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The Information and Broadcasting Ministry of
India has given the green-light for Bond 23 to shoot in the country
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India Green-Lights Bond 23 Shoot
31st August 2011
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry of
India (I&B Ministry) have officially given permission for
the 23rd James Bond film to shoot in the country.
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Reports of the negotiations, which have
focused on the tricky aspect of shooting a stunt
sequence atop freight trains on the busiest railway
in the world, have been ongoing for several weeks. Steady
progress has been made, despite rumours that filming
may switch to South
Africa. Today's confirmation green-lights the Bond
23 team to commence pre-production in India. The proposal
was initially filed in May.
According the the latest report in the Times
of India,
EON Productions and India Take One Productions have been
given permission to shoot in North Goa with the exception
of the tunnel at Dudhsagar (south-eastern railway) and
Zuari rail bridge over Zuari river (Konkan railways) due
to security concerns. Sources said talks with the railway
ministry were on regarding these particular locales. The
ministry has also stated that it has no objection for shooting
of the film at Mumbai and Goa, and has asked the crew to
take all necessary precaution so as not to hurt the sentiments
of local people.
Sources gave more location details to
the Deccan
Chronicle: "Clearance
has been given by the government for shooting in Sarojini
Nagar Market, Daryaganj street and Ansari Road in the national
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In Ahmedabad, the producers had sought permission
to shoot near the Navagam area that is close to installations
like Torrent
Power limited, ONGC and IOC. The ministry has asked them to ensure
that permissions are taken from the state government. "We
have suggested that these vital installations be avoided during
the shoot in this area," a source said.
MI6 understands that filming of Bond 23 in India with Daniel
Craig will commence in January 2012.
Two major blockbusters have just completed shooting in India: "Batman
- The Dark Knight Rises" and "Mission: Impossible -
Ghost Protocol".
Briefing
The 23rd James Bond
film, "Skyfall", commenced principal studio photography on 7th November
2011 for a UK
release on October 26th, 2012 and the USA on November
9, 2012. MGM will produce, finance and distribute 007's
23rd adventure in
partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Daniel Craig will
be returning as the legendary British secret agent, alongside Judi
Dench as "M", with Sam Mendes directing a screenplay written by Neal
Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The cast will also include Bérénice Marlohe,
Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Wishaw.
The film will shoot at Pinewood Studios and on location in London, England;
Scotland; Shanghai, China and Istanbul, Turkey.
It will be the longest gap between Bond movies without
a change in the lead role. In addition, 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of
the EON Productions series of James
Bond films.
