Bond 23: Skyfall

I quite like the idea of Quantum, its a sort of modern SPECTRE that feeds into modern fears that there is a group of rich people controlling all the world's events.

The problem with Quantum is that it's too ambiguous. It's there and part of the plot, and they're clearly the bad guys, but how? We know they don't like things as they are, but why? and How do they operate? I supposed in a modern-day setting, an evil organization can just use the internet, each member with his own little account on the site, collecting rep points and posting their latest dastardly deeds, but then why use that as a Bond villain?
Le Chiffre made sense because his motives and methods were clear. A banker to the world's terrorists makes sense, and even his crazy schemes to win back his losses made some too. However, when Le Chiffre loses and all of the sudden, the money ends up in the hands of a man with a stupid hat and an eyepatch, and Bond shoots out a guy's leg, things get fuzzy.
Trying to monopolize the water market in Bolivia also makes a bit of sense, but it's something that James Bond shouldn't concern himself with. Why can't a non-00 convince the Bolivian gov't to nationalize the water supplies? Because it isn't SMERSH or SPECTRE, Quantum needs to step up its game by either getting a disfigured leader or coming clean with its motives.
 
I think most of all the inclusion of a white cat is in order.
 
The new Bond villain?

sauce: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/02/the-new-bond-villain-javier-bardem-is-intrigued.html

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Oscar nominee Javier Bardem is notoriously difficult when it comes to getting him to commit to a film, but he admits he has just been offered a part that will be hard to turn down.

Bardem recently met with director Sam Mendes to talk about playing the villain in the next James Bond film, temporarily titled ?James Bond 23? and set for a Nov. 9, 2012, release.

The actor, who is Oscar-nominated for his lead work in the Spanish-language drama ?Biutiful? and who won in 2008 for another villainous role in "No Country for Old Men," hasn?t said yes to Mendes -- yet. He wants to read the screenplay first. But, judging from the grin on his face when we spoke on Monday, he?s very open to the idea.

?I?m a huge fan of the James Bond saga,? Bardem says. ?When I was little, I went watching Mr. Connery doing James Bond with my father. Who in the world would think I?d be in one of those movies??

The deal breaker for him, if there is one, will be, as always, if the material doesn't hold up. But Bardem says he was intrigued by what Mendes told him at their meeting.

?They?re changing the whole thing, the whole dynamic,? Bardem says. ?I?d be playing Bond?s nemesis, yes, but it?s not that obvious. Everything is more nuanced. It?s very intriguing.?

And the escapism of the Bond franchise would seem a solid fit for an actor newly determined to leave his work behind when he goes home at night.

?But who knows? Maybe I will go back home saying, ?I have the world in my hands,?? Bardem laughs. ?Evil can be very seductive.?

-- Glenn Whipp

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Glancing at your avatar, I initially thought it was Downey Jr on a very very bad day.
 
I can't tell if this goes for the new movie, or if its just for the book... but Bond returns to his automotive roots...

BOND GIVES BENTLEY CARTE BLANCHE

Bond is back, and as ever he is sporting the best in luxury cars. In the pages of Carte Blanche,the new James Bond book by international best-selling author Jeffery Deaver, the fictional British spy has continued with his classic preference of luxury sports car by selecting the breathtaking new Bentley Continental GT as his transport of choice.

Carte Blanche is due to be published by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK on May 26, a few days before the anniversary of Fleming's birthday. It has been commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.

The book is partly set in Dubai, which is where the author and the new Bond car have been spotted, outside the InterContinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City. Bond's new Continental GT certainly suits his character, with a fabled 6.0-litre, W12, twin-turbo engine capable of producing 567 bhp and 516 lb-ft of torque.

While James Bond's new car may be better suited for a secret agent in understated tones, the author of the book admired a less inconspicuous model. Set in stunning white with a blood-red interior, the new Continental GT mixes svelte good looks with power, poise and exceptional prowess. The hand-stitched leather interior contains all the high-tech gadgetry Bond could ever need. And with the famed sound dampening that only lets through the captivating sound of the wonderful engine, the cabin provides a true Quantum of Solace for Fleming's jet-setting gentleman spy.

Jeffery Deaver sampled the stunning vehicle on his recent visit to the Emirates, where he commented, "I'm really excited about being back in Dubai. It is an inspirational and awe-inspiring city and makes a perfect Bond location-especially for a novel that pushes our hero to new extremes."

Regarding the book's title, which was revealed in January, Deaver added: "In the world of espionage, giving an agent carte blanche on a mission comes with an enormous amount of trust and constantly tests both personal and professional judgement. Part of the nonstop suspense in the novel is the looming question of what is acceptable in matters of national and international security. Are there lines that even James Bond should not cross?"

The James Bond of Ian Fleming's original novels also opted for a Bentley. The world's most famous spy would choose nothing less than the scintillating performance and second-to-none quality of the classic luxury car.

Jeffery Deaver has written 28 novels and sold more than 20m books worldwide. He is best known for his Kathryn Dance and Lincoln Rhyme books, most notably The Bone Collector, which was adapted for film in 1999, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Before becoming a full-time author, Deaver was a journalist, like Fleming, and attorney. He started writing suspense novels on the long commute to and from his office on Wall Street. His books are now translated into 25 languages and he lives in North Carolina.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/11/bond-back-in-a-bentley-for-carte-blanche/#continued
 
Dame Judy told press, we start filming in November.

I miss Bond villain-lairs and plans to take over the world... and Little Nellie.
 
Bond 23 coming to screens in 2012: Next 007 film confirmed for release next October


The eagerly anticipated thriller will hold its traditionally lavish London premiere on October 26 at the Odeon Leicester Square, before opening in the U.S. on November 9.

We need more Mr White and a less fillery Bond film.... Not Casino Royale part 3.
 
Weird this thread should pop up again today. I was reading next weeks RT earlier and there's an interview with Jason Isaacs. While reading I was thinking I reckon he looks spot on for Bond.

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Weird this thread should pop up again today. I was reading next weeks RT earlier and there's an interview with Jason Isaacs. While reading I was thinking I reckon he looks spot on for Bond.

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I don't think he's handsome enough, I always thought Pierce was the archetype Bond in terms of aesthetics. I always wanted Sean's acting and Pierce's looks to combine into a super-Bond.
 
Pierce could have been a much better bond given better scripts. Frankly his movies were shit, IMO. Goldeneye was good for the game.
 
RJ, read the books if you haven't already. Fleming's Bond isn't supposed to be a matinee idol. Connery and Craig are the closest to Bond as was written in terms of looks and with the latter at least there are signs that the character is being portrayed much closer to what Fleming created. He is flawed in many ways, but he is driven and focussed, ruthless, a mysogynist for a number of reasons (Vesper being the main one) and a true maverick yet loyal to sovereign and country and possessed of a code of honour.

Fleming never intended Bond to be a wise-cracking pretty boy as Moore and later Brosnan portrayed him. Fortunately someone else brought another character to the screen with the same initials who made the Bond producers wise up and realise that finally the public was ready for Bond as he always should have been.
 
I'm willing to bet that Brosnan was the first Bond that RJ was exposed to, and since Bond is such a strong character, first impressions leave a lasting imprint on one's perspective. My first exposure to Bond was a Quicktime trailer for Goldeneye that came on a CD-ROM magazine, and even after watching all the movies and reading most of the books, I still prefer Brosnan's portrayal of Bond, if not necessarily the movies themselves (Die Another Day, seriously?), even though I can respect the heritage of all the other actors.
 
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Probably true, but I imagine the roughness and quick tongue of Connery but suited in the tuxedo that Pierce is. Craig just looks entirely too muscular and brutish to be Bond, though he acts superbly.
 
I'm willing to bet that Brosnan was the first Bond that RJ was exposed to, and since Bond is such a strong character, first impressions leave a lasting imprint on one's perspective. My first exposure to Bond was a Quicktime trailer for Goldeneye that came on a CD-ROM magazine, and even after watching all the movies and reading most of the books, I still prefer Brosnan's portrayal of Bond, if not necessarily the movies themselves (Die Another Day, seriously?), even though I can respect the heritage of all the other actors.

My first exposer to bond was watching the USA Channels's yearly Bond marathon.

Probably true, but I imagine the roughness and quick tongue of Connery but suited in the tuxedo that Pierce is. Craig just looks entirely too muscular and brutish to be Bond, though he acts superbly.

Bah Connery was a muscular and handsom beast:

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Now that was one weird frakkin movie......
 
I liked Brosnan too. Of course I liked watching the Remington Steele TV show that he was on too. I also Liked Dalton in the roll, but he was never given a good script to work from.
 
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