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| James Bond Returns in 'Skyfall' |
| 2011-11-05 |
| [An Nahar] Screen spy James Bond is returning next year with a new movie called "Skyfall" and a star-studded cast, producers said Thursday. Jeez! Hang it up! Connery must be pushing 100! Daniel Craig returns as the suave secret agent for a third time in the film, to be directed by Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes ("American Beauty"). What? No Sean Connery? Well, I ain't gonna go see it then. Spanish star Javier Bardem will also join the cast for 007's 23rd screen adventure as Bond's foe, producers said. Who's he gonna play? Zorro? I hope Guy Williams sues! "There's lots of surprises," Mendes told reporters, as he confirmed filming will begin Thursday and will take place in London's Whitehall, and on location in Scotland, Istanbul and Shanghai. I'm surprised they don't drop the whole idea. I mean, Ursula Andress is kinda past her prime, isn't she? English actress Naomi Harris plays a field agent called Eve, Judi Dench reprises her role as spy chief M, while French actress Berenice Marlohe also joins the cast. M is a girl? My gag reflex just kicked in. Bond's future was thrown into doubt when studio MGM filed for bankruptcy in 2010. That's understandable, given that the last time they did something original was 1961 or thereabouts. But its new management and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced earlier this year that the spy would live to fight another day. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Though he was funny in Cannonball Run... |
| Posted by: Fred 2011-11-05 23:10 |
| #12 I like the new Bond as well...watched both films while deployed and found them greatly entertaining...I still like Connery and even liked Dalton as well as Brosnan. (never really cared for Moore) |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2011-11-05 21:53 |
| #11 #10 - no disagreement. The Sean Connery Bonds were a little too fascinated by the technology increases of the day and let that be the story driver from Fleming's Bond. The Roger Moore, et al were fun escapism, but not serious movies - as it were. I'm currently ready "Carte Blanche - 007" by Jeffery Deaver (written w/ permission from the Fleming family) and it reads pretty well so far (only 100 pages in). I like Deaver, so I may be prejudiced.....but I would suggest it, so far |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-05 17:12 |
| #10 IMHO Cas1n0 Royale with Daniel Craig was the best Bond movie ever. That may be heresy to some. The Bond movies with Sean Connery were all highly entertaining. But Cas1n0 Royale was grittier and more faithful the original book by Ian Fleming. Quantum of Solace, not so much, but it had its moments. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2011-11-05 16:46 |
| #9 Agreed. Craig is a kickass Bond. Bardem did well in "No Country for Old Men", but if you want to see some excellent acting by Bardem, rent "Biutiful". His lead role in that film won him the Goya Award for Best Actor. |
| Posted by: badanov 2011-11-05 13:52 |
| #8 Daniel Craig was a very pleasant surprise as Bond. I'm looking forward to his third, and glad they got back to a harder tougher Bond |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-05 13:38 |
| #7 The Quantum Fund of George Soros wasn't too good. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-11-05 10:55 |
| #6 I saw news on the Javier Bardem casting yesterday - great call! |
| Posted by: Raj 2011-11-05 10:35 |
| #5 Picking Javier Bardem is a great casting choice, because he proved in No Country For Old Men that he could do villain good enough to not need any action at all. The infamous Coin Flip Scene. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-11-05 10:19 |
| #4 Bravo on the inline commentary!!! Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-11-05 10:03 |
| #3 QUENTIN TARANTINO - I'm a'looking at you! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-05 00:18 |
| #2 Is that pronounced Broccoli, or Broccoli??? Haven't seen "QUANTUM" yet on TV, but thus far Craig appears to be a worthy successor to the Bonds before him. FYI would like to see a project where Craig + all of the past 007's [Val Kilmer = The Saint?, I Spy?] go at it = fight eveeeiill. [MADONNA = "BEAUTIFUL STRANGER" Song, Video here]. Iff the 007's are gonna go after OBL now Ayman [Taliban?], then perhaps Madonna should be changed to OBL's favorite MTV Babe Whitney Huston??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-05 00:18 |
| #1 Just wondering, but when was the last time they had an actual communist-governments bad guy? It's always some George Soros clone. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-11-05 00:05 |