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Yes, Silva got the Hannibal Lecter comparisons thrown at him as well.
I didn't actually.
I don't see much to compared silva's character was more unusual and less scary.
Same here
I remember that many here brought up the scene where he is in a glass cage as reminiscent of a similar scene with Lecter.
That also happened in The dark Knight & Avengers
ALSO......can someone please translate!
https://www.instagram.com/tv/BwuxsgtlXrS/?utm_source=ig_embed
Jamaica has friendly but not especially close relations with Cuba. They are close neighbours but are linguistically and culturally very far apart.
How many times has Bond visited Cuba now? GE. DAD.
If one search Jamaican plates online, we clearly see that the LR plates are Jamaican.
I assume that Felix comes to Bond as the CIA can't operate in Cuba - where they assume the scientist has been taken.
Therefore, they need to do an "off-the-books" operation. So they ask Bond as it gives them a healthy degree of political distance.
I can only assume that Bond meets Paloma whilst on Cuban on the mission..............maybe she kidnapped the scientist or is also there to rescue him? It seems more likely she's an ally at this stage based on interviews.
I don't mind this at all. Looking forward to seeing how it all fits together. Though it looks more likely that Cuba will figure into the plot. I believe in the below interview, Ana De Armas mentions that Cary met with her ages ago to speak about the role of Paloma. Though I'd LOVE to read a translated transcript of this interview!
https://www.instagram.com/tv/BwuxsgtlXrS/?utm_source=ig_embed
It would make sense that De Armas was being sought if they knew they needed a Cuban actress early on. After all......
Yes, that would make perfect sense. It's also positive if the part is written with her in mind (which we might assume given that Cary met with her a while back?).
+1.
While speaking about locations Sassilive reported that the beach location will feature a "jamaican" party. Since they are filming in the Caribbean doesn't make sense. I still hope Matera will be just Matera.
Don't take this for gospel. i'm only going off a vague translation of the following interview:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/BwuxsgtlXrS/?utm_source=ig_embed
I have not seen a transcript. It will provide a better idea per the Cuba matter.
Any Spanish speakers who can provide a transcript?
(Also, has anyone noticed the way Daniel looks at Cary when he speaks Spanish? Looks like he has a man crush)
People brought many things about Skyfall, some justified, many The Dark Nitpicking.
You will find similarities everywhere.
And how many time has he visited Italy?
Or France?
“if set in Cuba then why not go to Cuba....”
Perhaps the storyline of this particular film does sit comfortably with the authorities there.
I recall that a couple of years ago there has been reports about a sonic weapon being used on or near the US Embassy in Havana.
I wonder....
Is this the “Technological Weapon” being speculated about for the Bond 25 plot line?
That might very well be ;-)
Nice username btw. :D
Or perhaps it is much cheaper to film it all in one country instead of flying here and there with all the crew and equipment.
Yes but when he visits France and Italy they shoot there.
I'm not keen on repeated visits to a country where they know they cannot shoot and always use other locations to double for it.
Cuba is a great country with amazing locations - hopefully one day Bond will really get to shoot there. Imagine Bond actually on location in Havana?!
That has always happened.
At least Jamaica is partially used as Jamaica.
Imagine they turn Materna into St Petersburg.
Exactly. At least they shot GE in St Petersburg.
Imagine if they repeatedly used (say) China as a location but never shot there. In SF I think they did at least send the second unit to the actual country even if Craig never set foot in China.
Certainly in the past they wouldn't have been able to actually film in Cuba, this was seen by the US authorities as 'fraternising with the enemy'. Bond movies are part financed by American money. They had to film the Cuba scenes for DAD in Cadiz for these reasons. However, since 2016 US-Cuban relations have relaxed somewhat.
The tank chase in GE was a set built on the lot at Leavesden. Somerset House also doubled for it during the Wade scene, the airport was Epsom, while the Grand Hotel Europe is the Langham in central London. It’s not a new thing - my guess is that the ‘Cuban’ scenes, if they are indeed that, don’t require any landmarks and can be easily doubled around Jamaica. The cost of shifting production is astronomical.