Location, Location, Location
#1
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:30 PM
We know that China, Turkey and Scotland are all in - and while we know that production withdrew from India, we also know that South Africa was being lined up for the film, but there was no official word at the conference.
Your thoughts?
#2
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:32 PM
#3
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:33 PM
Was there any detail about where exactly in China they're likely to be filming?
#4
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:33 PM
I don't have a problem with any of the locations, although they don't really seem that... exotic.
Really? China and Turkey are both very exotic indeed. To me, at least.
#5
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:37 PM
#6
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:38 PM
Shanghai.Was there any detail about where exactly in China they're likely to be filming?
#7
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:39 PM
#8
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:41 PM
There are plenty of Chinese cities. I don't understand why Beijing and Shanghai seem to be the only ones that are ever used in Hollywood films. I'd be far more intrigued if SKYFALL were filming in Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin or somewhere that would seem a bit fresher to cinemagoers' eyes.
#9
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:42 PM
PTS - Turkey
(Titles)
Act I - MI6 / South Africa
Act II - China
Act III - Scotland
Pure guesswork, but there you are.
#10
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:46 PM
#11
Posted 03 November 2011 - 01:50 PM
#12
Posted 03 November 2011 - 02:07 PM
I think the official biography for Craig's reimagined Bond gives his birthplace as West Germany, possibly at an airbase.Personally I'm thrilled at the prospect that we're going to be getting a 50th anniversary Bond finale set in the character's country of birth.
#13
Posted 03 November 2011 - 06:03 PM
Had a quick search. The CASINO ROYALE dossier suggests: "Born: West Berlin, Germany, 13 April, 1968". Although I've been the producers have already forgotten that!I think the official biography for Craig's reimagined Bond gives his birthplace as West Germany, possibly at an airbase.
Personally I'm thrilled at the prospect that we're going to be getting a 50th anniversary Bond finale set in the character's country of birth.
#14
Posted 03 November 2011 - 06:16 PM
Had a quick search. The CASINO ROYALE dossier suggests: "Born: West Berlin, Germany, 13 April, 1968". Although I've been the producers have already forgotten that!
I think the official biography for Craig's reimagined Bond gives his birthplace as West Germany, possibly at an airbase.
Personally I'm thrilled at the prospect that we're going to be getting a 50th anniversary Bond finale set in the character's country of birth.
Check out the press con transript on Empire. Mendes more or less said that it's not Bond's roots.
#15
Posted 03 November 2011 - 06:23 PM
Had a quick search. The CASINO ROYALE dossier suggests: "Born: West Berlin, Germany, 13 April, 1968". Although I've been the producers have already forgotten that!
I think the official biography for Craig's reimagined Bond gives his birthplace as West Germany, possibly at an airbase.
Personally I'm thrilled at the prospect that we're going to be getting a 50th anniversary Bond finale set in the character's country of birth.
Check out the press con transript on Empire. Mendes more or less said that it's not Bond's roots.
...maybe it's Andrew Bond's roots?
#16
Posted 03 November 2011 - 07:51 PM
Had a quick search. The CASINO ROYALE dossier suggests: "Born: West Berlin, Germany, 13 April, 1968". Although I've been the producers have already forgotten that!
I think the official biography for Craig's reimagined Bond gives his birthplace as West Germany, possibly at an airbase.
Personally I'm thrilled at the prospect that we're going to be getting a 50th anniversary Bond finale set in the character's country of birth.
Check out the press con transript on Empire. Mendes more or less said that it's not Bond's roots.
...maybe it's Andrew Bond's roots?
On another thread, it was suggested that the roots to be explored and the SkyFall location will have to do with M, not Bond. I'm guessing this might be accurate.
#17
Posted 03 November 2011 - 11:46 PM
#18
Posted 03 November 2011 - 11:50 PM
#19
Posted 03 November 2011 - 11:54 PM
#20
Posted 04 November 2011 - 12:51 AM
I admit I was surprised when MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 managed it, mostly because the Rabbit's Foot was implied to be a devastating superweapon developed by the Chinese. I suppose they won't mind too much if Bond does it, provided the script avoids criticsing the government, or treating Tibet and/or Taiwan as separate states.
For many reasons, I suspect China will be a back drop only, with no politics mixed in so as to avoid all these problems. AFter all, they already faced these issues when attempting to get into Vietnam to film TND.
#21
Posted 04 November 2011 - 01:48 AM
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#22
Posted 04 November 2011 - 05:14 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-15579556
According to Michael G. Wilson, SKYFALL has not had any significant changes to its script, so the scenes that were planned for India may well have been relocated:
Producer Michael G Wilson said the budget was "in the same range" as 2008's Quantum of Solace, which is estimated at $200m (£125m).
"We haven't had to change anything in the script to get what we want," he said. "In fact we keep on adding."
Now, raise your hand if you read this post in Professor Farnsworth's voice.
#23
Posted 04 November 2011 - 05:19 AM
#24
Posted 04 November 2011 - 05:31 AM
#25
Posted 04 November 2011 - 07:14 AM
#26
Posted 04 November 2011 - 07:19 AM
Anyway, with the knowledge that SKYFALL will take place in Shanghai, here's a few locations around the city that could be used:
Expo Axis
China Pavilion
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Nanjing Road East
Shanghai Expo Cultural Centre
In fact, most of the pavilions at Expo 2010 could be used (with a few notable exceptions - like the Dutch Pavilion). The Urbanian, Chinese, German, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Saudi Arabian, Spanish, British and Emirati pavilions all look great.
http://commons.wikim...ns_of_Expo_2010
#27
Posted 04 November 2011 - 07:19 AM
#28
Posted 04 November 2011 - 07:21 AM
Shanghai was used in M:I3, its city center not so well, but the Chinese village was great. There are lots of other parts of China worth using, but unlike Loomis, it's not the Chinese cities I find attractive, but the great natural scenery outside of those cities. There are amazing landscapes in Western Hunan and Guangxi provinces with spectacular mountains that are still not too remote to shoot a movie in.
#29
Posted 04 November 2011 - 07:27 AM
So Bond should avoid Istanbul because a film that involved Clive Owen trying way too hard to be Daniel Craig went there?Istanbul was already in [...] The International, but I don't mind, it's a great city.
#30
Posted 04 November 2011 - 07:33 AM
So Bond should avoid Istanbul because a film that involved Clive Owen trying way too hard to be Daniel Craig went there?
Istanbul was already in [...] The International, but I don't mind, it's a great city.
Taken 2 will also be filming in Istanbul shortly. Wonder if Liam Neeson will drop by the Bond set for a cameo, or Famke Janssen will randomly show up in the background a la Maud Adams in AVTAK!