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I was referring to SMERSH, which was behind, directly or indirectly the plots of CR, LALD, MR and FRWL. And you could add GF.
Bond should play by his own rules, yes... That is why there is no problem with recurring threats: he has done so in the novels AND in the early movies.
I think it is just a rumour. I am of two minds about Mark Strong if he becomes a villain in Bond 24: that looks a bit too much like typecasting for my taste. Then again, he looks far nastier than Ejiofor and he can look brutish and ugly.
I don't think Mark Strong is there as a cast member of Bond 24, exactly because location scouting is so expensive. Since when are actors taking part of location scouting? I can understand Daniel being there since he is the main actor but why would any other actor take part of location scouting?
By the way, Strong playing any villain in the film would be complete typecasting. Him playing someone who is on Bond's side would be much more interesting.
I agree with you. But, when I think about it, there's been a lot villains in the series that have been typecasted before.
My other issue with Strong is that he is British. British villains, or villains played by Brits regardless of their nationality is so typecast it is not even funny. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not: Cumberbatch playing Khan took away the exoticism of the character as well as its roots. And in a franchise that has a British heroes and traditionally foreign villains, it is more interesting casting a non Brit as a villain. Or someone who, like Christopher Lee, has some non British blood and could be seen as foreign (actually one of the objections people gave to Lee when he started acting: he looked too foreign for British movies).
Well, nothing is confirmed yet. But Marc Strong playing a villain will not have the impact that Javier Barden had. I think there's a certain link to fame (brand recognition of the actor/crew) and financial success.
Yes, it doesn't have anything to do with the actual quality of the film and it's acting. Nor does it make the actual villain worse. But I do think Javier Bardem's Silva set a benchmark (I for instance found him the best villain since Dr. No, ohmss's Blofeld, Scaramanga and Zomin). It would be nice if the producers follow up this benchmark.
I think at this point it is very likely that Ejiofor will play the villain. I am so far not so enthusiastic about it as he is too young and good looking for my taste, and British, but let's see.
Wow!! Amazing news! So Sölden is confirmed also! The Rettenbachferner glacier near Sölden is one of the most popular black piste resorts in Austria!! Apparently, it was one of the candidate resorts to host the alpine skiing events if Salzburg would have hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. Currently, Rettenbachferner glacier is used for many World Cup and World Championship Alpine Skiing events. Just have a look at the Wiki-page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettenbach_glacier
The Rettenbachferner glacier in summer:
The Rettenbachferner glacier in winter:
The Rettenbachferner Glacier is located in between two of the highest mountains in Austria, the "Äußere Schwarze Schneid" (3,255 m's) and the "Karleskogel" (3,106 m's). And the glacier eventually flows into the alpine city of Sölden.
Wun-der-ful news :-). It seems we're getting a true classical "winter Bond film", with perhaps some memorable ski chases!
Nice find! The article also mentions that they will shoot at this place: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rettenbachferner Now this place does look like the Spitsbergen!
Yeah, for me as a Bond fan @RogueAgent it's like many of my dreams for Bond 24 are becoming true. Just have a look at these topics now:
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I updated them with the latest news and I added some stunning pictures to them. Damn, I'm like a little kid again. Just like back in September 2011 8-}.
I doubt that. Don't forget that Rome and Morocco and probably London will be filming locations too. It won't be a winter Bond film like OHMSS.
Well, if both the Grand Hotel Lienz ánd the Dolomiten Golf Hotel have been rent out for more than one month. And if two freight jets have been sent to East-Tirol for the purposes of filming, then what you are saying could be untrue.
Secondly, Obertilliach for me seems like the final location, used in the 2nd half of the movie. Like Scotland in "Skyfall". Also, they use both Sölden and Obertilliach.
The PTS and the 1st half of the movie are very vital to the plot too. But for me it seems that Rome and Casablanca/Tangiers will be used in that 1st half of the film.
I hope you are right and I also hope that these Austrian locations will be Austria on screen and not Norway.
What would you personally like?
Morocco as the PTS. A little bit of London, then Rome in the middle of the movie and Austria at the end. NO Spitsbergen!
My gut feeling tells me that the PTS will be in Rome.
filming in Obertilliach is scheduled for 3 to 7 days (I think this number is for the 1st unit...)
If they are only filming at the Rettenbachferner in Sölden, then I think Austria will double for Norway. And that Obertilliach and Sölden will be seen in one sequence with the plane crash. But right know we don't know yet if they will also shoot somewhere else in Western Austria/Tirol...
And how much of these news are genuine and not glorified rumours?
I wish a lot of them were true and I'd LOVE a snowy Bond film. But for now there is little evidence.
It is great now we are all getting into full build up mode!
These images are something else! The top picture in particular!!! :-O
Apart from the fact hotels have been booked and sets are being built.
(Of course, I would have preferred them to film it all in Norway, but apparently that was not practical/affordable.)