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Quantum Of Solace Makes Do Without Famous Bond Introduction
Latino Review —
... "shaken not stirred" when ordering his martini, according to the director, Marc Forster. "There was a 'Bond, James Bond' in the script," he said. "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 Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson [the film's producers] agreed, and Daniel [Craig, who plays Bond] agreed, too. It's nice to be open-minded about the Bond formula. You can always go back to them later on." Click HERE to read the rest of this interesting Bond article. I did some further research and ...
Familiar Bond Lines Absent from Solace
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Familiar Bond Lines Absent from Solace solace_lines.jpg “Bond, James Bond” – one of the most famous lines of dialogue in film history, and a staple to the Bond franchise, won’t be heard in the upcoming Quantum of Solace . Director of the flick, Marc Foster, explained to The Independent why the line was cut from the film.“There was a ‘Bond, James Bond’ in the script,” Foster said. “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 Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson [the film’s producers] agreed, and ...
Quantum Of Solace to omit “Bond, James Bond”
Movie Moron —
... of Solace will avoid infamous line such as “Bond, James Bond” and “Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred”.
I loved the grittier feel of Casino Royale so for now I think they’re heading in the right direction with the franchise, the only downside is that they are dangerously close to touching on Bourne territory. This is James Bond, the original and best, they need to make sure they set it apart from the other action-spy movies out there.
Source: The Independent ...
007 Is No Longer Bond, James Bond
Cinema Blend News —
007 Is No Longer Bond, James Bond The next time you see James Bond, hell be doing his level best to stop being James Bond. According to The Independent , the producers have stripped the character of his trademark catchphrases in Quantum of Solace . In particular, theyve made sure to keep him from asking for a martini shaken, not stirred. This is 2008. Presumably he now drinks Trump Vodka and Redbull. If you ask him his name, hell just say James Bond. Nowhere in the film will he respond with his trademark Bond, James Bond. Some of his signature lines were written into ...
Quantum of Solace: Shortest Bond Movie, Sexiest CD Cover [007: James Bond]
Film School Rejects —
... And finally, according to British outlet The Independent, the 106 minute runtime of Quantum of Solace will leave no room for Bond to drop his signature catchphrase, “Bond, James Bond.” As Marc Forster explains, it wasn’t an intentional slight against the Bond lineage, but a matter of feasibility: ...
Discuss: Should They Keep the Line "Bond, James Bond"?
Cinematical —
... ) and the Independent learned from Forster that a couple classic Bond one-liners will not be included in the upcoming Quantum of Solace. ...
Aloud, Girls Aloud
Stale Popcorn —
... I know the producers of Quantum of Solace are seemingly desperate beyond belief to not even have their film be associated with anything that the franchise stood for in the past to a lot of people (ie; fun, guns, girls and gadgets) so they would never ever in a million years go to Girls Aloud for a theme song, but just try and imagine it for a minute. ...
Is James Bond Still Bond Without His Classic Lines?
Screen Rant —
... of Solace poster featuring Daniel Craig & Olga Kurylenko
Like I said, I’m still extremely stoked for this film, but I’m saddened by the bits they’re leaving out. I hope they at least use the familiar theme music in this one since it was only heard in the closing seconds of the previous film.
I mean come on - leave us something.
Quantum of Solace opens on November 14.
Source: The Independent via Rope of Silicon ...
‘Quantum Of Solace’ – Shortest Bond Ever and No Catchphrases
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... The Independent reports that the phrases were actually in the script, and some were even filmed, but the decision to drop them was finally made as part of the ongoing efforts to bring the spy back to his roots. Also gone are Q, Miss Moneypenny, and the gadgets that have become such a staple of the Bond films over the years. ...
