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He keeps getting asked about it, he's going to have to answer. I'm not surprised he said something, if the press keeps pushing he has to say something, just to please them and let them leave him be, if only temporarily.
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I've got nothing against Elba. And I have no complaints about a black Bond. I like it actually. But I agree about this. It sickens me too. It's creating a negative precedent for the Bond producers. They will now be remembered constantly about Idris Elba. And what happens if the Bond producers eventually go for another actor playing Bond after all?? For Barbara and Michael the real reason of not choosing Idris Elba could very well be that another actor was....simply better. But obviously, the media will start writing things like "Bond producers don't want a black Bond". It's absolutely sickening.....and I saw this sickening aspect coming when this particular SonyLeak went viral.
I also think it didn't help Idris Elba's chances when he started tweeting about the Bond rumours himself. He should have written like a gentleman and openly referring to Daniel Craig that HE is Bond, not Elba.
Regardless, the whole Idris Elba controversy will die when they pick someone else to play Bond, just as the Daniel Craig controversy did about him being too short and too blond.
:)) I knew it was April Fools slam dunk
Real simple. There has never been a time in the last 10 years when Eon has been anything less than thrilled with Craig as Bond.
I do hope that they make use of London's beautiful modern skyline. It's unfortunate in previous Bond movies that they never really explored the city beyond Vauxhall and Whitehall. Sam Mendes touched on this a little in SF and filmed in locations in the city that we haven't yet seen in Bond. London is a very diverse city with a great range of different colours/characteristics. I hope they explore more of the different parts of the city in SPECTRE, such as Canary Wharf, etc. Many new architecturally unique buildings have been built in London recently including the Shard, and “walky talkie,” that I think would look fantastic in a Bond film, especially with a combination of Hoyte Van Hotyema's cinematography.
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I did.
The press didn't bring up this latest story, it was an April Fool's gag.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/spectre-james-bond-films-secrets-5443368
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Alexander Witt, director of the second unit said that they are filming the action scenes for few days in Mexico and then the 2nd unit will travel to Morocco to film establishing shots.
There ere some complaints about the CGI-face swap that has been executed for "Skyfall". And on top of that, certain Bond fans (or non-fans) on the IMDB-forum accuse Daniel Craig to be a lame lazy Brit for this, especially compared to Tom Cruise.
But I find it completely unfair. I have been reviewing the "famous" stunt sequence that Tom Cruise did for "Rogue Nation" on the side of that airplane. But the only thing he needs to do is....hanging there. Off course with security tools, like cables, and so on.
But isn't such a sequence way easier to do then the more elaborate fighting sequence inside an aggressively swirling helicopter with open doors? Obviously, the Bond producers can not risk Daniel Craig to do such a stunt.
The CGI-face swap? I stand with my opinion about that. I prefer this option, then seeing Daniel Craig acting in front of a blue screen? One "fake face and real surroundings" is IMO not as bad as "fake surroundings and one real face". And lastly, I still think the CGI-face from the "Skyfall"-PTS motor chase was looking very realistic.
I only noticed of it, when a discussion topic was created about it.
Cruise is doing his own stunts. And he does them well. And yes, I think that it is fair that questions are being asked about Craig's physical condition, if they need a stunt double for him running through a crowd.
Completely agree but some people sprout stupidity simply because they can. It is astronomically stupid to put Craig in a dangerous situation. He's the star and he'll do what's reasonable but to have him hanging and fighting out of a swirling chopper is just insane and people complaint about this are pathetic. I respect and love Cruise as an actor and the stunts he does and he's blessed he's able to do them without sustaining serious injury but not everyone is Ton Cruise. Johnny Depp hurt his hand on the set if the new Pirates movie and tgen shut down production....over his hand! People need to put things into perspective and appreciate the jobs if stunt men and women who are trained to do the really detour stuff the lead actors can't do. Some if the most iconic moments in Bond history were performed by stunt men. The union jack ski jump and the goldeneye bungee jump come to mind.
Casey O'Neil ... stunt double: Tom Cruise
Both Daniel Craig and Tom Cruise do a lot of their own stunts, but they can't do everything. They both have stunt doubles for scenes that are too dangerous, or stunts that their insurance simply wont allow them to do.
Of cause, Cruise has done some pretty amazing stunts on his own (The rock climb from M:I 2 comes to mind, but he does not do everything that you see on screen.
I agree. I don't think people could, or should, expect DC to be doing this level of stuntwork. I'm happy for stuntmen to do what they do best. However, I still dislike facial replacement in certain instances. I don't think it's always necessary. There are moments in the parkour chase where it's clear it's Ben Cooke and not DC, but the way it is shot and cut doesn't allow for the momentum to be interrupted. There's nothing too glaringly obvious to take you out of the scene. It's slightly different in SF, for me, because I find it glaringly obvious that this guy who is front and centre of the shot is not DC, but his emotionless face lacquered on to a double. It almost diminishes the overall feel of the stunt as once you spot an 'element' of cgi, you wonder what else isn't real, even if you know it is. I think this helicopter stunt may be slightly different. I'm hoping the shot distance and frantic nature of the scene will restrict the facial replacement from becoming too conspicuous. They also have the guide mask to work from. I still wonder if they may shoot a few close-ups on a rig at Pinewood.
Its no secret that Craig does a lot of his own stunts. Hell, watchmojo ranked him #8 in their Top 10 Actors Who Do Their Own Stunts video. There's some legendary names on that list (Buster Keaton, Jackie Chan) so he's in good company. Those clowns on the IMDB-forum can shove it, as far as I'm concerned.
Where I disagree with you is on how realistic the Grand Bazaar effect looked. At the time, I didn't know I was looking at a face swap per se, but I did know I was looking at some sort of CG effect. I found it to look very unnatural and distracting... and unnecessary! I don't think we needed a closeup of Bond face during that scene.