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[john007]

GOd! i was casually watching ET and a preview fot Thursday's show came on. IT was fantastic. It showed the inside of the ice palace with champagne glasses stacked high, very frosty looking, and Halle Berry looking stunning in a pink and silver dress. There is going to be so much more on thursday's episode so stay tuned!! I hope i haven't forgot anything!! Im soooo excited!!

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zencat (24 Apr, 2002 04:53 p.m.):
Boy, it's all about Halle, isn't it? She's definetly the selling point of this movie.

Ice palace looks great.

Well it's a promo for the audience to tune in two days later. Let's see, on one hand recent Oscar winner, golden woman of the moment, on the other a young actress no one knows in the U.S. in her first film.... not exactly a hard decision for the promo people for ET on whom to focus on in a 20 second clip. ;-) But it's nice to see Rosamund Pike is actually working on this film. LOL

And agreed, the Ice Palace looks grand, love the scope and sweep of the set.

MBE (oh and I like the untied bow tie look, very sexy, too bad it's not for the scene)

[James Bond]

JimmyBond (24 Apr, 2002 04:59 p.m.):
Ok, this might be a dumb question for you guys, but the Ice palace is entirely ice right? If so, wouldnt it get cold in there? And if thats so, why are they walkng around in formal wear?

I have gained access to the Ice Palace on the first day they were filming there when I visited the Pinewood Studios. When I entered I was astonished how beautiful it looked. The entire Ice Palace is not built out of ice (of course) and it was nice to see what the effect of smokemachines were having inside the Ice Palace. Unfortunately Pierce and Halle had left about five minutes before I came but Rosamund Pike was still there. She looked extremely beautiful and when I asked her for an autograph she was also very friendly and she invited me to sit in the chair of Toby Stephens! She was indeed wearing a white dress but I can't say more because I haven't been paying attention on her clothes because I couldn't believe I was talking to the Bond-girl. I also saw Lee Tamahori in the back and I was there when they filmed a very short shot of all the extra people who are walking there. The chairs you see inside are all from plastic and the champagne bottles are empty. It is again Bollinger. There is also a very nice fountain and outside I saw a huge Ice Palace wich they were building behind the 007stage. I have seen a lot more but I will let you all know another time

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Thanks for asking about my operation, the knee's fine... oh you didn't ask... well stuff you Bob.

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That piece of flying shrapnel was THIS big....

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No tie, no filming... between scenes

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...then tripping...

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Walking, OK someone is actually almost strutting...

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Here's the back of Halle's leather outfit:

MBE (yep real breaking news people!)

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There has to be a way to put these all in one post, alas it eludes me...

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Yep, only about 15 secs total. A couple of quick screen captures:

Rosamund just a little less blurry than in the above pic.

[john007]

Clopin (26 Apr, 2002 07:12 a.m.):
In other words - maybe Graves is attracted to diamonds like Auric Goldfinger was to gold...

Clopin

God, I think you are right!! We have heard numerous reports of diamonds being involved. The suitcase, a diamond mine, diamonds in the face, and now Halle wearing diamonds!

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Ok, let's see if I can finally upload some screen grabs:

[Blue Eyes]

By John007 elsewhere

I don't know if anyone had a chance to see tonights preview on ET but there was something added from last night!! Halle Berry at the biodomes. The clip showed Halle and Bob Goen (The Host) in front of the biodomes. She was wearing a black leather jacket that was practically backless, and cool sunglasses! She continues to appal me with her looks. And yes that definitly was Rosamund Pike. I taped it this time and saw a better picture and that is Rosamund beside Pierce. I can't wait until tomorrows show!!
P.S. Mary Heart pronounced it Pierce BROSNAN tonight! Now which one of you guys sent her some hate mail after her mistake yesterday?

[Blofeld's Cat]

Xenobia (27 Apr, 2002 01:37 a.m.):
As for singer cameos....where did Sheena Easton make a cameo in FYEO? Can someone tell me the scene please.

-- Xenobia

As far as I know Xen, SE only appeared in the Title Song sequence.

[Xenobia]

First off:

You know what...I met Graves is to Diamonds as Goldfinger is to Gold. I just wish Eon had a little more fun with Gustav's name....perhaps going for the German or Russian word for Diamond.

And let's not forget....Diamonds are forever....and sometimes Jinx's last forever too!

As for singer cameos....where did Sheena Easton make a cameo in FYEO? Can someone tell me the scene please.

-- Xenobia

[scaramanga]

It really is becoming the Halle Berry show isn't it? Anyway, did anyone hear the dialogue between Brosnan and Berry towards the end of the video? I didn't catch what Brosnan said except "Jinx", but Berry replied: "No, I'll always be your jinx." or something to that effect. Does this mean that Bond only dubs her "Jinx" and she is stuck with the name for the remainder of the film?

[Blue Eyes]

Now I don't know which episode I watched. But I saw one with some guy who was taking ecstasy tablets with his 13 and 15 year olds. Was that Wednesday nights?

Anyway, I completely missed the Bond preview. I missed the first five minutes of the show. Is that why perhaps? I caught the rest but saw no mention of Bond

[Double-Oh-Zero]

I thoroughly enjoyed that segment. It was interesting to see Jinx's T-Bird in a special colour, but doesn't it seem a little impractical to have it as a convertible in that weather? It was nice to see Bond sipping his martini in the Ice Palace. I suppose they wouldn't have any trouble finding the ice to shake it with. The best part by far was Halle tripping and Brosnan catching her. Athough I guess being in heels and walking around in an ice-filled room with smoke machines would be a little difficult. Here's a thought: wouldn't it be interesting if Madonna were to play a singer in the film? I mean similar to the lady in LALD. That could require a special outfit.

[john007]

Yeah, i did think it happened in the first 5-10 minutes of the show. It also seemed a bit shorter than the other one. It had Halle Berry opening up saying " Hi ET and welcome to the set of Die Another Day" Then Mary Hart said "Berry, Brosnan, were on the set of the new 007" During that it had a shot of Halle looking up and Pierce looking sideways and a quick shot of the picture with Rosamund in it. There was also the shot of Pierce and Halle walking towards the camera, like in the picture on the news article. Then it went to seeing Halles fashions and showed her and Bob Goen standing outside the biodomes, then went back to her wearing the dress and then back to the back of her leather outfit. it ended with them saying they'de report on Halle's eye injury and Bob Goen saying "What happened to your eye and the circumstances" or something like that! I guess we'll have to wait till tomorrow to see the whole report. I have a feeling this is gonna be a main topic on their show tomorrow! When they preview it for two days then its gotta be! Until tomorrow...

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scaramanga (25 Apr, 2002 07:47 p.m.):
It really is becoming the Halle Berry show isn't it? Anyway, did anyone hear the dialogue between Brosnan and Berry towards the end of the video? I didn't catch what Brosnan said except "Jinx", but Berry replied: "No, I'll always be your jinx." or something to that effect. Does this mean that Bond only dubs her "Jinx" and she is stuck with the name for the remainder of the film?

No, it seems more like she's using another name when he re-meets her in the Ice Palace. The dialogue in the ET Online snippet goes:

Bond: "Shall we? You're not Jinx anymore?"

And she replies "Oh, I'll always be a Jinx to you."

The funny part was that in the clip, Halle then trips and Pierce catches her before she falls and you can hear him saying "I got you, I got you," with everyone laughing. Evidently she's more of a Jinx to herself. ;-)

MBE

[john007]

Today was great!! They showed soo much of the ice palace and gave away subtle hints at the movie! First off, the inside of the ice palace looked amazing. There was lots of shots of not only Halle and Pierce filming, but also when Bob Goen reported you were able to see lots of the ice palace. Halle Berry is driving a special edition Thunderbird that was painted specially for the movie! And it looks like the return of the bad guy having lots of guards. One opended the door for Halle to get out of the car, and there were others walking around! They also showed footage of the hivercraft sequence, all of which we have already seen. I think that's it, im going to watch it again and tell you if i forgot anything!
Until then...

[Xenobia]

I see most of tonight's clip has been discussed, but I just want to weigh in on a couple of things:

No one has yet mentioned LT's little bombshell: Madonna is still on for the cameo and she is getting a costume especially made for her.

Perhaps I am cruel, but why does she get to have special costume made for her? She shouldn't be kowtowed to like that -- especially for a cameo. Besides, shouldn't Shirley Bassey be the one to sing the theme for this, the 40th anniversary movie....let alone have a cameo?

I wonder how much it cost to get Donatella Versace to make the gown for Jinx? It's pretty and HB does fill it out well....but Versace for Bond? I think it should be Valentino, but that is just me.

Thanks for MBE for giving us that little bit of dialogue between Bond and Jinx, but what does Brosnan say to Berry when she trips?

-- Xenobia

[john007]

Thats right, i did forget about Madonna. It seems like they are trying to fit her into two days of filming. One other thing that i did notice however was a little detail but still interesting. Remember back when we saw tonnes of pictures from the set up of the Eden Project? Well one picture in particular said to notice these lamps becasue they are not part of the Eden Project and might appear in the film.
While Bob Goen was talking and on some other outside shots I saw these exact lamps mounted on the outside wall of the ice palace. What do you think is the significance of these?

One other thing, it is quite obvious that Bond and Jinx do meet before the ice palace. Firstly was the comment about meeting properly, i'll always be a jinx to you...etc etc... Another quote from Halle was "Hello James, your not just here to see the penguins" or something very close along those lines.

I think that's all, i taped it so i'll keep you updated!

[Blue Eyes]

I've just seen the ET Footage from the set of Die Another Day at Pinewood Studio's. The first thing I have to mention is the interior set for the Ice Palace and the exterior set for the Ice Palace. Both are absolutely amazing.

The exterior set has been built on the Pinewood Backlot, with the Ice Palace on the 007 Stage. One really can't describe how amazing the set does look, it's beyond words.

There was a brief glimpse of dialogue in the report.

Bond: "Shall we? You're not Jinx anymore?"

Jinx:"Oh, I'll always be a Jinx to you."

The dialogue seemingly hints that, while at the Ice Palace, Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) Jinx will use cover-name while she's at the Ice Palace. Also shown was a very small clip of Jinx turning to her left and saying "James". It's hard to describe Spoiler Warning (Highlight To Read) but it's obvious that Jinx and Bond don't arrive at the Ice Palace together. Jinx seems semi-surprised, semi-"I expected you to be here".

An interesting note to fans, after delivering her "Jinx to you..." line Berry actually tripped and was caught by Brosnan, who said "I got ya, I got ya". Seems Berry is actually jinxing herself!

Two outfits worn by Jinx were shown, already seen on CommanderBond.Net. However, it was revealed that Jinx's dress at the Ice Palace party was designed by Donatella Versace. Also shown was Jinx's car. A Ford Thunderbird, CommanderBond.Net was the first to reveal she would be driving that car, that is a special edition with a unique body paint.

On to bigger news, the reported confirmed that reports Madonna would not have a cameo appearance in Die Another Day are false. Madonna will appear in the film. Director Lee Tamahori revealed she'd be filming her scenes over two days. The scenes will include Madonna in a specially designed outfit.

Strangely, the footage with Rosamund Pike was missing from the special.

If you'd like to discuss the ET Report you can do so in this thread of the Die Another Day Forums.

[Jules]

If anyone can get the show on digital video online that would be great since I had a VCR-human error thing happen today and i missed the entire thing....not a good thing to happen to me today either...I was having a bad enough day as it was.

[JimmyBond]

I just saw it. I loved it! From the little they showed it looked great. First time I saw the footage of the hovercraft chase (yes, I was unable to view the footage on the German website). I think the hovercraft chase will be more than a repeat of the Thames chase.

The Ice Palace scenes were awesome, I think this is the first time in a Brosnan Bond film where the footage just screamed out Bond! Sure, the other Brosnan films have had their moments, but this set (Ice Palace) just oozed Bond. The more I see the more I want to see the film now.

[Clopin]

Blue Eyes (26 Apr, 2002 02:53 a.m.):
The dialogue seemingly hints that, while at the Ice Palace, Jinx will use cover-name while she's at the Ice Palace. Also shown was a very small clip of Jinx turning to her left and saying "James". It's hard to describe but it's obvious that Jinx and Bond don't arrive at the Ice Palace together. Jinx seems semi-surprised, semi-"I expected you to be here".

Looking back at the pictures from Cadiz it seems we have a little deja-vu here. In Havanna/Cadiz Jinx is also standing next to a bar with a drink in her hand when 007 makes his introduction. So this is the hot variation...
In Iceland at the Ice Palace it's the cold variation. As you can see in some shots and as you have pointed out, Jinx is standing next to the bar when Bond comes in and they somehow repeat their first encounter. I go with you that Jinx is undercover.
Now back to Jinx' clothes. She has diamonds all over her dress and also wears lots of jewelry - also diamonds. I think that's because of the host of this party, Gustav Graves, and to give her an easier access to him. In other words - maybe Graves is attracted to diamonds like Auric Goldfinger was to gold...

Clopin

[mkkbb]

The Ice Palace scenes were awesome, I think this is the first time in a Brosnan Bond film where the footage just screamed out Bond! Sure, the other Brosnan films have had their moments, but this set (Ice Palace) just oozed Bond. The more I see the more I want to see the film now.

I like this too, at last we are seeing sets which are huge. Although GoldenEye had a great, very Bondish set for the satellite dish, this may make up for what TND and TWINE were lacking. Bond films should always be bigger and better than other normal action films, and they are known for their big, detailed sets.

[john007]

I forgot, one of the main points was the jewlery Halle was wearing. She had on a very expensive looking diamond bracelet and neclace. I guess she is a rich spy!? I did seem a bit dark though, i imagined things to be a bit brighter, but who know it could have been the room they were in or my T.V. Did anyone else see it??