October 10th, 2011
by David Leigh
According to The HMSS Weblog Javier Bardem confirmed last week that he has signed for Bond 23. The short article states: Javier Bardem, in a segment last week on ABC’s Nightline, confirmed he’s playing a villain in Bond 23. He said it will be “fun” while “I cannot tell you many details about that.” The […]
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October 10th, 2011
by David Leigh
The finale of Bond 23 is to be shot at Duntrune Castle in Argyll, Scotland according BBC News. Speaking to the castle’s owner, the article says: Patricia Malcolm, who lives in the castle with her husband Robin, said several days of filming would start at the end of February 2012. Mrs Malcolm said: “They are […]
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October 8th, 2011
by David Leigh
The Daily Mail reports that Berenice Marlohe has landed the role of the latest Bond girl in Bond 23, due to start shooting in November. The article, by Baz Bamigboye, says: Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has been finalising his cast for the new James Bond movie and it includes classically trained star Helen McCrory and […]
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October 7th, 2011
by David Leigh
When I first saw this news I discarded it immediately without taking a look at the evidence. However, a report on WhatCulture! appears to show that a number of domains have been registered on behalf of Sony using the name Skyfall; while Skyfall could be the title of any Sony produced film, a number of […]
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October 3rd, 2011
by David Leigh
After plans to film part of Bond 23 in India have been cancelled, there are strong rumours that the production is going to second choice South Africa, with Cape Town looking forward to the boost in tourism that appearing in the next James Bond film might bring with it. South African paper Times Live reports: […]
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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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