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[Shrublands]

"It's the most calm, friendly set that you've ever been on."

Michael G. Wilson discusses Ian Fleming's 'Quantum of Solace', the Writers Guild strike and the 007 mythology

http://uk.movies.ign...7/847944p1.html

I’m very reassured by the…

IGN:And the gadgets?

Wilson: Well we haven't been too strong on gadgets, we've just used realistic things within the world.

After the “more gadgets this time” remark at the press conference, I think that and the “twice the action" was just a producer hyping his product for the media.

Edited by [dark], 29 January 2008 - 12:50 AM.

[Jim]

Spoiler

Will Quantum of Solace have anything to do with Fleming's short story.

Wilson: No, it's completely original, it doesn't use any part of the short story.

[00Twelve]

Seems the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. Way to keep up family tradition, Mike!

[The Dove]

Great find Shrublands!! I love it how the writer of the interview says that Michael Wilson first got involved in the Bond series on The Spy Who Loved Me....in 1972!!!! WTF??? Come on people!! Check your facts and get them right!!!

[DamnCoffee]

"Wilson: Well we haven't been too strong on gadgets, we've just used realistic things within the world."

Brilliant!

[Jim]

Moved to spoilers, although arguably such spoilers as there are confirm what's not in it as much as what's in it.

[Harmsway]

Nice to know they're not big on the gadgets.

What's really great is how focused Forster is:
[box]"We wanted a director who would work with the actors and attract great actors. Marc is also incredibly well prepared. He's the most prepared director I've ever worked with. Every scene in the picture has been planned

[00Twelve]

I was about to bring up that same point, Harms. It's very exciting to see that the director has so meticulously planned the shoot. I'm expecting a wonderfully new and different style on this one. And with such a "calm" shooting environment, everyone involved will have the best chance they can to deliver the material to the best of its potential. Great find, shrub.

[killkenny kid]

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[Harmsway]

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[Shrublands]

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[killkenny kid]

Yes, it is.

[stamper]

Twice the action was a quote directed to Joe Schmuck from middle west america the guy who think Rambo as too much talk and Die Hard 1 not enough action and that Terminator drags a bit in the parts where the girl talks, but Chuck Norris TV series are best.

[Vauxhall]

Just watched THE KITE RUNNER and thought about what a daunting prospect that must have been to direct. Forster seems like a fantastic director, and the Bond franchise is lucky to have him.

[[dark]]

"It's the most calm, friendly set that you've ever been on."

Michael G. Wilson discusses Ian Fleming's 'Quantum of Solace', the Writers Guild strike and the 007 mythology

[MR. BOND 93]

Nice interview, sounds like everyone just loves Marc

[delfloria]

IGN.......Where are the interviews with CommanderBond.net?????????

[sharpshooter]

Yep, the gadget comment is fine by me. It suits the Craig era. Gadgets that are available today being used by Bond and in the DBS is fine with me.

[Jackanaples]

Wilson: Well we haven't been too strong on gadgets, we've just used realistic things within the world.

Just what I thought when it was announced that there would be more gadgets in the press conference. Glad to have it spelled out. Wilson's comment here as well as Forster's about "more not always meaning bigger" have me very keen on QOS.

If anything characterizes the Craig era, I think it's the hard shift away from the fantastic toward the realistic yet very exotic. That's what James Bond should be in my opinion.

Edited by Jackanaples, 29 January 2008 - 02:05 AM.

[Qwerty]

Nice interview, sounds like everyone just loves Marc

That seems to almost be an understatement.

Excellent interview.

[Bondian]

If he's that good, then keep him on for at least two.

[sharpshooter]

"...realistic yet very exotic. That's what James Bond should be in my opinion."

Precisely. Craig to me has the very best qualities of James Bond. He has Connery's swagger and confidence, and Dalton's stone cold cruelty and seriousness on missions. He has Connery's execution of puns, but they are Daltonesque in the context in which they are said.

A bit off topic there, but the realistic and exotic comment struck a chord. The Craig era is shaping up nicely.

[MarcAngeDraco]

Great find Shrublands!! I love it how the writer of the interview says that Michael Wilson first got involved in the Bond series on The Spy Who Loved Me....in 1972!!!! WTF??? Come on people!! Check your facts and get them right!!!

It looks like he combined two facts to make one incorrect statement. More sloppy journalism...

[sharpshooter]

It looks like he combined two facts to make one incorrect statement. More sloppy journalism...

I am afraid so. My communications degree will be over in two years, so you will all have to wait until then for journalistic credibility to return.

[Skudor]

It looks like he combined two facts to make one incorrect statement. More sloppy journalism...

I am afraid so. My communications degree will be over in two years, so you will all have to wait until then for journalistic credibility to return.

I just hope you avoid the tabloids!

[doubler83]

From reading about how prepared the director is, and how calm the set is, we might have a short shooting period. Or, shorter than normal.

Very encouraging interview nonetheless.

[Binyamin]

Well, nothing wrong with a shorter shoot. More time to perfect the trailers!