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001: New Wheels
Producer Michael G. Wilson confirmed
to press gathered at the Bond In Motion exhibition preview day in London
that 007 will be once again behind the wheel of an Aston Martin in the next outing:
Bond 24. Given that James Bond's personal DB5 was destroyed in 'Skyfall', Wilson
said it would be a 'new' model that people haven't seen yet. That would rule
out the 2015 Aston
Martin V12 Vantage S which was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier
this month.
002: Villain Casting
It won't be John Travolta, despite what the cult actor may
think his chances are. Also at the Bond In Motion press day, producer Barbara
Broccoli revealed that they are still to select the central villain for
Bond 24. "We're in the early stages. We start filming at the end of the
year and the next film will come out at the end of 2015. It's an exciting time
for us. We've been working on the script with John Logan, Sam Mendes and Daniel
and it's evolving. This is the exciting bit when we get all of the creative
forces together and start to develop the action sequences. The sky's the limit
at the moment. We haven't chosen the villain yet, so we're hoping to be selecting
someone in the next couple of months."
003: Continuing Themes
Screenwriter John Logan spoke to Empire Online about how Bond 24 will follow
up from Skyfall. The American writer told
the magazine: "The new movie
continues the themes of Skyfall. Some of the characters and themes that we
began to introduce in Skyfall will play out, I hope successfully, in the
next movie."
004: Scheduling Slip
Multiple sources confirmed that Bond 24 was scheduled to start shooting at Pinewood
Studios in October (including Ralph
Fiennes and John Logan), but according to the scarily accurate tips from
Baz Bamigboye at the Daily Mail, the start date has pushed
back a month to November. Shooting on the film is expected to run until
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005: Old Friends
Everyone from the core MI6 team will be back from "Skyfall".
Ralph Fiennes will take charge of MI6 as the new chief 'M',
Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw will reprise their roles as Miss
Moneypenny and gadget-master Q respectively, and Rory Kinnear
will be back as chief of staff Bill Tanner for his third film.
Both Kinnear and Harris talked
about Bond 24 on the red carpet
in London last month.
006: Action For MI6
Both Ralph Fiennes ('M') and Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny) have
expressed their desire to get in the field again and share
in some of the action with 007. Although Fiennes says he has
yet
to see a script, the head of MI6 expects to be getting
out of the office again. "The rumours are that I'm
not stuck behind a desk, that I maybe do get out and maybe
there's a
little bit of action for M. I hope so." Harris also made
similar statements.
007: New Cinematographer
A surprising and, for many, saddening development on the Bond
24 crew broke last month when Roger Deakins announced he would
not
be returning from "Skyfall". The Academy Award-nominated
cinematographer will not be back for Bond 24 when it goes
into production late this year. Deakins said: "[Sam Mendes]
has got a great idea for another film, which is really an extension
of
'Skyfall', but from my point, I don't know what else I could
do with it, really." Deakins was nominated for an Oscar
for his work on "Skyfall", and whilst he's been nominated
for a further 9 films between 1995 and 2013 the respected cinematographer
has never clinched the award.
Bond 24 will be released on October 23rd in the UK and November
6th in the USA.
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