to OCTOPUS because of fear of Kevin McClory and his Merry Band of Barristers, and you think they are going to even think of touching Thunderball. Seriously?

From Russia With Love was done because of the Connery films it was the only choice. The characters of Dr No and Goldfinger were just used in GE:RA and the other three Connerys are too SPECTRE and Blofeld dependent.

The Jet Pack is used in this game because they know they will never get to make a Thunderball game.

[K1Bond007]

The game would be pretty boring if it was adapted exactly from the film. Like any film to video game adaptation, the story has to be expanded so that it can become an enjoyable video game.

But why use the jet pack in FRWL? Everyone knows that it's from TB, so whynot come up with some other gadget that would have been realistic at the time that is new and not a rip off of another Bond film. If they wanted to use the jet pack as much as it seems they've put it in the game, then maybe they should have adapted Thunderball.

This is why I was upset with their choice of From Russia With Love. It's a great film and even better book, but it, IMO doesn't translate well into a video game unless they majorly overhaul the story, which they're obviously doing by incorporating other elements from other films. It's kind of stupid, IMO. If they wanted the jet pack and so forth (which appears to be a main feature of the game), as stated they should have adapted Thunderball.

I bet they're setting up to go that way next though. I wouldn't be surprised if they turned around and did Thunderball in the near future (doing the entire SPECTRE (aka OCTOPUS -hah-) storyline. After all wasn't Connery or someone saying a while back that EA asked Connery to do another after FRWL? If I was a betting man I'd bet on one of these "classic" Bonds everyother year. The next game being one with the new Bond, most likely. Due 2006.

They renamed SPECTRE to OCTOPUS because of fear of Kevin McClory and his Merry Band of Barristers, and you think they are going to even think of touching Thunderball. Seriously?

From Russia With Love was done because of the Connery films it was the only choice. The characters of Dr No and Goldfinger were just used in GE:RA and the other three Connerys are too SPECTRE and Blofeld dependent.

The Jet Pack is used in this game because they know they will never get to make a Thunderball game.

They didn't have to use SPECTRE in the first place for From Russia With Love. I mean they have the freedom to use the novel as source so they could have done so rather than use the film. SMERSH is just as great of a villainous organization as SPECTRE.

Good point though. Thinking on this more, I'm not sure they have the right, regardless, to make an adaptation of Thunderball. That was a one time deal from my understanding.

[Mister Asterix]

They didn't have to use SPECTRE in the first place for From Russia With Love. I mean they have the freedom to use the novel as source so they could have done so rather than use the film. SMERSH is just as great of a villainous organization as SPECTRE.
...

I wonder if they are saving SMERSH for Casino Royale.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

They didn't have to use SPECTRE in the first place for From Russia With Love. I mean they have the freedom to use the novel as source so they could have done so rather than use the film. SMERSH is just as great of a villainous organization as SPECTRE.
...

I wonder if they are saving SMERSH for Casino Royale.

As cool as that would be, I don't see it happening.

Unless they just use the name SMERSH for a band of a pro-apartheid terrorists or something. Or I guess it could always be rogue Russians setting up shop in South Africa but that might be a little blah.

[Righty007]

SMERSH can't be in Casino Royale since it's not around anymore.

[Robert Watts]

SMERSH can't be in Casino Royale since it's not around anymore.

SMERSH can be in Casino Royale, it wasn't even around anymore when the book was written/published . See, I was right!