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Daniel Craig to be James Beard

jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
edited October 2011 in Skyfall Posts: 3,327
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3885253/Daniel-Craig-to-be-James-Beard.html
The 007 star is required to have facial hair in the upcoming spy movie Skyfall, making him the first Bond to do so.
(Bond geeks will know, Pierce Brosnan did sport a beard in Die Another Day but that was because he had been held captive, not through choice).
It's not just growing whiskers Daniel's got to get used to, a dream compared to the tight blue trunks he had to wear in Casino Royale.
The film is going to be made on a shoestring budget in comparison to the last few.
A source said: "They've really scaled back.
The lavish production and locations have been cut.
There is only a reduced cast and crew travelling to the few overseas destinations.
"There's not so flash hand-to-hand fighting, it's gone back to blowing stuff up – including London's Vauxhall Bridge."
Going back to basics is not a bad thing. The classic car chases are what it's all about.
A lot of filming will take place in London and Scotland from next month.
Daniel will be grateful for the extra hair.
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  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    Pffffft.
  • VirageVirage
    edited October 2011 Posts: 1,856
    We need a list of sites not to share articles from.....

    I nominate the sun.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    I'm trying to imagine a realistic situation in which Bond would have a beard. Nope- I can't do it.
  • H007MERH007MER
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    I'm trying to imagine a realistic situation in which Bond would have a beard. Nope- I can't do it.
    I don't know... if Bond was on a misson somewhere remote (up a mountain for example) I would expect him to be sporting chin whiskers. That being said, this story sounds like bollocks. Par for the course when it comes to the Sun.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Even if there was some credibility to it, they're probably just exaggerating as they always do. I'd say it's a few days stubble at the most.
  • GermanladyGermanlady
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    The lavish production and locations have been cut.
    There is only a reduced cast and crew travelling to the few overseas destinations.
    "There's not so flash hand-to-hand fighting, it's gone back to blowing stuff up – including London's Vauxhall Bridge."

    If they cut on the costs, which I believe to be true, it makes sense to have lesser people travelling but it doesn't make sense to cut on hand to hand combat, as those are less expensive to do then blowing stuff up.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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    scaling back - skyfall -small production - and the beard?

    I remember the when The World is Not Enough production started, the Sun mentioned The Dome, a Bomb and chase to stop London blowing up. Bits and pieces but they sort of got it.

    I presume the same here, bits and pieces that might surface in the film. I wouldn't pooh pooh it, the only thing I question is the name of the film. When is the press conference?

  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    I suspect The Sun's report is half truths, rumour and speculation.

    I know several crew members already working on Bond 23 and it does seem that there is quite a lot of the story set in London and the UK (Scotland). The budget is tighter, but still around the $150 million mark, so The Sun's statement that the film is being done on the cheap is nonsense. Bond 23 is still a big movie by any standards, but Studios are trying to cut back the production costs on all their films now, so this is just another example of that.

    I've personally always wanted a Bond film to make bigger use of London and the UK, so I'm excited about how Bond 23 seems to be shaping up.

    As for Bond with a beard. It's quite possible he has this look for a part of the film, for whatever dramatic reason, but I suspect it's not the look for the entire film.
  • PanchitoPistolesPanchitoPistoles 2.0
    edited October 2011 Posts: 4,619
    it does seem that there is quite a lot of the story set in London and the UK (Scotland).
    That sounds very good! Do you know anything about China? Will they shoot there?
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    No. I believe it's Istanbul, South Africa, London and Scotland, with studio work at Pinewood.

    Which is what has been reported here by Mi6 hq.
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    And re: the lower budget. We must remember that OHMSS was a lower budget than
    YOLT, but look at the quality of that film.

    FYEO was lower budget than Moonraker. And I know which one of those I rate highest as
    a good Bond film.
  • PanchitoPistolesPanchitoPistoles 2.0
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    And re: the lower budget. We must remember that OHMSS was a lower budget than
    YOLT, but look at the quality of that film.

    FYEO was lower budget than Moonraker. And I know which one of those I rate highest as
    a good Bond film.
    Absolutely. I agree that the film will probably benefit from the lower budget. They will probably save a lot of money just from travelling to less countries. (QOS was filmed in the UK, Italy, Austria, Panama and Chile.)

  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited October 2011 Posts: 14,556
    Notice how someone actually goes to the trouble of photoshopping a beard on Craig!

    Now let me predict the next rumour:

    "Daniel Craig is growing a record-breaking beard in order to swing from Vauxhall Bridge onto a passing boat as part of the film's action-packed chase sequence in London."

    And the film can look just as lavish as before with a smaller budget. It's all about improvising.
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    Yes, they will save money with less globe-trotting. Production moves, particularly from one country to another, are very costly, plus add to the complexity of the schedule.

    Being heavily UK based and having limited production moves abroad will really help keep costs down.

    The Sun makes the claim that Bond 23 will not be so lavish, but I don't believe that for one second. I just think they are making sure what they spend goes up on the screen.

    I know, due to the ongoing script re-writes on QOS, there was quite a bit of waste. Different versions of scenes and action sequences like the pre-title car chase.

    This time Bond 23 has a solid screenplay locked in place and I think this is a major help re: how and where to spend the production budget.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I think it will be plenty lavish enough, tighter, and I am really glad I'll see more of the UK in this film! About time.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    There was a lot of excess in QOS' production. There was a video that showed shooting from the car chase, with a scene that involved the Aston Martin rolling over onto its roof. This obivously didn't make it into the final film (it appears there were several versions of the chase, with the best parts worked together to form the final chase), so one has to wonder how much other stuff landed on the cutting room floor.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Y'know, for a realistic situation of Bond having a beard: Maybe, after QoS and any games you choose to place between films, Bond had to be put on hold for some reason (the same thing happened in OHMSS), and so he went back to his flat, started drinking some of his 2 measures of Gordon's, 1 of Vodka, half a measure of kina lillet, shaken well until it's ice cold and a with a thin slice of lemon peel added, and became a serious alcoholic. I mean an abusive alcoholic. This would add to some fight scene in the movie, where Daniel Craig's Bond is normally more aggressive, but now he's alcoholic aggressive, and beats the guy to death.

    Naturally, the beard would come from him not having any work, and just sitting around in his flat all day drinking vodka martinis.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @Agent007391 - you are a genius ! I always said they should show Bond's every day life, ie. his flat, his 'normal' MI6 jobs (sorting files, listening to radio...)
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    Not sure about Bond becoming an alcoholic, bearded screw up, but I would love to see Bond in his Chelsea flat and off duty, like he was at the start of the books FRWL and TB.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    But, y'see, this is what would happen to our favorite spy if he were given more than a few days off.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited October 2011 Posts: 15,713
    Not sure about Bond becoming an alcoholic, bearded screw up, but I would love to see Bond in his Chelsea flat and off duty, like he was at the start of the books FRWL and TB.
    I didn't agree with him about Bond becoming an alcoholic, but showing his flat and off duty life in London would be great. You don't need to spend half the movie in his flat... But I think 5 or 8 minutes would be good.

  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    Yes it would.

    Craig has said Mendes has re-read all the books and has a new angle. I wonder, and hope, Mendes has decided to focus on some of that unused Fleming material with Bond off duty.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited October 2011 Posts: 15,713
    Yep, totally agree with you, ColonelSun.

    I am also reassured that B23 could have much less locations than QOS. It seems only 2 countries (Turkey and S.Africa) outside of London and Scotland... I don't know, but I have a 200% greater feeling about this film than before... This could be an instant classic, IMO.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    I don't know about instant classic, but maybe on par WITH some of the classics.
  • SharkBaitSharkBait
    edited October 2011 Posts: 2,107
    "There's not so flash hand-to-hand fighting, it's gone back to blowing stuff up – including London's Vauxhall Bridge."

    Um, wouldn't it be cheaper to just have flashy hand-to-hand fighting than blowing stuff up... ?

    Anyway, this is from the sun. I smell poo poo.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Maybe primer cord costs less than putting the skin back on the actor's knuckles ~:>
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited October 2011 Posts: 15,713
    I don't know about instant classic, but maybe on par WITH some of the classics.
    I meant that B23 could join the classics (FRWL, GF, TB, OHMSS) instantly. Something I haven't seen since GE (IMHO).
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Oh. I agree with three of your four, but I was never a Goldfinger fan.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Oh. I agree with three of your four, but I was never a Goldfinger fan.
    But you can't deny it is considered a classic for most Bond fans and casual movie goers.

    I have to admit GF is a bit of a bore... Connery is captured for half the film.

  • PanchitoPistolesPanchitoPistoles 2.0
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    But you can't deny it is considered a classic for most Bond fans and casual movie goers.

    ...and you have to admit CR is considered a classic more so than GE.
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