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Info on BOND 19 from the land of fish and chips...
Well here's the latest that the British tabs are spouting, and well ya ought to take it with a grain or wheelbarrel of salt, cause the Brit's tabloids aren't the most reliable source, though from time to time they nail stories dead on. So here ya go, from a source on the other side of the pond...
Anyway, today's The Sunday Times has a huge article about the new Bond Film.
You see in London, they are currently building this huge tent like
construction called the millenium dome which has already proven to be a big
flop cos' it's just too bloody expensive. So in order to salvage the
project in real life by harnessing the global box-office appeal of the Bond
films, the new film, which is to be released next November is going to see
007 trying to prevent the dome's enemies from blasting the giant tent into
oblivion. The villain is expected to be played by Robbie Coltrane, the guy
who played Valentin Zukovsky in GoldenArse(not my favourite Bond Film). Now
I know about the rumours regarding his coming back for the new film, but as
a villain, now that would be cool and dark. Trust No One Mr. Bond.
The climax of the film is apparently going to be set in the turn of the
millenium party in the dome. Celebrities, millionaires, world leaders join
the countdown in the futuristic interior of the dome, oblivious to the
danger of a massive bomb, primed to explode at the same instant as the
firework display. After a high speed chase along the Thames, Bond is
expected to difuse the device just in time-as firework explosions rip
through the night sky.
According to the article, Eon has already requested for rights to film
inside the Dome from the New Millenium Experience Company, which is to build
and to operate the Dome. The film will be directed by Michael Apted, whose
credits include Gorillas in the Mist and the scriptwriters, Neal Purvis and
Robert Wade, who are also British, have done the first draft of the
screenplay.
There are lots more in the article but mainly about the Dome and not the
film so I can't be bothered to type it up. Anyway, AL signing off....
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ONE THING TO SAY.
I HEARD IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FEMALE VILLAIN THIS TIME AROUND.
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I heard Robert Carlyle (full Monty) was going to be a villian as well ??
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Strictly speaking the Sunday Times isn't a tabloid, it's a broadsheet but seeing as it's owned by Rupert Murdoch it's still full of the same crap...
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This is somewhat curious because, as far as I remember, Eon Productions has said that it will make Bond 19 outside Britain, on the grounds that production costs have become prohibitively high. Also,there are other rumours that it will be filmed in Australia and that the screenplay will involve the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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Here's a spoiler directly from me: I have sex with a sheep in this film! Can't wait, huh?
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best use of the bond license ever? certainly made up for the disappointment of the movie...
And Robbie Coltrane would be a brilliant main baddie! Ever seen "Cracker"? -
According to Gossip columnist Liz Smith (from last week), the villain in the new Bond film is supposedly a woman scorned by Bond years ago. Coltrane is probably returning as the Russian crime boss he played in the first film. Regardless of his role, Coltrane will probably be, as is Joe Don Baker, the comic relief of the film.
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Is it just me or does this plot sound a little generic? I do hope there will be more to the movie than diffusing a bomb. Let the bomb squad save a building, let Bond save the world.
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The Millenium bomb sounds like the intro sequence to me.
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Oh please, what is theis knickers doing on a movie sight called "Ain't It Cool News" not "Ain't It Totally Made Up For Gullible People".
The denizens of Britain couldn't give a rats ass about "The Dome" and the rest of the world don't even know about it.
How could anybody think that we'd send our best (and only) secret agent to prevent the destruction of a money leaching government PR stunt. Now if they sent him to blow it up, that might be worthwhile.
This is not a story, it's rubbish.
But by the way, if you DO want something cool from the UK try buying the new CD by Unkle,it's called Psyence Fiction, and it's completely the most brilliant thing you'll hear for years.
See ya!
Matski -
I loved Famke Janssen in GoldenEye. As far as I'm concerned she was the only good part of a terrible movie.
Bring her back (I mean, maybe she was tough enough to survive that blow, y'know ) or clone her or some damn think. Xenia makes my knees weak. She could be the sexy bond villianess of the 21st century! -
And I heard that Pierce Brosnan isn't taking the role of Bond this time round because he's involved in a big screen version of Mr Ed.
Anybody else hear that one? -
The Rumour about Pierce not being in Bond 19 is not True, He is currently in Ireland prompting his new Film "The Nephew", and has stated that he will be back for Bond 19.
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Good god, you lot are more gullible than I thought.
This entire chain is built on fallacy.
The Millenium Dome.
Victoria- I Look Like The Wrong End Of A Dog With A Talent Of Equal Aesthetics-Adams
Please wise up. And oh yes, I WAS joking about Mr Ed before anybody asks -
..all this bomb disposal stuff, and that one was very poor.
In fact they've been pretty poor for a while now, which I think is largely because they suffer from being PG certificate films, and you can't make scary/exciting PGs now that people have seen stonger stuff.
Live and Let Die was the last of the greats, because the voodoo stuff was great, the plot line about giving away a year's supply of heroin was original, and the chases were genuinely inventive, rather than just high budget.
Enjoyed the Mr Ed joke.
Dan
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Hey, I think this sounds great! How can the Bond producers not take advantage of the greatest countdown ever? Also, it sounds like the film will rely on suspense in the end instead of machine gun fire which will be a VERY welcome break. And it's nice to finally see Bond involved in a London based climax. And
the fireworks...hey, it sounds cool. I'm all for it.
As for the politics of the Dome? Please. Who outside of the UK gives a %*@!
With all this in mind how about the title "One Minute to Midnight"? Not too
bad.
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Please do not let him have to diffuse some stupid ticking bomb with some stupid little red LED readout that we have all seen about a billion time before in just about every ticking bomb film (DE meant) ever made. Besides we already saw him do that in those stupid Bond wannabe "Detonator" films. Yuch! Knowing our luck they will just make the LED flashing green instead!
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Hi there
I'm English O.K. If anyone from outside the UK doesn't know this here goes....
The Sunday Times = Complete and utter drivel, they havent got anything right for years and this plot is made up as anyone else from the UK would see because 'papers' always give us this sort of stuff saying a film will have bla bla bla when in reality the film isn't anything like they say it will be so one word for the sunday times and this pathetic article
BOLLOCKS
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I mean for fuck's sake!
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Just been talking to a guy who makes stuff for the new Bond film. A he confirms that it is the dome plot. We all agree it's extremely sad and probably a bad attempt to publicise what has always been a bad idea . . . a giant Dutch-cap in a pointless part of London.
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Love how you describe the Sunday
Times as a "tabloid". I'm sure
they'll be very offended, but I
couldn't have put it better myself :).
Personally, I can't believe it.
The Millennium Dome is dull as
dish-water and would be the
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The millenium dome...doesthis mean that Bond is a mascot for a half assed event, like the whatizzit and the friggin' Atlanta Olympics. The 20th Bond film is about Bond surviving in the ocean. It will be called Treading Water, my exclusive scoop. After that maybe, The Bond That Would Not Die.
How's this for an idea? I have an idea for a movie that could be refitted for a spin-off starring Michelle Yeoh's character. Or how about almost anybody's ideas for Michelle Yeoh? Forget that she is a babe. Yeoh kicks more ass than Bond, at least more than Bond roughing up some pansy tent in 'Ol Blightey. -
Forget Coltrane, if you want all the Bond fans to watch this and everyone else to see it, get Connery to play the Villian. It would be brilliant. It would be box office bonanza
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Isn't that the same guy who did 28 Up and 35 Up? HE's going to direct the next James Bond?! That definitely can't be right.
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First of all, why are they getting all these English non-action directors to make the new Bond films. As far as I'm concerned, Martin Cambell brought the franchise back to life with "Goldeneye." ... and that one actually had a story. Why do they keep shuffling directors around? I guess what we've learned from "Tomorrow Never Dies" is that as long as they throw in enough explosions and endless action scenes, people will spend the money. All you people are wrong... I am always right.
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Bond is one of the greatest characters ever created. Ian Flemming was a genius. However, it should be noted that John Garder has done an excellent job continuing the series. His books are great and it drives me nuts that they are not being used for the films. "Nobody Lives Forever" would kick ass. Who needs a cold war when SPECTRE rears its head again???? The Blofeld's were the best villians in the series. FOR GOD'S SAKE USE THE BOOKS!!!!!!!
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The Sunday Times!?!?! That's what we'd call a "broadsheet" in the UK! The tabloids are stuff like The Sun and so on... Mind you, the Sunday Times isn't too reliable either!!! ;)
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In case anyone is interested, I have an idea originally conceived as a Bond movie--it might be a little too serious for them, though. It would begin with a mysterious man (played by Noah Taylor) badly beaten, who shows up on the steps of a British Embassy. He tells a story about the six mythical people that rule the world, an ancient cabaal that keeps track of every human being on the planet, and subtlely manipulates them all...If you please them then you get the promotion, win the lottery, etc., but those that disappoint will all be booked for a flight that crashes or their kids might just be mowed down on the playground...
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No-one knows about the Bond franchise better than me- I own all the books, videos, and related items, and I say that after months of careful deliberation, Dalton is in fact most suited to the role of Bond. For me, Bond has to be rugged, ruthless, and sardonic. I liked the Moore films because they were fun to watch but Dalton's two films were great (esp. the living daylights) and I still think he could return to the role if he wanted to. Brosnan is fine, but he is too good looking and not physically imposing...TND was a let down. Goldeneye was good because it actually had a rather good plot... Don't listen to anyone who tells you different.
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