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We've also been told "Fiennes is not interested in the usual run-of-the-mill action picture, but he was intrigued when he was told of Mendes’s ‘revolutionary’ plans for Bond 23." So here's hoping they don't plan on wasting him. It certainly doesn't appear to look that way.
Fiennes was "approached because ‘the part is one of extreme complexity and only an actor of great ability and dexterity can take it on — and Ralph’s name is top of our list’."
Meanwhile, there’s the question of who might sing the theme to Bond 23 and Bond composer David Arnold still wants Amy Winehouse, who was courted for Quantum of Solace but didn’t do the theme thanks to her own personal issues. Recent tour problems suggest those issues haven’t gone away, so this doesn’t seem the most likely move. She’d be good for the theme, no doubt, but so would Adele, who David Arnold also mentions.
**EDIT - Sorry I missed that this was already covered in another discussion ^
What about Fiennes and Bardem? The article makes it seem pretty certain they are signed on. Is that official?
I guess unless it's confirmed by EoN, they we'll never know although some official news should be coming soon surely?
Javier a Turkish agent? :)
typically, in Hollywood - no one confirms rumors (even if true), until they've signed the dotted line, or until they are told that they can by EON or the studio - it all depends on what type of confidentiality clause that is attached to their contracts..... i know when actors, directors or whoever are in talks, or about to sign, they usually sign some sort of confidentiality agreement along with their contract for the film........ so it might be where they would like to tell, but can't - until they are given word to.....
it's probably a done deal - especially with Bardem, now that Dark Tower is on the back burner..
and Naomi Harris (possibly) as Moneypenny?.... i can accept that...
that trio with DC would be mind blowingly awesome.
if you aren't going to have noteworthy henchmen, then the villain has to be memorable, and strong enough - ie: Largo in Thunderball - none of his henchmen has anything really distinguishable that set them apart like Jaws or Oddjobb - but his presence was enough to overshadow them...
i thought Stamper in TND was an admirable henchman - i just wish they would've gone a little deeper with exposition, about how pain gives him pleasure (literally)
Same with Obanno in CR... What can he do with a 3 minutes screentime... half of it devoted to another pointless fight in stairs... What about Mollaka ? He gets introduced 45 seconds before his major chase, and gets killed barely 6 minutes later... And most of the shots of that chase are devoted to Bond... What about Fischer and Dryden in the CR PTS ? What were their purpose in the film ? Better off just mention them if you're going to give them 2 minutes of screentime as well... And the bald Le Chiffre henchmen? He only puts money in a car, gives le chiffre his phone and cuts the chair for the torture scene...
And Mr White ?? What's his purpose in the films ? He gets shown for 5 seconds at the start of CR... another 5 seconds shot 2 hours later when he shoots Le Chiffre... Another 5 seconds shot when he takes the money from the water... His only 'big' scene is the last scene of CR... And in QOS ?? He gets a small 50 seconds interrogation... and shows up 1 hour later for 15 seconds and a simple one-liner.... He's entirely useless... He's only 'memorable' because of the final scene of CR... Seriously... he gets touted as a mysterious important guy... But he appears for 20 seconds every 1.5 hours or so... How useless can a character be ?? If he doesn't appear in any more films, he'll be the most under-used potential memorable villain in the whole series... his only big scene is the end of CR... And Craig takes all the light in that scene... Mr White NEEDS to be the head of Quantum... He can't just show up again in a 3rd film for 1 minute a the start and 20 seconds at the end, 2 hours later...
I'm pretty sceptical as to how good this film will be. I've been disappointed one to many times. Personally, I think the only good Bond film post Cubby Eon have made is Casino Royale and that was also the only film to be based on a full length Fleming yarn since the pre Brsonan era. I haven't liked any of the films excluding CR in the past 16 years.
I'm very much into character development and playing up the psychological angle but these films always get ruined by having too many action scenes and in the Brosnan era, terrible dialogue.
Also, while I like Judy Dench it's time she stays in her office instead of following Bond all over the world.
I will see it in the cinema as it is Bond but I will go in expecting little.
i understand (and sympathize, believe me) with your comment about under developed villains... but you can only devote so much time to all those characters in a film - you really gotta narrow it down to, is it necessary or not... putting all fanboy nitpicking aside, by giving them maybe 5 extra minutes, does it add anymore to the plot of film?.. in 99% of the cases, no........ then the easiest solution is to simply not have them in there - it's like they tout "here's the next great villain or henchman", and then we get handed useless villain and nameless henchman #1....... but i do think a lot of it is also, that when we hear "so and so is being cast in the next Bond movie as a henchman" - there is a preconceived notion as to what that role will entitle, so we expect it to be an attempt at creating something memorable - but in all actuality, their role is relatively meaningless...
i agree with @Luds... it's like they are just trying to cram in as many characters as possible, that these current Bonds can just steamroll through, without any kind of setup...... but again - how many of these characters were meant to be more than what they were? and how much of it is just nitpicking?.... i would say it's about 70-30
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2046253/Bond-bombshell-French-beauty-Berenice-Marlohe-007s-latest-girl-meeting-Oscar-winning-directors-approval.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2011/10/03/invented-eyewitness-accounts/
Here we go again... Yes, Daily Mail is a terrible newpaper. Yes, it has a lot of articles that are pure fabrication. But Baz Bamigboye (the writer of this article) is a very reliable guy, no matter which newspaper does he work for.
Just to support what I wrote:
...The Daily Mail’s reliable Baz Bamigboye...
http://whatculture.com/film/rafe-spall-joins-ridley-scotts-prometheus.php
The ever-reliable Baz Bamigboye reports that...
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/idris_elba_sean_harris_kate_dickie_join_the_cast_of_ridley_scotts_prometheu/
...the reliable UK scooper Baz Bamigboye...
http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/04/madonnas-we-to-feature-sex-pistols.html
"If you're a Bond fan, then you'll be happy. I can tell you that John Logan has written a fantastic screenplay and [director] Sam Mendes is a class act. They're doing something quite special I think. I think they're going to be great for Bond."
"I love the Bond books particularly. I like the books even more than the films. I like the darkness of the books. But I've also enjoyed all the films."
"I always wished they'd done a Bond set in 1955 in the Cold War like a Graham Greene novel. But no, this is just a great piece of screenwriting and the human drama at the center of this is quite affecting. And it's full of amazing stunts and action sequences."
Will he get to join in on the stunts and action sequences? Fiennes took a long pause. "I can't answer that question," he said. "I don't get laid, that's for sure."
Source: http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/11/ralph-fiennes-on-bond-skyfall.php
When we asked him directly if he would be playing Blofeld he laughed once more. “I can’t say anything,” he said, but then did allow this: “I will not be stroking a white pussy!” Is that a straight-up denial or perhaps a coy response to how his character would be different from the antagonist who appeared in the Bond films, “Thunderball,” “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” and “You Only Live Twice”? We’ll leave that up to you to decide.
Source: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/ralph_fiennes_teases_blofeld_skyfall_shakespearean_adaptation_coriolanus/
I don't know why people keep thinking he'll play Blofeld. He won't. If Blofeld appears in Skyfall at all, Bardem will be the actor to play him.
http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/10/01/jackie-chan-hates-rush-hour.jpg