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[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Mice to see ya again, Mr Tanner !

[Jim]

My Quantum of Apathy is whatever.

[tdalton]

I like the fact that they're bringing in another Fleming character, but I hope that Tanner ends up being more than just a replacement for Villiers. I think that they need to develop his friendship with Bond over the course of the next few films, and hopefully they'll do this rather than make Tanner just another member of the MI6 staff.

[bond_girl_double07]

I love that Tanner will be appearing, but any word on Jeffrey Wright's Felix yet? Apologies if I've missed the announcement, there's been a lot of news in the past 2 days!

[Andrew]

I love that Tanner will be appearing, but any word on Jeffrey Wright's Felix yet? Apologies if I've missed the announcement, there's been a lot of news in the past 2 days!

He's in.

[tdalton]

I love that Tanner will be appearing, but any word on Jeffrey Wright's Felix yet? Apologies if I've missed the announcement, there's been a lot of news in the past 2 days!

Felix is returning as well. He's listed on the Quantum of Solace website as being in the film.

[Vauxhall]

A really positive move by the producers to bring back Tanner in my opinion. I hope that they emphasise his friendship with Bond more than in previous movies.

[tdalton]

A really positive move by the producers to bring back Tanner in my opinion. I hope that they emphasise his friendship with Bond more than in previous movies.

I hope that they emphasize his friendship as well, although I don't think that it would take much to emphasize it more than in previous films. I think for that to happen, really all they would need to do is have them just exchange a somewhat friendly sounding "hello" and it would already be emphasized more than it was in previous films.

[Craig is 007]

This is great news. Another character is confirmed, and it's even better when the character is one of Fleming's

Edited by Craig is 007, 25 January 2008 - 07:22 PM.

[Skudor]

A really positive move by the producers to bring back Tanner in my opinion. I hope that they emphasise his friendship with Bond more than in previous movies.

I hope that they emphasize his friendship as well, although I don't think that it would take much to emphasize it more than in previous films. I think for that to happen, really all they would need to do is have them just exchange a somewhat friendly sounding "hello" and it would already be emphasized more than it was in previous films.

LOL

[Jericho_One]

This really is great news. I am very satisfied to see one of my dearest Fleming characters coming back.

[bonds_walther]

I'm happy to have Tanner back - I've always enjoyed Michael Kitchen's portrayal of him. It'll be interesting to see how Kinnear plays the role.

[Sbott]

Interesting news although I would have liked to have seen Michael Kitchen reprise the role, a great actor

[Vauxhall]

Interesting news although I would have liked to have seen Michael Kitchen reprise the role, a great actor

I do like Michael Kitchen, but I think that it must be a conscious move by the producers to go for a much younger actor, especially someone like Rory Kinnear who is gaining a fantastic reputation in the British theatre. There probably lies a good reason behind such a move.

[Agent 76]

This is another great piece of news. Tanner is a nice touch of Fleming brought to the movie.

[Head of S]

I do hope he's not involved in any horse riding scenes at the Palio.

Not even remotely funny.

[Professor Dent]

It's nice to see the Tanner character in the movie.

[Mr. Blofeld]

I do hope he's not involved in any horse riding scenes at the Palio.

Not even remotely funny.

What do you mean by that?

[Head of S]

I do hope he's not involved in any horse riding scenes at the Palio.

Not even remotely funny.

What do you mean by that?

Rory's father, the actor Roy Kinnear, tragically died when he fell from a horse during filming of 'The Return Of The Musketeers' (1989).

[Mr. Blofeld]

I do hope he's not involved in any horse riding scenes at the Palio.

Not even remotely funny.

What do you mean by that?

Rory's father, the actor Roy Kinnear, tragically died when he fell from a horse during filming of 'The Return Of The Musketeers' (1989).

Oh.

Oh, dear God...

[Methos]

Alright, now I feel rather silly having posted about this news, having gotten wind of it via the IGN article! With the news on 'Quantum of Solace' amassing at warp speed, it's enough for any Bond fan to miss a thing or two.

That being said, I'm wicked glad that this has been confirmed!! Hopefully Mr. Kinnear will stick around longer than Michael Kitchen (whom I thoroughly enjoyed as Tanner). We've now got an original Fleming title and another old friend of a Fleming character. Methinks this is all coming together nicely so far.

[Donovan]

I'm also glad to see Tanner back. Not sure how much time the filmmakers will, or should, spend in developing any friendship between him and Bond. Not much space was used in the books other than to say they were best friends in the service. In the books, Tanner seemed to play a role in filling in the details for Bond on an assignment and the two had a running tradition of lunch. That's about all I can remember, other than Tanner saying more than once "so, you've bought it...thought you would" whenever Bond accepted an assignment from M.

Incidentally, Tanner was originally going to be in "The Living Daylights" as well. He was to be in the scene at the safe house when they were de-briefing Koskov.

[Qwerty]

Guess this might explain why there was no need to see Villiers return from Casino Royale.

[Double-0-Seven]

Nice to hear that Tanner will be back. Hopefully they do more with the character than they did in the Brosnan films. As for the actor playing him, I can't say that I'm familiar with his work but I'm sure he'll do a good job.

[Methos]

Guess this might explain why there was no need to see Villiers return from Casino Royale.

Glad I caught something in the IGN thread, that wasn't already here! When I read the IGN article's mention of Tanner, I instantly called my dear friend and longtime fellow Bond fan to impart the news of Tanner's return. We both hit on this news being a logical explanation for Tobias Menzies (spelling likely off...but he was brilliant in both HBO's 'Rome' and his brief turn as Villiers in CR). I'm keen to see how this new fella works out, for all his accolades on the British stage. If he fits Tanner, then I would love to see an actor portraying Tanner for more than two films. Having been weened on Fleming's original works, prior to being allowed to delve into the films, Tanner always struck me as being every bit the stock character that 'Q' and 'Moneypenny' became on screen. It would be wonderful if this fella nails it and sticks around to reprise the role repeatedly methinks.

Edited by Methos, 26 January 2008 - 07:04 AM.

[Jim]

I do hope he's not involved in any horse riding scenes at the Palio.

Not even remotely funny.

Yes, sorry about that - wasn't actually intended as a joke but I can see that it comes across that way.

[DaveBond21]

Wow!

I had recently said in the Charles Robinson thread that I'd like to see Tanner back. This is excellent news - if he's going to be Bond's mate, and not a Villers type!

[Double-Oh Agent]

I like the idea of bringing Tanner back, but I hope it's not just a renaming of the lame Villiers character. Tanner should be Chief of Staff not M's secretary/assistant...

I'm sure it's just a case of the writer being lax in their typing. The writer probably heard M's chief of staff or right-hand man and decided to shorten/simplify it to M's assistant. I'm confident that the producers will make Bill Tanner M's chief of staff.

Fantastic news! Although he isn't quite how I pictured Tanner, I'll wait and see how he performs but I'm sure he'll do a great job - something I think the world learned after Craig was cast.

I agree. I'm thrilled that Tanner is back, but he definitely isn't what I pictured Tanner as being. He seems too young to me, but I will reserve judgement until I see the film. Hopefully, the screenwriters write him as a true friend of Bond's--or at least by the end of the film on the road to being good friends.

[DaveBond21]

I was a big fan of his Dad.

[Vauxhall]

I wonder whether there was a conscious reason why Tanner wasn't included in CASINO ROYALE, and they briefly created this new character of Villiers... I do hope that Rory Kinnear becomes a recurring character in the next few movies, and he's not just appearing in QUANTUM OF SOLACE.