February 14, 2006
I am work in Barrandov Studios, I am proud this is home of James Bond 007! Filming also in Loket Castle and organise equipmet for shooting in castle. This is castle of history. It have like museum of torture weapons. This location for torture scene in new script. There is confusion for script, it change very much and diffcult understanding so plans get cancel lot. Martin Campbell ask change for script. It is hard for write the script for restart story. It is thought much harder than they expect. This is very much action movie, it is Bond movie!!! Modern Bond for Daniel Craig!!! He fighting all the time in story, he is man of action and Martin Campbell show this new style James Bond, man of action. He like very much Transporter film and hard action style with fastness he will do also for Bond. There is casting for Felix role now. Martin Campbell is proud he create female M and he want make new Felix role like different nationality. Script is changing so much, Felix role is more for humour and Bond girl have humour. Scenes for Bond girl shooting in late March, it is small role. Plan now for older actress is better for Daniel Craig. He is friendly. He is try adjusting for action filming.
March 15, 2006
We are here in Prague, we build new sets while they are filming in Bahamas, we has lots of preparation we do here for them when they return. Script I can report is have more changes. That's why we put down one set for villain building and we build something new again, it is different design because script change so much. Director Martin not please with script so more rewrites do again. I am hearing other writers must come back, one name I hear was Bruce Ferstein but I do not see him here. Director Martin like ideas in early script but it is for diferent James Bond too young James Bond but it must have good ideas because Director Martin like so much that script they try now for bringing back information from that script. I am glad casting all done now. It is true in my first message that they get other nationality for Felix role so they go for black actor and Jeffry Wright is wonderful actor. Last script I saw it show Felix role is like mentor for James Bond, he teaching James Bond good clothes and style of cool. It remind me like Danny Glover of older friend like father for Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapons movies. Some executives has left they not like how movie is going, they nervous of bad press and not agree on story. Surprising for the bosses the bad press and I learn they do meetings for long time, now consultants help for manage publicity. I am excited for this new James Bond! It is cool action film because it is James Bond!
March 31, 2006
There was script meeting, they review state of script because executives feel story is empty like it do not have big idea in goal of villain. They complain villain is only go for money and no big threat in story. So they have meeting and explore how make improvement. Bond films always famous for include the topical inforamtion like what is going on in news headlines. So they talk on what is going on current events and they make suggestion like one idea now is for illegal immigration for background in one of henchman character. Here in Prague we go hiring new construction workers because script change so much and we start new sets but then design go and change and some workers get angry so much and quit. I think there now 4 maybe 5 version of script. Last script I saw have many new pages. New page is mark with pink color and only maybe 12 pages does not have pink color. They look for way for making Mathis role and Felix role more intersting. Director Martin like how he do Zorro movie and Anthony Hopkins is like mentor for young Zorro. So that is other way they explore for story. They are like mentors for James Bond and he learn from them best wines and tailor suit and way of glamour world. Problem is this all near end of story and it is lots of ideas going on like romance with Vesper and then James Bond go have change in character. So that is other topic in script meeting, how make all that smooth. We now wait for them return in Prague and we do lots preparation in studio. Some designs for teaser poster I have seen. Beautiful posters! One is like romance film it showing James Bond and Vesper in embracing each other. It have mystery caption like "What if someone you never know is only person for you"? Other design shows the Daniel Craig like a shadow and he hold gun and there is ID card and stamp of 007. I am wonder for final design they go for release! This is James Bond movie!
