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Bond 23 Heading To New York?
10th September 2008
As is the norm for the James Bond franchise, thoughts are already turning to the 'next' film even though the upcoming "Quantum of Solace" is still weeks away from its theatrical release.
The untitled 23rd movie in the franchise, dubbed 'Bond 23', is in the early stages pre-production.
New York City
Variety columnist Liz Smith reports that this week she bumped in to Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli in the trendy eatery Primola in New York City's upper east side.
According to her column, "Daniel and Barbara talked about the next 007 epic, part of which will be filmed - for the very first time - in New York. Primola itself will have a little cameo."
Smith may want to bone up on her Bondology, as Roger Moore's 1973 outing "Live And Let Die" shot on location in the city. The last time 007 actually set foot in the USA was in the Florida Keys in "Licence To Kill" (1989). Miami featured in "Casino Royale" (2006), but apart from some second unit establishing shots, the action was actually filmed in the Czech Republic and the UK.
In the literary world, Ian Fleming had James Bond visit New York in Live And Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger, and the short story 007 In New York.
New Director
"Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster has confirmed he will not be back for the follow-up adventure. "If I would ever do a big movie again in that size," he said, "it has to be my own franchise, which I would create from scratch, which I would cast, create the look and really create the franchise on my own."
Craig Continues
How about 007 himself? "I want them to stand alone and be good films," Daniel Craig said. "As long as that continues, then we'll keep making them. And if it doesn't, then we'll stop." Bond 23 will be Craig's third outing as 007, and according to his reported contract, the last he will be obliged to make. After that, he's allegedly optioned for a fourth, as was Pierce Brosnan for "Die Another Day".
Studios Stake Claims To 2010
With demands for ever-more-elaborate special effects, and the expectation of bigger and better megapic events, studios are being forced to plot out their release strategies even farther into the future. Studio chiefs have already staked out key releases for 2010 - and 007 is already a headliner. Many studios, with dates lined up for 2009 and the year after that, have set marketing and merchandising plans in motion and have started talks with visual effects houses. In many cases, the only thing they lack are a director, stars, script or even a story outline. Whilst there was no mention of exactly what the 2010 date is for Bond 23, the report implied that Sony have put their metaphorical beach towel on a preferred sun lounger to keep rival tentpole movies at bay.
In contrast, producer Michael G. Wilson told reporters in July that he expects the Bond production machine to take a breather after work on "Quantum of Solace" is completed. Wilson said he expects to pause for at least a year, meaning the 23rd James Bond film may be released later than the expected two year cycle. "I need a break for a little while," he said. This puts the Sony plan of 2010 in some doubt, but opens the possibility of a summer 2011 release. The last time a 007 adventure opened in the summer was 1989's "Licence To Kill".
source: http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/ ... s=articles
Bond 23 Heading To New York?
10th September 2008
As is the norm for the James Bond franchise, thoughts are already turning to the 'next' film even though the upcoming "Quantum of Solace" is still weeks away from its theatrical release.
The untitled 23rd movie in the franchise, dubbed 'Bond 23', is in the early stages pre-production.
New York City
Variety columnist Liz Smith reports that this week she bumped in to Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli in the trendy eatery Primola in New York City's upper east side.
According to her column, "Daniel and Barbara talked about the next 007 epic, part of which will be filmed - for the very first time - in New York. Primola itself will have a little cameo."
Smith may want to bone up on her Bondology, as Roger Moore's 1973 outing "Live And Let Die" shot on location in the city. The last time 007 actually set foot in the USA was in the Florida Keys in "Licence To Kill" (1989). Miami featured in "Casino Royale" (2006), but apart from some second unit establishing shots, the action was actually filmed in the Czech Republic and the UK.
In the literary world, Ian Fleming had James Bond visit New York in Live And Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger, and the short story 007 In New York.
New Director
"Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster has confirmed he will not be back for the follow-up adventure. "If I would ever do a big movie again in that size," he said, "it has to be my own franchise, which I would create from scratch, which I would cast, create the look and really create the franchise on my own."
Craig Continues
How about 007 himself? "I want them to stand alone and be good films," Daniel Craig said. "As long as that continues, then we'll keep making them. And if it doesn't, then we'll stop." Bond 23 will be Craig's third outing as 007, and according to his reported contract, the last he will be obliged to make. After that, he's allegedly optioned for a fourth, as was Pierce Brosnan for "Die Another Day".
Studios Stake Claims To 2010
With demands for ever-more-elaborate special effects, and the expectation of bigger and better megapic events, studios are being forced to plot out their release strategies even farther into the future. Studio chiefs have already staked out key releases for 2010 - and 007 is already a headliner. Many studios, with dates lined up for 2009 and the year after that, have set marketing and merchandising plans in motion and have started talks with visual effects houses. In many cases, the only thing they lack are a director, stars, script or even a story outline. Whilst there was no mention of exactly what the 2010 date is for Bond 23, the report implied that Sony have put their metaphorical beach towel on a preferred sun lounger to keep rival tentpole movies at bay.
In contrast, producer Michael G. Wilson told reporters in July that he expects the Bond production machine to take a breather after work on "Quantum of Solace" is completed. Wilson said he expects to pause for at least a year, meaning the 23rd James Bond film may be released later than the expected two year cycle. "I need a break for a little while," he said. This puts the Sony plan of 2010 in some doubt, but opens the possibility of a summer 2011 release. The last time a 007 adventure opened in the summer was 1989's "Licence To Kill".
source: http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/ ... s=articles
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Daniel Craig: I got a whole set of injuries on James Bond set
Actor was in pain filming Quantum Of Solace
Daniel Craig was involved in a series of scrapes while filming the latest James Bond movie.
The actor says working on Quantum Of Solace was even more gruelling than shooting his first 007 movie Casino Royale.
‘The last time I pulled my Achilles tendon and was limping around a lot – I was in major pain a lot of the shooting,’ he says.
‘But now it’s a whole new set of injuries.
‘I’ve been even more physically involved in every aspect of this film, so accidents are bound to happen.’
Daniel, 40, was rushed to hospital twice during filming – once for gash on his face that required eight stitches and then for a broken finger.
But he says he was happy to push himself to the limit.
‘I thought if Casino Royale failed, I could just walk away and say: “OK, I screwed that up” and go off and try something else,’ he tells the Sunday Express.
‘Now we have to prove the last one wasn’t just a fluke. This is even more important to me than it was before.’
Quantum Of Solace is released in October.
http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity- ... ond-set/1/
Actor was in pain filming Quantum Of Solace
Daniel Craig was involved in a series of scrapes while filming the latest James Bond movie.
The actor says working on Quantum Of Solace was even more gruelling than shooting his first 007 movie Casino Royale.
‘The last time I pulled my Achilles tendon and was limping around a lot – I was in major pain a lot of the shooting,’ he says.
‘But now it’s a whole new set of injuries.
‘I’ve been even more physically involved in every aspect of this film, so accidents are bound to happen.’
Daniel, 40, was rushed to hospital twice during filming – once for gash on his face that required eight stitches and then for a broken finger.
But he says he was happy to push himself to the limit.
‘I thought if Casino Royale failed, I could just walk away and say: “OK, I screwed that up” and go off and try something else,’ he tells the Sunday Express.
‘Now we have to prove the last one wasn’t just a fluke. This is even more important to me than it was before.’
Quantum Of Solace is released in October.
http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity- ... ond-set/1/
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Annual Event - WelcomeOpen House London - 'Architecture Up Close'
The dates for 2008 are 20 & 21 September!
Open House London, the Capital's largest architectural showcase, is taking place on 20-21 September. This year’s event will once again reveal the fabric of London in all its diversity: opening eyes and minds to the architectural gems, contemporary design and areas of urban change that define the city today.
In celebration of design excellence, an incredible 700 buildings and architectural walks and talks are featured, giving Londoners the opportunity to experience architecture up close and be part of a Capital-wide idea for one weekend in the year. The creative teams that design, construct, conserve and regenerate the capital will also be on hand to share their expertise, insight and ideas, and explore the biggest issues facing the modern city. Alongside this are special programmes, activities and publications.
Please browse the Design Matters, How Green is my City? and Spotlight pages for special highlights this year including a sustainability poll, info on Display Energy Certificates, a photography competition, talks and the special TV series 'Behind Closed Doors' to appear on five every day in the week of 8th September!
http://www.openhouse.org.uk/public/london/event.html
Upcoming Events
Open House London
Sunday, 21 September 10:00
Location: Guildhall School
The Guildhall School opens its doors as part of Open House London's annual event. Take a tour of the School's backstage area, sit in on music performances and drama rehearsals, and walk the corridors of the conservatoire where Bryn Terfel, Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom and Tasmin Little all studied.
Admission free
www.openhouselondon.org
http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/school/home/event ... 07e1426a4d
The dates for 2008 are 20 & 21 September!
Open House London, the Capital's largest architectural showcase, is taking place on 20-21 September. This year’s event will once again reveal the fabric of London in all its diversity: opening eyes and minds to the architectural gems, contemporary design and areas of urban change that define the city today.
In celebration of design excellence, an incredible 700 buildings and architectural walks and talks are featured, giving Londoners the opportunity to experience architecture up close and be part of a Capital-wide idea for one weekend in the year. The creative teams that design, construct, conserve and regenerate the capital will also be on hand to share their expertise, insight and ideas, and explore the biggest issues facing the modern city. Alongside this are special programmes, activities and publications.
Please browse the Design Matters, How Green is my City? and Spotlight pages for special highlights this year including a sustainability poll, info on Display Energy Certificates, a photography competition, talks and the special TV series 'Behind Closed Doors' to appear on five every day in the week of 8th September!
http://www.openhouse.org.uk/public/london/event.html
Upcoming Events
Open House London
Sunday, 21 September 10:00
Location: Guildhall School
The Guildhall School opens its doors as part of Open House London's annual event. Take a tour of the School's backstage area, sit in on music performances and drama rehearsals, and walk the corridors of the conservatoire where Bryn Terfel, Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom and Tasmin Little all studied.
Admission free
www.openhouselondon.org
http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/school/home/event ... 07e1426a4d
"I'm going to want to have sex right until the very end, thank you very much" - Daniel Craig
i think they are jumping to the licensed bond novels by other writers
i read one that had new york city mentioned (10 plus years ago)
bloefed has a daugther
bond has a son
bond bangs the queen of england
the auther may have been something gardner
i started reading the spin-offs after the living daylights movie
i read one that had new york city mentioned (10 plus years ago)
bloefed has a daugther
bond has a son
bond bangs the queen of england
the auther may have been something gardner
i started reading the spin-offs after the living daylights movie
Samuel Adams :
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.
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Its probably a old interview but its interesting
RT Interview: Daniel Craig on Bond, Growing Up and Fading Out in Hollywood
The Quantum of Solace star talks about his passion project, Flashbacks of a Fool
by Joe Utichi | April 16, 2008
Discuss Article | Blog Article | Email To A Friend Page | 1 2Quite possibly the hottest British actor of the moment, Daniel Craig's star - which was on a fast ascent even before 2006's Bond revival Casino Royale - is currently shining so bright that it's hard to pin him down. Hard, that is, unless he's supporting Flashbacks of a Fool, a film he's so passionate about he's taken time off from filming Quantum of Solace to promote. Craig plays Joe Scot, a fading Hollywood star who has managed to coast through life with no care for anyone he steps on to succeed. When his childhood friend, nicknamed Boots, dies, he realises what he's missed out on. RT sat down with Craig to learn more.
You've got what I imagine is a rare day off from Quantum of Solace and you've chosen to spend it talking to us about Flashbacks of a Fool. What does the film mean to you?
Daniel Craig: It's been very personal, really. The fact is that Baillie Walsh, the director, is my best mate and he wrote the script six years ago with me in mind. There are a lot of reasons for it - it's a lot to do with who he is and how we both look at life in the sense that if you don't deal with certain things when you're a kid they'll come back and get you. I believe in Baillie as a moviemaker. He's done two feature-length documentaries plus any number of music videos and commercials and it's kind-of about time he got to do a feature.
So was it about using whatever clout you could to help him get the project off the ground? We noticed the Executive Producer credit.
DC: Definitely; it was a really important stage to go through, for me. It's no great leap for me, what my job entails really on a job like this is to talk to people and say, "Do you mind spending some money? I believe in this, I believe in this director, we've got a great cast, a great, DoP, a great crew; I think we can make a great movie." It's not a huge leap because I end up doing that anyway on films! I'm unofficially launching the movie, going and talking to people and getting them to invest and support it. Once we started filming I just got on with the acting.
Was there perhaps a personal interest in playing Joe Scot at that stage of his career?
DC: [laughs] Why, because he's fading?! The fact that he's a movie star is really secondary I think. He's a lonely man in a big house, he's got everything he wants and he could have anything he wants. He could have a career, but he's pushed it all away. He doesn't feel he needs anything, when what he needs is good friendship and what he needs is the support of people who genuinely love him as opposed to the support of those who genuinely don't love him. And it's staring him in the face, his mother and her girlfriend, who on the face of it seem dysfunctional, are actually good family, and he's got this lady Ophelia who's looking after him and is probably the love of his life and would sacrifice everything for him. It's all there and he's fucking it up, that's really all it boils down to. I like that idea - I like that he's having to take care of business.
Do you see contemporaries of yours falling into that trap?
DC: I've been around, I've seen a lot in my life, and everybody goes down the dark, winding staircase eventually. It's a bad place to be and that's why having good friends is always essential. Those are the people who pull you out. But it happens to everyone in every profession and you have to deal with it. Joe is an alcoholic drug addict and for an evening he's probably great entertainment and fantastic to be with, but to live with it's a nightmare, and that's the reality of it. It's showing that, but it's saying, "the reality of this is something else." But that's not really where the movie lies.
What keeps you grounded?
DC: Friends and family, who tell me what an arsehole I am! [laughs]
Do you recognise that period of Joe's childhood in your own life?
DC: It's not similar, but certainly the music was familiar and I too grew up near the sea - though it wasn't quite the Southern Cape [which filled in for the English coast]. It was important in the movie to have that memory of a place. I grew up by the seaside, there were arcades, it resonates for me, certainly. Baillie grew up by the sea too - he was the guy on the Wurlitzer spinning you around and making you sick. It's a mixture of things exploded. Ideas from childhood as opposed to very specific points. The little girl dying is that impetus that sends Joe off on his way because he can't escape the guilt. His sexual awakening ties in with this little girl dying. It's not an excuse to be a fucked-up human being, but it's a good excuse to have problems.
What brought you and Baillie together, originally?
DC: We have a mutual friend in John Maybury, and I met Baillie on the set of Love is the Devil, and we've just been mates ever since.
Did you have the equivalent of a Boots in your life?
DC: Yes. I've got a good friend from school who I stay in touch with, but I left home at sixteen and I've lived most of my adult life in London and that's where my friends are. I've got one good friend back home who I still talk to, but it was a long time ago.
Harry Eden is brilliant as the young version of you, but you didn't get to share any scenes with him, obviously, so how involved were you in his casting?
DC: Baillie just said, "I found him," and as soon as I saw him, I knew he was the guy. People are saying we look physically alike, but Harry and I are convinced there are no similarities. But I just let him get on with it. It's a whole lifetime between that time and my time as the character. People change irrevocably, and I thought just letting him get on with being who he was was the best thing to do. He does it just as a moody teenager, full of hormones and everything else.
You have a quite graphic sex scene at the start, does it bother you, getting naked on screen?
DC: No, it never has. I've made a career out of it! I work out, but that's what I do now. That's part of my job. And I've always kept fairly fit. If I know I've got to take my top off I lay off the cakes! But I keep myself as physically fit as possible just because of what I've got to do in the movies. We've started Bond now, and we haven't started the physical stuff yet, but I'm sure I'm going to be walking wounded from the end of next week for the next six months!
Are you approaching Quantum of Solace with a sense of relief after the success of your first? Is there less pressure on you?
DC: I don't think so, I don't think you can say there's less pressure when you make a $200m movie - the pressure is plain to see. We've got to make it as good as if not better than the last one, that's the only thing that matters. I'm no less nervous than I was but I'm very happy with what we've put together for this one. Marc Forster's come on board and he's taking care of a lot of things that I just don't need to think about and I'm just getting on with it. I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable with it. It's James Bond, I don't know if I'll ever get to that place and get Zen about it - it's not that kind of role. But I'm enjoying what we've shot of this and I'm planning to enjoy as much as I can of this filming process, because otherwise why do it?
Is there much difference between making a British indie movie like this and making a big $200m Bond movie?
DC: I honestly think that on set there's very little difference. On set there's two cameras, maybe, the crew and if you're shooting dialogue and scenes with actors it's the same. The difference comes in when suddenly there are explosions and napalm going off everywhere. But actually the atmosphere is very similar.
How are you finding working with Mathieu Amalric?
DC: I'm over the moon about it. We worked together very briefly on Munich, but I didn't actually have any scenes with him on that. Now I've got to know him, and that Schnabel movie he's just done is brilliant.
Is he Vesper's Algerian boyfriend? Is that the connection?
DC: There is a connection, yes! [laughs] The film carries on from where the last one stopped, so we set up in the last one that there's this organisation that's destabilising the world's economy in a bid to take it over, and Bond's job is to go and get them.
Now that you're making your second Bond movie, is it more or less important to do other work, do you think?
DC: It's no more or less important, I don't think. Someone asked whether it was important to make a smaller movie after making a Bond movie, but I've never, ever done films because I should do them, and if I have ever done that it's usually been an unpleasant experience. I've only ever really enjoyed and liked films I've done because I've wanted to do them. And that's absolutely on an individual basis. Doing a film and saying, I've done a really dark film and now I have to do a comedy... That's not me. If a script comes along and it's dark I'll absolutely do it and take the consequences. I'm not fussed about the image that goes along with it.
But it seems to have made it easier to do other work and to champion a project you really believe in, like this...
DC: It's been useful. Suddenly people are listening to me like I've got an opinion which is really disturbing! [laughs] I've kind-of got to have one! That's quite nice in a way - sort-of facing up, championing something and believing in something. It's a nice place to be. And, you know, I like Baillie Walsh, I think he's got a huge amount of talent, so saying to someone, "I like this guy," is really very easy. Read our interview with director Baillie Walsh here.
RT Interview: Daniel Craig on Bond, Growing Up and Fading Out in Hollywood
The Quantum of Solace star talks about his passion project, Flashbacks of a Fool
by Joe Utichi | April 16, 2008
Discuss Article | Blog Article | Email To A Friend Page | 1 2Quite possibly the hottest British actor of the moment, Daniel Craig's star - which was on a fast ascent even before 2006's Bond revival Casino Royale - is currently shining so bright that it's hard to pin him down. Hard, that is, unless he's supporting Flashbacks of a Fool, a film he's so passionate about he's taken time off from filming Quantum of Solace to promote. Craig plays Joe Scot, a fading Hollywood star who has managed to coast through life with no care for anyone he steps on to succeed. When his childhood friend, nicknamed Boots, dies, he realises what he's missed out on. RT sat down with Craig to learn more.
You've got what I imagine is a rare day off from Quantum of Solace and you've chosen to spend it talking to us about Flashbacks of a Fool. What does the film mean to you?
Daniel Craig: It's been very personal, really. The fact is that Baillie Walsh, the director, is my best mate and he wrote the script six years ago with me in mind. There are a lot of reasons for it - it's a lot to do with who he is and how we both look at life in the sense that if you don't deal with certain things when you're a kid they'll come back and get you. I believe in Baillie as a moviemaker. He's done two feature-length documentaries plus any number of music videos and commercials and it's kind-of about time he got to do a feature.
So was it about using whatever clout you could to help him get the project off the ground? We noticed the Executive Producer credit.
DC: Definitely; it was a really important stage to go through, for me. It's no great leap for me, what my job entails really on a job like this is to talk to people and say, "Do you mind spending some money? I believe in this, I believe in this director, we've got a great cast, a great, DoP, a great crew; I think we can make a great movie." It's not a huge leap because I end up doing that anyway on films! I'm unofficially launching the movie, going and talking to people and getting them to invest and support it. Once we started filming I just got on with the acting.
Was there perhaps a personal interest in playing Joe Scot at that stage of his career?
DC: [laughs] Why, because he's fading?! The fact that he's a movie star is really secondary I think. He's a lonely man in a big house, he's got everything he wants and he could have anything he wants. He could have a career, but he's pushed it all away. He doesn't feel he needs anything, when what he needs is good friendship and what he needs is the support of people who genuinely love him as opposed to the support of those who genuinely don't love him. And it's staring him in the face, his mother and her girlfriend, who on the face of it seem dysfunctional, are actually good family, and he's got this lady Ophelia who's looking after him and is probably the love of his life and would sacrifice everything for him. It's all there and he's fucking it up, that's really all it boils down to. I like that idea - I like that he's having to take care of business.
Do you see contemporaries of yours falling into that trap?
DC: I've been around, I've seen a lot in my life, and everybody goes down the dark, winding staircase eventually. It's a bad place to be and that's why having good friends is always essential. Those are the people who pull you out. But it happens to everyone in every profession and you have to deal with it. Joe is an alcoholic drug addict and for an evening he's probably great entertainment and fantastic to be with, but to live with it's a nightmare, and that's the reality of it. It's showing that, but it's saying, "the reality of this is something else." But that's not really where the movie lies.
What keeps you grounded?
DC: Friends and family, who tell me what an arsehole I am! [laughs]
Do you recognise that period of Joe's childhood in your own life?
DC: It's not similar, but certainly the music was familiar and I too grew up near the sea - though it wasn't quite the Southern Cape [which filled in for the English coast]. It was important in the movie to have that memory of a place. I grew up by the seaside, there were arcades, it resonates for me, certainly. Baillie grew up by the sea too - he was the guy on the Wurlitzer spinning you around and making you sick. It's a mixture of things exploded. Ideas from childhood as opposed to very specific points. The little girl dying is that impetus that sends Joe off on his way because he can't escape the guilt. His sexual awakening ties in with this little girl dying. It's not an excuse to be a fucked-up human being, but it's a good excuse to have problems.
What brought you and Baillie together, originally?
DC: We have a mutual friend in John Maybury, and I met Baillie on the set of Love is the Devil, and we've just been mates ever since.
Did you have the equivalent of a Boots in your life?
DC: Yes. I've got a good friend from school who I stay in touch with, but I left home at sixteen and I've lived most of my adult life in London and that's where my friends are. I've got one good friend back home who I still talk to, but it was a long time ago.
Harry Eden is brilliant as the young version of you, but you didn't get to share any scenes with him, obviously, so how involved were you in his casting?
DC: Baillie just said, "I found him," and as soon as I saw him, I knew he was the guy. People are saying we look physically alike, but Harry and I are convinced there are no similarities. But I just let him get on with it. It's a whole lifetime between that time and my time as the character. People change irrevocably, and I thought just letting him get on with being who he was was the best thing to do. He does it just as a moody teenager, full of hormones and everything else.
You have a quite graphic sex scene at the start, does it bother you, getting naked on screen?
DC: No, it never has. I've made a career out of it! I work out, but that's what I do now. That's part of my job. And I've always kept fairly fit. If I know I've got to take my top off I lay off the cakes! But I keep myself as physically fit as possible just because of what I've got to do in the movies. We've started Bond now, and we haven't started the physical stuff yet, but I'm sure I'm going to be walking wounded from the end of next week for the next six months!
Are you approaching Quantum of Solace with a sense of relief after the success of your first? Is there less pressure on you?
DC: I don't think so, I don't think you can say there's less pressure when you make a $200m movie - the pressure is plain to see. We've got to make it as good as if not better than the last one, that's the only thing that matters. I'm no less nervous than I was but I'm very happy with what we've put together for this one. Marc Forster's come on board and he's taking care of a lot of things that I just don't need to think about and I'm just getting on with it. I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable with it. It's James Bond, I don't know if I'll ever get to that place and get Zen about it - it's not that kind of role. But I'm enjoying what we've shot of this and I'm planning to enjoy as much as I can of this filming process, because otherwise why do it?
Is there much difference between making a British indie movie like this and making a big $200m Bond movie?
DC: I honestly think that on set there's very little difference. On set there's two cameras, maybe, the crew and if you're shooting dialogue and scenes with actors it's the same. The difference comes in when suddenly there are explosions and napalm going off everywhere. But actually the atmosphere is very similar.
How are you finding working with Mathieu Amalric?
DC: I'm over the moon about it. We worked together very briefly on Munich, but I didn't actually have any scenes with him on that. Now I've got to know him, and that Schnabel movie he's just done is brilliant.
Is he Vesper's Algerian boyfriend? Is that the connection?
DC: There is a connection, yes! [laughs] The film carries on from where the last one stopped, so we set up in the last one that there's this organisation that's destabilising the world's economy in a bid to take it over, and Bond's job is to go and get them.
Now that you're making your second Bond movie, is it more or less important to do other work, do you think?
DC: It's no more or less important, I don't think. Someone asked whether it was important to make a smaller movie after making a Bond movie, but I've never, ever done films because I should do them, and if I have ever done that it's usually been an unpleasant experience. I've only ever really enjoyed and liked films I've done because I've wanted to do them. And that's absolutely on an individual basis. Doing a film and saying, I've done a really dark film and now I have to do a comedy... That's not me. If a script comes along and it's dark I'll absolutely do it and take the consequences. I'm not fussed about the image that goes along with it.
But it seems to have made it easier to do other work and to champion a project you really believe in, like this...
DC: It's been useful. Suddenly people are listening to me like I've got an opinion which is really disturbing! [laughs] I've kind-of got to have one! That's quite nice in a way - sort-of facing up, championing something and believing in something. It's a nice place to be. And, you know, I like Baillie Walsh, I think he's got a huge amount of talent, so saying to someone, "I like this guy," is really very easy. Read our interview with director Baillie Walsh here.
Cause you affect me ...
Fascinate me....
Fascinate me....
It isn't news, but I think it is interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_man
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Good to see, he is acknowledged as a leading man by wikipedia along with Brad Pitt and I am serious - BP is still in many eyes the top leading man and having him named next to him is great. Thx for digging, adad78472 wrote:It isn't news, but I think it is interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_man
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
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If you copy them, you will be able to enlarge.
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The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
I just checked Netflix and it has a November release for the US. Needles to say it's been in my "Save" queue for eons.sundance wrote:I ordered 'Flashbacks Of a Fool' DVD on Friday from 'HMV' UK.
I received an e-mail yesterday,stating the film was dispatched to me and should have it in a day or two
The official release date for UK is 22 September,but looks like I'll get it 5-6 days earlier