Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to discover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman in her own vendetta.
Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless businessman and major force within the mysterious organization.On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspire to keep the total control of one of the world ' s main natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano.
With the help of his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, where the general control over the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.
In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to obtain the truth.As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.
Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko
Studio: Sony / Columbia
Genre: Action
Official Site:
www.007.comRelease Date:
November 14, 2008 (wide)Trailer:
www.youtube.comMovie Trivia - Although the shooting of her character feature May, Eva Green is not a new film footage as Vesper Lynd in the movie. - Names rumored as a potential Bond girls for this trip also Carice van Houten, Abbie Cornish and Sienna Miller. Names rumored for the villains include Goran Visnjic.
- Again, neither the characters of Miss Moneypenny "or" Q "will be part of the story. Also, despite the title, the film will not be using any part of the original short story by Ian Fleming. - This will marked the second time Daniel Craig as James Bond. Executives with MGM have confirmed that they have signed the actor for five films in total (including 'Royale' and these) and the MI6 agent.
- Neal Purvis and Robert Wade completed their draft of the script before April 2007 and the next month "Crash" writer / director Paul Haggis, who had polished the "Casino Royale" script, he began to write again. - Haggis completed his work on the script only two hours before the Writers Guild of America strike officially began in November 2007. He also confirmed that a large part of the original design was polished he was thrown out in early September.
- Roger Michell was negotiated with the direct, but ultimately showed the action. Richard Curtis, Martin Campbell and Paul Haggis were also linked to direct. - Filming will be based on the Federal spiritual home of Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, including the newly rebuilt 007 Stage.
- Offices and a lodge on the grounds of one of the world's largest telescopes at Paranal Observatory in Chile the Atacama desert acted as an eco-hotel, used by the villain.
- The first took place during the filming of the Palio di Siena horse on Aug. 16, 2007. Fourteen cameras were placed around the arena, and photos of the race will be edited into the film the action. Bond will be seen from the fountain in the middle of the Piazza del Campo at precisely the moment that the horse race ends.
- Plans for the film near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru was scratched because of the uncertain weather in the area. - A large part of the movie's action takes place in Bolivia, but by that country somewhat third world nature both Panama and Chile were used for the filming location. The move caused much furore in Chile, so much that even the mayor of a city where the filming took place on the set and rode loudly interrupted filming. He was arrested by the police.
- A chase sequence on the rooftops of Siena in Italy was to end with Bond emerging from the underground cisterns at Siena Cathedral. It was cut from the script as it was considered culturally sensitive and disrespectful.
- Forster is the first Bond director to not come from the British Commonwealth, although he noted that surreptitiously Bond's mother is Swiss, which he needed something to the British icon
- The film was originally scheduled for a May 2, 2008 release date, but have pushed back six months to the series a more regular slot in mid-November release date to allow more time to complete work on the project.
- This film is an ecological theme Bond film, the first to do so, although the "macguffin 'is the control of water. Macguffin federal programs include the control of other natural resources such as oil, gold and diamonds.
- Paul McCartney turned down the offer to write a new James Bond song and recommended singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse for the job.
- The Aston Martin DBS V12 returns in the movie, and comes with some gadgets. Several were used for the production, one of which crashed into Lake Garda in a stunt driver lost control in heavy rain while driving around the lake is windy and narrow roads.
World Release dates 31 Oct, 2008: United Kingdom
November 5, 2008: Belgium, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Jordan, Oman, the Philippines
November 6, 2008: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea , Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
November 7, 2008: Austria, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey November 19, 2008: Australia
28 November, 2008: South Africa
December 4, 2008: New Zealand
December 5, 2008: Venezuela
Labels: Action, Adventure, Thriller
