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[Whalltt]

Casino Royale: Exclusive First Look on Bahamas Locations
CBn breaks first detailed information and pictures from the Bahamas sets!

Casino Royale: More Pictures From Bahamas Sets
Some more exclusive CBn snapshots - article contains spoilers

Found this article

Albany House First Location For Bond Filming

The one we heard about was The Buena Vista Restaurant, this is a new location, isn't it? If I'm wrong, feel free to delete this thread.

Edited by Tim007, 15 February 2006 - 02:27 PM.

[Shrublands]

Its in a beautiful spot, this is it.

[Whalltt]

"Magnificent view!"

I was trying to find a picture of the house. Beautiful!

Edited by Whalltt, 11 February 2006 - 12:04 PM.

[Lounge Lizard]

Yes, very pretty. But if we want to say more than that, and discuss what it will probably stand in for, this thread should have spoiler tags, right?

It's very difficult to determine at this point what can and cannot be discussed in the larger, 'spoiler-free' zone of CBn. That question might even warrant a separate thread.

Edited by Lounge Lizard, 11 February 2006 - 12:07 PM.

[Whalltt]

Yes, very pretty. But if we want to say more than that, and discuss what it will probably stand in for, this thread should have spoiler tags, right?

It's very difficult to determine at this point what can and cannot be discussed in the larger, 'spoiler-free' zone of CBn. That question might even warrant a separate thread.

Agree. No spoilers so far but the "bosses" can always move this to the spoilers zone.

[Shrublands]

You can have a good look round the place here, lots of photos.


http://www.unusualvi...ny/albany.shtml

[Whalltt]

Great!

Feels good to have Bond back to the Bahamas.

Edited by Whalltt, 11 February 2006 - 12:21 PM.

[Loomis]

Its in a beautiful spot, this is it.

Wow.

I'm guessing (sorry if this is spoilerish, but it is just a guess) this'll be the hotel Bond and Vesper go to towards the end of the film for their holiday together, assuming that the last third will mirror the last third of the book, as I believe Campbell said it would.

[Niwram]

I'm guessing (sorry if this is spoilerish, but it is just a guess) this'll be the hotel Bond and Vesper go to towards the end of the film for their holiday together, assuming that the last third will mirror the last third of the book, as I believe Campbell said it would.

That's exactly what I (and obviously Lounge Lizard) was thinking.

[MarcAngeDraco]

Another great looking location!!

And I suspect you guys are right about it's use...

[Shrublands]

Well, if you are right about what it

[Whalltt]

I'm guessing (sorry if this is spoilerish, but it is just a guess) this'll be the hotel Bond and Vesper go to towards the end of the film for their holiday together, assuming that the last third will mirror the last third of the book, as I believe Campbell said it would.

That's exactly what I (and obviously Lounge Lizard) was thinking.

My thoughts too. It would be perfect for that scene. The beach and all...

[Double-Oh Agent]

Its in a beautiful spot, this is it.

Wow.

I'm guessing (sorry if this is spoilerish, but it is just a guess) this'll be the hotel Bond and Vesper go to towards the end of the film for their holiday together, assuming that the last third will mirror the last third of the book, as I believe Campbell said it would.

I concur Loomis. That does look like Bond's and Vesper's hotel at the end. Boy, that's a fantastic setting. Makes me want to hop on the next plane to the Bahamas.

[MrDraco]

Why do the set pieces remind me of Bad Boys and SWAT? lol..sounds like Royale will be very Royale..

[Harmsway]

Its in a beautiful spot, this is it.

Wow.

I'm guessing (sorry if this is spoilerish, but it is just a guess) this'll be the hotel Bond and Vesper go to towards the end of the film for their holiday together, assuming that the last third will mirror the last third of the book, as I believe Campbell said it would.

If it is the place, it's a perfect location pick. It would be a beautiful spot for it.

[stromberg]

Beautiful place indeed. But I somehow doubt that this'll be the hotel location (which I personally suspect to be in Italy). The way I see it, we won't get very much of the Bahamas once we're past act 1.

But this place has a lot of "Palmyra" feeling to it. I bet it's Demitrius' place.

[Agent 76]

more photos to get a look of the location: enjoy

[zencat]

Great find, Whalltt. Thanks.

[007_Stef]

OH NO......im going to Antuiga (just south of the bahamas) on the 18 of february for a week! im so close to the Bond Filming!! AAAAAAAAAAAAH , and i cant go because i had my american visa in my old passport, and it was valid until 2010!!!! i mean do i even need an american visa for the bahamas?. argh...so close, ah well..

[Leon]

How Fleming-esque is that place??

[Tim007]

Casino Royale: Exclusive First Look on Bahamas Locations
CBn breaks first detailed information and pictures from the Bahamas sets!

[MarcAngeDraco]

OH NO......im going to Antuiga (just south of the bahamas) on the 18 of february for a week! im so close to the Bond Filming!! AAAAAAAAAAAAH , and i cant go because i had my american visa in my old passport, and it was valid until 2010!!!! i mean do i even need an american visa for the bahamas?. argh...so close, ah well..

The Bahamas is not part of the US. I think all you need is a passport to enter, but I'm not positive...

[zencat]

Casino Royale: Exclusive First Look on Bahamas Locations
CBn breaks first detailed information and pictures from the Bahamas sets!

Wow!!! Spectacular stuff, Tim. Love the spy shots and the Google Earth overviews. (Not sure why pics of a EON road signs excite me so much, they just do!) Awesome to hear CBn has a "man in The Bahamas." See, THIS is why I love fansites. Keep it comin'.

[deth]

nice! hopefully this is just the beginning of more undercover shots

[Skudor]

Love the satellite photos - really cool. I guess some parts of these sets are meant to double for the African locations.

[Whalltt]

Great find, Whalltt. Thanks.

You're welcome!

Amazing development on the story! Love the map and the pictures of the EON signs. It really gives us the sense of being there!

[zencat]

Love the satellite photos - really cool. I guess some parts of these sets are meant to double for the African locations.

I have a feeling The Bahamas may be doubling many locations, including Miami.

[Goldengun007]

One interesting bit of trivia/tie-in to the old Bond movies- Coral Harbor, which is now the site for parts of Casino Royale, was a planned housing development on the south shore of New Providence Island in the early 60's and was under development when Thunderball was being filmed there. In the scene where Bond first meets Domino, and requests a ride on her boat, he asks "You wouldn't happen to be going to Coral Harbor, would you?", and Domino replies that she wasn't but she could. It was anticipated that the reference would be to a nice housing development where most of the homes are on inlets where they could tie up their boats behind their house. The subdivision never really took off to any extent (at least it had not when I saw it 2 years ago), and eventually part of the subdivision was taken over as the home base for the Bahamian Royal Navy (due to the several inlets and canals cut in for the never-built houses), just next to the abandoned hotel mentioned in the article. Bond and Domino do not actually go to Coral Harbor in the movie; the beach would not have been as busy as the one that was actually used in the movie, which was on the north shore of Paradise Island, just west of where the Atlantis Resort and the new condominiums under construction are now located. The beach at Coral Harbor is a little rocky (hence its name?) but it has gorgeous southern views to the southern Caribbean Sea! I look forward to seeing how they use this interesting location in the movie!

[zencat]

Cool info, Goldengun007. Thanks. Welcome to CBn.

[onthetracksof007]

Coral Harbour has been used in Thunderball.
There, the hotel once stood that was used as Bond's hotel.
The name of the hotel? "The Coral Harbour Hotel"...

It was demolished in the 80's, unfortunately.