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#1 D. Bond

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 06:22 AM

I know this is probably a weird thing to post up but I just wanted to throw out some ideas that would make a great Bond story in Bond 23. The story is merely my ideas nothing is based off of factual information.


I say in Bond 23 we have Bond return to Mi6 after a well earned vacation. It is on his return we meet Moneypenny for the first time. We have a brief mention of Villiers. From here we go into a lot of the plot from Ian Fleming's Moonraker Novel. This would be good cause we can have Gala Brand introduced finally!! The only difference is the setting would be in the Caribbean and we can throw Felix in somewhere and further establish a friendship between he and Bond.

Seeing as there's a strong possibility that Jeffrey Wright may return for the role of Felix Leiter and in QoS
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^^^ For those of you who haven't seen the movie, don't read, unless you want to be spoiled :(

And I'm guessing they would have to find a new name or perhaps or just reinvent Hugo Drax. I say we leave in the card game from the book simply to pose Drax as a cheat (but cut out Bond getting partially drunk as a ploy) and later we figure out he is working for Quantum but not directly, more like in the way Le Chiffre was in CR. And for those who read the Moonraker novel we know how it ends. I think this would be a perfect way to start off Bond as the spy we know in Bond 23.

Any thoughts? Or anyone else have some ideas?
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Edited by D. Bond, 13 November 2008 - 06:23 AM.


#2 Cody

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 06:30 AM

I say we leave in the card game from the book simply to pose Drax as a cheat


"Yes, please" to that. I really want to see the Moonraker card game played out in a Craig Bond.

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 07:07 AM

There is so much great unused Fleming material out there, they sould use it. I would also love to see Craig battle Dr. Shatterhand and his garden of death

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 07:12 AM

While I enjoyed reading "Moonraker" somehow I don´t want to see another long card game sequence in a Craig Bond. It would feel too much like a rehash of CR.

Having said that, Gala Brand would be a welcome addition. And the rock explosion from "MR" as well!

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 07:55 AM

There is so much great unused Fleming material out there, they sould use it. I would also love to see Craig battle Dr. Shatterhand and his garden of death

Too much material, my friend!


While I enjoyed reading "Moonraker" somehow I don´t want to see another long card game sequence in a Craig Bond. It would feel too much like a rehash of CR.

Having said that, Gala Brand would be a welcome addition. And the rock explosion from "MR" as well!


I feel you, sorry brief explanation wasn't clear. I meant more of a short card game scene like the ones used during the Connery Era! :(

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 09:25 AM

... or a nice walk through a casino, picking up the baddie´s girlfriend?

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 09:53 AM

Unfortunately the Caribbean and South America have been done to death in recent times. I think Bond needs to return (not wholly though) to the big city.

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 09:59 AM

True. New York? Paris? Hey, what about Sydney? Rome? Istambul?

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 10:01 AM

New York or Sydney without a doubt. But Istanbul has been used in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and having been there recently, they used the best bits to brilliant effect and have exhausted that particular locale.

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 10:10 AM

Bond should go to The Gold Goast.
Or even melbourne, I wouldnt mind a nice car chase along the Great Ocean road...
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Posted 13 November 2008 - 10:11 AM

Bond should go to The Gold Goast.
Or even melbourne, I wouldnt mind a nice car chase along the Great Ocean road...
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Home to the 12 Apostles (or 5, recently).

I think we have exhausted the mountain road car chase motif for now. But Australia is screaming out for 007.

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 12:02 PM

Any thoughts? Or anyone else have some ideas?
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The way I would do it (based on your ideas) is that Bond is assigned to investigate von der Drache (Drax's real name from the book), a seemingly legitimate businessman in the aerospace industry with suspected links to Quantum. Bond makes contact with von der Drache in the manner in which you/Fleming describe.
Bond follows von der Drache to one of his factories aboard (haven't decided where yet) where they are investigating the mysterious death of a worker. Bond makes contact with Gala Brand, an undercover Mi6 operative, and Valance, her handler. It ultimately transpires that von der Drache and Quantum are supplying materials and manpower to a terrorist cell (or rogue state) to allow them to build an offensive missile. The climax would be some kind of battle in the silo.

For the final location I was actually thinking somewhere in the Middle East. I know this has potential to be highly controversial, but Quantum doesn't seem to attack directly, they give the means and manipulate others and since the Middle East is the one of most volatile places in the world right now it does seem a logical choice. As long they don't make the terrorists affiliated with a single country then they should be OK.

How does that sound?

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Posted 13 November 2008 - 07:36 PM

Any thoughts? Or anyone else have some ideas?
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The way I would do it (based on your ideas) is that Bond is assigned to investigate von der Drache (Drax's real name from the book), a seemingly legitimate businessman in the aerospace industry with suspected links to Quantum. Bond makes contact with von der Drache in the manner in which you/Fleming describe.
Bond follows von der Drache to one of his factories aboard (haven't decided where yet) where they are investigating the mysterious death of a worker. Bond makes contact with Gala Brand, an undercover Mi6 operative, and Valance, her handler. It ultimately transpires that von der Drache and Quantum are supplying materials and manpower to a terrorist cell (or rogue state) to allow them to build an offensive missile. The climax would be some kind of battle in the silo.

For the final location I was actually thinking somewhere in the Middle East. I know this has potential to be highly controversial, but Quantum doesn't seem to attack directly, they give the means and manipulate others and since the Middle East is the one of most volatile places in the world right now it does seem a logical choice. As long they don't make the terrorists affiliated with a single country then they should be OK.

How does that sound?

Very Cool indeed. I would like the card game to be Texas Holdem. Sorry i find bridge to be a bit of a bore and i just feel the general Audience would agree with me.


My idea would be to combine The Hildbrand Rarity and From A view to a kill with Moonraker tossed in (intaly my idea had no central villian but I like Drax's real name so much)

After an agent in training (pre 00) carrying Classified documents in Paris to build a british military base at Seychelles Islands Bond is thrusted into action. Bond investigates the agent's death in Paris and meets Von Der Drache a legimate german business men which mi6 belives has ties to Quantum. Bond meets him at Bridges a local card club (the game is hold em) and of course beats him (after Realizing Drache is cheating) He also meets main bond girl who is Drache's secratary Gala Brand. Bond investigates Drache's warehouse at night (a cool stealth action scene) and sees he has already shipped state of the art militia equipment Bond Follows Drache to Seychelles where he comes across MI6 informant Fidel Barbery and Von Der Drache's kept american woman Liz Krest (Summer Glau why her cause i love her plain and simple lol).



I'm not sure where to go from here perhaps someone else can pick up the ball and bring it down court.


Or perhaps combine live and let die with property of a lady

Instead of the Fabrige Egg being up for auctuion Gold coins dated from the 1700's could be put up for auctuino as a way to build Quantum's finances up after 2 big blows to the ognization By 007 I think Bond going to a high class auction would fit with the class factor the current bond franchise has (expensive card game in CR Opera in QOS)

just a few ideas.

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Posted 14 November 2008 - 01:21 AM

Bond should go to The Gold Goast.
Or even melbourne, I wouldnt mind a nice car chase along the Great Ocean road...
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Home to the 12 Apostles (or 5, recently).

I think we have exhausted the mountain road car chase motif for now. But Australia is screaming out for 007.

This is really really different to Mi6forums.com!!! Honestly, people who support Bond coming to oz?

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God man did I include the 3rd verse? You beauty mate!


Back on topic. Yes, there are some fine locations in oz for Bond. James Bond.

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Posted 14 November 2008 - 01:42 AM

I want the full Moonraker card game in a movie, I love that section of the book.

While I enjoyed reading "Moonraker" somehow I don´t want to see another long card game sequence in a Craig Bond. It would feel too much like a rehash of CR.


CR establishing Craig as the service's card player is why I want it played during his era. Maybe 23 isn't the time for it, but put a couple a movies and some years between CR and the Moonraker game and I think it can work. Maybe as a bit of bookending in the final Craig-Bond.

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Posted 14 November 2008 - 02:00 AM

Bond should go to The Gold Goast.
Or even melbourne, I wouldnt mind a nice car chase along the Great Ocean road...
Posted Image
Home to the 12 Apostles (or 5, recently).

I think we have exhausted the mountain road car chase motif for now. But Australia is screaming out for 007.

This is really really different to Mi6forums.com!!! Honestly, people who support Bond coming to oz?

We support Bond coming to Australia ... but only if it fits the plot, no for the sake of it. And certainly not to fulfil your fantasy of Bond being layed by Sam Worthington on the Gold Coast, driving a Holden Ute with Jennifer Hawkins as a bisexual Bond Girl.

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Posted 24 November 2008 - 08:00 PM

I have always wanted to see the plot from Everything or Nothing with Diavolo holding a high place in Quantum, and the nano technology thing staying, I think this would be great to reintroduce the Bond we all know, and maybe Gala Brand could be Serena St. Germaine

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Posted 24 November 2008 - 08:07 PM

Hasn't Bond already done South America, the Caribbean and card games recently?

I have always wanted to see the plot from Everything or Nothing with Diavolo holding a high place in Quantum, and the nano technology thing staying, I think this would be great to reintroduce the Bond we all know, and maybe Gala Brand could be Serena St. Germaine

???

No thank you. We've done Bond as computer game icon on film before.

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Posted 24 November 2008 - 08:27 PM

Hasn't Bond already done South America, the Caribbean and card games recently?

I have always wanted to see the plot from Everything or Nothing with Diavolo holding a high place in Quantum, and the nano technology thing staying, I think this would be great to reintroduce the Bond we all know, and maybe Gala Brand could be Serena St. Germaine

???

No thank you. We've done Bond as computer game icon on film before.


i think the essentials can stay along with the scheme, but like Bond doesn't have to make all the trips to MI6 and the woman can have more impact and the locations can change, but that was a very good game/movie, a lot better than most of Pierce Brosnan's movies with the exception of Goldeneye

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Posted 24 November 2008 - 09:59 PM

We support Bond coming to Australia ... but only if it fits the plot, no for the sake of it. And certainly not to fulfil your fantasy of Bond being layed by Sam Worthington on the Gold Coast, driving a Holden Ute with Jennifer Hawkins as a bisexual Bond Girl.


Craig has stated that there will be no gay sex scenes in a Bond film that he is in, so I really doubt that Bond will be layed by Sam Worthington :(

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Posted 25 November 2008 - 05:44 AM

We support Bond coming to Australia ... but only if it fits the plot, no for the sake of it. And certainly not to fulfil your fantasy of Bond being layed by Sam Worthington on the Gold Coast, driving a Holden Ute with Jennifer Hawkins as a bisexual Bond Girl.


Craig has stated that there will be no gay sex scenes in a Bond film that he is in, so I really doubt that Bond will be layed by Sam Worthington :(


Lol
On locations; have we seen Bond in Dubai?

And on the Fleming material, I'm praying that this next movie will really establish Felix and Bond's friendship. I think we get that vibe that they have the same goals but I want a scene like in the Thunderball novel where they are reunited once again!

Edited by D. Bond, 25 November 2008 - 05:45 AM.


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Posted 25 November 2008 - 10:00 AM

Hasn't Bond already done South America, the Caribbean and card games recently?

I have always wanted to see the plot from Everything or Nothing with Diavolo holding a high place in Quantum, and the nano technology thing staying, I think this would be great to reintroduce the Bond we all know, and maybe Gala Brand could be Serena St. Germaine

???

No thank you. We've done Bond as computer game icon on film before.


i think the essentials can stay along with the scheme, but like Bond doesn't have to make all the trips to MI6 and the woman can have more impact and the locations can change, but that was a very good game/movie, a lot better than most of Pierce Brosnan's movies with the exception of Goldeneye

It's not even remotely going to happen. The merchandise spin offs are very separate from the films and would never and should never become one.


Australia....? Bob Downe as the villain....? Perfect.