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[whitesox]

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Neil Jackson Is 'Mr. Slate' In 'Quantum of Solace'

Another new villain for Craig's second Bond adventure

A french site claims that English actor Neil Jackson has been cast as Mr Slate in QoS (IMDb).

http://www.jamesbond...t-Mr-Slate.html

[Mr. Blofeld]

Mr. Slate, hmmmm?

Either the colour/codename theory is true, or he's representing Christopher Hitchens.

[Red Barchetta]

Mr. Slate, hmmmm?

Either the colour/codename theory is true, or he's representing Christopher Hitchens.

Or, Fred Flinstone's boss!

[jaguar007]

Or he is Fred and Barney's boss.

[blueman]

Er, great minds think alike?

[Mr. Blofeld]

Er, great minds think alike?

More like great minds post at the same time...

[Cody]

Their source is IMDb, but after a search I see that he announced this on his MySpace way back on December 19th.

I finalized contracts a few days ago to play the role of Mr. Slate in the new, as yet untitled, Bond film. Details are a little sketchy at this point, but I do have a big fight with 007...

In a November 9th post, he said the character he was up for was named "Mr. Black"

Edited by Cody, 03 February 2008 - 02:07 AM.

[MkB]

Amazing that he announced it on December 19th, and the news didnd't hit the forum (and Bond sites in general) before!

[Righty007]

Mr. Slate? This must mean "the organization" is the Slate Rock and Gravel Company featured in The Flintstones.

[Turn]

Mr. Slate was a popular name on '60s TV shows. Mark Slate was April Dancer's partner on The Girl From UNCLE.

[Royal Dalton]

In a November 9th post, he said the character he was up for was named "Mr. Black"

He must have lightened up a bit since then.

[Mr. Blofeld]

In a November 9th post, he said the character he was up for was named "Mr. Black"

He must have lightened up a bit since then.

Either that, or the colour/codename designation was way too obvious.

[Leon]

Mr. Slate, hmmmm?

Either the colour/codename theory is true, or he's representing Christopher Hitchens.

Slate isn't really a colour though is it, it's a rock. It's sometimes used in silly colour names for paint and stuff but frankly going from Mr White to Mr Slate does not immediately make one think "aha colours!". Greene isn't a colour either...green is, not greene.

I think White is just his name...I've known people called White. I also had a teacher way back in my kiddie days called Mr Coffee, and my brother had a teacher called Mr Chicken.

If Mr White had been called Mr Coffee would people immediately think the organisation used hot beverage code-names? Or maybe bean code-names? I dunno.

Mr Bond...it's his name, it's not a code-name based on official certificates of debt or something.

Surnames which are colours are very common. I still maintain it's just a name, otherwise it's just blatantly ripping off Resevoir Dogs.

Edited by Leon, 03 February 2008 - 02:56 AM.

[blueman]

White, Slate, and Greene...I like how they're colors but not colors. Cool.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Surnames which are colours are very common. I still maintain it's just a name, otherwise it's just blatantly ripping off Resevoir Dogs.

Which, in and of itself, is a ripoff of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

[Royal Dalton]

See also: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

[dinovelvet]

So it appears this bloke is a former amateur boxing champion. I don't think this will be a particularly big role, judging from his resume which mostly consists of the odd episode of tv here and there. I'm guessing its a Gettler sized role with one or two lines, and a quick fight.

[Leon]

Surnames which are colours are very common. I still maintain it's just a name, otherwise it's just blatantly ripping off Resevoir Dogs.

Which, in and of itself, is a ripoff of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

There you go, nicely noted.

Unless other character surface with names which are actually colours like Mr Black, Mr Grey, Mr Blue...I maintain my opinion that there is no colour code in the organisation.

Edited by Leon, 03 February 2008 - 03:46 AM.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Unless other character surface with names which are actually colours like Mr Black, Mr Grey, Mr Blue...I maintain my opinion that there is no colour code in the organisation.

Actually, wasn't there a Fredrick Gray in some of the earlier Bond films?

[sharpshooter]

It appears that Bond will wipe this Slate clean in a fight.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

Neil Jackson Is 'Mr. Slate' In 'Quantum of Solace'

Another new villain for Craig's second Bond adventure

[Leon]

Unless other character surface with names which are actually colours like Mr Black, Mr Grey, Mr Blue...I maintain my opinion that there is no colour code in the organisation.

Actually, wasn't there a Fredrick Gray in some of the earlier Bond films?

Oh my god, yes! I've been proven wrong.

[zencat]

Their source is IMDb, but after a search I see that he announced this on his MySpace way back on December 19th.

Looks like he also posted on his page in early November that he would be playing "Mr. Black."

Now that we know about it, I wonder if his MySpace page will mysteriously vanish the way Olga's did.

[dinovelvet]

Their source is IMDb, but after a search I see that he announced this on his MySpace way back on December 19th.

Looks like he also posted on his page in early November that he would be playing "Mr. Black."

Now that we know about it, I wonder if his MySpace page will mysteriously vanish the way Olga's did.

What happened with Olga's page? Was there something "interesting" on it...?

[zencat]

What happened with Olga's page? Was there something "interesting" on it...?

No, nothing more than what's on Neil's page. She announced she got the part. Now it's gone.

[zencat]

Curious that his original name, Black...also a color like Green and White.

I'm also curious to know who is changing all these names. He was Mr. Black on Nov 9 (5 days into writer strike). Today he is Mr. Slate. We know Amalric's name was changed as well. But I guess it doesn't require a writer to change character names.

[Leon]

It's possible they had started writing character with colour-coded names but then realised it was a really bad idea and has been done before so they changed it.

[Jim]

Is the natural resource supposedly to be dominated by the villains slate?

Did they have a bad experience in Blauneau Ffestiniog and want it to burn? For "bad experience" read "go to at some point" as I doubt there's any other sort of experience to be had.

[MkB]

So it appears this bloke is a former amateur boxing champion. I don't think this will be a particularly big role, judging from his resume which mostly consists of the odd episode of tv here and there. I'm guessing its a Gettler sized role with one or two lines, and a quick fight.

Certainly one or two punch lines, given his curriculum...

[MarcAngeDraco]

Curious that his original name, Black...also a color like Green and White.

I'm also curious to know who is changing all these names. He was Mr. Black on Nov 9 (5 days into writer strike). Today he is Mr. Slate. We know Amalric's name was changed as well. But I guess it doesn't require a writer to change character names.

Mr. Wilson would certainly have no compunction about changing or even writing during the strike...

White, Greene, Slate/Black... that can't really just be coincidental...