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[Captain Tightpants]

Well, I think your "circumstantial evidence" is pretty weak.

[Royal Dalton]

Their source was right about Whishaw and the "beautiful English Agent" and that was months before either were confirmed by the people involved. I think it's safe to say they were right about Severine, as well.

Just because they're right about one thing, it doesn't automatically make them right about everything. They did, after all, report that the character's name was "Severin" rather than "Severine". Sure, that might just be a mis-spelling, but it demonstrates that they are not infallible.

Nobody's infallible, Captain. But I'd say the odds are in their favour.

[Captain Tightpants]

Didn't they run the story about that Serbian cellist claiming that SKYFALL would be CARTE BLANCHE and that she would be composing the score?

That was obviously made up, but ComingSoon posted it. I'm just saying that without official confirmation, we can't really say who is right and who is wrong.

[Kristian]

I think

Well, I think your "circumstantial evidence" is pretty weak.

It certainly isn't as strong as your reactions each time someone even suggests Severine might be Asian.

[Captain Tightpants]

My reactions are not evidence, and so have nothing to do with this line of discussion. So I don't really understand your point.

[Kristian]

My reactions are not evidence, and so have nothing to do with this line of discussion. So I don't really understand your point.

Sigh.

[killkenny kid]

Just another day here at CBn, Kristian.

[Kristian]

Just another day here at CBn, Kristian.

It's all good, KK. We're one big happy family here at CBN. You should see mine during holidays - and we don't even get to discuss the possible ethnicity of Bond Girls! : )

[Jim]

2. The fact that, yes, Berenice Marlohe is c l e a r l y made up to look part-Asian on the escalator.

3. The fact that the scene is clearly in China (as evidenced by all the chinese characters in the signs nearby - more visible in the video).

So because she's wearing mascara in a long shot and is riding an escalator in Shanghai, she's "c l e a r l y" Asian?

Try again.

Very bored with you now.

[thecasinoroyale]

Well...I think she is aiming for a Eurasian character of Severine...but really, let's just wait and see how close we are based on our speculations!

She'll be amazing either way so it's not something to debate about that much!

[Single-O-Seven]

French or Asian or French-Asian (or anything else for that matter), she's still quite yummy. At the end of the day, that's the biggest selling point for any good Bond girl.

[thecasinoroyale]

Indeed! Apart from promo shots of Eva Green, I've not seen a Bond girl look so amazing in quite a long time in such a short bit of footage. Hopefully she will not dissapoint and we will see those promo shots soon from the photoshoots!

[PPK_19]

Hopefully she will not dissapoint and we will see those promo shots soon from the photoshoots!

In terms of looks and sex appeal, i'm sure she won't disappoint! The woman is ridiculously attractive.

My worries are, that she'll disappoint in the acting stakes. She'll be the 'Solange' of this film. You only have to look at her CV, or lack of one to see that the Bond producers picked her for looks and a hope that Mendes will get the best out of her.

Anyway, she's definitely Asian, you can see from that escalator image that she is. Fits in with the plot, Shanghai etc. Really isn't difficult, i don't know why there has been so much debate about it!

[marktmurphy]

And the character detail could easily be changed; Camille was originally written as Bolivian, but was changed to Russian-Bolivian because Olga Kurylenko's Ukrainian accent kept showing through (the scene in the cave is the most obvious example of it).

And Melina became French despite being Greek

[Vauxhall]

In reality, Severine's ethnicity will probably end up not being mentioned at all in SKYFALL, and this discussion will be continuing this time next year.

[Luigi Ferrari]

Except that Marlohe herself clearly isn't Asian. Surely a production company as experienced as EON would be able to get a tiny detail like that right.

I still don't think there is anything to these "Severine is Eurasian" rumours. The character name first appeared when the producers were said to be looking for a Chinese actor to appear in the film. Someone put two and two together and got "Severine is an Asian character". But then Marlohe was cast in the role, and that was changed to "Severine is Eurasian", despite the fact that Marlohe clearly isn't even remotely Asian.

This senseless debate has lasted too long , so hopefully the following content will put an end to this discussion.

Name: Berenice Marlohe
Date of Birth: May 19,1979
http://en.wikipedia....%A9nice_Marlohe

Name: Berenice Keuk-Marchand
Date of Birth: May 19,1979
http://fr.fanmail.biz/35831.html

Keuk is probably a typo and the correct form should be Kuek.
The actress achieved a certain notoriety in Italy for being the 2001- 2004 advertising campaign protagonist for the telecommunication company "Wind."
http://www.spotlandi...t_wind_793.html

If this is not enugh for you, here are some pictures which confirm that Berenice Marlohe and Berenice Marchand are the same person:
http://www.qnm.it/be...enice_marchand/
http://www.berenicem...res/photoshoots

Here are some infos about the Kuek surname origin.
"The surname in question is definitely Chinese, from Southern China [either Cantonese or Fujianese]. Since Kuek is not pinyin, we can tell that this name was translated earlier than 1949 when Communist China invented pinyin to express the pronounciation of Chinese words. Prior to that, there was no consensus method many different approaches abound. Kuek looks like methods used in Hong Kong, so your friend might be Cantonese from Hong Kong."
http://sg.answers.ya...26041555AAFAcWH

As you can see, Kuek is a Chinese surname and Marchand is French, so the new Bond girl is mixed.
This allows her to have a "chameleonic" look because, depending on her make-up, she may look Asian or European or Eurasian.
In the scene set at the Shanghai International Airport she is surrounded by Chinese Heavies and she looks Eurasian or Asian.

You've missed the boat this time, Captain. Better luck next time.

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 31 March 2012 - 11:49 AM.

[Shrublands]

edit.

[Kristian]

edit.

Hi Shrublands.... In Luigi's defense, I think they might be the same woman. The Marchand set looks a little different because she has far less eye make-up. I've noticed that Marlohe has thick eye make-up lately. I think that makes a difference....

[Shrublands]

Agreed, I’ve changed my mind having seen some more photos. I now think they are indeed the same person.


Particularly this pair.

Berenice Marchand




Bérénice Marlohe

[Single-O-Seven]

Her hands are in the way. But good photos nonetheless.

[Shrublands]

And another bit of evidence - berenicemarlohe.com is registered to one Berenice Keukmarchand

[Kristian]

And another bit of evidence - berenicemarlohe.com is registered to one Berenice Keukmarchand

My God, how did you find THAT out? Kind of Big Brother like. Or is it far easier than I realize?

By the way, I heard that Berenice Marlohe didn't have an agent when the casting call for Severine went out. She just got in IMDB like the rest of us and looked up everyone she could find tied in to SKYFALL - and started cold-calling them! And she got the job. Go girl!

What say some of us CBNers try to get roles in the next Bond flick this way. I'll go for the Femme Fatale Bond Girl role. Maybe they'll call her Cinnamon Buns. "Don't make any jokes. I've eaten them all."

[Vauxhall]

http://www.imagebam....958363182652718

new clapperboard (thanks to Zekidk at MI6-Forums) showing Scene 102. Looks a lot like a railroad and a bridge in the background, which would confirm the theory that there are two major sequences set in Turkey (PTS+ rail action in the second third of the movie).

Pretty sure that's a Photoshop effort, I'm afraid. Possible April Fool's effort.

[DominicGreene]

Storyboard pictures?

http://007bond.weebl...-update-32.html

[Vauxhall]

Storyboard pictures?

http://007bond.weebl...-update-32.html

Interesting. Now, are those actually the storyboards for the original planned stunt for GOLDENEYE?

[DominicGreene]

Storyboard pictures?

http://007bond.weebl...-update-32.html

yes, but from Goldeneye. MI6 ran a story on it last week; the pictures themselves were already available in 1995 when a German movie magazine ("Cinema") covered the Goldeneye production .

Well, that's disappointing. But I find it odd that it was mixed with other Skyfall related pictures.

Edited by DominicGreene, 01 April 2012 - 03:09 PM.

[Luigi Ferrari]

The cast and crew of the new James Bond movie, 'Skyfall' took over the streets of London, UK to film scenes for the movie on April 1, 2012. Pictured here is Daniel Craig and Judi Dench.

http://www.zimbio.co...don/4sNKNaqp7Ti

[DamnCoffee]

Since Bond is behind the wheel of the Jag, it looks as if this scene takes place during and after Bond drives M to safety. Love how Bond is pulling exactly the exact same face in pictures 7 - 11.

Edited by Mharkin, 01 April 2012 - 05:38 PM.

[Royal Dalton]

I should think it's just after that bit where the Jag speeds off. Bond must get in and take over the driving at some point.

[Luigi Ferrari]

I' ve been expecting scenes 132 and 133 to take place in or around Whitehall, based on what is written on the call sheets. Could be filming for those scenes then.

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 01 April 2012 - 06:16 PM.