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[Vauxhall]

A theory I have based on the events of SKYFALL (including some spoilers):

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Bond's flat is sold when he is presumed dead and he has to temporarily relocate to a hotel. M's house in the film is set in Cadogan Square in Chelsea, which broadly fits the description of Bond's home in the novels. Perhaps Bond inherits this address and we'll see it in future instalments.

Interesting, but I find it doubtful, (caution, spoilers, be warned)

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M has a family and very obvious heirs, so why would she leave Bond a several-million-quid flat? It's not as if he really needed the money after all, and also presumably she would not have enough time to legally plan something like that, would she?

Indeed, that's a very good point.

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I'm actually not particularly enamoured with my own idea. I think my suggestion possibly comes through a slight annoyance that they filmed a house which fits the description of Bond's home in the books - but it belongs to M, not Bond!

[univex]

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So that would be what´s on the black box? Keys to M´s flat? Could very well be. She did end up finding sheltter in Bond´s own family house, which ended as we all know. Could be quite the quid pro quo scenario.

[MkB]

Actually, in this review: http://www.007magazi...fall_review.htm we learn more about the reason why this particular flat is seen...

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in a poignant and appropriately under-stated tribute to the late John Barry, his Cadogan Square home is glimpsed on screen as 'M''s house.

[Vauxhall]

Actually, in this review: http://www.007magazi...fall_review.htm we learn more about the reason why this particular flat is seen...

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in a poignant and appropriately under-stated tribute to the late John Barry, his Cadogan Square home is glimpsed on screen as 'M''s house.

Yes, indeed! A nice touch. I was there the day they filmed that scene. Was amazed by how quickly they got everything set up and shut down again.

[univex]

Actually, in this review: http://www.007magazi...fall_review.htm we learn more about the reason why this particular flat is seen...

Spoiler

in a poignant and appropriately under-stated tribute to the late John Barry, his Cadogan Square home is glimpsed on screen as 'M''s house.

Yes, indeed! A nice touch. I was there the day they filmed that scene. Was amazed by how quickly they got everything set up and shut down again.

You´ve must have been soaked to the bones

Are you, by any chance, under another alias on another forum Vaux? Just curious.

[Vauxhall]

You´ve must have been soaked to the bones

The rain was fortunately largely improvised so that wasn't too much of a problem It was freezing though!

Are you, by any chance, under another alias on another forum Vaux? Just curious.

Not been on another forum for a while, I'm afraid. I'm now curious about who my internet doppelganger is though!

[univex]

You´ve must have been soaked to the bones

The rain was fortunately largely improvised so that wasn't too much of a problem It was freezing though!

Are you, by any chance, under another alias on another forum Vaux? Just curious.

Not been on another forum for a while, I'm afraid. I'm now curious about who my internet doppelganger is though!

Well, there was another member of another forum that was there in the same day you were Vaux, so I thought I´d ask. Different character though, so I was curious if we had a Dr. Jekill/Mr. Hyde scenario in our hands Glad to see that´s not the case my friend. Cheers.

[Vauxhall]

Are you, by any chance, under another alias on another forum Vaux? Just curious.

Not been on another forum for a while, I'm afraid. I'm now curious about who my internet doppelganger is though!

Well, there was another member of another forum that was there in the same day you were Vaux, so I thought I´d ask. Different character though, so I was curious if we had a Dr. Jekill/Mr. Hyde scenario in our hands Glad to see that´s not the case my friend. Cheers.

Understood, old chap. No monstrous moonlighting from me fortunately! Cheers.

[007jamesbond]

Maybe in Bond 24 we finally seems part of Bond's flat? maybe the exterior as he goes to the office? Would love if they adapt the scene from From Russia with Bond where Bond have a hot shower, do situp/pushup and have breakfast/reading the times. I think fans would love that

[TheManwiththeWaltherPPK]

Completely agree! I would love to see Bond at home doing his morning exercises or something. It would also be a very good backhanded reference to how the other Bonds (Moore and Brosnan in particular) were always in the middle of romancing a woman when duty called. It could be a slow pan into Bond's bedroom while we hear grunting (the audience thinking that Bond is bedding another woman) and, instead, Bond is on the floor doing pushups. Nice little situational gag that would help explain Craig-Bond's exceptional fitness. I would also love a reference to Bond's dislike of tea at some point.

Edited by TheManwiththeWaltherPPK, 17 October 2012 - 04:19 PM.

[BluffersBond]

@Midshipman, we would love to see a scene referencing Bond's hatred of tea as well! In Goldfinger, the book, a Secret Service canteen girl dares to bring him a cup. He calls it mud and says tea is the reason for the downfall of the British Empire. Brilliantly Bond.

A scene at his Chelsea flat would be great to expand the context of the Bond brand. Plus we'd love to see Daniel Craig cooking Bond's usual breakfast of a solitary egg cooked for three and a third minutes, followed by wholewheat toast with Jersey butter and a choice of Frank Cooper's Vintage Oxford marmalade, Tiptree 'Little Scarlet' strawberry jam or Norwegian heather honey from Fortnum's.

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[NVT]

Would like to see how he would deal with Chuggers, PPI telesales, neighbours from hell, cowboy builders, hdnl/yodel delivery drivers, chaves.............

[Tony_OO_Black]

A scene a home, early in the movie, showing his morning routine, exercise, breakfast, reading the newspaper - particularly if it's been a while since his last assignment and he's feeling bored / ressless. A number of the books obviously start that way. If makes sense to the wider narrative, or makes a character point about Bond's disdain for "the soft life" for too long a period, I'd like to see it.

Yeah, something akin to this only. You show too much of Bond outside the work, you penetrate the mystique that makes him who he is.