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[coco1997]

I suppose you're right. But perhaps you could request that the thread's title be changed, then?

[terminus]

I requested it when we began UB25 - but it didn't happen Will put in another request.

[coco1997]

Will you be posting the proforma soon, then, terminus?

[terminus]

Yes - will repost 'Choice of Weapons' in full, then post the proforma in a post following it (with links to all three previous UB treatments).

Or, would anyone be interested in posting the UB treatments in the fanfiction section once they're completed and then linking through to them instead of adding an extra superflous post here?!

[coco1997]

Sounds like a good idea, considering this is essentially fan fic.

[terminus]

And here we have the proforma for Ultimate Bond 26 - have fun, be nice - you know the rules, one turn each until ten individual posters have filled in forms and then you get one further turn. CT has presubmitted a plot kernel, which I enjoy - so that will count as his first turn.

As mentioned before - when picking the location, we've overused China in the first three treatments so I would like to see China avoided as a location. All other avenues are open. We're going to try and go down the route of 'Choice of Weapons' with maximum description to develop the treatment - so whilst I encourage some description in stunt/character descriptions, we don't necessarily need to go overboard at this stage, about five lines at most would be perfect.

EDITED TO ADD: This will be, as previously discussed in the thread, the first in a loose trilogy of movies that close off the DC Era. Mary Goodnight (from Choice of Weapons) will reappear and the mastermind behind Quantum will be unveiled - these are castings in addition to those in the proforma, though, and the mastermind behind Quantum will be a group decision.

Let the fun commence:


CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain:
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets):
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director:
28 Writer:
29 Music By:
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description

[tdalton]

Just so I'm on the same page with everyone, is this the project that we were discussing in the last few days that would serve as the beginning of a trilogy that will close out this fictional "Craig Era"?

[terminus]

Yes - but each individual movie needs to standalone.

The Mary Goodnight and Quantum Mastermind casting will be in addition to the fields on the proforma and the mastermind role/function (to be seen in the third movie) will be decided by the group.

[tdalton]

Yes - but each individual movie needs to standalone.

The Mary Goodnight and Quantum Mastermind casting will be in addition to the fields on the proforma and the mastermind role/function (to be seen in the third movie) will be decided by the group.

Thanks. Sounds good.

Will make a contribution in a bit after I've had a chance to think about it a little.

[coco1997]

CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain:
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director:
28 Writer:
29 Music By:
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description
[/quote]

I'd also like to point out that this trilogy should be treated as Craig Bond's "twilight", by which I mean depicting him as a seasoned, older agent. I imagine UB26-28 will be to Craig what FYEO-OP-AVTAK were to Sir Rog--more tongue in cheek humor (OP) combined with some grittiness (FYEO) with the occasional nods towards his declining age (FYEO and AVTAK). Despite the occasional camp moments, FYEO and AVTAK are probably the darkest of the Moore movies, yet they still maintain a sense of fun and escapism--and that's what we should aim for.

[terminus]

That is an awesome car, coco1997

What does everyone else think about the tonality of the trilogy? Closer to FYEO/OP/AVTAK? Or more in common with, say, TB/YOLT/OHMSS?

[tdalton]

That is an awesome car, coco1997

What does everyone else think about the tonality of the trilogy? Closer to FYEO/OP/AVTAK? Or more in common with, say, TB/YOLT/OHMSS?

I'm not sure what the overall tone should necessarily be, but I do think that the trilogy should have its share of darkness to it, especially in the second installment. Bond has suffered quite a bit at the hands of Quantum (loss of Vesper, Mathis, tortured, hunted by his own employers, etc.), so even though he's forgiven himself and Vesper, I'm sure he still has quite a bit of anger directed towards Quantum. Also, with Goodnight being injured sometime in the second installment (which I believe is the current idea out there, but of course things can always change once discussions begin), there's still some dark moments to come.

Perhaps a trilogy that features a fairly "light" (at least in so much as a Craig Era film can be "light") opening film that leads into what would be a fairly dark second entry where we learn about just who is behind Quantum (amongst other things) with that heading into a third chapter that is something of a mixture of the two.

[terminus]

I can see the 'light' aspect being quite dominant in the first film, yes. I can't remember if a decision was reached about Goodnight being injured in the second or first film - but it was definitely not in the third, as by that point she'd be an ally as Head of Station (for Jamaica or wherever we want to put her).

[tdalton]

I can see the 'light' aspect being quite dominant in the first film, yes. I can't remember if a decision was reached about Goodnight being injured in the second or first film - but it was definitely not in the third, as by that point she'd be an ally as Head of Station (for Jamaica or wherever we want to put her).

I'm not sure a decision was made either way on the timing of Goodnight's injury. A couple of different ideas were thrown out there. I prefer the idea of her being injured in a situation that would involve Bond, Goodnight, and a third Double-oh agent walking into a trap sometime in the second film (perhaps in the pre-titles), with the third Double-oh being eliminated, Bond escaping relatively unscathed (although dealing with some guilt regarding his inability to save his colleagues), and Goodnight being injured and deciding to take a station somewhere else rather than return to active duty. As always, though, I'm willing to go with the majority, but that's kind of how I picture it going.

[terminus]

Oh, yes, I remember that - didn't we posit it being the movies mid-point in an action stun the equivalent of the airport sequence in Casino Royale?

[tdalton]

Oh, yes, I remember that - didn't we posit it being the movies mid-point in an action stun the equivalent of the airport sequence in Casino Royale?

Now that I think about it, that does sound about right.

[coco1997]

Have we decided to restrict the locations of UB26 to one continent as we discussed earlier?

[terminus]

Not sure that was ever cemented. Might be an idea to keep in mind for UB27.

[tdalton]

Okay, after racking my brain a bit I'm making an attempt at creating a somewhat unique villain (at least in terms of the Bond franchise). In keeping with the idea of this project being "Bond vs. the Internet", I thought maybe a cyber-criminal who leads some very ambitious cyber activities for Quantum, but who is never caught because he's able to change his appearance and voice (not in a supernatural way or anything, more like a Mission: Impossible type of thing). Sorry if that's too much information (and feel free to cut it down to an acceptable amount if necessary), but I thought it was an interesting idea in keeping with Captain Tightpants' idea of "Bond vs. the Internet".





CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain: Jackie Earle Haley as Damien Blanc (aka "The Ghost", a cyber-criminal who leads expansive cyber-operations for Quantum and is virtually uncatchable because of his ability to change his appearance)
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director:
28 Writer:
29 Music By:
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description

[coco1997]

Very inspired choice, t. Haley is a phenomenal character actor and despite playing some fairly big time roles the last few years (Rorschach, Freddy Krueger), he's not yet a household name. And we haven't had an American Bond villain since Brad Whitaker.

[terminus]

Interesting choice. I'm sure we could rationalise the changes in appearance, much the same way that they did with Mr Big/Dr Kananga in LALD with nothing too fancy - if we do indeed need to ground it.

[Captain Tightpants]

CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain: Jackie Earle Haley as Damien Blanc (aka "The Ghost", a cyber-criminal who leads expansive cyber-operations for Quantum and is virtually uncatchable because of his ability to change his appearance)
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1: The JASON serum, an experimental form of "living bandage" being developed for the British armed forced with the intention of deploying it in Afghnaistan. When injected into a patient it is recognised by the body and becomes an artificial healing agent. When a subject is injured, the body reacts by secreting JASON, which solidifies on contact with air, forming a kind of bandage to protect the wound until such time as full medical attention can be sought. JASON does not instantly heal injuries, it simply gives the victim more time to get to get help. JASON is neutralised by anaesthetics, allowing doctors to perform surgery (otherwise it would simply seal incisions up straight away).
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director:
28 Writer:
29 Music By:
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description

Okay, expanding on the above - the existence of JASON may instrumental to the plot. For example Blanc may be using his resources and knowledge in an attempt to steal it or modify its structure to turn it into a bioweapon that solidifies its victims from the inside out, or whatever. The use of social network sites to steal personal data, MMORPGs to farm gold, etc. are all a means to an end.

[terminus]

Uhm - your suggestion of the plot counted as your first turn Sorry.

CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain: Jackie Earle Haley as Damien Blanc (aka "The Ghost", a cyber-criminal who leads expansive cyber-operations for Quantum and is virtually uncatchable because of his ability to change his appearance)
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director:
28 Writer:
29 Music By:
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description

[Captain Tightpants]

Sorry. Didn't realise.

[terminus]

That's okay It is certainly an interesting gadget - feel free to resubmit it once we've got ten individual people with their turns, we're on four at present iirc.

[The Shark]

CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain: Jackie Earle Haley as Damien Blanc (aka "The Ghost", a cyber-criminal who leads expansive cyber-operations for Quantum and is virtually uncatchable because of his ability to change his appearance)
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director:
28 Writer:
29 Music By: Don Davis
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description

[Harmsway]

CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain: Jackie Earle Haley as Damien Blanc (aka "The Ghost", a cyber-criminal who leads expansive cyber-operations for Quantum and is virtually uncatchable because of his ability to change his appearance)
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director: Kar-Wai Wong
28 Writer:
29 Music By: Don Davis
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description

[coco1997]

Hey terminus, might I suggest "Theme Tune Singer" and "Theme Tune Writer" be condensed into one? It'd be pretty simple for whoever chooses to fill in the title song performer spot to just say "Theme Tune written by ______ and Don Davis".

Also, good choices, Shark and Harmsway.

[Jim]

CAST

1 Bond - Daniel Craig
2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Vesper/Camille):
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Solange/Fields):
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl): Dita Von Teese as Rusty Shafts (I'm imagining taking advantage of Dita Von Teese's background as a burlesque dancer in some fashion, the name specified would be her stage name - this might lead to a joke, it might not)
5 Henchman:
6 Henchman 2:
7 Villain: Jackie Earle Haley as Damien Blanc (aka "The Ghost", a cyber-criminal who leads expansive cyber-operations for Quantum and is virtually uncatchable because of his ability to change his appearance)
8 M - Timothy Dalton
9 Miss Moneypenny - Emily Blunt
10 Ally 1:


LOCATIONS
11 Pre-Titles Location:
12 Location 1:
13 Location 2:
14 Location 3:
15 Location 4:
16 Location 5:

KEY PLOT POINTS

17 Villain's Plot: Not fully defined. However - it's Bond vs. the internet (as much as TWINE was Bond vs Oil Companies and TND was Bond vs The Media). There's plenty of material here: groups like Anonymous that exist without shape or form until they carry out their activities, socia network sites that steal personal information, MMORPGs that engage in gold farming, betting syndicates that start manipulating the outcomes of everything from cricket matches to election results, etc.

18 Pre-Title Sequence Action Sequence/Stunt:

19 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 1:

20 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 2:

21 Major Action Sequence/Stunt 3:

22 Finale Action Sequence/Stunt:

STUFF

23 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets): Lotus Elite concept ( Pictured here)
24 Gadget 1:
25 Gadget 2:
26 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

27 Director: Kar-Wai Wong
28 Writer:
29 Music By: Don Davis
30 Theme Tune Sung By:
31 Theme Tune Written By:
32 Title Sequence Designed By:
33 Title Sequence Description: Animated versions of the abstract Fleming first edition hardback covers

[terminus]

Ooooh - nice one, Jim. Could be a very surreal psychadelic title sequence.