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MI6 rounds up the latest production plans for "Quantum
of Solace" in Italy, plus new shots of the boat
sequence filmed in Panama...
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Production Diary (19)
27th March 2008
Italian Itinerary
In an update to the lengthy
report on the filming plans in Italy that MI6 reported earlier
this month, some
further details have surfaced. The "Quantum
of Solace" Italian
line producer Guido Cerasuolo held a press conference
in Siena on March 21st. He confirmed that the James Bond crew
will be arriving on March 31st, with filming on the rooftops
in Siena
to commence
on April 4th through april 12th. Production will then move to
the shores of Lake Garda for two weeks, with the following two
weeks based around Carrara. Filming will head back to Siena at
the Piazza del Campo from May 13th to May 17th. Additionally,
a second unit will shoot at Talamone at the end of April.
According to local press, scenes will be filmed on the
Largo di Garda (Lake Garda) in Malcesine between April
15th to April 19th from 09:00 to 17:00. Daniel Craig is
expected to be present.
As previously
reported by MI6,
part of the Aston
Martin DBS car chase will be filmed
between Malcesine and Navene.
Rumours are circulating that an action scene will be filmed
on the Monte Baldo cablecar with a jump performed by a
stunt double. Reports also mention shooting of a speed
boat chase, but those scenes are linked to sequence set
in Bolivia (already filmed in Panama). |
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Above: The town of Malcesine on the shore of Lake Garda,
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Cerasuolo said that the Italian action sequence will be on screen
for approximately 15 to 20 minutes, with the 7 to 8 minutes spent
in Siena "among the most spectacular".
Apparently, the chase sequence was originally
written to end at the Siena Duomo (cathedral), but this was later
discarded
as it was seen to be disrespectful to the location. Instead,
007 will emerge from the fountain in the Piazza del Campo just
at
the moment that the horse race ends. The network of underground
tunnels ('bottini') were reconstructed in Pinewood as filming
at the real location was not possible.
Above: The Piazza del Campo (left) and the fountain that
007 will emerge from (right)
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The estimated production budget for the shooting
in Siena has been pitched at 500,000-600,000 Euros. The local
scouting agency Scoutit in Firenze has selected 200 extras, with
1000 to be used at the Piazza del Campo to replicate the Palio
race scenes. Local reports suggest these Siena sequences will
not involve Daniel Craig.
More Shots From Filming In Panama - Early March
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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