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I just remembered the Norwegian-based level from the spy video game Alekhine's Gun where it was set, and I think it'd make a terrific location for the main villain's base of operations.
@ClarkDevlin
That looks like bond material
Didn’t they try to put something like that into AVTAK
Ooh I like.
Can actually hear that in my head in Craig's voice.
Bond could face his greatest threat yet! The evil Inland Revenue is after James Bond. The title:
The Tax Collector
:P
Always a possibility. I remain hopeful this isn't the case, though.
MOD EDIT: I thought we made our position on politics in this thread very clear.
...and was utilized perfectly in SF
Rubbish. I like them, of course. But no, they're no Lee-Maxwell-Llewelyn.
In the official series, so far, they're the worst. Fiennes had all the potential to be a Bernard Lee type of an M, but so far, I haven't seen anything memorable from him in the slightest. Quite a waste of the actor's talents. As for Moneypenny and Q, they couldn't be more wrongfully interpreted.
1 Golden Globe win
Fiennes-Harris-Whishaw total number of Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations & wins:
3 Oscar nominations
7 Golden Globe nominations
2 BAFTA wins + 10 BAFTA nominations
I challenge anyone to take a poll and ask about the current actors in those roles and Lee, Maxwell and Llewelyn will likely be the ones they recall, if not by name. Can any casual fans even recognize Fiennes, Harris or Whishaw by name? Sure, a lot will know Fiennes, especially from Schindler's list, but the other two?
Awards and nominations don't mean automatic recognition. Ask most to mention the Best Picture winners of the past 5 years.
However, MP and Tanner were all but redundant in SP. Outside of one or two expository scenes, what purpose did these two serve to the story? It was like Mendes was desperately finding things for them to do, like after M calls C a cocky little bastard: MP's there to give C a schoolyard glare and stomps by him (lol), and; that third act. They were truly along for the ride, serving absolutely no purpose to the story. MP hazarded a guess and Tanner claimed that C was dead. Wow. Riveting.
They were literally not needed in this film at all.
I hope that in B25 they are in their proper places because as characters to Bond story they're not necessary outside of an assignment being submitted, a flirty exchange, and a gadget being picked up (however, I like the CR and QoS approach and feel, outside of M, we don't need Q or MP (I suppose Tanner could stick around as M's lackey)).
Trio could have been best if used properly in SP but sadly they didn't, we have yet to see if this trio returns for Bond25 and if so how well it played out.
To combat the action heavy MI Fallout. Have a real thriller filled with suspense, that builds to an incredible fight/action scene, rather than loads of little scenes with no major one? Would it work nowadays? From Russia With Love is definitely one of my favourites
Also what do you think the budget will be like this time round?
I imagine somewhere in-between Skyfall and Spectre
Very impressive tally, and I'm glad you took the time to look them up and tot them up for us.
This from the same man who claimed that our next DOP would be the first Oscar winning Cinematographer to work on a Bond film, though. So....
Having said that, even if the film had been better pulled together, I think there are issues with the casting choices. Naomi Harris isn't MP to me. I believe she is severely miscast for the characterization they are trying to portray. She was most credible before she was introduced as MP. I recall cringing slightly in the theatre at the end of SF when the revelation occurred.
Whishaw is decent enough as a nerdy, younger Q, and perhaps is more in line with what we would expect today. However I think he is somewhat outshone by a similar character in another well known series, who originated this kind of interpretation and who therefore owns it.
Fiennes is serviceable as M, but he's no Dench in the part. He's a good actor, but I feel he lacks the gravitas of Dench and Lee. Perhaps some of that may be on account of his age vis-a-vis Craig. If he is retained after a recast I may be able to more readily buy into him as MI6 head with a younger actor as Bond. He was more credible as 'just Mallory'.
In terms of awards, I don't pay any attention whatsoever to Hollywood nonsense like the Oscars or Grammys because they are heavily politicized (wait for Black Panther to win a few this year). However, I do respect theatrical awards because there are still high standards in that realm (and I'm a theatre fan). Both Fiennes and Whishaw are respected for their skills in this area.