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[Shrublands]

Plenty of action at Trinity Square this morning. Can confirm it's doubling for Westminster - various street signs changed to New Scotland Yard, Scotland Place and Whitehall.

Scotland Place - That’s interesting.

This is where the building for the Ministry of Energy and Climate Change is (where they filmed on the roof with the black box).

Is that building playing itself after all?

[Marketto007]

Plenty of action at Trinity Square this morning. Can confirm it's doubling for Westminster - various street signs changed to New Scotland Yard, Scotland Place and Whitehall.

When I was there, they were filming a police Range Rover racing around the corner of a building, after people had walked briskly out of the back entrance of 10 Trinity Square. I saw someone who appeared to be Daniel Craig standing around with sunglasses on but can't confirm he was involved - although I'd certainly presume he was.

Of the people who walked out of the building, one had a peaked hat on (police commander or military), and then someone ran out following him (Bond?). In addition, lots of vehicles around - Range Rovers, a Jaguar, but they weren't necessarily involved in filming.

Will post again I think of anything more. Also got several photos to upload. There were some newspaper photographers with long lenses, who may well have some good shots.

A white Jaguar? If so, it's from Barabara and Michael.

xxx

[Col. Sun]

Speedboat chase on the Thames? Finding that a bit hard to believe.

When they shoot scenes on London bridges, like Vauxhall Bridge, the production have to follow strict safety rules, so
they have to have river Police around the stretch of the Thames where they are filming. I strongly suspect that this is what
is meant by speed boats - it's not for a chase seq. but it's the River Police required for the filming.

[Germanlady]

https://twitter.com/#!/AlexReadings/status/165427427105968128/photo/1

[Shrublands]

Plenty of action at Trinity Square this morning. Can confirm it's doubling for Westminster - various street signs changed to New Scotland Yard, Scotland Place and Whitehall.

Scotland Place - That’s interesting.

This is where the building for the Ministry of Energy and Climate Change is (where they filmed on the roof with the black box).

Is that building playing itself after all?

I'd say it is, the Ministry of Energy and Climate Change is circled by Whitehall, Great Scotland Yard, Scotland Place and Whitehall Place, these street signs say this sequence is set around that building.

Did it say "New Scotland Yard" or "Great Scotland Yard" Vauxhall?

[Col. Sun]

I'm just so pleased we finally get a version of the deleted OHMSS London foot chase - which was also set
in London City area. Classic Bond!!!

[Vauxhall]

My mistake, it was Great Scotland Yard, so it's definitely that block around the Department of Energy.

As for the Jaguar, it was a black one, but didn't particularly look like it was being prepared for filming.

[Luigi Ferrari]

http://www.dailymail...-Bond-film.html

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 03 February 2012 - 02:32 PM.

[Shrublands]

My mistake, it was Great Scotland Yard, so it's definitely that block around the Department of Energy.

Thanks.
And I suppose another bit of the jigsaw is - the Embankment Tube (we know that Tube signage at Charing Cross was changed to Embankment).
It's at the bottom of Whitehall Place.

It’s the same suit, just dirtied up a bit, and the same earpiece. I'd say that Bond is following Bardem's character via the underground, who is on his way to the DECC.

[DamnCoffee]

I'm loving the sound of this. I wonder if Bond is in the middle of another attack. A bomb goes off in the building he's in, and then he rushes to the next target. Think Die Hard 3.

[Luigi Ferrari]

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Skyfall being filmed in city today: If anyone is interested the new bond is being filmed around Seething Lane as... bit.ly/wyRxF

Londoncab777 Ian
Bond movie filming seething lane ec3

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 03 February 2012 - 02:46 PM.

[007jamesbond]

Is there any detail about the OHMSS foot chase across London anyway? lots of interesting info so far

[Luigi Ferrari]

Apparently the shooting is currently taking place in Chinatown (not confirmed though).

MikeBlissett Mike Blissett
Eating at Rasa Sayang in Chinatown. There's a huge film crew outside filming the new James Bond movie. Lots of bystanders, but no stars yet!
8 mins ago

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 03 February 2012 - 08:13 PM.

[Matt_13]

Apparently the shooting is currently taking place in Chinatown (not confirmed though).

Oh please tell me that's standing in for Shanghai. That would be hilarious.

[Luigi Ferrari]

Apparently the shooting is currently taking place in Chinatown (not confirmed though).

Oh please tell me that's standing in for Shanghai. That would be hilarious.

Wait. There also filming an Adidas campaign in Chinatown. We need confirmations.

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 03 February 2012 - 08:22 PM.

[Vauxhall]

Filming in Chinatown on a Friday night would seem a bit ambitious, particularly after a day of extensive filming across London. I say we hold off for now, although they might be doing some general shots for dressing.

[Captain Tightpants]

I'd say it is, the Ministry of Energy and Climate Change is circled by Whitehall, Great Scotland Yard, Scotland Place and Whitehall Place, these street signs say this sequence is set around that building.

Isn't the DECC building the old Scotland Yard? I could see it doubling as its former self because it would be impossible to get New Scotland Yard closed down for filming.

[Germanlady]

[stone7]

Germanlady - you are incredible coming up with all of this material.

My old office used to be there...filmed from another angle could get nice view of the Thames, Tower of London and the Shard as a backdrop.

[Shrublands]

Helicopter filming around Vauxhall Bridge

Sunday, 5th Feb 2012 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

On the 5th February 2012 Helicopter filming operations will take place in the vicinity of Vauxhall Bridge. A contingency date of the 12th February has been allocated in the event of bad weather disrupting operations on the 5th February.

Filming will take place between 17.00hrs and 22.00hrs, during which navigation will be controlled by a PLA Harbour Service Launch.

http://www.ianvisits...l.php?uid=15872

[007jamesbond]

interesting..........we know there is some kind of action scene mostly likely blowing up the bridge so I guess using a helicopter is the best way to capture the scene

[Shrublands]

Yes, and it seems that the bridge is closed during the day on Saturday for filming, then this after dark on Sunday.

[Luigi Ferrari]

I'd say it is, the Ministry of Energy and Climate Change is circled by Whitehall, Great Scotland Yard, Scotland Place and Whitehall Place, these street signs say this sequence is set around that building.

Isn't the DECC building the old Scotland Yard? I could see it doubling as its former self because it would be impossible to get New Scotland Yard closed down for filming.

Interesting. Do you remember that there's an actor playing an isolation guard in the cast of Skyfall?
Will the DECC double as Scotland Yard then? And 10 Trinity Square?

[Matt_13]

Helicopter filming around Vauxhall Bridge

Sunday, 5th Feb 2012 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

On the 5th February 2012 Helicopter filming operations will take place in the vicinity of Vauxhall Bridge. A contingency date of the 12th February has been allocated in the event of bad weather disrupting operations on the 5th February.

Filming will take place between 17.00hrs and 22.00hrs, during which navigation will be controlled by a PLA Harbour Service Launch.

http://www.ianvisits...l.php?uid=15872

Night shoot? Interesting. Think Bond will be in the DB5 when this happens?

[Captain Tightpants]

Interesting. Do you remember that there's an actor playing an isolation guard in the cast of Skyfall?

Not really. I don't pay much attention to the casting of extras.

Will the DECC double as Scotland Yard then? And 10 Trinity Square?

I'm guessing it will - the DECC would probably be the roof, and 10 Trinity Square the ground-level exteriors. All the interiors would be shot at Pinewood. So I think it will either be Scotland Yard, or some other government building. Possibly the Ministry of Defence, or even the MI5 HQ.

[Matt_13]

This brings up an interesting point...is Bond allowed to operated within the UK? I thought MI6 could only work outside the nation.

[The Shark]

In MR the novel, Bond was given permission by the PM to work with Special Branch on British soil.

[Captain Tightpants]

And it wouldn't be too difficult to write the film in such a way that Bond is allowed to operate there, because none of the films have ever really addressed it before. Sure, it's factually inaccurate, but SKYFALL was never aiming for a realistic depiction of MI6.

[Shrublands]

Interesting. Do you remember that there's an actor playing an isolation guard in the cast of Skyfall?

Not really. I don't pay much attention to the casting of extras.

Will the DECC double as Scotland Yard then? And 10 Trinity Square?

I'm guessing it will - the DECC would probably be the roof, and 10 Trinity Square the ground-level exteriors. All the interiors would be shot at Pinewood. So I think it will either be Scotland Yard, or some other government building. Possibly the Ministry of Defence, or even the MI5 HQ.

I’m guessing no.

No way would they use the building that was the original Scotland Yard and try to pass it off as New Scotland Yard. New Scotland Yard is a very famous building and the British see the outside with its very famous revolving sign almost nightly on the news. It would seem ludicrous for a film to show us a building that we all know hasn't been Scotland Yard since Adam was a lad and say it still is. It also looks nothing like New Scotland Yard.

They are being very specific in recreating every street that circles the DECC across town. Why name the exact streets that form that block if they are not referring precisely to the DECC?

If it were doubling for the Defence building, why not give the names of streets that form that bock?
No, in my opinion, it's intended to be the DECC.

[Vauxhall]

I've just checked Google Maps and cross-referenced the renamed streets at Trinity Square. They tally exactly with the Department of Energy being the back entrance to 10 Trinity Square. I get the feeling they've actually flipped the building around, so the back is the front and vice versa. That makes sense because the front of 10 Trinity Square is much more impressive! I'm sure it will look just like a generic Westminster government building come the film's release, and it might not necessarily be used as the Department of Energy in SKYFALL, but we'll see.