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[Vauxhall]

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Amalric On Dominic Greene's Secret Weapon Against 007

'Sometimes anger can be much more dangerous...'

I know that the revelation that Amalric is basing Dominic Greene on a combination of Tony Blair and Nicolas Sarkozy is not new, but there are quite a few other useful snippets from this interview with 'thelondonpaper'. It also refers to how Greene manages to take on the greater physical presence of Bond. In addition to all the Amalric quotes, there are some interesting other points made by Craig and Kurylenko.

French actor Mathieu Amalric, who plays the film's sinister villain, said he modelled his character to some extent on Tony Blair.

He said: "I've been taking details, the smile of Tony Blair, the craziness of Sarkozy, he's the worst villain we've ever had. He's really dangerous. In fact he walks around thinking he's in a Bond film."

Unlike many of the Bond villains Amalric's character Dominic Greene will not be so hot with his fists.

He said: "He was supposed to have a secret skill. But we had this idea that maybe if the villain doesn't know how to fight, James Bond would be more surprised. Sometimes anger can be much more dangerous.

"I'm going to fight like in school. I was going to say 'like a woman'."

He joked of playing the part: "You are allowed to do things that you are not allowed to do in real life, especially with a woman."

A modern villain was "like a gas" and could be found anywhere.

[Skudor]

I'm not sure I'm liking his comments too much - in fact it almost sounds like he's joking.

Fighting like in school (pulling hair, biting etc.?)... I could see this working, but it just doesn't sound plausible...

Basing the character on Tony Blair and Nick Zarkozy....WTF? Sounds like a way to make an over played villain... I smell more of a mix of Carver and Graves here...

I like his comment about women though, sounds like there might be a sadistic sexual thing going on there somewhere with this character... very Fleming.

[MkB]

Interesting and surprising way of taking into account the physical difference between Craig and Amalric. Smarter than a worn out secret skill, I'd say (I know very few international businessmen who also are martial arts experts...).

Basing the character on Tony Blair and Nick Zarkozy....WTF? Sounds like a way to make an over played villain... I smell more of a mix of Carver and Graves here...

IMO, Nicolas Sarkozy could have plaid a perfect Bond Villain. Even the name is Bond-Villain-like, and he certainly has the looks

Edited by MkB, 29 January 2008 - 01:41 PM.

[Skudor]

Interesting and surprising way of taking into account the physical difference between Craig and Amalric. Smarter than a worn out secret skill, I'd say (I know very few international businessmen who also are martial arts experts...).

Basing the character on Tony Blair and Nick Zarkozy....WTF? Sounds like a way to make an over played villain... I smell more of a mix of Carver and Graves here...

IMO, Nicolas Sarkozy could have plaid a perfect Bond Villain. Even the name is Bond-Villain-like, and he certainly has the looks

He certainly has the looks for it - smarmy!

[HawkEye007]

I'm not sure I'm liking his comments too much - in fact it almost sounds like he's joking.

Fighting like in school (pulling hair, biting etc.?)... I could see this working, but it just doesn't sound plausible...

Basing the character on Tony Blair and Nick Zarkozy....WTF? Sounds like a way to make an over played villain... I smell more of a mix of Carver and Graves here...

I like his comment about women though, sounds like there might be a sadistic sexual thing going on there somewhere with this character... very Fleming.

In my head, I'm interpreting the 'fighting like in school' comment more along the lines of just fighting dirty. I mean if you were out matched physically by your opponent, wouldn't you resort to some dirty tactics? Its obvious from Amalric's early pics that he is not buff like Craig, and that his villian will be more along the lines of Carver guy, which is cool by me. In all honesty Bond throwing down with the bad guy was kinda over done in PB's films.

As far as the women comment goes, could that possibly have something to do with the the Camille's quest for revenge? Maybe Greene abused her, or a female family member of hers?

[Skudor]

I'm not sure I'm liking his comments too much - in fact it almost sounds like he's joking.

Fighting like in school (pulling hair, biting etc.?)... I could see this working, but it just doesn't sound plausible...

Basing the character on Tony Blair and Nick Zarkozy....WTF? Sounds like a way to make an over played villain... I smell more of a mix of Carver and Graves here...

I like his comment about women though, sounds like there might be a sadistic sexual thing going on there somewhere with this character... very Fleming.

In my head, I'm interpreting the 'fighting like in school' comment more along the lines of just fighting dirty. I mean if you were out matched physically by your opponent, wouldn't you resort to some dirty tactics? Its obvious from Amalric's early pics that he is not buff like Craig, and that his villian will be more along the lines of Carver guy, which is cool by me. In all honesty Bond throwing down with the bad guy was kinda over done in PB's films.

As far as the women comment goes, could that possibly have something to do with the the Camille's quest for revenge? Maybe Greene abused her, or a female family member of hers?

The tie in with Camille sounds plausible.

[Bondian]

Great. A chewing gum and snot fight finale.

If Amalric fight's like a girl, and after Bond kills him. Will he say "the butch bitch is dead".

[MicroGlobeOne]

In my head, I'm interpreting the 'fighting like in school' comment more along the lines of just fighting dirty. I mean if you were out matched physically by your opponent, wouldn't you resort to some dirty tactics? Its obvious from Amalric's early pics that he is not buff like Craig, and that his villian will be more along the lines of Carver guy, which is cool by me. In all honesty Bond throwing down with the bad guy was kinda over done in PB's films.

I agree. As Amalric notes, this just seems to make sense. This is one fight scene I'm really looking forward to.

[Jim]

"Nurr Bond, you're a girl, nurr... and you smell. Poo-ee. Your mum's smelly."

The Haggis magic works again.

[Harmsway]

In my head, I'm interpreting the 'fighting like in school' comment more along the lines of just fighting dirty. I mean if you were out matched physically by your opponent, wouldn't you resort to some dirty tactics? Its obvious from Amalric's early pics that he is not buff like Craig, and that his villian will be more along the lines of Carver guy, which is cool by me. In all honesty Bond throwing down with the bad guy was kinda over done in PB's films.

I agree. As Amalric notes, this just seems to make sense. This is one fight scene I'm really looking forward to.

I'm with you guys on this. It's going to be a dirty, nasty fight.

[00Twelve]

I agree also. No stylistic stuff here. Just a good old fashioned scrap.

[Jim]

I agree also. No stylistic stuff here. Just a good old fashioned scrap.

Why have I got visions of the Darcy/Cleaver fight in Bridget Jones' Diary? It was very funny.

[DamnCoffee]

"I'm going to fight like in school. I was going to say 'like a woman'."

Definatley Gay.

[Cody]

Great. A chewing gum and snot fight finale.

I'm hoping to see noogies, Indian burns, and wet willies employed as well, the fight ending with Greene holding Bond down while performing the "let spit dangle from his mouth, then slurp it back in at the last second" torture. Bond will be screaming for mercy.

[Bondian]

Great. A chewing gum and snot fight finale.

I'm hoping to see noogies, Indian burns, and wet willies employed as well, the fight ending with Greene holding Bond down while performing the "let spit dangle from his mouth, then slurp it back in at the last second" torture. Bond will be screaming for mercy.

ROFL.

Wonder if we'll see some Gemma Arterton 'St Trinian's' hockey sticks as well.

Maybe this will be the first 'Blazing Saddles' end to any Bond film.

[Harry Fawkes]

[Major Tallon]

Ah, yes, the epic battle begins when Amalric puts a poison-coated tack on Bond's chair.

[Qwerty]

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Amalric On Dominic Greene's Secret Weapon Against 007

'Sometimes anger can be much more dangerous...'

[Mr. Blofeld]

Maybe this will be the first 'Blazing Saddles' end to any Bond film.

You forget Casino Royale '67...

[Qwerty]

I think this villain sounds outstanding. Really seems like we're going to get something different from Amalric's "Dominic Greene."

[Agent 76]

I sense a madman type of fight between them. Rage and raw as the ingredients of it. hummm...Nice

[dinovelvet]

My first thought was that this means he is going to kick Bond in the balls. What's more 'dirtier' and cheat-ier than that? I can see the fight going exactly like that. Greene will start off by kicking Bond in the balls, and as Bond keels over in agony, he'll kick him when he's down. Bond will quickly shake this off, and start walloping Greene, who will resort to more dirty tactics like say, grabbing a vase and smashing it over Bond's head. Bond will continue to fight 'honestly', and Greene will keep trying to use objects against him.

[tdalton]

I think this villain sounds outstanding. Really seems like we're going to get something different from Amalric's "Dominic Greene."

Agreed. Amalric is a fantastic actor and I think that whatever we get from him (be it very similar or wildly different from what we've had in the previous 21 films) will be superior to many of the villains that have preceded him.

[Royal Dalton]

I can easily imagine him going psycho with a samurai sword, or something like that.

[Leon]

GOOD! I'm sick of every Bond villain being some martial artist...oh and every Bond girl and most other people who get into fights. Casino Royale showed 007 just kicking the cr@p out of a guy who clearly couldn't fight in a toilet. Amazing, hard hitting scene.

[sharpshooter]

This all sounds different. That's good, something different for a change.

[Eddie Burns]

Is it me or are Almric's eyes scary. I mean, he looks deranged (in a villiany way) like he can just stare at you and you'd never dare to look him directly in the eye. And despite his small stature, i'm expecting him to be quite intimidating in a different way. I kind of see him as an upgrade of Kronsteen (those eyes!) with more clout. I think a mixture of charm (Blair), charisma and ruthlessnes (Sarkozy) and those eyes make him unpredictable which always works. The greatest cinematic villians are unpredictable. Like Blofeld in FRWL. How many actually believed, when watching it for the first time, that Blofeld would have killed Kronsteen instead of Klebb during that scene. A great scene that defined who Blofeld was to me. Shame they had to go the orange faced Pleasance route.

[dinovelvet]

The more I think about this, the more I'm picturing something like the PTS of Thunderball (though hopefully not with Amalric in drag). Its a brutal fight in which Connery immediately floors his opponent with one punch, but he fights back using the furniture and whatever else is laying around. Its a fairly hard-hitting fight scene so maybe something along these lines is the way to go.

[Skudor]

A good, scrappy fight should be quite tense. Some of the fighting in Casino Royale (particularly some of the wide shots of the fighting on the crane) looked a bit too elegant and staged.

[Sbott]

Doesn't he know that Bond went to Eton he doesn't stand a chance