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[marktmurphy]

Or is it the product of a brand consultation?

Arf! Marvellous Jim; that's exactly what I thought (only more funny): my mind went to Consignia as well!
Quantum; it's very vague and corporate-sounding. I hope it's the name of their front or something because as an evil organisation name it's a bit... crap.

[stamper]

That's right, Cruise has the copyright on shades and running in pictures.

[Vauxhall]

Bond in jeans? at last i have enought suits

I was about to mention the same thing! This is the first time we have ever seen Bond in a pair of jeans! Talk about evolving the character

I'm no expert on the wardrobe of Bond but I think he may have worn jeans in the Miami sequence of CASINO ROYALE...

[Mjbartanis]

Looks like the PPK is back?

[MattofSteel]

I like that picture. He's running at full speed with gun drawn and probably full of angst, and he has a nice pair of shades on. Class.

I'll play devil's advocate: isn't it a bit Cruise in M:I-2?

Nah, Dan looks way cooler. Tom Cruise's hair alone practically deserved second billing in that film.

[Mr_Wint]

Wow. That sounds fantastic! QOS sounds like it's going to be pure class and in no way a run of the mill Bond adventure. I was surprised by how much was revealed in that article. The role of Camille has me very intrigued now. Also, the poster who put up the links to the photos from the article somehow missed my favorite:

http://i.usatoday.ne...bondx-large.jpg

Dan is making Bond look amazingly badass there.

Bond in jeans? at last i have enought suits

It looks a little bit forced to have Bond in sunglasses during the action. Not promising at all.

[Jack Spang]

"I can

[Jackanaples]

Wow. That sounds fantastic! QOS sounds like it's going to be pure class and in no way a run of the mill Bond adventure. I was surprised by how much was revealed in that article. The role of Camille has me very intrigued now. Also, the poster who put up the links to the photos from the article somehow missed my favorite:

http://i.usatoday.ne...bondx-large.jpg

Dan is making Bond look amazingly badass there.

Bond in jeans? at last i have enought suits

It looks a little bit forced to have Bond in sunglasses during the action. Not promising at all.

From the sounds of it in the article, the combination of sun and high altitude in that part of the world make conditions merciless. I'd say wearing sunglasses in that situation was sheer practicality.

[baerrtt]

we know that Bond and Camille don't actually have a romantic relationship (and that his one fling in the movie is just a brief one-off with Fields).

Do we know that Bond and Camille don't have sex, or is it just that they don't have a romance (although "romance" seems to be a word used incredibly loosely in the context of the Bond flicks)?

From the info I can glean, it appears that 007 may still be getting a bit of rumpy-pumpy - or at least something - with her. Not sure we can count on a faithful previously unused Flemingian element (from MOONRAKER) just yet, although then again the omens do look good.

I don't know. My guess is no rumpy-pumpy or any slap and tickle.
Perhaps a kiss or an embrace sommit, when they are both in danger promising something more (ala Moonraker) and then they go their separate ways at the end, perhaps not quite MR as there may not be another man involved

From what's been said by Wilson it looks that way doesn't it? If so, as someone mentioned earlier, it will be interesting to a general audience that aren't versed in the books react to the fact that this will be the 2nd Bond film in a row where Bond doesn't end up with the Bond Girl. Indeed it seems the only 'rumpy pumpy' he'll be having is with Fields. Wonder if they'll do what should have been the natural conclusion to FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (the relationship between Bond and Melina until the tacked on 'Bond gets the girl ending' throughout the film is paternal) and argubly TOMMORROW NEVER DIES (Yeoh's character doesn't play any obvious attraction to Bond yet we have THAT ending).

[marktmurphy]

Wow. That sounds fantastic! QOS sounds like it's going to be pure class and in no way a run of the mill Bond adventure. I was surprised by how much was revealed in that article. The role of Camille has me very intrigued now. Also, the poster who put up the links to the photos from the article somehow missed my favorite:

http://i.usatoday.ne...bondx-large.jpg

Dan is making Bond look amazingly badass there.

Bond in jeans? at last i have enought suits

It looks a little bit forced to have Bond in sunglasses during the action. Not promising at all.

Well; it would be very bright there, plus there's about to be lots of glass flying about, so they seem pretty practical to me!

[bond 16.05.72]

I'm not sure if Craig said this but if he did the ending of QOS sure got interesting, I know quite a few people have talked about a Bond captured type ending with elements of YOLT been bought in to play, could this be what Craig is implying in this comment.

Yes it may tabloid bluster but I think it came from the man him self and if it did then I am excited.

http://www.contactmu..... bond_1064598

We Know he'll be in tip top condition from the beginning to the climax fight with Greene but does this mean capture, out of shape is implied, I don't see him getting out of shape during the film so what will this mean?

[baerrtt]

I'm not sure if Craig said this but if he did the ending of QOS sure got interesting, I know quite a few people have talked about a Bond captured type ending with elements of YOLT been bought in to play, could this be what Craig is implying in this comment.

Yes it may tabloid bluster but I think it came from the man him self and if it did then I am excited.

http://www.contactmu..... bond_1064598

We Know he'll be in tip top condition from the beginning to the climax fight with Greene but does this mean capture, out of shape is implied, I don't see him getting out of shape during the film so what will this mean?

Hmmm very intriguing. Despite the naysayers if nothing else looks like we could end up with a very unconventional Bond film (action film period) if all this news, particularly this story, is true.

[Shrublands]

I'm not sure if Craig said this but if he did the ending of QOS sure got interesting, I know quite a few people have talked about a Bond captured type ending with elements of YOLT been bought in to play, could this be what Craig is implying in this comment.

Yes it may tabloid bluster but I think it came from the man him self and if it did then I am excited.

http://www.contactmu..... bond_1064598

We Know he'll be in tip top condition from the beginning to the climax fight with Greene but does this mean capture, out of shape is implied, I don't see him getting out of shape during the film so what will this mean?

Craig just made a joke about them always wanting him to show his body off and now we have Contact Music doing what Contact Music does; regurgitating something they misunderstood in the first place, idiots.

[Fixer]

Or is it the product of a brand consultation?

I'd type more, but I'm still picking myself up off the floor...

[Harmsway]

we know that Bond and Camille don't actually have a romantic relationship (and that his one fling in the movie is just a brief one-off with Fields).

Do we know that Bond and Camille don't have sex, or is it just that they don't have a romance (although "romance" seems to be a word used incredibly loosely in the context of the Bond flicks)?

The article states that both never happen.

[00Twelve]

Welcome to my current favorite thread.

I'm in agreement with Zen and Harms-- this info has really put some big pieces together and gotten me lots more excited. I'm thrilled that Bond is (presumably) not going to end up the film with Camille in his arms, but might very well end up alone. That really does jive not only with Fleming, but, um...life. And it opens the door for a relationship down the road that is like the literary Bond/Tiffany pairing-- Bond might love her, but it doesn't work out in the long run.

I'm also thrilled about the moral ambiguity of killing the villain. It's so refreshing of them to hit psychological/philosophical issues that really resonate with real life like that. I'm not saying this will be a terribly realistic film, but at least it won't be a cartoon or a melodrama. I'll give a prediction: Bond will waiver in his resolve to kill Greene just long enough to give Camille the opportunity to do it herself, thus robbing him of the chance to know whether if would have really been right or wrong. Just my prediction. Hope I'm at least a little bit wrong, really.

I, too, was pumped to see Craig with the PPK. I don't care if it's his gun or not; just the mere inclusion of a moment where he uses it is enough to seal him down to Bond in a way that can't be undone, IMO. Nobody can claim he's a black sheep b/c of the hair. He's just 007. (That probably made no sense right there, but it's how I saw that picture.)

Needless to say, I'm excited about the action. That's pretty much a given. And Quantum! Good idea for introducing some familiarity into the title for the unwashed massesfilm's detractors that don't understand what the phrase means. The lapel pin looks classy.

Fantastic news, keep it coming!!

I like that picture. He's running at full speed with gun drawn and probably full of angst, and he has a nice pair of shades on. Class.

I'll play devil's advocate: isn't it a bit Cruise in M:I-2?

He's missing the 8 inches of brunette hair all around his head and the Woo-rule-of-thumb second gun.

[HildebrandRarity]

I don't know if we have a thread on this but some great new news and pics out today in that USA Today article.

So the organization's name is Quantum...or The Quantum Group/Corp/Org/etc?

I don't think so...it must be Greene's cover company's name...not the mysterious organization's name...so my sub-header on the thread title is incorrect [but I don't know how to edit it.]

And Greene is after water. That's new too.

Interesting stuff.

[Harmsway]

We've got a thread on it. And it's the mysterious organization's name, not the cover company's name - Zen and Loomis had both been informed of this in advance.

[Loomis]

I noticed you guessed it on some thread or another the other day, Hildebrand. Was so tempted to tell you.

[Single-O-Seven]

Wonder how Bond will bring this name up when trying to make his adversaries sweat. I'm thinking of the Bond and Largo scene in the casino in TB.

"Yes, I detected a quantum of defeat at your shoulder..."

[Loomis]

Quantum; it's very vague and corporate-sounding. I hope it's the name of their front or something because as an evil organisation name it's a bit... crap.

I disagree. I think it's ace, and precisely the sort of name a real evil organisation would go for. Hardly as naff as S.P.E.C.T.R.E. or S.H.A.D.O.W. or D.E.A.T.H. or "The Union", etc., etc.

Although it's slightly undercut by having a giveaway "Q" badge that does drag it into Austin Powers territory!

That's right, Cruise has the copyright on shades and running in pictures.

Nope, but the problem is that he did do the shades and tight shirt look first. It's as if Craig were shown wearing a bandana and vest - everyone would think of Rambo even though Sly hasn't officially copyrighted the look (then again, in litigation-hungry Hollywood, he may well have done).

we know that Bond and Camille don't actually have a romantic relationship (and that his one fling in the movie is just a brief one-off with Fields).

Do we know that Bond and Camille don't have sex, or is it just that they don't have a romance (although "romance" seems to be a word used incredibly loosely in the context of the Bond flicks)?

The article states that both never happen.

Really? Wow, that is a first. I know people who moaned about Bond not killing Le Chiffre in CASINO ROYALE - heaven knows how they'll react when they learn that 007 doesn't even get off with the main Bond girl in the new one!

[00Twelve]

That's right, Cruise has the copyright on shades and running in pictures.

Nope, but the problem is that he did do the shades and tight shirt look first. It's as if Craig were shown wearing a bandana and vest - everyone would think of Rambo even though Sly hasn't officially copyrighted the look (then again, in litigation-hungry Hollywood, he may well have done).

Thankfully, Steve McQueen was trademarking that look when Cruise was still pre-pubescent and Craig was still pre-natal.

[HildebrandRarity]

But I don't think that necessarily means that the name "Quantum" was ever in Haggis's version of the script.

Haggis? Who cares? This is an Eon production and Haggis is only one employee out of many. Haggis does not hold any cards with respect to Bond; it's not his film. It's Eon's film...Craig's film...Marc Forster's film. In that order!

It's an exciting day to be a James Bond fan!!!!


YEEEE HAAAA! YIPPIE KAI-YAY, MOFO!!!

[Loomis]

00Twelve,

Point taken. And it still looks a very cool pic - I'm just being fanboyish.

[HildebrandRarity]

We've got a thread on it.

Sorry, then. My Bad. Which thread?

I noticed you guessed it on some thread or another the other day, Hildebrand. Was so tempted to tell you.

Which thread, Loomis?

[00Twelve]

I know, I'm just giving you crap.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

I hope not. I like the PPK and I think Bond should revert back to it.

Me too, the more PPK the better. But I would be happy with a compromise, like Bond using a PPK when he wants to conceal a pistol under his suit, but a P99 when he knows he will need more stopping power and not a compact weapon.

Edited by Mr Teddy Bear, 04 April 2008 - 03:11 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

Wait, so is Bond holding that PPK just for the publicity shot, or will this be Bond's pistol of choice throughout the film? I know which I'm hoping for..

It's his pistol of choice again!

I think Bond will indeed be using the PPK throughout the film, since we caught a glimpse of it during the action scenes on the B-Roll footage. As for the recent development on Craigs Joints going....

[marktmurphy]

We've got a thread on it. And it's the mysterious organization's name, not the cover company's name - Zen and Loomis had both been informed of this in advance.

To be fair I think many of us had guessed it when we saw the Q lapel badge in one of those Entertainment Tonight things. It certainly wasn't a shock!

[zencat]

I bought the USA Today edition this morning and MGW sure makes it sound like the Bond/Camille relationship will be sexless(not necessarily without charm or romance, but basically without physical consumation) which, to me, is also realistic and a somewhat refreshing change of pace.

Ah, I was thinking I should go out and get a hard copy of this. I actually haven't even started a QOS clipping file, which is sad as I have clipping files on all the movies going back to FYEO (but my CR file is pretty slim).

Now where does one buy one of these...news papers, do they call them?