September 30th, 2011
by David Leigh
Daniel talked to Latino Review about the upcoming Bond 23 and how it might well be his last, despite having signed up for two more. The article says: Many an Englishman has woken up to the news that he is no longer Bond, and wonders what he’ll do now. Daniel Craig is already facing that […]
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September 29th, 2011
by David Leigh
While plans to shoot Bond 23 on location in India may have been abandoned thanks to red tape, Istanbul looks like it is going ahead. A team from the production has been in Turkey this week, including the producers. According to Hurriyet Daily News: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the U.S. producers of […]
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September 26th, 2011
by David Leigh
While it still hasn’t been confirmed if the rumours of Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem joining the cast of Bond 23 are true, although Bardem did confirm he was considering a role, it does at least appear that they are both in contention still. According to MTV: …while promoting “The Adventures of Tintin,” Craig was […]
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September 26th, 2011
by David Leigh
Plans to shoot on location in India have been scrapped according to India Take One Productions, who were dealing with negociations. Bond 23 will instead shoot in a backup location, South Africa. An article in The Times of India states: After weeks of reports about the various locations in India that had been selected for […]
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September 24th, 2011
by David Leigh
The soon to be ex-husband of Noomi Rapace, star of the original Swedish language version of the Millenium Trilogy, may have signed for Bond 23, according to reports. Bleeding Cool says of Ola Rapace: According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, Mr. Rapace has had to pull out of a showjumping event and commit himself to […]
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September 22nd, 2011
by David Leigh
Bond 23 screenwriter John Logan recently spoke at a lecture for BAFTA Screenwriters, where he hinted that Blofeld might make a return in the next James Bond film. According to Cinema Blend: During the question and answer segment of the talk, one of the audience members told Logan that he once said “Bond should always […]
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September 21st, 2011
by David Leigh
It has recently been revealed that permission has been granted for Bond 23 to shoot on location in Istanbul, already well used in From Russia With Love and featuring at the end of The World Is Not Enough. In this article we take a look at the Maiden’s Tower, which served as M’s prison in […]
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September 20th, 2011
by David Leigh
MI6 Confidential, the full-colour magazine celebrating the world of James Bond 007, returns with its eleventh issue. It frequently tops fan polls, is cited as the best Ian Fleming film adaptation, and named his favourite by Sean Connery, but it is often forgotten that “From Russia With Love” was one of the most troubled productions […]
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September 19th, 2011
by David Leigh
As has widely been reported Bond 23 is set to film on location in India, with Mumbai and Delhi chosen to host the action. However, the film makers have been forced to rewrite a stunt that would involve 007 leaping from a motorbike onto the crowded roof of a train carriage and then to another […]
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