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Full details on the filming confirmed for the floating
Opera stage in Austria, plus a complete round-up
on the latest "Quantum of Solace" news...
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Production Diary (10)
8th February 2008
MI6 first reported that the
opera stage "Seebühne Bregenzer" was scheduled
to host James Bond with filming of a "Tosca" performance
way back in July
2007. Talks were still underway to secure the unique
location in Bregenz, Austria, for the film back
in December last year, and although no
contracts had yet been signed, in January notices
for extras casting were posted. With "Quantum
of Solace"
now three weeks in to production, and casting
for the 1,500 extras already complete, agreements have
finally been settled to shoot on the stage.
Above: The impressive set for
the production of Tosca on the floating stage in Bregenz,
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Austrian theatre chiefs that run the spectacular
floating stage have
confirmed that part of "Quantum of Solace" will
be filmed there. The filming will take place on Lake Stage Bregenz,
a huge platform floating on Lake Constance, and James Bond will
fight his enemies
during a performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca.
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The 200-man-plus film crew will be in
Bregenz for 10 days from April 30 to May 9, and 1,500 extras
have already been recruited, Swiss production company Unicorn
Media confirmed in a Friday statement confirming rumours
that have been circulating for some time.
Director Marc Forster and producers Barbara Broccoli and
Michael G. Wilson visited the Seebuehne in Bregenz for
a dress rehearsal last summer and were very enthusiastic
about the location.
"The Seebuehne is really an extraordinary place,
the scenery is spectacular," Broccoli said. Wilson
added: "What we saw in July 2007 was very impressive.
James Bond movies have always taken the cinema audience
to special locations - and the gigantic eye of the Tosca
scenery is absolutely unique. The Tosca scenery with the
huge blue eye fits the story of the new James Bond movie
perfectly."
Daniel Craig himself revealed that he is also looking
forward to filming at the Seebuehne.
He said: "I've never been to Austria, and I'm very
happy that my career is finally taking me there. The Seebuehne
and the Bregenzer Festspiele are world famous, and we will
spend more than a week there to shoot one of the movie's
most-important scenes." |
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Above: The central 'eye' rotates
in the stage backdrop
Above: The 7000-strong audience
watches from inclined seating
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Previously, Unicorn chief Leonhard Gmür
said that "in
the final film, the scene on the floating stage will last a maximum
of five minutes". Local reports indicate that the sequence
will involve 007 interrupting the opera performance by chasing
a villain through the grandstands before moving in to the Bregenz
Festival House. The nearby town of Feldkirch has also been selected
for filming, but for a minor scene.
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Above: Sir Richard Branson with "Casino
Royale"s Caterina Murino
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Bond Will Do Virgin -
Again
Sir Richard Branson was on London's LBC radio station
earlier
this week where he mentioned "Quantum of Solace".
Branson told host Nick Ferrari his Virgin
Atlantic Group has secured further product placement branding in the latest
adventures of 007. Sir Richard made a brief cameo appearance in "Casino
Royale".
He went on to say Bond (Daniel Craig) will be seen in
at the bar of the first class section of one of the Virgin
Atlantic aircraft. Branson also joked that
he'll not be making an appearance in this one. "They haven't asked me!" He
quipped. Adding, Branson stated having Virgin be part of Bond is a very good
set of advertising.
Rival airline British Airways cut Sir
Richard's cameo out of the film when they aired "Casino
Royale" on their in-flight entertainment, and also
airbrushed out the Virgin logo.
BA last flew 007 in 2002's "Die
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Teaser Poster Unveiled
The first teaser poster for the 22nd James Bond film "Quantum
of Solace" has been officially unveiled. Released by AOL and
007.com, the teaser poster features the shadow of James Bond. It
shows 007 in a similar pose to which
he ended the previous film "Casino Royale", whilst
interrogating Mr White. The new film will start moments later.
Perhaps a side-effect of the production deciding on "Quantum
of Solace" just a couple of days before the press
conference,
the poster does not feature the new title, simply stating "007" and "November
2008".
007.com has also launched three wallpapers
based on the teaser poster:
- 800x600 resolution
- 1024x768 resolution
- 1280x1024 resolution
Briefing
Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli (Eon
Productions), QUANTUM OF SOLACE was released in the
UK on October 31st 2008 and is directed by
Marc Forster. Principal photography started on January
3rd
2008 at
Pinewood Studios and around the UK, and foreign locations
including Italy, Panama, Chile, Peru and Austria.
Paul Haggis completed the script based on a first draft
screenplay developed by regular scribes Neal Purvis & Robert
Wade, with later polish by Joshua Zetumer. The story
is a direct continuation of the events of Casino
Royale. 007 faces off against
villains Mathieu Amalric (Dominic Greene), Anatole
Taubman (Elvis) and Joaquin Cosío (General Medrano).
Olga Kurylenko (Camille) and Gemma Arterton (MI6 Agent
Fields) play the Bond Girls. Dame Judi Dench (M), Jeffrey
Wright (Felix Leiter) and Giancarlo Giannini (Mathis)
reprise their roles as Bond's allies. It is British
actor Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond,
following his debut film Casino Royale released November
16th 2006.
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