For those who want him included, do you want his role to be large, or small?
I personally, want him to have a much larger role. ALSO a scene with him and Bond in office in New York. I typed up a quick scene.
Dialogue is off in parts though.
NEW YORK – DAY.
James Bond pulls up in his Aston Martin. He looks angry, but at the same time, content. He looks around warily. Suddenly, the car wind screen is shot out, Bond ducks at the wheel. The car door opens, Bond is thrown out onto the floor. Two masked men are standing in front of him. Bond gets up to retaliate – One of the men tasers Bond in the rib, Bond screams in pain. The other smacks his gun over the back of Bonds head, knocking him out cold. We see the ground, from Bonds eyes. Getting blurry – The screen fades to black.
INT: FELIX LEITERS OFFICE. DAY:
Bonds eyes open, the screen comes into focus. Bond is sitting in a large padded chair. He is in a very modern office, but still having a classic feel to it, Overlooking the city.
Bond rubs his head, wincing in pain. Bond sits up, and opens the top button on his shirt. At this point, a woman walks in. She is tall, blonde and very attractive. She offers Bond a drink.
BOND: Thank you.
He looks her up and down and smiles. She smiles back and walks out of the room. Bond follows her out with his eyes. Smiling at the sight before him. He takes a sip of the whisky he has been given.
The Door to the office opens. FELIX LEITER storms in the room, walking fast up to Bond:
FELIX: Why is it, the moment I hear the words ‘007 in New York’ the words ‘Urban Legend’ come to mind?
Bond gives a warm smile.
BOND: Hello Felix!
Felix’s serious look, turns into a playful grin.
FELIX: Hello James.
Felix takes Bonds hands and warmly shakes it.
FELIX: I hear your boss got busted?
BOND: Mmmmm. They think she was involved in the Haines assassination.
FELIX: My, My, My. News travels quickly. You’re all over CNN. You’re a traitor!
BOND: Allegedly.
Felix gives a chuckle.
FELIX: So, what brings James Bond to the city that never sleeps? Something keeping you awake?
Bond struggles to reply. We hear some of Vespers theme, Bond gets up out of the chair, and walks over to the window.
BOND: I hear Quantum has a branch in New York.
FELIX: And here’s me thinking James Bond was on vacation?
BOND: Call it a working holiday...
Felix smiles.
FELIX: Sorry about the business back there, brother.
BOND: Do you often taser your friends?
FELIX: Only when I have too.
Bond smirks, and looks at the floor, shaking his head.
BOND: Couldn’t you just ring me? And invite me in for a nice cosy chat?
FELIX: Call it professional courtesy. I felt that if Quantum are watching you, which they probably are. It wouldn’t harm taking you off their radar for a while. If they assume you’re dead or captured, the heat on you would probably die down.
BOND: I’m glad you think so.... Thanks for this, Felix.
Felix smiles, he starts to pace his office.
FELIX: Around a year ago. We uncovered a plot from the Bolivian government, offering Quantum nuclear missiles, on one condition. The assassination of President Obama. Fortunately, the mission was unsuccessful, thanks to us.
BOND: Hmmm. When I was at Haines’ estate, I overheard a conversation mentioning an assassination gone wrong, this must be it? Do you know where the branch is located?
FELIX: Probably.
Bond picks up his glass, and takes a sip of his drink.
BOND: You know Felix, you’re sitting on information regarding one of the worlds most dangerous and powerful organisations and you’re keeping it hush, hush.
FELIX: Not information, per say, I just have a hunch, and in my business, Hunches don’t get you very far. You need hard, solid evidence, and that we simply don’t have. James, I suggest you run, and never look back, go on vacation, come back when all the heat dies down, it’s too dangerous.
BOND: (Dismissive) We both know that won’t happen. (beat) Why haven’t you searched the building?
Felix lets out a sigh, and pours himself a drink.
FELIX: Oh, we have. But even though every single lead we have links back to that place, we can't find anything! No matter how many times we've raided it.
BOND: I think it’s time we paid this place a visit.
FELIX: I just got you off their radar. And you wanna shoot up the HQ?
BOND: I just want a look around.
FELIX: I can’t do that James, even I have boundaries. I can’t just automatically grant you a warrant.
Bond smiles.
BOND: Who said anything about a warrant?
A sly smirk appears on Felix’s face.
FELIX: What do you need?
INT: FELIX LEITERS OFFICE. DAY:
A Blue Print of the HQ is laid out on a table. Bond and Leiter are hovering over it.
BOND: You know this place off by heart?
FELIX: Pretty much.
The sound of a helicopter approaching. Bond runs towards the window, looking through the blinds. We see someone in the helicopter load a machine gun. Bonds eyes widen.
BOND: Felix...
Felix looking at the blue prints.
FELIX: Mmmm?
BOND: Get down...
FELIX: What?
BOND: GET DOWN!
Bond runs across the room, and throws himself and Felix to the floor. Gun shots shatter the windows, as the whole room erupts in glass. The alarm goes off in the building. Papers and debris are flying across the room. Bond and Felix stay down on the floor.
Bond goes for his gun.
FELIX; No!
He grabs Bonds arm. Bond falls back down to the floor, Bullets JUST missing his head.
FELIX: Stay down...
Bond and Felix lie on the floor. The man in the helicopter stops shooting. The helicopter hovers for a moment, and looks at the office which appears dead. The helicopter flies off.
Bond and Felix get up off the floor. Bond walks to the non existent window, and looks down at the 25 storey drop and see’s people running in terror. He looks into the sky, the alarm blaring in the background.
We fade too...
INT: NEW YORK STREET, BOND AND FELIX IN THE ASTON. DAY:
Bond and Felix pull up in front of a large skyscraper. It appears quite normal to the naked eye.
FELIX: VOICE OVER: Yeah, that’s it.
BOND: Thank you, Felix.
FELIX: Wait, something’s not right.
Bond looks at Felix, at the building, then back at Felix. Bond goes to get out of the car.
FELIX: WAIT! You’re not going in through the front?
Bond looks at Felix, at the building, then back at Felix. Bond smiles.
BOND: Absoloutly.
Bond gets out of the car.
