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The 23rd Bond film will be shot in places like New Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Market, Old Delhi’s Daryaganj, railway yards near Ahmedabad, Mumbai’s crowded business areas and, of course, the sun-kissed beaches of Goa.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/editorial/dc-comment/007-coming-595
Speaking about the shooting of Bond in India, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi said, "I don't understand why people would not want to help when they can. The maximum time any department can take to decide on whether a permission can be granted or not is a week. All it took was a mail from the film unit and I responded immediately. I had a meeting with the unit and told them that I have three conditions. I can't compromise on the safety, security and punctuality issues. Firstly, I have to look into the safety of the train and the people concerned. Secondly, I don't wish to inconvenience the common people. Thirdly, I can't compromise on the image of India in front of the world. I was shown a dummy that had a photo of many people riding on the roof of a train. Now, that's no longer the truth in India because it would mean there are many ticketless travellers. I wouldn't want such depiction in the film because that isn't true. The unit has agreed to it too. I have been told that it will take a week to see if things can be worked out."
Trivedi has also broached the topic of getting James Bond to be the brand ambassador of the Indian Railways. "I would want Daniel Craig to be the brand ambassador of Indian Railways. It could be just one line where he does the endorsement. He might just stand in front of an engine and talk about the Indian Railways," Trivedi adds.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Bond-to-be-face-of-rlys/articleshow/9814501.cms
I was wondering just now which Bond movie featured the most different locations in one release, could be Moonraker but I never gave it that much thought to be honest
What could they possibly want in return? How about Daniel Craig becoming the brand ambassador of Indian Railways?
On Monday afternoon, Trivedi met with India Take One Productions, who are working for EON Productions on Bond 23 in the country. Parvesh Sahni, the line producer, told the Times of India, "It all happened after Calcutta Times brought it to the notice of the railway minister. On Monday afternoon, he took time out for me and we discussed the possibilities of blocking the tracks in Ahmedabad and Goa for Craig to shoot the stunt sequences. The response has been very positive. The minister told us he is a huge James Bond fan and would certainly not want this movie to shift its shooting location from India to South Africa."
Trivedi said, "My brief to my department is that we should try to facilitate the shooting without compromising on certain issues." Indian Railways promises help for Bond shoot
Speaking about the shooting of Bond in India, Trivedi said, "I don't understand why people would not want to help when they can. The maximum time any department can take to decide on whether a permission can be granted or not is a week. All it took was a mail from the film unit and I responded immediately. I had a meeting with the unit and told them that I have three conditions. I can't compromise on the safety, security and punctuality issues. Firstly, I have to look into the safety of the train and the people concerned. Secondly, I don't wish to inconvenience the common people. Thirdly, I can't compromise on the image of India in front of the world. I was shown a dummy that had a photo of many people riding on the roof of a train. Now, that's no longer the truth in India because it would mean there are many ticketless travellers. I wouldn't want such depiction in the film because that isn't true. The unit has agreed to it too. I have been told that it will take a week to see if things can be worked out."
Trivedi has also broached the topic of getting James Bond to be the brand ambassador of the Indian Railways. "I would want Daniel Craig to be the brand ambassador of Indian Railways. It could be just one line where he does the endorsement. He might just stand in front of an engine and talk about the Indian Railways."
Why is it that you two can't just ignore each other?
Enough of this arguing, over nothing. Give it a rest already. I'm fed up of you two disrupting topics, with your pointless bickering.
Extending its hospitality to the super spy, the railway ministry has given the go-ahead for the shooting of the next James Bond film on its properties, with riders.
Sources said though Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi was "positive" on the next Bond film being shot on Indian Railways properties, he wanted no "inconvenience to the passengers" in the process.
According to ministry officials, film production company Take 1, which had sought permission to shoot for the next Bond film on rail tracks, submitted a final list of two locations each in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Goa Aug 30.
What was worrying the ministry was the request of the company for "locking off the lines for seven-eight hours a day for seven days in a row". This would require train schedules to be reworked, said officials.
"We have asked the zonal railways to examine their requirements and get back to us. Whatever help is needed by them will be given," Chandralekha Mukherjee, executive director, information and publicity, railway ministry, told reporters Thursday.
She said the company had been told that during the shooting, it should not stop traffic, inconvenience passengers and pay all the dues to the local railway offices in case of damages to railway property.
She said providing a special train and doing some work in the coaches, as desired by the film production company, was not a problem.
Representatives of company recently met the minister in this regard, said sources.
The company intimated the railways it plans to shoot the Bond film in February-March 2012. The initial request for the shoot had come July 20 this year.
Officials said they want to be associated with the Bond film as it would get international publicity to the Indian Railways.
They said usually the ministry granted permission to around 15 such requests in a month but this one had generated a hype as it involved an internationally popular character.
Daniel Craig, who has starred as British spy James Bond in earlier films ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘Quantum of Solace’, will play the secret agent in the new film tentatively titled ‘Bond 23.’
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/articles/story95430.htm
An official at the films division of India's information and broadcasting ministry told AFP permission to film the movie was granted on August 25.
And India's railways ministry confirmed the makers of the as-yet untitled movie, currently known as "Bond 23", had applied to shoot in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and the resort state of Goa.
Shooting is planned for February and March next year, said Chandralekha Mukherjee, railway executive director of publicity, rejecting reports that the ministry had denied permission to film a sequence on the network.
"There's no dispute. The only issue is that we can't obviously stop trains and inconvenience passengers," she said.
"The only issue now is to decide what are going to be the points where the shooting will happen. We're looking into it."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gb-neArG5QlbyZH53SJ_31cS45hg?docId=CNG.faa7076ee940283688916c2ee187655c.391
Some train stunts are to be shot in Konkan railways, Sabarmati in Gujarat and a couple of other locations falling under the jurisdiction of South Western railway, said an official in the Railway ministry.
The official said that letters have already been sent to the General Managers of Konkan railway, Western and South Western railway to allow the shooting of the film. India Take One productions, which is handling the film's production in the country, refused to divulge any details.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bond-23-gets-a-go-ahead-to-shoot-in-india/180418-8-67.html
Production company EON could not confirm details of the shooting schedule or locations, telling the BBC that the film was "still in pre-production".
Pravesh Sahni, one of the film's line producers, told the Delhi Times newspaper that Sam Mendes preferred to shoot in Mumbai over the capital, Delhi.
"They wanted to capture Indian streets to show crowded lanes," he was quoted as saying by the paper.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14743542
So the shoot now seems to be a month later than planned but it'll still be done it appears. Also as expected, they'll be work done inside as well as outside of the trains.
The original, likely Indian, source of this news seems to be difficult to find.
In January they'll fly off to South Africa I'd guess, followed by India, maybe China then back to Pinewood to finish off.
That's just my thoughts though, I may be completely wrong.
"We told him travelling on the train-roof is illegal. Also, viewers around the world may feel this is way passengers travel on Indian trains". As for that quote it's stupid. Would there be anyone that honestly thinks this?
http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/NewDelhi/James-Bond-Railways-new-brand-ambassador/Article1-740973.aspx
As for the stunt sequence, I hope it's shot in such a way we get all the excitement and atmosphere it aims to create, eg. not like a lot of the stuff from the past few films. Octopussy 2 here, would be most welcome.
The sequence will see 007 jump a speeding motorcycle on to the roof of a moving train, run along the roof on foot, and then leap to another moving train. Due to sequence ending with Bond jumping off the second train in to a large body of water below the tracks, producers had requested to shoot in Sabarmati in Gujarat or Goa.
http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_23_report_aug11e.php3?s=bond23&id=02941
I just hope there's little or no cgi involved in this sequence. Don't want another Bond and Camille plane fight and parachute jump again.
As to the sequence involved on the train for Bond 23, sounds very good to me.
If they pull it off with little or - preferably - no CGI, audiences might gasp for air like they did with the crane jumping in CR. Impressive stunts are one of the Bond film's calling cards and since quality seeking people also attend a new 007 screening, the 'real' stuff adds to the implicit promotion of a Bond film.
If, however, we get an obvious mixture of blue screens and CGI, it won't be impressive at all, no matter how hard they try. It'll be like Sucker Punch, or like Tomb Raider. We don't want that, do we? We want Bond 23 to be infinitely better than these films. In . Every . Possible . Sense!
And here is the thing about blue screen and CGI: it will be used during that train scene, I have no question about it. But if they can keep it hidden and use it subtly, I will not have a problem. I'm sure there will be close ups of Bond and assailants for which I'm all but convinced they will have to use a blue screen. (Hey, Octopussy did!) But they will cross the line if they begin to CG the people on top of the train, Bond included (damn you, Die Another Day). Sam Mendes and company should know that when put against a realistic background, which Bond films almost always are, CGI stands out like a sore thumb. You can get away with it with films like 'Avatar' because the whole freaking setting is faked, resulting in that the CGI all blends together. However, when you film something 'for real' and put computer effects in after, they better be small or the audience will pick up on it. The bottom line is: I want the action to look as real and convincing as possible; CGI can be used, but only if it is hidden and collaborating with the scene. CGI (at least in a Bond film) should never BE the whole scene.