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Cary is a younger director with a much better sense for action.
https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/forste-bilder-fra-black-widow/71128274
Yes, we can now say for sure that it is Marvel movie.
But I do think that in June we will see Bond production on Atlantic Road.
That seems likely. Interestingly, everything that's been reported re. Bond 25 shoots have been covered by the media weeks in advance. Won't be surprised if this is also the case with the Atlantic Road.
In contrast, Sæbø as a filming location came out of the blue.
Alexander Witt is credited as second unit director on CR, Skyfall, Spectre and the new one, and he's not the kind of guy you pay just to handle a couple of establishing shots. Of course, Martin Campbell and Cary Fukunaga may map out the action sequences in advance through storyboards, but I doubt that Mendes would (or could) second-guess someone who was much more experienced than him on action sequences.
Technically - yes, A. Witt is much more experienced in action, but his action sequences must harmonically fit in movie, its dynamics. Alexander's mission is only to techically execute, not to create action sequence.
Not really accurate, a 2nd Unit director and his team bring a huge amount of creativity as well as technical skill to action scenes. Alexander Witt is known for being particularly creative, just as John Glenn was when he was 2nd Unit director, just look at what he brought to the OHMSS ski action.
It's all been a bit confusing with the comings and goings of Craig, the secrecy around both projects, and etc. But to paraphrase the main himself, the photos of Johansen only prove that she's filming in Norway, not that B25 isn't.
I suspect things will become more clear soon, especially if Fukunaga's instagram feed comes back to life.
It’s very easy to understand the media mix-up re. Bond 25 in Sæbø. The media have been following the production closely since they received incentives through Truenorth Norway – the company that facilitates for international productions to film in Norway.
Meanwhile Truenorth have apparently been working with Marvel Studios and the new Black Widow film too – a film which has not been given incentives by the looks of it. If a big Marvel Studios production had been given incentives, that would have been all over the news like with Bond 25. As it happens, both Bond 25 and Black Widow have people from Pinewood working on each film, and when Truenorth and crew from Pinewood suddenly starts preparing for a production in the same part of the country which Bond 25 is rumoured to film, it’s easy to think it’s Bond that’s going to be filmed there.
What does that mean for the filming at the Atlantic Road? Truenorth have been given permission to close the road for periods of the day between June 5 -7, according to NRK. This is likely Bond 25:
https://www.nrk.no/mr/far-filme-pa-atlanterhavsvegen-1.14565798
A helicopter company have also been given permission to close the airspace over the Atlantic Road in the same period to film an international production. The application mentions this will be Bond 25 – again according to NRK:
https://www.nrk.no/mr/james-bond-til-atlanterhavsvegen-1.14548934
The helicopters will film in the area between June 5-14.
On top of that, rally driver Petter Solberg has been contacted by the production:
https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/sport/2019/05/23/195580312/petter-solberg-kan-fa-james-bond-oppdrag
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NRK have also written a bit about the Black Widow shooting today. No mention of Bond 25 here, but all the way at the end of the article it says:
"Sæbø sports club provides guards for the shooting. They have been told to keep going until around 3-4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
This probably means this will be the last day of shooting in Sæbø."
https://www.nrk.no/mr/marvel-fan-lurte-seg-inn-pa-filmomradet-1.14568933
If they keep filming for Black Widow in Norway the coming days we’ll know soon, but this could potentially mean they were only planning on shooting for a few days anyway. It was mentioned during the weekend when the news broke that there had been given permission to close the centre of the village Tuesday and Wednesday this week. No mention of filming beyond those two days.
https://www.tv2.no/nyheter/10636223/
Apparently its!!! This leaves one glaring question: why'd it take so long for a Bond film shoot there! It has Bond written all over it!
Just looking at the positioning of the helicopter, this is going to be a helluva scene!
I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself, but I get the sense that CJF is going to make a great film.
This scene alone looks visually stunning! Can you imagine it on the big screen? Cannot wait.
Isn't it the same guy who was filming in Norway in March?
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1106974/James-Bond-25-photos-filming-video-Norway-Daniel-Craig-007-villain
From what I see, it is probably the same guy.
Looks like it. He was in Norway at the time, and he posted a couple of Instagram Stories on his account.
Can we now say that idea about this scene as part of plot line with Madeleine in her childhood is wrong? Rami Malek's character must be significantly older in such circumstances (speaking about time when Madeleine is adult already) and then the character of villain must be played by older actor.
I don't think it's a flashback either. I mean, it might be of course, but it could just as well be present day. Didn't someone here mention that the firearm the masked bad guy was carrying, was a recent model or something?
That and some Tesla model that was present at the shoot, being covered with some snow or something. Can't remember.
Now, the girl's outfit was very 90s, that's for sure.
Well, who knows at this point? And a good thing that is :)
Indeed! We're kept in the dark, and that's just great!
Since you mentioned the girl's outfit; in jamesbondlifestyle.com's Ultimate Guide to Bond 25 Products and Locations, it is mentioned – among the outfits Craig is pictured wearing – that the girl's jacket is a recent model by Marks & Spencer. Could have been chosen for the vintage look of course.
https://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/ultimate-guide-bond-25-products-and-locations
Man, those guys are incredible aren't they? What a bunch of detectives. Tell you what, if I find myself in need of a detective, I'll go to jamesbondlifestyle ;) Love that site.
And you're quite right. Even with that, we're left in the dark. Could be a vintage thing, could be a recent thing. Quite the mystery. Lovely ;)
They sure are! Love it whenever I spot an item or something in the films I need to know more about, they have all the info. A recent example was Blofeld's radio in DAF:
https://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/product/philips-22rl798-antoinette-transworld-de-luxe-radio
If I ever find that radio, I will buy it (price depending)!
As the production progresses we'll probably be able to piece more things together. As for now it's just fun to make guesses and predictions with the little we do know. And the stuff we've seen so far looks really interesting!
Yep, they are amazing. That radio is one cool piece of hardware to have on a desk.
Good point, that would be a great armchair to own!
I'm not much of a collector, but if I could own a few objects used in (the older) Bond films that are also functional pieces and not just for decoration, that would be great. That radio is one example.
Also from DAF, the Philips 2205 cassette tape recorder (and player) is another item I wouldn't mind having. I've actually found myself listening to some old cassettes recently, but I would really like listening to them on Blofeld's cassette deck of choice. :-D
(sorry for going off topic!)
https://www.smp.no/nyheter/2019/05/29/Marvel-sirkuset-i-Ålesund-19151342.ece
Interesting that Movie Makers company that is responsible for facility vehicles for TV and film production (and its trucks were seen in Sæbø and Ålesund) has never worked with Bond, but has a very long history of collaborating with Disney.
http://mmuk.tv/credits/