Quantum of Solace --the new James Bond film 2008!

[Drew]

Just saw Casino Royle again...great film. Really looking forward to QOS. Daniel Craig is the best bond since Mr. Moore.

Well said. 

[GeraldFord]

Second Turn As James Bond
Actor also comments on what the future holds for Q and Moneypenny

Written by Devin Zydel on 15 May, 2008

 
Daniel Craig
Casino Royale may top the charts when it comes to success with the critics and box office in the 007 series, but as Daniel Craig has pointed out several times before, that only means a greater challenge in making the next one even better.

Speaking from the Quantum of Solace set at the floating opera stage along Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria, Craig spoke to MSN Movies about making his second James Bond film as good as possible.

Keeping The Momentum
?There was never a point where I punched the air,? Craig said of the worldwide success of Casino Royale. ?The movie worked, but I did everything I could to make my part in the movie work, so there is no kind of, ?See, I told you so.? I kept on saying, ?We make the best movie we can,? and thankfully that worked.?

Continuing in this vein for Quantum of Solace was one of the film?s unique challenges, according to Craig. ?I just try to apply the same rules as last time, and hopefully that will work out,? he said.

The actor mentions he ?jumped? upon first hearing Marc Forster, who was then know for his success with films like Finding Neverland and Monster?s Ball, was on the shortlist of directors.

?I want the audience to be involved with the characters,? Craig continues. ?The action and the explosions, everything that goes along with the Bond movies, they can be taken care of, but I want the audience to be pulled in and involved.?

New Faces And Possible Returns Of Familiar Ones

Daniel Craig is James Bond in Quantum of Solace
Along with Forster?s own vision for 007, Craig applauds the other new talent that has joined the series, including production designer Dennis Gassner and Roberto Schaefer (the latter having been a longtime associate of Forster). ?I?m a huge fan of the early Ken Adams? films,? said Craig, ?because they looked stunning. That?s much more what I want to do.?

And while Q and Miss Moneypenny will once again be absent from this Bond film, Craig did point out this could change in the future.

?The answer is ?No? at the moment. We?re not going back,? Craig said. ?It?s not that we?re avoiding it; it?s just that this story hasn?t taken it on. I?d like to bring those back in, but we have to be intelligent about it.?

Keep your eyes on the CommanderBond.net main page for the most up-to-date and complete overage of Quantum of Solace.

http://commanderbond.net/article/5152

[GeraldFord]

Ten second preview:

http://commanderbond.net/article/5273

[GeraldFord]

Check out the trailer, behind the scenes, etc.!

http://www.moviefone.com/movie/quantum-of-solace/26922/main?icid=100214839x1204777212x1200228195

[Chief]

awesome trailer, thank you! it looks great!!

[Jim]

New Bond theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoJRLStD9c

[Jimmy?]

New Bond theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoJRLStD9c

That is hilarious  For the first 10 secs i was thinking wtf........then realised it was a joke 

[Jim]

Adam (Buxton) did one too, it's probably on youtube as well. It was for their (Adam and Joe's) Song Wars this week. On their 6 Music radio show. Which is great!

[GnFnR87]

Second Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBRgDODrj3g&eurl=http://chacalx.blogspot.com/


lookin' gooood 

[Chief]

here we go , in much higher quality!

http://www.hd-trailers.net/preview.php?id=quantum_of_solace

[Bitch Slap Rappin]

I've always did like espionage type of films. The bond character that I grew accustomed to was the first one-----Sean Connery. The bond he portrayed was real to what James Bond is about. Roger and Pierce just didn't do it for me. They were too refined for me. Now Daniel has bought back the flavor of what Bond was originally intended to be. When I saw the late Casino Royal it really took me by surprise. The rough-James Bond version was reborn from the same pool where Sean Connery so cleverly portrayed back in the early sixties. That charm and arrogance and defying attitude which is 'real' to me. If you are a secret agent and you risk your life on missions the character version of Connery and Craig is what you are going to get. I also like these two because when it comes to sacrifice and survival-----no one shall have mercy including any woman who may want to eliminate Bond. (And we all know that Bond has a certain weakness when it comes to beautiful woman but the real Bond never let's woman dominate him. Roger and Pierce seemed to allow themselves to get pushed around and dominated by woman. This makes no sense. If you are a secret agent you don't trust no one and never let anyone dominate you.

I've read that they are having some real difficulties with the second Bond film. There have been some quite a number accidents on the set of filming the new one. I'm not sure of all previous Bond movies if I ever heard the cast and crew going through some "bad karma" like the current one is.
Along with the 'bad karma' Amy Whinehouse was going to do the new theme track for Bond but bailed because of personal problems. In light of all this I do hope they finish the movie and release it. I'm very sure that Craig will be fantastic in the follow-up movie.......

[GeraldFord]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2008/sep/11/advertising.jamesbond

[Izzy]

The new Bond film theme is - very 'lol'

Its a proud tradition of Bond films that the theme is unbelievable camp and/or simply gawd awful every time, who can forget Madonna's efforts?

I'm glad to see they have gone back to that winning formula, its another ''fine'' theme to join other classics like 'the man with the golden gun', 'moonraker' and the honky tonk 'nobody does it better'

bravo!

[Robman?]

The new Bond film theme is - very 'lol'

Its a proud tradition of Bond films that the theme is unbelievable camp and/or simply gawd awful every time, who can forget Madonna's efforts?

I'm glad to see they have gone back to that winning formula, its another ''fine'' theme to join other classics like 'the man with the golden gun', 'moonraker' and the honky tonk 'nobody does it better'

bravo!

I actually thought Chris Cornells theme was awesome

[GeraldFord]

I actually thought Chris Cornells theme was awesome

Only good song from Carry On.

[GeraldFord]

Here's the real theme for the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLljBj68-TY

I don't know...

[Izzy]

The new Bond film theme is - very 'lol'

Its a proud tradition of Bond films that the theme is unbelievable camp and/or simply gawd awful every time, who can forget Madonna's efforts?

I'm glad to see they have gone back to that winning formula, its another ''fine'' theme to join other classics like 'the man with the golden gun', 'moonraker' and the honky tonk 'nobody does it better'

bravo!

I actually thought Chris Cornells theme was awesome

Indeed, it was pretty good - though it took a few listens to appreciate (by few I mean hundreds)

[GeraldFord]

I don't know about the new one...It's better than that piece of shit Madonna made, but it's kinda lame. The movie still looks great.

[GeraldFord]

The Name's Bond... Period.
'Quantum of Solace' to drop the famous introduction as well as 'shaken, not stirred' line

Written by Devin Zydel on 20 Sep, 2008

Almost every single James Bond film to date has had it?s share of traditions that carry on from one entry to another: the exhilarating pre-credits sequence, the main titles, a briefing from ?M?, and so on.

Two such traditions that fans have become accustomed to are the famous ?Bond, James Bond? introduction and the order for a ?shaken, not stirred? martini. Both have appeared in almost the complete roster of 007 films, with the former bringing Daniel Craig?s debut in Casino Royale to a close.


Director Marc Forster
Just don?t expect either of them when Quantum of Solace hits the silver screen next month.

The Independent reports that both of the popular catchphrases have been dropped from the 22nd Bond film.

?There was a ?Bond, James Bond? in the script,? said director Marc Forster. ?There are several places where we shot it as well, but it never worked as we hoped. I just felt we should cut it out, and [producers] Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson agreed, and Daniel agreed, too. It?s nice to be open-minded about the Bond formula. You can always go back to them later on.?

These changes should likely come as little surprise to Bond fans since Casino Royale already proved that the filmmakers are not afraid to shake up the formula in the Craig era.

?It?s nice to be open-minded about the Bond formula.? - Marc Forster

Graham Rye, editor of 007 Magazine OnLine, stated that Craig?s debut as Bond was much closer to Ian Fleming?s original vision of the character.

?The Bond films had become tired and needed reinvigorating,? he said. ?Rather than going away from Fleming I think the producers have gone back to him.?

Mr. Rye went on to make the point that characters of Q and Miss Moneypenny (who will also both be absent from Quantum of Solace), only made occasional appearances in Fleming?s novels.

 
Daniel Craig is James Bond
He continued: ?His announcing of himself had become a bit corny. Casino Royale gets back to the spirit of the books, rather than all the silliness.?

Ajay Chowdhury, editor of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang magazine, said this news was unlikely to upset the 007 community.

?The producers have been mixing and matching the famous Bond tropes?such as the theme song and the gun-barrel sequence,? he said. ?But this time there is a theme song by Jack White and Alicia Keys. If this line of script is not in there it?s not going to undo the foundations of Bond. The fans didn?t miss Moneypenny or Q. Bond is the only British character with worldwide resonance now, apart from Harry Potter. The producers are paying more attention to psychology and relationships, as well as adventure. Quantum of Solace picks up from Casino Royale, which was a really good thriller first and a good Bond movie second.?

What is your take on this news? Voice your opinion here on the CommanderBond.net Forums.

http://commanderbond.net/article/5516

[Bitch Slap Rappin]

The new Bond film theme is - very 'lol'

Its a proud tradition of Bond films that the theme is unbelievable camp and/or simply gawd awful every time, who can forget Madonna's efforts?

I'm glad to see they have gone back to that winning formula, its another ''fine'' theme to join other classics like 'the man with the golden gun', 'moonraker' and the honky tonk 'nobody does it better'

bravo!

I actually thought Chris Cornells theme was awesome

Yes that song "You know my name" is killer!!!! I get shivers up my spine when he's screaming "You know my name">>>>>>>>>