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[coco1997]

I apologize for the lack of detail, but I'm usually not very good at coming up with action scenes. I hadn't planned to submit anything at all, but I figured something is better than nothing.

CAST

0 Title (Group Decision Field) - Stormcaller

1 Bond - Pierce Brosnan

2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Natalia/Wai Lin/Christmas/Jinx): Jennifer Garner as Karina, a top [INSERT APPROPRIATE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION HERE] agent tasked with finding out what and/or who is behind the weather abnormalities mentioned in the plot description. She's ruthless, and while she doesn't have a licence to kill, she doesn't have a problem with performing such duties either. She gets gets the job done, regardless of the cost.
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Xenia/Paris/Elektra/Miranda): Rebecca Romijn Stamos as Adelaide Springs, a meteorlogist involved in Project Stormcaller and the development of the weather satellite, a villainess - she's a mix between Xenia Onatopp and Natalia Simonova.
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl - Irina/Ingrid/Molly/Verity): Amy Acker as The Auctioneer, conducting the auction in Bangkok.

5 Henchman (a la Oddjob): Michael Madsen as corrupt NSA Chief Damian Falco.
6 Henchman 2: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as Maleko, henchman skilled in hunting/tracking, and fond of using the Hawaiian 'koa', or shark-toothed dagger on his victims.
6b Henchman 3: Peter Mensah as the taciturn Mr Yaw.

7 Villain: James Fox as Sir Laurence Goodhewe, a wealthy philanthropist with sinister intentions.

8 M: Judi Dench
9 Moneypenny: Samantha Bond
10 Q: John Cleese
11 Tanner: Michael Kitchen / Robinson: Colin Salmon (both can be used, or only one can be used - but one of them probably should turn up)

12 Ally 1: Pierre Bokma as Dutch meteorologist Martijn Vuursteen, part of the Stormcaller development team.

Re: Locations - no repeat locations are permitted

13 Pre-Titles Location: The Rhaetian Railway in Italy/Switzerland
14 Location 1: House on the Rock, Wisconsin
15 Location 2: Amsterdam
16 Location 3: Sathorn Unique skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand
17 Location 4: The Everglades, South Florida, USA
18 Location 5: An abandoned NSA facility (previously used to keep tabs on Castro) located just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico

KEY PLOT POINTS

19 Villain's Plot: The villain has come into possession (either in a perfectly legal manner or by stealing it) of a weather manipulation satellite that is intended to be used to bring rain to arid areas in Africa, Asia and South America. However, the villain plans on using it to decimate areas of oil mining such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Newfoundland coast in Canada.

Suggestion - The villain could demonstrate the sheer power of the weather manipulation satellite by aiming it at the Ganges and causing the water level to rise dramatically and instantly, causing massive flooding of the surrounding areas. This does not mean that India needs to be a location, the scene can be shown via a computer screen.

20 Pre-Title Sequence Stunt: Bond is on a train, with orders to kill an enemy agent on board. But unknown to Bond, the agent is already aware of Bond's presence, and his mission, and has filled the train with his own henchman, ready to take out Bond once he makes his move. But Bond realizes what's going on when he uncovers a fake sommelier who fails to serve his wine correctly (a nod to the scrapped GE PTS), and a huge action-packed shootout ensues.
21 Major Stunt 1:
22 Major Stunt 2: Within the Stormcaller base at the Oosterschelde flood barrier, Bond engages in fisticuffs on the gangway of a giant Cloud Chamber, with the storm the villains have activated brewing not just outside but in the artificially generated clouds below. His opponent falls to his death and after a quip ("He's feeling a bit under the weather") Bond runs off to rescue Adelaide, who has been taken by Mr Yaw (they're actually on the same side - faking the kidnapping because for their plans to work her true allegiance can't be revealed yet) and is being 'forced' into the back of a car. A chase past the pylons through stormy weather eventually has Bond forcing the bad guy off the road and over the edge into the tempestuous water. Adelaide makes it to dry land while Bond and Yaw struggle under water, eventually getting caught in the machinery of the flood barrier. Bond wrenches himself free as Yaw is crushed by the hydraulics. Emerging from the water bloodied and drenched, he's asked if he's alright. "Just a bit of sea sickness."
23 Major Stunt 3: A shootout and fistfight with Falco's men throughout the empty corridors of the Sathorn Unique skyscraper.
24 Major Stunt 4: The villains are transporting cloud-seeding chemicals to a site, which they intend to spray before firing the satellite in order to increase its potency even further. Bond sneaks aboard, but is caught by Falco. He is danged out the back of an aeroplane for interrogation, but he is having none of it - he attacks Falco, using a hand gernade to rupture the massive tank of cloud-seeding chemicals loaded in the back of the place. Most of the redshirts are washed out the back of the plane, falling to their deaths, but Bond and Falco manage to hold on (Bond because he's expecting it, Falco because he's quick). The plane begins to climb steeply, leading to the tank becoming free. Bond throws himself out the back of the cargo bay while Falco is crushed by the tank. As everyone on-board the plane was wearing a HALO wingsuit (a special suit designed to aid aerodynamics and improve speed when freefalling), he is effectively able to jump from one plane to the next. As for Falco, we see a shot from the cockpit of the second plane as his body hits it square-on, finally killing him.
25 Finale Stunt: Bond finally reaches Goodhewe, seated at the center of his compound, but Goodhewe sits in his chair, with his two bodyguards at either side, snaps his fingers, and Mr. Wynn leaves his employer's side to fight with Bond; Bond finally overpowers Wynn with (INSERT GADGET HERE), only for Goodhewe to snap his fingers again -- and Mr. Nihm leaves his side, only to meet the same fate, if in a rougher manner, as Wynn. Bond finally reaches Goodhewe, only for the villain to run up the stairs to the side, terrified. Bond chases him up several flights, to a balcony, where outside, Goodhewe's malfunctioning artificial storm is raging. Bond tries to approach Goodhewe, only for the wind and rain to continually blow him back, while Goodhewe stands arms spread-eagle, with his back flat against the wall, like a frightened mouse; the wind is completely passing him by, and hindering Bond. Goodhewe smiles, victoriously:

GOODHEWE: "You cannot stop me! Stormcaller is more powerful than either of us!"

A bolt flashes by, and Goodhewe continues to rant giddily:

GOODHEWE: "She will change the world, Bond! There's nothing you can do to stop that, now!"

Just then, a freak lightning bolt dashes right into the midst of where they are standin, throwing Goodhewe forward, shocked... right where Bond can reach him. 007 picks him up by the front of his shirt, yells over the storm, "Nice speech, Laurence; very enlightening!", then tosses him out and off the balcony, where he is carried away by the raging winds.

STUFF

26 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets - if any): Aston Martin DB7

27 Gadget 1: A mobile camera phone that can be used to create false retinas. The camera is used to take a photo of a person's eye, and then copies the image onto a contact lens hidden in the phone. The process takes an hour, but it can be used sooner; the difference is that it will be less effective - Bond could use this to take a photo of his own eye, take the lens out early and then twist it on his eye to change the pattern of his retina in order to pass a retina scan and prove he is not James Bond.
28 Gadget 2: A small, short knife for close-quarters combat that comes out of the heel -- it's taken out and wielded, not used as a kicking weapon as part of the shoe.
29 Gadget 3:

PRODUCTION

30 Director: Stephen Frears

31 Music by: David Arnold

32 Themetune by David Arnold, Linda Perry and Christina Aguilera
33 Themetune Sung by: Christina Aguilera (after Madonna performs the title of the previous Bond film, EON seeks to duplicate its commercial success by getting Christina Aguilera to sing the title theme for Stormcaller; this decision comes hot on the heels of the artists single, number one in several countries, 'Beautiful' - with whom Aguilera reteams with to write this song too)

34 Secondary Theme (a la 'If You Asked Me To', 'If There Was A Man' and 'Where Has Everybody Gone') by:
35 Secondary Theme Sung by:

36 Titles Designed By: Daniel Kleinman
37 Description of Titles:
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[dinovelvet]

Added another gadget

CAST

0 Title (Group Decision Field) - Stormcaller

1 Bond - Pierce Brosnan

2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Natalia/Wai Lin/Christmas/Jinx): Jennifer Garner as Karina, a top [INSERT APPROPRIATE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION HERE] agent tasked with finding out what and/or who is behind the weather abnormalities mentioned in the plot description. She's ruthless, and while she doesn't have a licence to kill, she doesn't have a problem with performing such duties either. She gets gets the job done, regardless of the cost.
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Xenia/Paris/Elektra/Miranda): Rebecca Romijn Stamos as Adelaide Springs, a meteorlogist involved in Project Stormcaller and the development of the weather satellite, a villainess - she's a mix between Xenia Onatopp and Natalia Simonova.
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl - Irina/Ingrid/Molly/Verity): Amy Acker as The Auctioneer, conducting the auction in Bangkok.

5 Henchman (a la Oddjob): Michael Madsen as corrupt NSA Chief Damian Falco.
6 Henchman 2: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as Maleko, henchman skilled in hunting/tracking, and fond of using the Hawaiian 'koa', or shark-toothed dagger on his victims.
6b Henchman 3: Peter Mensah as the taciturn Mr Yaw.

7 Villain: James Fox as Sir Laurence Goodhewe, a wealthy philanthropist with sinister intentions.

8 M: Judi Dench
9 Moneypenny: Samantha Bond
10 Q: John Cleese
11 Tanner: Michael Kitchen / Robinson: Colin Salmon (both can be used, or only one can be used - but one of them probably should turn up)

12 Ally 1: Pierre Bokma as Dutch meteorologist Martijn Vuursteen, part of the Stormcaller development team.

Re: Locations - no repeat locations are permitted

13 Pre-Titles Location: The Rhaetian Railway in Italy/Switzerland
14 Location 1: House on the Rock, Wisconsin
15 Location 2: Amsterdam
16 Location 3: Sathorn Unique skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand
17 Location 4: The Everglades, South Florida, USA
18 Location 5: An abandoned NSA facility (previously used to keep tabs on Castro) located just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico

KEY PLOT POINTS

19 Villain's Plot: The villain has come into possession (either in a perfectly legal manner or by stealing it) of a weather manipulation satellite that is intended to be used to bring rain to arid areas in Africa, Asia and South America. However, the villain plans on using it to decimate areas of oil mining such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Newfoundland coast in Canada.

Suggestion - The villain could demonstrate the sheer power of the weather manipulation satellite by aiming it at the Ganges and causing the water level to rise dramatically and instantly, causing massive flooding of the surrounding areas. This does not mean that India needs to be a location, the scene can be shown via a computer screen.

20 Pre-Title Sequence Stunt: Bond is on a train, with orders to kill an enemy agent on board. But unknown to Bond, the agent is already aware of Bond's presence, and his mission, and has filled the train with his own henchman, ready to take out Bond once he makes his move. But Bond realizes what's going on when he uncovers a fake sommelier who fails to serve his wine correctly (a nod to the scrapped GE PTS), and a huge action-packed shootout ensues.
21 Major Stunt 1:
22 Major Stunt 2: Within the Stormcaller base at the Oosterschelde flood barrier, Bond engages in fisticuffs on the gangway of a giant Cloud Chamber, with the storm the villains have activated brewing not just outside but in the artificially generated clouds below. His opponent falls to his death and after a quip ("He's feeling a bit under the weather") Bond runs off to rescue Adelaide, who has been taken by Mr Yaw (they're actually on the same side - faking the kidnapping because for their plans to work her true allegiance can't be revealed yet) and is being 'forced' into the back of a car. A chase past the pylons through stormy weather eventually has Bond forcing the bad guy off the road and over the edge into the tempestuous water. Adelaide makes it to dry land while Bond and Yaw struggle under water, eventually getting caught in the machinery of the flood barrier. Bond wrenches himself free as Yaw is crushed by the hydraulics. Emerging from the water bloodied and drenched, he's asked if he's alright. "Just a bit of sea sickness."
23 Major Stunt 3: A shootout and fistfight with Falco's men throughout the empty corridors of the Sathorn Unique skyscraper.
24 Major Stunt 4: The villains are transporting cloud-seeding chemicals to a site, which they intend to spray before firing the satellite in order to increase its potency even further. Bond sneaks aboard, but is caught by Falco. He is danged out the back of an aeroplane for interrogation, but he is having none of it - he attacks Falco, using a hand gernade to rupture the massive tank of cloud-seeding chemicals loaded in the back of the place. Most of the redshirts are washed out the back of the plane, falling to their deaths, but Bond and Falco manage to hold on (Bond because he's expecting it, Falco because he's quick). The plane begins to climb steeply, leading to the tank becoming free. Bond throws himself out the back of the cargo bay while Falco is crushed by the tank. As everyone on-board the plane was wearing a HALO wingsuit (a special suit designed to aid aerodynamics and improve speed when freefalling), he is effectively able to jump from one plane to the next. As for Falco, we see a shot from the cockpit of the second plane as his body hits it square-on, finally killing him.
25 Finale Stunt: Bond finally reaches Goodhewe, seated at the center of his compound, but Goodhewe sits in his chair, with his two bodyguards at either side, snaps his fingers, and Mr. Wynn leaves his employer's side to fight with Bond; Bond finally overpowers Wynn with (INSERT GADGET HERE), only for Goodhewe to snap his fingers again -- and Mr. Nihm leaves his side, only to meet the same fate, if in a rougher manner, as Wynn. Bond finally reaches Goodhewe, only for the villain to run up the stairs to the side, terrified. Bond chases him up several flights, to a balcony, where outside, Goodhewe's malfunctioning artificial storm is raging. Bond tries to approach Goodhewe, only for the wind and rain to continually blow him back, while Goodhewe stands arms spread-eagle, with his back flat against the wall, like a frightened mouse; the wind is completely passing him by, and hindering Bond. Goodhewe smiles, victoriously:

GOODHEWE: "You cannot stop me! Stormcaller is more powerful than either of us!"

A bolt flashes by, and Goodhewe continues to rant giddily:

GOODHEWE: "She will change the world, Bond! There's nothing you can do to stop that, now!"

Just then, a freak lightning bolt dashes right into the midst of where they are standin, throwing Goodhewe forward, shocked... right where Bond can reach him. 007 picks him up by the front of his shirt, yells over the storm, "Nice speech, Laurence; very enlightening!", then tosses him out and off the balcony, where he is carried away by the raging winds.

STUFF

26 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets - if any): Aston Martin DB7

27 Gadget 1: A mobile camera phone that can be used to create false retinas. The camera is used to take a photo of a person's eye, and then copies the image onto a contact lens hidden in the phone. The process takes an hour, but it can be used sooner; the difference is that it will be less effective - Bond could use this to take a photo of his own eye, take the lens out early and then twist it on his eye to change the pattern of his retina in order to pass a retina scan and prove he is not James Bond.
28 Gadget 2: A small, short knife for close-quarters combat that comes out of the heel -- it's taken out and wielded, not used as a kicking weapon as part of the shoe.
29 Gadget 3: A miniature holographic projector unit. Disguised as an ordinary flashlight, the unit can project a full 3D image of Bond (or anyone else) which will look perfectly real to anyone who sees it. (Suggestion - Bond uses this in the Everglades hunt sequence to lure Maleko close to a nest of pythons. The real Bond then appears behind him to shove him in!)



PRODUCTION

30 Director: Stephen Frears

31 Music by: David Arnold

32 Themetune by David Arnold, Linda Perry and Christina Aguilera
33 Themetune Sung by: Christina Aguilera (after Madonna performs the title of the previous Bond film, EON seeks to duplicate its commercial success by getting Christina Aguilera to sing the title theme for Stormcaller; this decision comes hot on the heels of the artists single, number one in several countries, 'Beautiful' - with whom Aguilera reteams with to write this song too)

34 Secondary Theme (a la 'If You Asked Me To', 'If There Was A Man' and 'Where Has Everybody Gone') by:
35 Secondary Theme Sung by:

36 Titles Designed By: Daniel Kleinman
37 Description of Titles:

[coco1997]

Interesting, dino. I was just reading the other day that Apple had taken out a patent on holographic television technology.

[dinovelvet]

If I'd still had the ability to pick a cast member, my choice for the third girl would have been Elsa Pataky as the rail stewardess from the PTS

Well why not include her anyway...she seems to have the necessary qualities for the role

Interesting, dino. I was just reading the other day that Apple had taken out a patent on holographic television technology.

Yeah I figured a gadget like this was a little 'out there' but not quite up there with the invisible car!

[Captain Tightpants]

I'd suspect if the project has the longevity that it's possible for it to have, we may get another Brosnan film. I don't know about setting up recurring aspects for the Brosnan Era, at least in the fashion you've suggested with a mystery woman (assuming she'd need to feature in at least one more film and that she'd need an organisation to work for). I could see characters reappearing though - a la Zhukovsky and Wade.

I was thinking someone who would flit in and out of the story, almost at will. She wouldn't be working for a particular organisation; she would simply exist, showing up where Bond does almost by coincidence, but it's clear that she has a purpose for being there. She could be a spy, an assassin, a bounty hunter, or any one of a dozen possibilities. Speaking of bounty hunters, how about a loose adaptation of Gardner's Nobody Lives Forever as the next UB, with Bond finding himself the target of an international bounty hunt?

[terminus]

Looks like we're about ready to flesh out the post-PTS segments.

[coco1997]

So what's the plan following the completion of UB Brosnan?

[tdalton]

Added U2 as the secondary theme artist for my fourth turn. I was thinking of an "original" song (if such a project were actually commissioned ) that has a similar sound to either "City of Blinding Lights" from the How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb album or "The Fly" from Achtung, Baby.

CAST

0 Title (Group Decision Field) - Stormcaller

1 Bond - Pierce Brosnan

2 Bond Girl 1 (Main ie Natalia/Wai Lin/Christmas/Jinx): Jennifer Garner as Karina, a top [INSERT APPROPRIATE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION HERE] agent tasked with finding out what and/or who is behind the weather abnormalities mentioned in the plot description. She's ruthless, and while she doesn't have a licence to kill, she doesn't have a problem with performing such duties either. She gets gets the job done, regardless of the cost.
3 Bond Girl 2 (Minor ie Xenia/Paris/Elektra/Miranda): Rebecca Romijn Stamos as Adelaide Springs, a meteorlogist involved in Project Stormcaller and the development of the weather satellite, a villainess - she's a mix between Xenia Onatopp and Natalia Simonova.
4 Bond Girl 3 (Background Girl - Irina/Ingrid/Molly/Verity): Amy Acker as The Auctioneer, conducting the auction in Bangkok.

5 Henchman (a la Oddjob): Michael Madsen as corrupt NSA Chief Damian Falco.
6 Henchman 2: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as Maleko, henchman skilled in hunting/tracking, and fond of using the Hawaiian 'koa', or shark-toothed dagger on his victims.
6b Henchman 3: Peter Mensah as the taciturn Mr Yaw.

7 Villain: James Fox as Sir Laurence Goodhewe, a wealthy philanthropist with sinister intentions.

8 M: Judi Dench
9 Moneypenny: Samantha Bond
10 Q: John Cleese
11 Tanner: Michael Kitchen / Robinson: Colin Salmon (both can be used, or only one can be used - but one of them probably should turn up)

12 Ally 1: Pierre Bokma as Dutch meteorologist Martijn Vuursteen, part of the Stormcaller development team.

Re: Locations - no repeat locations are permitted

13 Pre-Titles Location: The Rhaetian Railway in Italy/Switzerland
14 Location 1: House on the Rock, Wisconsin
15 Location 2: Amsterdam
16 Location 3: Sathorn Unique skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand
17 Location 4: The Everglades, South Florida, USA
18 Location 5: An abandoned NSA facility (previously used to keep tabs on Castro) located just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico

KEY PLOT POINTS

19 Villain's Plot: The villain has come into possession (either in a perfectly legal manner or by stealing it) of a weather manipulation satellite that is intended to be used to bring rain to arid areas in Africa, Asia and South America. However, the villain plans on using it to decimate areas of oil mining such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Newfoundland coast in Canada.

Suggestion - The villain could demonstrate the sheer power of the weather manipulation satellite by aiming it at the Ganges and causing the water level to rise dramatically and instantly, causing massive flooding of the surrounding areas. This does not mean that India needs to be a location, the scene can be shown via a computer screen.

20 Pre-Title Sequence Stunt: Bond is on a train, with orders to kill an enemy agent on board. But unknown to Bond, the agent is already aware of Bond's presence, and his mission, and has filled the train with his own henchman, ready to take out Bond once he makes his move. But Bond realizes what's going on when he uncovers a fake sommelier who fails to serve his wine correctly (a nod to the scrapped GE PTS), and a huge action-packed shootout ensues.
21 Major Stunt 1:
22 Major Stunt 2: Within the Stormcaller base at the Oosterschelde flood barrier, Bond engages in fisticuffs on the gangway of a giant Cloud Chamber, with the storm the villains have activated brewing not just outside but in the artificially generated clouds below. His opponent falls to his death and after a quip ("He's feeling a bit under the weather") Bond runs off to rescue Adelaide, who has been taken by Mr Yaw (they're actually on the same side - faking the kidnapping because for their plans to work her true allegiance can't be revealed yet) and is being 'forced' into the back of a car. A chase past the pylons through stormy weather eventually has Bond forcing the bad guy off the road and over the edge into the tempestuous water. Adelaide makes it to dry land while Bond and Yaw struggle under water, eventually getting caught in the machinery of the flood barrier. Bond wrenches himself free as Yaw is crushed by the hydraulics. Emerging from the water bloodied and drenched, he's asked if he's alright. "Just a bit of sea sickness."
23 Major Stunt 3: A shootout and fistfight with Falco's men throughout the empty corridors of the Sathorn Unique skyscraper.
24 Major Stunt 4: The villains are transporting cloud-seeding chemicals to a site, which they intend to spray before firing the satellite in order to increase its potency even further. Bond sneaks aboard, but is caught by Falco. He is danged out the back of an aeroplane for interrogation, but he is having none of it - he attacks Falco, using a hand gernade to rupture the massive tank of cloud-seeding chemicals loaded in the back of the place. Most of the redshirts are washed out the back of the plane, falling to their deaths, but Bond and Falco manage to hold on (Bond because he's expecting it, Falco because he's quick). The plane begins to climb steeply, leading to the tank becoming free. Bond throws himself out the back of the cargo bay while Falco is crushed by the tank. As everyone on-board the plane was wearing a HALO wingsuit (a special suit designed to aid aerodynamics and improve speed when freefalling), he is effectively able to jump from one plane to the next. As for Falco, we see a shot from the cockpit of the second plane as his body hits it square-on, finally killing him.
25 Finale Stunt: Bond finally reaches Goodhewe, seated at the center of his compound, but Goodhewe sits in his chair, with his two bodyguards at either side, snaps his fingers, and Mr. Wynn leaves his employer's side to fight with Bond; Bond finally overpowers Wynn with (INSERT GADGET HERE), only for Goodhewe to snap his fingers again -- and Mr. Nihm leaves his side, only to meet the same fate, if in a rougher manner, as Wynn. Bond finally reaches Goodhewe, only for the villain to run up the stairs to the side, terrified. Bond chases him up several flights, to a balcony, where outside, Goodhewe's malfunctioning artificial storm is raging. Bond tries to approach Goodhewe, only for the wind and rain to continually blow him back, while Goodhewe stands arms spread-eagle, with his back flat against the wall, like a frightened mouse; the wind is completely passing him by, and hindering Bond. Goodhewe smiles, victoriously:

GOODHEWE: "You cannot stop me! Stormcaller is more powerful than either of us!"

A bolt flashes by, and Goodhewe continues to rant giddily:

GOODHEWE: "She will change the world, Bond! There's nothing you can do to stop that, now!"

Just then, a freak lightning bolt dashes right into the midst of where they are standin, throwing Goodhewe forward, shocked... right where Bond can reach him. 007 picks him up by the front of his shirt, yells over the storm, "Nice speech, Laurence; very enlightening!", then tosses him out and off the balcony, where he is carried away by the raging winds.

STUFF

26 Bond's Car (inc. car gadgets - if any): Aston Martin DB7

27 Gadget 1: A mobile camera phone that can be used to create false retinas. The camera is used to take a photo of a person's eye, and then copies the image onto a contact lens hidden in the phone. The process takes an hour, but it can be used sooner; the difference is that it will be less effective - Bond could use this to take a photo of his own eye, take the lens out early and then twist it on his eye to change the pattern of his retina in order to pass a retina scan and prove he is not James Bond.
28 Gadget 2: A small, short knife for close-quarters combat that comes out of the heel -- it's taken out and wielded, not used as a kicking weapon as part of the shoe.
29 Gadget 3: A miniature holographic projector unit. Disguised as an ordinary flashlight, the unit can project a full 3D image of Bond (or anyone else) which will look perfectly real to anyone who sees it. (Suggestion - Bond uses this in the Everglades hunt sequence to lure Maleko close to a nest of pythons. The real Bond then appears behind him to shove him in!)



PRODUCTION

30 Director: Stephen Frears

31 Music by: David Arnold

32 Themetune by David Arnold, Linda Perry and Christina Aguilera
33 Themetune Sung by: Christina Aguilera (after Madonna performs the title of the previous Bond film, EON seeks to duplicate its commercial success by getting Christina Aguilera to sing the title theme for Stormcaller; this decision comes hot on the heels of the artists single, number one in several countries, 'Beautiful' - with whom Aguilera reteams with to write this song too)

34 Secondary Theme (a la 'If You Asked Me To', 'If There Was A Man' and 'Where Has Everybody Gone') by:
35 Secondary Theme Sung by: U2

36 Titles Designed By: Daniel Kleinman
37 Description of Titles:

Edited by tdalton, 03 January 2011 - 05:41 AM.

[terminus]

So what's the plan following the completion of UB Brosnan?

I think we'll put the project on hiatus for a few months.

[terminus]

I am currently suffering from a bit of a cold - so can't seem to focus for long enough to write some of these sequences out. I'm happy for others to throw in their thoughts and for sequences to be built up by other people and then just stitched together by myself when I'm feeling a bit better.

[dinovelvet]

I am currently suffering from a bit of a cold - so can't seem to focus for long enough to write some of these sequences out. I'm happy for others to throw in their thoughts and for sequences to be built up by other people and then just stitched together by myself when I'm feeling a bit better.

I'll try and flesh out the post-PTS MI6 to Amsterdam sequences a little bit.

I think we'll put the project on hiatus for a few months.

Bummer! But if you're concentrating on your Alex O'Loughlin project, that's understandable. Maybe in the absence of Ultimate Bond, you won't mind if I launch a new game? I had an idea in mind for some Craig post-QOS films, but it won't be just making up plots.

[terminus]

I am currently suffering from a bit of a cold - so can't seem to focus for long enough to write some of these sequences out. I'm happy for others to throw in their thoughts and for sequences to be built up by other people and then just stitched together by myself when I'm feeling a bit better.

I'll try and flesh out the post-PTS MI6 to Amsterdam sequences a little bit.

Thankyou

I think we'll put the project on hiatus for a few months.

Bummer! But if you're concentrating on your Alex O'Loughlin project, that's understandable. Maybe in the absence of Ultimate Bond, you won't mind if I launch a new game? I had an idea in mind for some Craig post-QOS films, but it won't be just making up plots.

Oh, it's not just because of TTW - it's something that I've had in mind for a while. It was going to happen after we finished the UB-Craig films, but never occured for whatever reason. I just think now would be a good time for a bit of a hiatus for the project in its current incarnation - we'll have done twelve treatments by the time we finish Stormcaller and I don't want to see people become exhausted with the project or run out of ideas.

I think a three month break will let people recharge their batteries. That said, I'd be more than happy to see you run an alternative to Ultimate Bond in its absence I may even had time to participate from time to time.

[dinovelvet]

Alright, I cobbled together the first few post-PTS scenes :

MI6 HEADQUARTERS, LONDON

The traditional establishing shot of the MI6 waterfront headquarters. Inside, Bond enters Moneypenny's office. Banter is traded, e.g :

Moneypenny - How was your ride on the train, James?
Bond - Some of the other passengers were a little rowdy, but I received some excellent service!

etc etc.

M's office - M introduces Bond to Martijn Vuursteen, a meteorological expert. M explains that the laptop Bond recovered from Krugman contained some stolen files from the notorious Stormcaller project. Q (John Cleese) and Vuursteen show Bond (on a hi tech interactive computer screen) that some unusual co-ordinates were referenced in the files, namely Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and Saudi Arabia; "All notorious oil-producing areas of the world", remarks Bond.

M is concerned enough to launch a covert investigation into Stormcaller and it's founder/creator Sir Laurence Goodhewe, and she demands Bond to be discreet about it. Bond is to start with the Stormcaller development center in Amsterdam.

Q hands over some gadgets - a new phone with the ability to create false retinas, a knife that can be concealed in Bond's shoe, and a miniature holographic projector. Q demonstrates it by creating a 'false Bond' right in front of them, and Bond quips that Q can give the rest of his briefing to that one, as he takes his equipment and walks out of the door, leaving Q in a huff.

AMSTERDAM

Bond drives his Aston Martin DB7 along the canals, eventually arriving at the Stormcaller compound, at the Oosterschelde flood barrier (In true EON fashion, we will cheat a little bit by showing the barrier to be in or nearer to Amsterdam than it actually is!). He is greeted by Adelaide Springs, the stunningly beautiful chief research scientist on Stormcaller. She shows Bond around some key areas, including the Cloud Chamber where they are making their final fine-tuning in creating weather. She demonstrates it by instantly creating rain, inside the chamber as well as outdoors, and they discuss how Stormcaller will end famine in Africa, transform inhospitable Arctic locales, etc. Adelaide receives an urgent phone call and leaves Bond in her office to answer it. Just as she leaves, an alarm goes off.

Bond exits the office and hears passers-by talking about a bomb threat. He chases after Adelaide, but loses her in the crowd of employees fleeing the building. Rounding a corner, he sees Adelaide being dragged away by two men - MR. YAW, and another henchman. Let's call him DAAF (good Dutch name!) Bond gives chase. Yaw orders Daaf to stop Bond as they run through the cloud chamber, setting off an artificial storm. As Bond enters to see Yaw and Adelaide leaving through the other side, Daaf drops down on him, and the two men fight on the narrow walkway as thunder and lightning crash all around them.

Bond throws him off the railing and Daaf plunges to his death through the clouds below, as Bond asks "Feeling a little under the weather?"

Leaving the building, Bond spots Yaw driving away, with Adelaide in the back. From somewhere in the distance, an UNSEEN MAN is watching through binoculars. As Bond gets into the Aston Martin, this man activates a remote detonator. The building EXPLODES as Bond speeds away from it.

Bond gives chase in the Aston Martin, pursuing them along the flood barrier as the fierce storm causes a torrential downpour. Bond rams into Yaw using a pit maneuver to force him to the edge. Bond pulls Adelaide to safety from the teetering car as Yaw jumps on him. The two men fall over the side into the water, trading punches in the crashing waves as the flood barrier machinery threatens to suck them both in. Just inches away from being crushed, Bond grabs a handhold as Yaw is sucked in by the hydraulics; the machine temporarily slows as it grinds on Yaw, allowing Bond to scramble back up on an emergency ladder.

Adelaide is astonished. "What happened to him?"
Bond - "He and I drifted apart".*

*I changed the "sea sick" pun as QOS already used that!

The two of them get into the Aston and leave. From a distance, we now get a look at the muscular, tattooed man watching them through binoculars. He is MALEKO.

Later at a luxury suite at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Bond and Adelaide end up in bed together (possibly with a bad weather-related pun that I can't bear to come up with right now, "stiff breeze", etc etc)

On to Geneva...

[tdalton]

I'm happy for others to throw in their thoughts and for sequences to be built up by other people and then just stitched together by myself when I'm feeling a bit better.

I might be able to flesh out the Geneva sequence based on the idea that we discussed yesterday if nobody else has claimed it already.

[coco1997]

Good job, dino!

And my curiosity is piqued: What did you have in mind for your own game after UB goes on hiatus?

[dinovelvet]

Good job, dino!

And my curiosity is piqued: What did you have in mind for your own game after UB goes on hiatus?

I had in mind to do a series of Ultimate Bond Remakes, to star Daniel Craig, post-QOS. What I mean by this is, suppose that for Bond 23, EON decide to go back and remake all the Bond films, starting of course with Dr.No. The game would involve converting the relatively low-key original Dr.No into a hi-octane $200 million Bond movie for the year 2011, with new action sequences, subplots, and characters, but like Casino Royale 06, sticking to Fleming's basic plot. I would post a proforma similar to what terminus has done in this thread, and ask for ideas for how to update certain things, etc.
As an example of the kind of updating I'm talking about - Who would the Dr.No of the year 2011 be? Would he now be a North Korean defector? What would his modern goal be, instead of "toppling"? Would he have fully robotic arms based on modern/'coming soon' technology, almost like a cyborg? Would Honey Ryder now be a modern feminist Lara Croft style treasure hunter? Would cellphones and the internet play a part in Dr.No? etc etc.
I'm still playing with how to juggle the elements around, but if there's enough interest, we'd probably need 4 people minimum, I can launch it after this Ultimate Broz is wrapped up.

[coco1997]

I would most DEFINITELY be down for that! It would be fun, if at all possible, to try to do 'remakes' of all the original Bonds--sans "Thunderball", since we kind of 'remade' it when we did "Warhead 2011"--up to and including "Moonraker"; I think all the movies that came after that are modern enough that they don't need reimagining.

But yes, Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice," "OHMSS", "Live and Let Die"...count me in.

[dinovelvet]

I would most DEFINITELY be down for that! It would be fun, if at all possible, to try to do 'remakes' of all the original Bonds--sans "Thunderball", since we kind of 'remade' it when we did "Warhead 2011"--up to and including "Moonraker"; I think all the movies that came after that are modern enough that they don't need reimagining.

But yes, Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice," "OHMSS", "Live and Let Die"...count me in.

Yeah we should probably skip Thunderball, or at least just do a quick version. And if we do get that far, I would switch it so that OHMSS comes before YOLT.

[terminus]

I might be able to flesh out the Geneva sequence based on the idea that we discussed yesterday if nobody else has claimed it already.

Go ahead!

I had in mind to do a series of Ultimate Bond Remakes, to star Daniel Craig, post-QOS. What I mean by this is, suppose that for Bond 23, EON decide to go back and remake all the Bond films, starting of course with Dr.No. The game would involve converting the relatively low-key original Dr.No into a hi-octane $200 million Bond movie for the year 2011, with new action sequences, subplots, and characters, but like Casino Royale 06, sticking to Fleming's basic plot. I would post a proforma similar to what terminus has done in this thread, and ask for ideas for how to update certain things, etc.
As an example of the kind of updating I'm talking about - Who would the Dr.No of the year 2011 be? Would he now be a North Korean defector? What would his modern goal be, instead of "toppling"? Would he have fully robotic arms based on modern/'coming soon' technology, almost like a cyborg? Would Honey Ryder now be a modern feminist Lara Croft style treasure hunter? Would cellphones and the internet play a part in Dr.No? etc etc.
I'm still playing with how to juggle the elements around, but if there's enough interest, we'd probably need 4 people minimum, I can launch it after this Ultimate Broz is wrapped up.

Believe it or not, I pondered something similar for Ultimate Bonds at one point so it's got my wholehearted support - call it Ultimate Bond: The Adaptation Years if you want Can't wait to see what ends up happening to some of the older Bond films in everyone's hands!

[tdalton]

I would most DEFINITELY be down for that! It would be fun, if at all possible, to try to do 'remakes' of all the original Bonds--sans "Thunderball", since we kind of 'remade' it when we did "Warhead 2011"--up to and including "Moonraker"; I think all the movies that came after that are modern enough that they don't need reimagining.

But yes, Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice," "OHMSS", "Live and Let Die"...count me in.

Count me in as well.


I'll try to have something posted for Geneva later on today.

Edited by tdalton, 04 January 2011 - 05:15 PM.

[coco1997]

I would most DEFINITELY be down for that! It would be fun, if at all possible, to try to do 'remakes' of all the original Bonds--sans "Thunderball", since we kind of 'remade' it when we did "Warhead 2011"--up to and including "Moonraker"; I think all the movies that came after that are modern enough that they don't need reimagining.

But yes, Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice," "OHMSS", "Live and Let Die"...count me in.

Yeah we should probably skip Thunderball, or at least just do a quick version. And if we do get that far, I would switch it so that OHMSS comes before YOLT.

Were there specific Bond movies you wanted to remake, or just start with "Dr. No" and see where it takes us? I like the idea of going up to "Moonraker", that is, reimagining the first two decades of Bond. And with you, myself, tdalton, terminus, and presumably Mr. B and CT on board (haven't heard from SamKevlar in a few days), I'm sure it will possess some longevity.

[tdalton]

I would most DEFINITELY be down for that! It would be fun, if at all possible, to try to do 'remakes' of all the original Bonds--sans "Thunderball", since we kind of 'remade' it when we did "Warhead 2011"--up to and including "Moonraker"; I think all the movies that came after that are modern enough that they don't need reimagining.

But yes, Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice," "OHMSS", "Live and Let Die"...count me in.

Yeah we should probably skip Thunderball, or at least just do a quick version. And if we do get that far, I would switch it so that OHMSS comes before YOLT.

Were there specific Bond movies you wanted to remake, or just start with "Dr. No" and see where it takes us? I like the idea of going up to "Moonraker", that is, reimagining the first two decades of Bond. And with you, myself, tdalton, terminus, and presumably Mr. B and CT on board (haven't heard from SamKevlar in a few days), I'm sure it will possess some longevity.

I honestly think that it's the perfect kind of project for while this particular version of the game is on hiatus. Coming up with 100% original ideas from scratch does get somewhat difficult after a while, but I did find that, while working on the Warhead 2011 treatment, that building off of an idea that was already there (even if I did end up taking Domino in a wildly different direction than in either version of the story thus far) is a bit easier because there is a starting point to work with. I think that this is a very good way of keeping the creative thought process going while being able to store up some totally original ideas for when this version of the project continues and we're making original treatments again.

[coco1997]

My feelings exactly, t.

[terminus]

I should note that I'd like to do a 'Warhead 2012' at some point, having thrown around a few ideas for doing a sequel to it with coco1997.

[dinovelvet]

Were there specific Bond movies you wanted to remake, or just start with "Dr. No" and see where it takes us? I like the idea of going up to "Moonraker", that is, reimagining the first two decades of Bond. And with you, myself, tdalton, terminus, and presumably Mr. B and CT on board (haven't heard from SamKevlar in a few days), I'm sure it will possess some longevity.

No specific ones, really. Who knows, we may even make it all the way up to a Craig style gritty remake of DAD The only stipulation I had was that we should do OHMSS and YOLT in the correct order so that those films can finally make sense.

[tdalton]

No specific ones, really. Who knows, we may even make it all the way up to a Craig style gritty remake of DAD The only stipulation I had was that we should do OHMSS and YOLT in the correct order so that those films can finally make sense.

Definitely agree that OHMSS and YOLT should be flipped around.

Is the object simply to just remake the films or would there be room to pull things from the novels that were left out of the film. For example, given that we'd be doing OHMSS and then YOLT in a way that makes more sense than they currently stand, would incorporating elements from the YOLT novel that weren't used (most notably, the Garden of Death) be something that we would be looking at doing? Either way I'm fine with, just trying to get an idea of the direction the project would be heading in.

[terminus]

Glad you've stuck round, Pamela!

[dinovelvet]

Definitely agree that OHMSS and YOLT should be flipped around.

Is the object simply to just remake the films or would there be room to pull things from the novels that were left out of the film. For example, given that we'd be doing OHMSS and then YOLT in a way that makes more sense than they currently stand, would incorporating elements from the YOLT novel that weren't used (most notably, the Garden of Death) be something that we would be looking at doing? Either way I'm fine with, just trying to get an idea of the direction the project would be heading in.

Ideally, the object would be to include the best parts of both the novel and the film versions. Going with the YOLT example, yes I'd like to do the Garden of Death/confrontation with Blofeld ending from the novel, but the film has some fun setpieces that could be used, like an updated Little Nellie scene, the fight/chase at the docks, etc.

[tdalton]

Definitely agree that OHMSS and YOLT should be flipped around.

Is the object simply to just remake the films or would there be room to pull things from the novels that were left out of the film. For example, given that we'd be doing OHMSS and then YOLT in a way that makes more sense than they currently stand, would incorporating elements from the YOLT novel that weren't used (most notably, the Garden of Death) be something that we would be looking at doing? Either way I'm fine with, just trying to get an idea of the direction the project would be heading in.

Ideally, the object would be to include the best parts of both the novel and the film versions. Going with the YOLT example, yes I'd like to do the Garden of Death/confrontation with Blofeld ending from the novel, but the film has some fun setpieces that could be used, like an updated Little Nellie scene, the fight/chase at the docks, etc.

Sounds good.