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CRAZY ASS RUMOR OF THE DAY! INSANE IF TRUE! Who’s The Big Boss In QUANTUM OF SOLACE?!

DID THEY MAKE HIM AN OFFER HE COULDN'T REFUSE.... by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 13th, 2008 05:53:12 AM

SORRY I KNOW THAT'S FUCKIN' LAME...HE HE HE by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 13th, 2008 05:53:43 AM

You just got your friend fired. by AndrewWanKenobi	Feb 13th, 2008 05:59:54 AM
Way too much information, dude. You could have just said you had a friend working in the production. You're a dick.
Err lets hope he doesn't get fired.. by bowtiehoon	Feb 13th, 2008 06:03:50 AM
This site has a history of getting people fired keke..
Woo haa!! by Varakor	Feb 13th, 2008 06:04:32 AM
Actually Deniro being the bad guy would have made it the most awesomest of rumors, but Pacino is damn good too. I hope it pans out.
Pacino is a God! by Knuckleduster	Feb 13th, 2008 06:06:18 AM
"Who? Who? What are you, a fuckin owl?"
You know who'd mindscrew everyone as the bad guy? by el_stupido	Feb 13th, 2008 06:07:36 AM
The more I say this the more exciting and more stupid it sounds. I kinda move in both directions on it if you know what I mean... But when you wrote "if this rumor is true, this is awesome, awesome, awesome." I was thinking you know, big! Al Pacino would be... well the old guy's got a bit predictable in his old age. Great actor still but I was like... MEH. BUT YOU KNOW WHO'D RIP THIS REBOOT A NEW ARSEHOLE? Imagine if SEAN CONNERY came out of retirement and this time instead of playing the character he made famous played the ARCH VILLAN?!!!!!! It'd be like the Alpha and the Omega. It'd be so amazing to see him be ruthless. Not that it's going to happen. El Stupido
by MikeTheSpike	Feb 13th, 2008 06:09:08 AM
What, is he going to play the same character he does in every single movie? Great. I guess at least this time, if he's Blofeld, he won't have to wear his hairpiece.
M's got a great ASS! by RighteousBrother	Feb 13th, 2008 06:09:09 AM
and your head is all the way up it. Hey - if this story is going to get someone fired, howabout ammending it right now - before anyone else reads it?
by MJohnson	Feb 13th, 2008 06:10:27 AM
No, Mr. Bond...I expect you to say hello to my little friend....
I thought it was going to be Connery. Or LAZENBY! by Kubla_Khan	Feb 13th, 2008 06:11:33 AM
Or Clive Owen. That would work. But Pacino, yeah, I'd buy that for a dollar.
Damn... by 11dayempire	Feb 13th, 2008 06:11:56 AM
...I was hoping for Connery.
Really? by OBSD	Feb 13th, 2008 06:12:01 AM
Pacino? Really? This guy's been a one-note for at least 15 years. Sure, he had range in the 70's &early 80's, but Godfather 2 was a looooong time ago, children. Now we've got a Bond villain who speaks REALLY LOUDLY AT THE END OF ALL OF HIS SENTENCES! Terrific.
HOLY SHIT by Vesuvio	Feb 13th, 2008 06:13:48 AM
First I was thinking about Sean Connery.. but anyway.. HOLY SHIT
AND CUARON FOR DEATHLY HALLOWS by Vesuvio	Feb 13th, 2008 06:14:16 AM
HOLY SHIT
Thought it would be Simon Pegg by wazza	Feb 13th, 2008 06:14:18 AM
boo
wow i could not care less by ampersand110	Feb 13th, 2008 06:16:49 AM
I was watching Oceans 13 the other day and I realized how sad it is seeing Pachino in a movie these days, its the same damn role eccentric old guy in a suit. Unless its Al doing something new or gritty I just don't care, which sucks cause i was looking forward to this movie.
I hate that title by Trik_Ster	Feb 13th, 2008 06:26:10 AM
sounds like some french indy movie where they stare at rain, a bicycle and a picture for 2 hours
I thought it would be Paul McCartney by YackBacker	Feb 13th, 2008 06:30:26 AM
THAT would be crazy. Al Pacino in a spy movie? It's been done. Collin Farrel sucked in it too. Color me not impressed, and this is coming from a huge CR fan.
Don't You Fucking Move!!!! by Gamerra_Presley	Feb 13th, 2008 06:30:41 AM
Sea of Love quote. Look it up. etc.
Diving Bond and the Butterfly by smallcheetah	Feb 13th, 2008 06:40:57 AM
i thought it was going to be Mathieu Amalric
SAY HELLO TO MY LEETLE CAMEO!! by mr_sinister7381	Feb 13th, 2008 06:41:51 AM
I hope it's low energy, intensely menacing Pacino and not "Scent of a Woman" Pacino who shows up.
HERE COME THE PAIN! by newc0253	Feb 13th, 2008 06:49:40 AM
you know it's true.
No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die... by BadMrWonka	Feb 13th, 2008 06:53:15 AM
because you got a GREAT ASS!!!
I was fearing it would be Connery by I Dunno	Feb 13th, 2008 06:53:40 AM
That would be so fucking lame and contrived. It would be almost as gay as when they remake an old TV show and they have the original actor play the new actor's dad. Now Brosnan...that would be lame too but at least there'd be an element of him getting revenge for being fired after saving the franchise.
Hoo-haa mr Bond! No I am FAR from finished! by ricarleite	Feb 13th, 2008 06:54:44 AM
And you call yourself a BAAAIRD man!
Cool by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 13th, 2008 06:55:30 AM
This would be good, and a nice boost into the A-league for the Bond movies which usually have pretty uninspired casting for the bad guy.
I thought it would be Heather McCartney by HarryBlackPotter	Feb 13th, 2008 07:00:33 AM
"Live and let die, bitch!"
Connery played a Bond villain in The Avengers movie... by tonagan	Feb 13th, 2008 07:02:22 AM
You remember, the one with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman that everyone seemed to hate. By the way, are they ever going to release the 2-hour version of that movie?
I thought it was Connery as well . . . by Nice Marmot	Feb 13th, 2008 07:11:09 AM
. . . Pacino is the man, but I still was let down a bit after reading this gushing TalkBack title. I think they could make Connery work. The villains just sit around and brood and yell. Connery's not too old to do that. Hell, I'd have been more excited to hear it was Roger Moore than Pacino.
Awful. by georges garvaren	Feb 13th, 2008 07:18:24 AM
Just like Jonathan Pryce. Who cares if these fuckers can act? They simply bring too much baggage (of the public conscience kind) to a role that should be played by a fairly nameless actor with great foreign market appeal. Why do I have to tell EON how to do their job? Right, because they are dinks. No Pacino!
the bond films don't do stunt casting for main bad guys by Jett	Feb 13th, 2008 07:18:48 AM
if al was appearing as a hench man then ok, but the bond films never stunt cast a major villian...this is probabaly fake
Al would be a bad choice, IMHO by ATARI	Feb 13th, 2008 07:28:17 AM
Now if you could get Hans Gruber (aka Alan Rickman), you're talking golden!!
I still dream of seeing Stallone as a Bond villain by jack-torrance	Feb 13th, 2008 07:28:51 AM
Sly would OWN as a Bond baddie! Don't deny it! You know I'm right!
THEY KEEP PULLING ME BACK IN! by ChestBumpingFatKids	Feb 13th, 2008 07:34:27 AM
No one said this yet? Really?
let's hope it is fake...me no likey by just pillow talk	Feb 13th, 2008 07:35:22 AM

A QUANTUM OF HOO-HAAAH ! by Pound Sand	Feb 13th, 2008 07:40:31 AM

so is al playing Blofeld then? by Jett	Feb 13th, 2008 07:41:34 AM
i read sokmewhere that the main organization could be the return of spectre...does this mean Al is playing blofeld?
Yeah, that could be very fucking cool by photoboy	Feb 13th, 2008 07:52:08 AM
I hope that means Pacino would get a bigger role in the next one, Tony Montana vs James Bond could make for an awesome showdown. If they can't get Pacino, they should use Timothy Dalton, I think he'd make an awesome Bond villain.
Awesome! by raw_bean	Feb 13th, 2008 07:52:42 AM
Some of you guys really need to tone down the cynicism a little.
This sounds like an awful idea... by JackIsLost	Feb 13th, 2008 07:53:02 AM
Not because Al Pacino is bad but b/c it will totally throw the audience out of the film to have a huge star turn up for 30 seconds. On the other hand, maybe it would work if it was Al Gore...
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 13th, 2008 07:53:07 AM
If this is true then QUANTUM OF SOLACE will fucking rock! I don't even need a fracking story! Just Craig, Pacino and some whoop-ass action!
HE'S A HUMANIST! MAYBE THE LAST HUMANIST! by newc0253	Feb 13th, 2008 07:55:48 AM
and that's why he's evil.
PA-CHEE-NO! by Human Tornado	Feb 13th, 2008 08:02:57 AM
So says Tony Manero! In true Bond fashion, Pacino should have a cool, double entendre name like, I dunno, John Scarface or something. Cuz you know he's not belgian enough to be Blofeld.
I thought it would be William Shatner by Primus	Feb 13th, 2008 08:07:30 AM
A pleasure... to... SEE you... Mr... BOND...
Look, I know Pacino used to be really cool by dr sauch	Feb 13th, 2008 08:08:17 AM
But now he's just an over-acting woman. Oh well, I've been wrong before. Maybe an actor who has done nothing in 20 years that suggests he's a good fit for the direction of the new, improved James Bond movies will be awesome.
also, newc0253 by dr sauch	Feb 13th, 2008 08:09:15 AM
thats hilarious. i'd like to amend my post by saying that his role as satan was fucking awesome.
I wonder... by StarskyandHushky	Feb 13th, 2008 08:10:33 AM
...if we get 'shouty out-door voice' Pacino, or 'quiet menacing look number 2' Pacino.
ugh by LegoKenobi	Feb 13th, 2008 08:10:42 AM
please NO.
nope, don't like it. Not a bit. by Lost Jarv	Feb 13th, 2008 08:15:01 AM
although it is a better idea than Connery.
This would be as bad as... by Mosquito March	Feb 13th, 2008 08:18:12 AM
...casting Cate Blanchett in an INDIANA JONES movie...whoah, wait a minute - they already did that? And she looks like Maude Lebowski?
Jett by ricarleite	Feb 13th, 2008 08:20:44 AM
Christopher Walken. Jonathan Pryce. Telly Savalas. Christopher FUCKING Lee! Do you need more examples of A-grade actors playing Bond villains?
Oh, and Orson Welles was Le Chifre on the first CR by ricarleite	Feb 13th, 2008 08:21:09 AM
Enough said.
Um... by Tourist	Feb 13th, 2008 08:21:14 AM
Al Pacino? Yeah, so fucking what? Is this going to be as cool as when he played the bad guy in Oceans 13? From the way you were carrying on, I thought it was going to be Sean Connery or Roger Moore or something. But no, some has been instead.
Great Pacino impression by jack-torrance	Feb 13th, 2008 08:29:42 AM
This is a hilarious impression of Pacino asking a woman out on a date: http://tiny.cc/jqxsc
TONY MONTANA vs JAMES BOND!!!!!!!!!!! by travis-dane	Feb 13th, 2008 08:32:06 AM
YES!SAY GOOD NIGHT TO THE BAD GUY! Thats cool news!
Al as a terrorist..."Al Qaeda"... by Chishu_Ryu	Feb 13th, 2008 08:36:14 AM
Don't know how it plays into Bond lore or what was established in previous Bond flicks, but if Al plays a terrorist group boss w/Mideast origins, put a towel on his head and one of those beards, I could see it...give him some great lines...it could be right up there with Scarface...
No Mr. Bond you're out of order! M is out order! by SID 8.0	Feb 13th, 2008 08:37:50 AM
The whole damn MI-6 is out order! This could be a classic in the making.
Daniel Day Lewis Would Be BIG NEWS by cowboyone	Feb 13th, 2008 08:45:32 AM
Al Pacino is ... meh?
Will he SHOUT every third WORD? by Merriman Lyon	Feb 13th, 2008 08:51:47 AM
Because that's WHAT Pacino's acting METHOD has been FOR the last TEN years or so. IT'S what makes PACINO'S performances so ANNOYING!
Pacino bashers by Chishu_Ryu	Feb 13th, 2008 08:53:31 AM
I think you're in too much of a "what have you done for me lately" mindset. The reason why none of you are casting directors is because you fail to see the possibilities. Pacino is a great character actor...and still has one of the best stares in the business...
if this is true they should retitle it as "007 jumps the shark" by nevahagin	Feb 13th, 2008 08:56:33 AM

If he plays it like Ricky Roma... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Feb 13th, 2008 08:59:32 AM
...from GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, we're in for a fucking treat. "You stupid fucking cunt. You, Bond. I'm talking to you, shithead. You just cost me $6,000. Six thousand dollars, and one Cadillac. That's right. What are you going to do about it? What are you going to do about it, asshole? You're fucking shit. Where did you learn your trade, you stupid fucking cunt, you idiot? Who ever told you that you could work with men? Oh, I'm gonna have your job, shithead."
Al Pacino? Bring the cheese! by Frank Black	Feb 13th, 2008 09:02:25 AM
I thought that was the kind of ham-fisted, overacting we were trying to get away from with these films. It has been awhile since Pacino turned in a performance that wasn't a poor imitation of his past achievements. I agree with cowboyone that someone like Daniel Day Lewis would be exciting but Pacino scares me. 15 or 20 years ago this might have been awesome but I know people who have worked with him who say he is a step away from being a crazy, smelly homeless person so he can stay away from the Bond films.
newc0253 by Frank Black	Feb 13th, 2008 09:04:36 AM
Oh, if he's a humanist then I take it back. I love humanists.
LOL MNG.... by just pillow talk	Feb 13th, 2008 09:07:59 AM
I take back my previous comment on this news IF it played out like that.
David Bowie by saintaugust	Feb 13th, 2008 09:09:05 AM
Yeah, that's cool but when are they going to get David Bowie to play a Bond villian? He could even do the song for the credits...
Thought it would be Clive Owen by Mullah Omar	Feb 13th, 2008 09:13:22 AM
And we could start having the long list of almost-Bonds show up and antagonize Daniel Craig for the rest of his run as 007.
Its really Frank Calliendo. by BirdMcMonster	Feb 13th, 2008 09:19:21 AM
I actually hope this is just a rumor, although his performance was pretty slick in Ocean's 13, despite it being a weak movie.
This is definitely a rumor by Utamoh	Feb 13th, 2008 09:23:25 AM
Cast was locked down. Case closed. Mathieu Amalric is the top baddie in this one. The Brits know far better than to get a known superstar American actor. It would go against everything the franchise has been doing with this new series. If you guys were in London, you'd know that this would be considered a joke.
cowboyone... by 11dayempire	Feb 13th, 2008 09:29:55 AM
Day-Lewis is a mentalist method actor, though. To play the role, he'd have to get in character by starting up an actual terrorist organisation and threaten to blow up Washington DC with a Space Laser.
GOOD CALL MNG by BringingSexyBack	Feb 13th, 2008 09:31:52 AM
Glengary Glen Ross = A Nuclear Bomb of a movie. So damned intense. Shit, if Alec Baldwin could bring that character into Quantum he'd make a fucking explosive villain too.
"Because Vesper had a GREAT ASS!!" by uss cygnus	Feb 13th, 2008 09:32:44 AM
"And your head was all the way up it, Mr. Bond! Hoo-Ah!!" "You have to answer for Oddjob, Carlo."
IF THEY EVER GOT DAY-LEWIS TO SIGN UP FOR BOND by BringingSexyBack	Feb 13th, 2008 09:33:41 AM
That could very well be the greatest Bond flick ever. I can't even fathom how great that would be.
CLIVE OWEN REALLY FUCKED HIMSELF WITH SHOOT EM UP by BringingSexyBack	Feb 13th, 2008 09:35:20 AM
Not a smart way to follow up on Children of Men.
Cue the Johnny Cash "Dawn Of The Dead" Opening Credits by uss cygnus	Feb 13th, 2008 09:35:24 AM
The Man Comes Around....because when there is no more room in reboot hell...Michael Corleone will walk the Earth.
PUT THAT GOLDEN GUN DOWN. by uss cygnus	Feb 13th, 2008 09:36:30 AM
Golden Guns are for closers only.
50 CENT. by dr.bulber	Feb 13th, 2008 09:37:49 AM
how do you like THE PACINO now fuckrz.
"Big Boy" Caprice in a Bond movie? by SpyGuy	Feb 13th, 2008 09:40:29 AM
Shit, just bring Madonna back for another horrible opening credits song while you're at it. HOO-AHHHHH!
I could have sworn you said "awesome, awesome,awesome" by cornponious	Feb 13th, 2008 09:49:57 AM
Al Pacino in this movie doesn't seem all that interesting.
AL PACINO PLAYS THE NEW Q, NOT THE VILLAIN by BringingSexyBack	Feb 13th, 2008 09:52:21 AM
"007, say hello to your little friend."
Frank Caliendo would be big news. by Diagnostic	Feb 13th, 2008 09:52:48 AM
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If they want to reintroduce Spectre then by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 13th, 2008 09:56:12 AM
Billy Zane would be a nice replacement for Telly Savallas or Donald Pleasance in the Blofeld role. He has the do, he has the charisma, and acting chops. It might even make me forget Invincible.
will he have spray-on tan? by occula	Feb 13th, 2008 09:58:16 AM
if somebody can say to him 'remember what you did in godfather? yeah, let's have some of that', then i'd be happy. i realize that was like a hundred years' ago worth of acting, but still. dig deep, mr. pacino, or you're just gonna get a bag of shit left on your front porch by some dissatisfied fan. has anybody ever done that? the bag of shit? it's a good one.
Damn, for a minute I thought they'd resurrected Stavro Blofeld by KillaKane	Feb 13th, 2008 09:58:43 AM
Big Al's cool though, I imagine he'll be scene chewing his way through Pinewood on full tilt "HooooHaaaaaah! ;-)
put a cork in it, zane! by occula	Feb 13th, 2008 09:59:13 AM
there is zane love on this site for sure.
I did too KillaKane.. by MRJONZ72	Feb 13th, 2008 10:03:07 AM
I did too!
No NO NO!! by Marillion	Feb 13th, 2008 10:05:42 AM
Yes, Pachino is a "god", but in the last few years, he's become a characture figure.. He plays himself, chewing up scenery almost as bad as Connery does (dog!). He would be distracting and no where near as menacing as he should be.. Lazenby would be cool, if he still has any acting chops, but Connery would be purely stunt casting for the sake of stunt casting. How about Paul Newman? seriously... Even though he's 150, he still commands a presence on screen...
I Love Pacino but... by The Bandit	Feb 13th, 2008 10:08:04 AM
I love Al Pacino, a lot, but I hope this is all bullshit b/c that would be terrible. Its not that Pacino is no good or cant bring the goods anymore, but hes all wrong for something like this (unless we actually never SEE him. Not like a "Number 1" kind of thing, but you get the idea) Having some big star would be out of place enough, but especially with Pacino it would take you right out of the movie and we'd lose that suspension of disbelief instantly. Itd take the believability of the movie right out, just wouldnt work. Al worked in say Oceans 13 b/c it was that sort of over the top universe where a character like that would work. I'd love to see Pacino have some great mind blowing work come out that reminds us why hes the man, but all we get now is Pacino doing his best Pacino. I think this would be a step back for the Bond franchise and the great feel for the movies theyve got now. Pacino has been and can be imposing, furious, scary and so on but he doesnt belong in this world. Daniel Day Lewis would be genius but I digress. I'm not an Al basher, I'd watch a 3rd Garfield movie if he was in it, but Bond needs to avoid him.
GIMMEALLYAGOTGIMMEALLYAGOT! by Osmosis Jones	Feb 13th, 2008 10:12:06 AM

Zane is cool, he just needs to make better by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 13th, 2008 10:15:07 AM
choices than he has as of late.
I think Heath Ledger would be the mindscrew by durhay	Feb 13th, 2008 10:19:43 AM
talk about a spit take moment.
enough of the PT Barnum bullshit by BobPalpatine	Feb 13th, 2008 11:01:36 AM
I realize the setup can make a piece of news more thrilling, but I'm so tired of clicking on an article: "Guess who's directing Xmen 4" or "Look who died today" And then I have to read through Moriarity's or Harry's editorial (which rarely contains the piece of information the article is about) then I have to read through the entire email to find the name. From now on, just say: "Al Pacino" first, and then go into your rambling.
The Big Bad Boss is Shang Tsung by messi	Feb 13th, 2008 11:06:15 AM
Fool....I enslave souls.
looking more forward to AUG 15 by smallcheetah	Feb 13th, 2008 11:06:50 AM
when the animated Star Wars Movie comes out
Mr Bond should go RIGHT TO FUCKING JAIL! by ricarleite	Feb 13th, 2008 11:10:31 AM
Because I AM going to get THIS man today! Hoo-hah! Baird man. Hah!
There's this chicken. by Embeedeuce	Feb 13th, 2008 11:13:17 AM

There's this chicken. by Embeedeuce	Feb 13th, 2008 11:13:52 AM
Plays tic tac toe. Never loses! Just like you.
Needs Giant Robots. by TomBodet	Feb 13th, 2008 11:15:29 AM
You, I and Al all know that's true. Hoping for a CGI 200' Pacino Robot to be in this Bond entry, could be most plausible, real-world villain/plot yet.
Mr Geyser-GlenGarry mention-ACES! by TomBodet	Feb 13th, 2008 11:17:25 AM
That's a great one-filled w/ the classic lines etc. Well done quothe sirrah.
Hoowah!! by KurtLockwood	Feb 13th, 2008 11:22:39 AM
Gee, I wonder if Pacino will be wearing a black three quarter length leather jacket...again! Remember when Pacino was actually a good actor (Godfather I n II, And Justice..., etc.) before he got all cartoony and just kept rehasing his Scent of a Woman character? Hoowah!
So the new Bond film is going straight to DVD? by boyblue	Feb 13th, 2008 11:26:26 AM

From the Desk of Tony Stark: by Stark Industries	Feb 13th, 2008 11:27:35 AM
Al would be great for a short Cameo. Come on, you know you’ll dig it. He could be ‘tied’ to a BIGGER Bond Villain such as: Auric Goldfinger ( James Gandolfini ), General Orlov – Octopussy (Viggo Mortensen), Scaramange - Man With the Golden Gun (Denzel Washington), Dr. No (Chow Yun Fat), Ernst Stavro Blofeld – You Only Live Twice (Tobin Bell) Felix (Dwyane Johnson), ‘M’ (Nina Hartley) Yes, THAT ‘Nina’. With a British Accent, Lowkey Approach, “I’m YOUR Friggn’ Boss./Dominatrix in the background/Don’t Fuck with Me” minimalist attitude, she would def be the ‘M’ not to mess with. Just think about it before you get in a twist.) These characters are ‘over the top’ and have the attitude to keep Bond jumping as well as be memorable and bigger than life. Ca’mon… you know these choices would be cool. We’ll not as cool as me, but it worked for my Father, so that’s the way we do it. Any problems that you may have with the above casting should be directed to my ‘Complaint Department’ Division Head: Iron Man. Have a good day. Peace. -Stark
My decision not pay to see this becomes more justified by Spandau Belly	Feb 13th, 2008 11:34:12 AM
every day.
I thought it was the monster from CLOVERFIELD. by Nosferatu Jones	Feb 13th, 2008 11:35:18 AM

I thought it was going to be Shia LaBeouf. by Nosferatu Jones	Feb 13th, 2008 11:35:56 AM

YEP, NOT REALLY 'COOL' NEWS. by ninjatracksuit	Feb 13th, 2008 11:36:31 AM
Brosnan would have been inspired, but you know - snowballs in hell and all that. Mads Mikkelsen was actually pretty great in CR...Amalric looks good too, he's got that weird Polanski vibe. And though I loved Le Chiffre's basically reserved nature, I'd would like to see another CRAZY Bond villain. Amalric looks like he could do that.
ricky roma rules by reckni	Feb 13th, 2008 11:37:15 AM
I really hope Pacino is in it. He is God, as long you forget about "Two For The Money."
Vodka martinis are for closers! by Embeedeuce	Feb 13th, 2008 11:37:36 AM
What's my name? You. Fuck you. That's my name.
Blofeld! by djmusicK	Feb 13th, 2008 11:39:39 AM

I thought it was going to be Christopher Lee. by Nosferatu Jones	Feb 13th, 2008 11:39:45 AM
That guy just keeps on going.
I thought it was going to be Christopher Lee. by Nosferatu Jones	Feb 13th, 2008 11:39:49 AM
That guy just keeps on going.
Don't QUANTUM...my...motherfucking SOLACE!! by IAmJack'sUserID	Feb 13th, 2008 11:43:21 AM

Pacino would just be wrong by odysseus	Feb 13th, 2008 11:43:32 AM
wrong, wrong, wrong.
I'll Believe it when I see it by THE KNIGHT	Feb 13th, 2008 11:44:17 AM
Don't seem like this franchise would go with such obvious casting.
Simon Le Bon needs to be a James Bond villian by Alfred_Packer	Feb 13th, 2008 11:51:40 AM
Now that's stunt casting!! He would be great, and it would add another 10 million in gross, in the UK at least.
Remember Connery in The Avengers? by Bill Clay	Feb 13th, 2008 11:59:18 AM
NOT a good arch-villain.
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depends on what the plot is by mrbong	Feb 13th, 2008 12:02:00 PM
let's face it, Pacino is slumming it these days (anyone actually get all the way through 88 minutes and declare it a classic?) and could do with a decent job. if it is a sensible, realistic villain that requires acting, nice one. if it is more OTT shit, then Pacino is just going to shout a very great deal. as for Simon le Bon, i agree with getting decent themes again - You Know My Name was OK, but the last really decent ones that you can still play today are View To A Kill and a-ha's Living Daylights.
Hmm, Pacino as Blofeld? by moviemaniac-7	Feb 13th, 2008 12:10:14 PM
I dunno. Might be a good thing, but I hope Pacino goes for a more subtle villain this time.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld by riskebiz	Feb 13th, 2008 12:20:15 PM
If the character were rebooted without all the stuff that makes him a cliche ... that would be the best news ever. Pacino playing a character with equity in the Bond genre like Blofeld would be awesome.
MAX ZORIN RETURNS by uss cygnus	Feb 13th, 2008 12:26:41 PM
Show me "Christopher Walken!" Flip DING!DING!DING!
I would so totally dig Christopher Lee by PirateEmery	Feb 13th, 2008 12:27:42 PM
Scaramanga to Head Villain of the Franchise? Yes...
Total bullshit! by Zardoz	Feb 13th, 2008 12:32:14 PM
There's no fucking way this is true, suckers!
Itll only be good if its Pacino not playing Pacino by blindambition238	Feb 13th, 2008 12:34:32 PM
... otherwise it'll just be another throwaway role for the guy and the Bond films.
A Fistful of Mehness by ByTor	Feb 13th, 2008 12:35:19 PM
As others have said, it's been a while since Pacino has given a nuanced performance, or, really, one that avoids scenery-chewing. And am I the only one who finds it hilarious that someone thinks that casting Simon Le Bon would add to the box office take in the UK? Really? That's a sad reflection on the UK, if you ask me.
Thank god you put the info in a blue box by Mysterious Yobo	Feb 13th, 2008 12:39:43 PM
then i don't have to read that ball crap you consider editorial
I agree that it should be Christopher Lee by kirttrik	Feb 13th, 2008 12:40:52 PM
Picino, who gives a shit, he's not british.
it thought it would be.. by Lanceloco	Feb 13th, 2008 12:52:49 PM
Christian Bale, that would be pretty cool
As long as the director can make him ACT by performingmonkey	Feb 13th, 2008 12:53:24 PM
If they just let him take over and be himself then it will fuck up the film. He needs to play a proper character for once.
Ocean's 13 by Embeedeuce	Feb 13th, 2008 12:56:09 PM
Pacino was a phone-it-in villain in that movie. "I know people who really know how to hurt." He was actually a better villain in The Recruit.
What a bunch of cunts. by C Legion	Feb 13th, 2008 01:00:16 PM
Unbelievable that so many are moaning about the possibility of one of the greatest actors of all time playing a part in a corny, never been that good anyway, spy series. Sort your fucking heads out, it's only a Bond film.
Although... by Embeedeuce	Feb 13th, 2008 01:00:51 PM
...be funny if Pacino played the head of International Immobiliare.
Lazenby by christian66	Feb 13th, 2008 01:04:26 PM
Would be awesome. Or at least as one of the bad guys.
We're Taking Over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 13th, 2008 01:07:21 PM
Pacino needs to bring the artistic emotion found in Devil's Advocate to this part. That is the ONLY way this will work......
Yeah right. by MattmanReturns	Feb 13th, 2008 01:10:21 PM
I'd love to be wrong... but yeah right.
Pacino can be great by Mattyboy122	Feb 13th, 2008 01:17:19 PM
But I think this is all wrong. He's too big a name. It might strike someone as a rehash of Layer Cake, but it'd be nice to have Gambon in there. McKellen might be too campy, and poor Richard Harris is dead (but he could've been great a la Unforgiven). Ciaran Hinds would be good, but I donno if he'd be in a Bond flick. Same for Rutger Hauer.
I thought it would be Christoper Walken by xtremist123	Feb 13th, 2008 01:17:51 PM
Now THAT would be awesome!
Should be JOE PESCI by ricarleite	Feb 13th, 2008 01:20:02 PM
Bond vs Tommy from Goodfellas? Or Mr Big from Moonwalker! You know you want it.
well good, by BigTexas42	Feb 13th, 2008 01:23:46 PM
now frank caliendo can have some new fodder. I EXPECT YOU TO HOO-AAH
There is a concept in popular culture... by Darth Macchio	Feb 13th, 2008 01:26:46 PM
...known as "becoming a 'caricature' of yourself". This is Pacino through and through. Hearing he's on a project no longer rings as a good thing to me. I still think Pacino's last amazing work was in "Heat" tho I'm sure others would disagree. Bringing him on board this movie would be like having him portray himself in the movie...a HUGE distraction (I cannot see Pacino and not think "Hey, it's Al Pacino" no matter what he's in now). Plus, as mentioned above, the screaming dialogue is way played out and I don't think his ego would allow full-on direction to get him out of his typical "Alpacino" mode. I didn't see him in O13 but I'd think that movie was a perfect vehicle for him (ensemble situational comedy)...not the multi-decade legacy of James Bond. Christopher Lee would kick ass tho he might be a bit too iconic presently for a bad guy (come on people, Saruman and Dooku and now another bad guy...arguably all in a row? He could do it supreme justice of course...but the poor guy needs a break from the arch-villain thing!). Not to mention, all "main bad guy" casting aside, doesn't this "new" Bond seem to be not in the same world as the "Giant hidden fortress secret underwater base, evil bad-guy bent on taking over/destroying/enslaving the world? Isn't that more the "Kenny G" James Bond ala Roger Moore (read: popcorn-y and unrealistic) versus "Coltrane" James Bond with Daniel Craig? (as in highly realistic and not at all popcorn-y even with big action?). Maybe it's just me.
it should be Desmond Llewelyn by Kloipy	Feb 13th, 2008 01:29:18 PM
that would be a real suprise
No! No! No! by MorpheusTheSandman	Feb 13th, 2008 01:30:09 PM
The bad guy should be someone who isn't Al or Bob! Someone unknown. Al is too much Al!
or Michael Gross as Burt Gummer by Kloipy	Feb 13th, 2008 01:32:35 PM
he unleashes his horde of graboids on Craig
Stark Industries has purchased the Bond franchise and recast... by Stark Industries	Feb 13th, 2008 01:34:59 PM
From the Desk of Tony Stark: by Stark Industries Feb 13th, 2008 Al would be great for a short Cameo. Come on, you know you’ll dig it. He could be ‘tied’ to a BIGGER Bond Villain such as: Auric Goldfinger ( James Gandolfini ), General Orlov – Octopussy (Viggo Mortensen), Scaramange - Man With the Golden Gun (Denzel Washington), Dr. No (Chow Yun Fat), Ernst Stavro Blofeld – You Only Live Twice (Tobin Bell) Felix (Dwyane Johnson), ‘M’ (Nina Hartley) Yes, THAT ‘Nina’. With a British Accent, Lowkey Approach, “I’m YOUR Friggn’ Boss./Dominatrix in the background/Don’t Fuck with Me” minimalist attitude, she would def be the ‘M’ not to mess with. Just think about it before you get in a twist.) These characters are ‘over the top’ and have the attitude to keep Bond jumping as well as be memorable and bigger than life. Ca’mon… you know these choices would be cool. We’ll not as cool as me, but it worked for my Father, so that’s the way we do it. Any problems that you may have with the above casting should be directed to my ‘Complaint Department’ Division Head: Iron Man. Have a good day. Peace. -Stark
QUANTUM OF DICK TRACEY by ArcadianDS	Feb 13th, 2008 01:40:53 PM
WAIT I GOTTA 'TAUGHT....WAIT...BAH ITS GONE...
Vern Troyer would be even sweeter... by Somerichs	Feb 13th, 2008 02:08:58 PM
or Mike Myers...heh...
Pacino by Cobbio	Feb 13th, 2008 02:10:13 PM
This isn't the best news, in my opinion. Al Pacino has made many great films in his time, but he's slumming lately, becoming a charicature of himself. I already know the exact expression, exact delivery, and exact posture he'll use to look threatening if this casting news is true. Seems hugely anti-climactic. I'd rather see the lesser-known Anatole Taubman as Bond's nemesis. However, that's probably me being disingenuous. Here's hoping Marc Forster found something weird and distinctive for Pacino to latch on to as a Bond character.
I THOUGHT IT WAS HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN by vaudeville villain	Feb 13th, 2008 02:13:22 PM
what? did he not own as one of, if not THE most hateful bastard to ever grace the screen? ahem
It should be BILL MURRAY Instead! by TomBodet	Feb 13th, 2008 02:15:00 PM
C'mon they could just trot out his Kingpin character, you know it'd be a hoot.
FIght scene in an art gallery? by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 02:15:06 PM
Sounds like Moonraker. I bet everything gets totaled.
Bollocks. by SebastianHaff	Feb 13th, 2008 02:17:10 PM
I was hoping all that buildup was going to be for announcing Connery as the bad guy. I know it'd be gimmicky, but fuck man, it'd be a pretty sweet gimmick. Pacino's cool too though. No complaints.
I thought it was David Bowie. by Yoda's Ball Sack	Feb 13th, 2008 02:19:25 PM
That would be BIG news.
Will Farrell as the Baddie by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 13th, 2008 02:20:51 PM
Hey if Ben Stiller can be JR Ewing anything is possible
But will he be SCREAAAAAAMING??? by superduper3000	Feb 13th, 2008 02:22:17 PM
James Bond vs The Screamer? Oh, it's on!! It can't be any worse than his appearance in Ocean's 13 (which was still fun, btw). http://tinyurl.com/3e399l
Christopher Eccleston by Automaton Overlord	Feb 13th, 2008 02:23:40 PM
should play Blofeld!
ON ANY GIVEN MISSION YOU'RE GONNA WIN... by vaudeville villain	Feb 13th, 2008 03:01:51 PM
...or you're gonna lose. the point is - can you win or lose like a man?
whoo-ahh! by ironic_name	Feb 13th, 2008 03:05:54 PM
get some of the old bond girls to be the villains
I'm Going Downtown & Talk to Q&M! I'm going to LEMKIN! by uss cygnus	Feb 13th, 2008 03:07:32 PM
Oh, I'm going to have your job, shithead.
Roger Moore could have been the villian. by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 03:07:37 PM
Or Dalton or Brosnan. That would have been a nice twist.
Ain't It Cool Invented Shit I Pass As News by Wonderboys	Feb 13th, 2008 03:11:59 PM
That's should be the new name of this site, yeaarp!
Bad Move. Al Pacino's so over. All he ever does now... by Piltdown Joey	Feb 13th, 2008 03:13:00 PM
...is more and more exagerrated versions of Big Boy Caprice from DICK TRACY, regardless of the movie he's in. He has become a caricature of himself. Hope this is false.
A Blofeld/SPECTRE reboot would be cool... by KillaKane	Feb 13th, 2008 03:13:59 PM
sans the more overt Austin Powers schtick, (Neru suits, trapdoors and an infinite supply of disposable lackies) otherwise no one would take it seriously, but I'd expect to see a white pussy somewhere! (F'nar). It'd be cool to see some old skool JB baddies return.
No Mr Bond, I expect joo to die... by smackfu	Feb 13th, 2008 03:14:15 PM
JOO FUCKING COCKAROACH!!!
No one was better than Pacino in the 70s/80s by Prossor	Feb 13th, 2008 03:15:01 PM
Nicholson was close, De Niro? Scorsese held his hand. 1900 or The Last Tycoon? What bland 2-gear performances (and this is 70s when hes supposedly in his "prime"). Pacino was a FORCE OF NATURE. no matter the quality of some of his films, his performances were A fucking +. This should be interesting to see if he dissapears into his roll ala 70s/80s and not his yell-fest 90s mode.
"If I wer the man I was 5 years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to by One-Eyed Willy	Feb 13th, 2008 03:18:10 PM
If he is the one, he better step up to the plate, and be scary "Godfather II" intense. This Al-Pacino-playing-Al-Pacino characture he's been getting away with is old and lame
Say Hellooo to my newer friend!!!!!!!!! by loc420	Feb 13th, 2008 03:21:29 PM
Cue in Verne Troyer as Mini-Pacino, haha
bullshit by Mr.Slade	Feb 13th, 2008 03:24:09 PM
too cool to be true
It would take away from Craig by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 03:25:09 PM
Hire an unknown. The reason Mr. White worked well was that he was an actor you didn't know.
Winehouse... by Tourist	Feb 13th, 2008 03:30:25 PM
...Should do the Bond theme.
For Pacino, I hope so! by Judge Briggs	Feb 13th, 2008 03:31:44 PM
He hasn't been in a good movie for a long time!
by PedroM	Feb 13th, 2008 03:41:28 PM
They made a offer he can´t refuse alright, because Gemma Arterton got A GREEEEAAAAT ASS! AND TITS!
Give it up guys, this is bullshit! by Utamoh	Feb 13th, 2008 03:49:21 PM
Mathieu Almaric is the main bad guy. End of story. They're half-way through filming for chrissakes. This would be all over IMDB and the Hollywood Reporter.
omg it's gonna be Christian Bale! by kafka07	Feb 13th, 2008 03:51:22 PM
or Al Pacino, one of those two guys.
I bet it's Michael Caine by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 03:52:29 PM
He's sneaky.
NO NO NO by coachaaron	Feb 13th, 2008 03:54:22 PM
pacino is a shadow of his former self, this would only make him look worse... unless he really gets to go wild with this role.
My post was retarded hahah but by loc420	Feb 13th, 2008 03:55:48 PM
Fuck it, it should be Timothy Dalton or William Shatner as the main bad guy.
Al Pacino IS by skimn	Feb 13th, 2008 03:56:10 PM
Dick Inyurfacha.
Bale would mess up Craig by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 13th, 2008 03:57:45 PM
But it ain't happening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =cCsRN70XXxo
Matt Damon should be the boss by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 04:05:12 PM
He makes sitting in a chair for 2 hours scary.
FOCK YOU YOU FOCKING FOCKS!!! by spud mcspud	Feb 13th, 2008 04:08:11 PM
Fock you Bond... Fock you! Shay hello to my leeeeeetle frend! This casting is inspired. So long as he plays the whole part in the style of Scarface, I'm soooooooooo fucking there!
This better not be true... by BLIND ALBINO PENGUINS	Feb 13th, 2008 04:11:26 PM
The Bond franchise does not need Al "Hoohaa!" Pacino. Otherwise, it just becomes a vehicle for the actor do do a Hoohaa wacky performance. There's a real possibility that we could be getting a Pacino as Blofeld. The Austin Powers films proved that the character was a joke. I highly doubt(assuming that he IS actually playing Blofeld)that the star power of Pacino is going to help much in that matter. Could this soon lead to Pacino as Cobra Commander in GI JOE? COBRAAAA! HOO HAA!!
Coming soon... by BLIND ALBINO PENGUINS	Feb 13th, 2008 04:13:32 PM
Scent of a Blofeld. HOO HAA!!!
But we'll never see his face. by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 04:19:33 PM
He'll just be sitting in a chair stroking his kitty.
If.. by the9points	Feb 13th, 2008 04:30:25 PM
this had come as a surprise upon first viewing we'd have been blown. the fuck. away by it. now, not so much. lesson learnt? probably not.
Al Pacino? Maybe... but i'd prefer... by Yeti	Feb 13th, 2008 04:30:34 PM
Charles Dance or Anthony Stewart Head as they play Evil! so very very well.
OKAY, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!! by la_sith	Feb 13th, 2008 04:33:03 PM
SHE'S GOT A GREAT ASS!!!!!!
Frank Caliendo as Al Pacino in Quantum of Solace by messi	Feb 13th, 2008 04:35:27 PM
Liar, Liar. Your pants....are on FIRE!!!!!
Great Ass!!! by finky089	Feb 13th, 2008 04:42:04 PM
well, it was.
Needs Giant Robots. by TomBodet	Feb 13th, 2008 04:42:34 PM
Just because they make everything better, and B: Pacino and Craig would welcome the change.
I'm very Angry, Bond. by Embeedeuce	Feb 13th, 2008 04:54:01 PM
You can ball my wife in her ex-husband's dead-tech post-modern bullshit house. But you do not get to watch my MOTHER FUCKING TV!
BOOOO! by BrooseTheScharuk	Feb 13th, 2008 05:01:52 PM
Pacino is an overrated blowhard. Then again, that might work for a Bond villain, if this were ten years ago and Bond was all about being tongue-in-cheek and larger-than-life and all that shit. I like the idea of the Bond villains always being these awesome actors from various parts of the world who don't have any recognition factor for North American audiences. If it has to be an American, it shouldn't be anyone any bigger than -- say -- Phillip Baker Hall. Better yet, get one of those clever Brits, with their tricky accent switching powers, like Tom Wilkinson. Al Pacino is just Al Pacino. I don't give a shit about fucking mega movie stars. Of course, I'm probably ranting on a bullshit story anyway, so...um...as you were...
I thought it would be Telly Savalas :( by polyh3dron	Feb 13th, 2008 05:03:18 PM
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Hope this isn't true. by I Hope You Die	Feb 13th, 2008 05:06:33 PM
This kind of shit is all Al Pacino does these days. Pops up and plays Al Pacino so we can all go "OMIGOD IT'S AL PACINO IN SOME ROLE I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE HIM IN PLAYING THE SAME FUCKING CHARACTER HE ALWAYS PLAYS." Screw that. I think the big bad guy should be a CGI-version of 1960s Sean Connery who proceeds to lay out his plan to kill Bond and take his place. He then turns to the camera and says, in his thick Scottish accent, "That's right, in Dr. No, in From Russia with Love, in Goldfinger, in Thunderball... I was evil. How's that for a mindfuck?"
Joe Peschi by otm shank	Feb 13th, 2008 05:09:40 PM
No Mr. Bond, you said I was a threat. What am I here to threaten you? What the FUCK is so threatening about me?!?
Lol Joe Pesci by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 05:11:01 PM
Am I a clown to you, Mr. Bond? Do I amuse you?
I Hope You Die by Prossor	Feb 13th, 2008 05:11:06 PM
that sounds... admittedly badass. of coures ANYHING Connery would do in the 60s would be badass. He could have been spinning around in the alps singing the hills are alive or cameoing in Good Bad Ugly... heck.
Indiana Jones Trailer up tomorrow... by idahomer	Feb 13th, 2008 05:21:54 PM
Anyone know that? Premiers durring GMA tomorrow between 8-9 am.
Hayden Christensen by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 05:24:33 PM
I hate you, Mr. Bond! You get everywhere! You're not smooth! You're rough!
Pacino? Please say no by tigana99	Feb 13th, 2008 05:35:13 PM
If true, it's utterly depressing. Pacino has perfected the art of speaking his lines, every line, loudly. This is supposed to add gravitas and menace to his characters. Now, if he could re-learn speaking softly, as he did in Godfather 2, well, perhaps I could believe again.
Only if he's done up as Big Boy Caprice by skimn	Feb 13th, 2008 05:45:13 PM
so he can deliver, "What's the matter, you bums forgotten how to kill people? Have you no sense of pride in what you do? No sense of duty, no sense of destiny? I'm looking for generals; what have I got? Foot soldiers! " A comic book villian fit Mr Pacino all too well in 1990.
Hey Bond! Hoo-Haaaa! by Piltdown Joey	Feb 13th, 2008 05:48:21 PM

That would rock on so many levels by Kragmose	Feb 13th, 2008 05:51:35 PM
Also, the art-gallery fight scene sounds like something I will look forward to. Much.
Alec Baldwin by irrelevntelefant	Feb 13th, 2008 06:04:13 PM
"Coffee is for killers, Mr. Bond"
At least its not Dane Cook by irrelevntelefant	Feb 13th, 2008 06:11:01 PM

John Madden as "Q", by BillyPilgrim	Feb 13th, 2008 06:13:38 PM
Ryan Seacrest as "Moneypenny" and Phil Specter as the Big Boss Baddy.
Steve Buscemi as the baddie. by Gamerra_Presley	Feb 13th, 2008 06:14:55 PM
"Hey you can always find a job at Helga's House of Pain-"
Quantum of Pacino! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 06:17:56 PM

No by kadayi	Feb 13th, 2008 06:19:37 PM
Pacino is a caricature of himself these days, I don't like the idea of him hamming it up in the next film...
Maybe it's an older version of the Scarface character by Logan_1973	Feb 13th, 2008 06:31:28 PM
INT: BOND BARGES INTO THE ROOM, ONLY TO BE MET BY SCARFACE AND HIS BIG FUCKING GUN SCARFACE: SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND, MR. BOND!
Tim Dalton or even Wojer Moore by FILMFUNK	Feb 13th, 2008 06:34:57 PM
would be better. Though it was gonna be Connery too but Pacino just did baddy boringly in Oceans 103 or whatever so get someone better suited! Get Brosnan!
Should've been Sean Connery... by anchorite	Feb 13th, 2008 06:56:15 PM
THAT would have been a crazy casting choice!
Ok... by thecheesegrommit	Feb 13th, 2008 07:08:47 PM
Ok... wait for it....wait for it...Terry O'quinn! You know it's true. Genius! Shhh..... shhh!
by thecheesegrommit	Feb 13th, 2008 07:09:31 PM
shhh
It's a bad idea by Luscious.868	Feb 13th, 2008 07:12:22 PM
I agree 100% with everyone who thins this isn't good news. As others have pointed out, he hasn't really "acted" in a movie in a long time and since he's so well known I think he'd only take people out of the movie. The only way I'd be for this is if they can get him to tone down his schtick and actually act.
Clueless People ............. by jjgittes	Feb 13th, 2008 07:49:58 PM
"all he does is play Al Pacino"....wtf - Angels in America and Merchant of Venice were only 4 years ago and were as good a back to back one-two punch as anyone has done in film in recent memory. You people are simply not worthy. Heck even in O13 he was a terrific, witty (and quite sly) addition to the ensemble. Yeah, he does crap but he rarely sucks in anything, he doesn't coast (he's working hard to entertain YOU dammit) - and here's the kicker : he's been flat out great at LEAST 6 times in the last 10 years (Donnie Brasco, The Insider, Chinese Coffee, Insomnia, and the aforementioned AiA, MOV); any other American actor in his age group got 6 great performances in the last 10 years? Yeah, exactly....
Sean Connery should be the next Bond villian by GornPirate	Feb 13th, 2008 07:58:20 PM
and Alex Trebek should be his second in command.
Matt Damon as bad guy with Sara Silverman as his squeeze by Uncapie	Feb 13th, 2008 08:01:06 PM
"No, Mr. Bond...I FUCKED SARA SILVERMAN!" For those who've seen the Jimmy Kimmel Show.
McCain should be the villain! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 13th, 2008 08:01:34 PM
He's scary.
Do you expect me to talk? by SpencerTrilby	Feb 13th, 2008 08:04:27 PM
No Mr Bond, I EXPECT YOU TO DIE! I don't know what to think. He made perfectly clear in recent interviews that he doesn't give a shit about blockbusters: he just takes the money , laughs all the way to the bank and comes home reading scripts for smaller, better flicks (when he's in the mood of shooting one). I sure hope it's just a cameo, so people will get used to the idea (not unlike Sam Jackson in Iron Man) and give him a decent part in Bond 23. At least it gives them 2 more years to write him a decent baddie part, and not a VIP cameo.
Scarface versus Bond? by Noir_LeBlanc	Feb 13th, 2008 08:12:30 PM
Hell yeah!!!
I want to see Matt Damon as the villian by Ashok0	Feb 13th, 2008 09:04:37 PM
And Matt wins.
I still say it's total bullshit! by Zardoz	Feb 13th, 2008 09:27:24 PM
and I hope it is, 'cause Pacino would be so very WRONG for this movie, or any Bond movie for that matter. Stop the insanity!
Will Smith as the new Bond villain by KurtLockwood	Feb 13th, 2008 10:15:16 PM
Who foiled my plan? 007? AWWW HELLL NAWWWW!
Change that goddamn title by WolfmanNards	Feb 13th, 2008 10:36:22 PM
I'm not gonna go to or talk about a movie called Quantum of Solace
crap by haggardatbest	Feb 14th, 2008 12:20:48 AM
I was hoping for Eric the Midget.
rather this title than "die another tomrrow to live again in a g by hegele	Feb 14th, 2008 12:43:45 AM
get a thesaurus.
I really by Series7	Feb 14th, 2008 12:52:11 AM
Can't remember who the bad guy even was in James Bond, Martin Campbell returns?? Awwww who cares Marc Forster is going to poop out another boring film.
Al Pacino in all of his movies in the last decade: by Han Cholo	Feb 14th, 2008 01:09:47 AM
Blank stare - "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! !!!!!!" Hopefully he'll play it calmly this time. I want to see him play a quiet person who remains calm even when the shit hits the fan.
does he SHOUT A LOT FOR NO APPARENT REASON? by Maniaq	Feb 14th, 2008 01:20:16 AM
seriously tho - I see no reason to jump from "Al Pacino is doing a cameo" to "Al Pacino is the new Bond Villain" so easily... To me cameo says some section chief type who fails and gets executed spectacularly. Not THE fucking MAN. Or maybe Felix Leiter's CIA chief doing the whole shouting at his subordinates bit - now THAT I can see Pacino doing a cameo more than the Big Cheese... Really there are so many different ways this could be interpreted - and didn't this very site already confirm it was Almaric? Just to throw this out there, you know who I think would make an excellent Bond Villain that everyone would LOVE to HATE? OK now your initial reaction to this might be a little adverse, but just let it settle in for a moment and then see how you feel about it - Tom Cruise think about it - all I'm saying
I'm over.... by Brians Life	Feb 14th, 2008 01:53:08 AM
...the idea that simply injecting Al Pacino into a movie makes it better. That said, Casino Royale was a brilliant movie. Hopefully Pacino's portrayal of the big bad will be equally brilliant and not just another Pacino SNL caricature.
Who cares - he'll do any piece of shit for a paycheck these days by Doc_McCoy	Feb 14th, 2008 01:56:01 AM
And even if this rumor is true, Pacino has had maybe two good performances in the last decade.
Christopher Nolan Theory by DC Films	Feb 14th, 2008 03:37:14 AM
How's this: They make a Bond movie approx. every 2 years (that's the plan anyway. You could say the same about Nolan's Batman trilogy. So Nolan should be coming out of Batman 3 around the time Bond 23 goes into production. Nolan's already said he'd love to do a Bond movie one day and Eon would bend over backwards to get him. Well, the last good performance that Pacino put in was on the Nolan film, Insomnia. It was an understated turn - grizzled, dark and internal - showed that the guy's still got it in him with the right script and direction (just like DeNiro). Makes sense that Pacino would be tempted in if he thought he might get to work with Nolan again. And makes sense that Eon would trust Nolan to get a less derivated 'Sent of a Woman' performance out of Pacino. If they pair Pacino with the wrong set of hands we'll end up with a character indistinguishable from 'John Milton' in dull as dish-water 'Devil's Advocate'. With Haggis' Advocacy steering the franchise they wouldn't let this happen... would they?
2000s Pacino is doing better than 90s Pacino by Prossor	Feb 14th, 2008 03:43:13 AM
Angels in America, Merchant of Venice, and he will be portraying Salvador Dali too. Maybe this villain role is part of that rebound. Same cant be said for DeNIro who will be playing yet another mobster in Frankie Machine.
BTW, in my Bond movie... by DC Films	Feb 14th, 2008 03:58:49 AM
Rutger Hauer is the villain - been saying so for years - and Michael Gambon as a ruthless, cantakorous M.
Big boss... by Ghostball	Feb 14th, 2008 05:20:57 AM
next time should be a woman - a antithesis of M, who controls a 007 antithesis. Any thoughts who should play 'em?
90s Pacino was pretty freakin' good too by jjgittes	Feb 14th, 2008 05:29:55 AM
There is no "bad" period Pacino - he consistently gives great performances every year or 2 (although his last one is 2004 with Merchant of Venice, let's see what he does in 2007)......By the way his self financed "Salomaybe" looks pretty damn daring and exciting too and that's due out in 2007.....you see any other American actor doing anything like "Salomaybe"? If you're going to bust his chops for taking crap like "88 Minutes" and "two For the Money", you have to give the props when he does Shakespeare and Wilde on film too yanno? I'd really suggest some people go rent the Al Pacino : An Actor's Vision dvd set - 3 films Pacino financed with his own money "Local Stigmatic", "Chinese Coffee", "Looking For Richard".....all great pieces of acting - all from different stages of his career.
Hoping it was BLOFELD and SPECTRE ... by GCH888	Feb 14th, 2008 05:59:44 AM
I was hoping the character itself was going to be BLOFELD and the criminal organisation was going to be revealed to be SPECTRE. Unlikely I know given the stalemate over the rights but I really would've liked to have seen a modern retelling of Bond going against SPECTRE.
If this is so... by metaluna	Feb 14th, 2008 06:22:30 AM
... I think it'd be a great move. I can see him as Blofeld but not the cartoon figure from previous films, harder and real and I think that's why (if it's true that is) Pacino got a call. He would be truly scary as a Bond villain, the ultimate in fact. Another smart move by the producers I think. Can't wait to see it, silly title or no.
Yoda as the Bond villain. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 14th, 2008 07:11:57 AM
Expect you to die I do Mr. Bond, yes hmmmmm.
Ving Rhames as the Bond villain. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 14th, 2008 07:12:49 AM
I'm gonna get medieval on your ass Mr. Bond. Hey, actually this ain't a bad idea. Remake Live and Let Die with Ving.
Remake Live and Let Die with Ving. by ATARI	Feb 14th, 2008 07:21:09 AM
YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Hollywood, are you listening?
Mr Bond I"m sending the Wolf by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 14th, 2008 07:45:45 AM
You happy now? Sheeet negro, that's all you had to say.
As long as Pacino dances by Abominable Snowcone	Feb 14th, 2008 07:47:55 AM
it will be cool.
Billy Zane! by Stollentroll	Feb 14th, 2008 08:29:22 AM
"You rule, Mr Bond!" - "No, YOU rule!"
Larenzo Lamas by Nabster	Feb 14th, 2008 08:41:42 AM
as the next bond villain. Pacino is a bloated scenery chewer.
Pacino ended the 90's with a bang, though by SpencerTrilby	Feb 14th, 2008 10:00:35 AM
Tony D'Amato rules.
NOOOOOO!!! by FleshMachine	Feb 14th, 2008 10:14:38 AM
most overrated "actor" ever!! he plays the SAME person in EVERY FILM!! watch godfather 3 again...it aint michael corleone anymore...its al pacino.
mr_sinister7381 by Napolean Solo	Feb 14th, 2008 11:03:50 AM
Say hello to my little cameo. ROTFFLMAO
Jeff the Drunk as the villian by irrelevntelefant	Feb 14th, 2008 11:10:58 AM
Niiiiiiiiiice, Mr. Bond. You fuggin fag! can you spare $500, I'm outta weed?
Bigfoot (Mark Jr) as the villian by irrelevntelefant	Feb 14th, 2008 11:11:54 AM
Mr Bond, it is.
DENZEL WASHINGTON by vaudeville villain	Feb 14th, 2008 11:30:49 AM
thumping chest Bond TRIED to SCREW my WIFFFE!!!
I was thinking Stavro as well by XoanonTORN	Feb 14th, 2008 12:35:08 PM
I was hoping for a major CHARACTER announcement..not actor rumor..Pacino rocks though..don't ever count him as an over actor...ever see Carlito's Way, Scarface or of course The Godfather? He's great
PACINO IS THE FUCKING MAN! by ThaSithMaster	Feb 14th, 2008 01:00:22 PM
BEST BOND NEWS EVER!!!!! Now if they could do something about the name of the movie!
Yummy Scenery by Palooka	Feb 14th, 2008 01:21:59 PM
"I'll take a flamethrower to this franchise!!"
BAKULA by BigTexas42	Feb 14th, 2008 01:25:24 PM
It's right there in the title! SCOTT BAKULA as the big baddie! Sam vs. Q in a cool gadget showdown!
That's it!!! Joe Pesci as Bond Villain? by messi	Feb 14th, 2008 01:25:36 PM
What's so fucking funny Mr Bond? huh? What's so fucking funny?
5 minutes of research will prove this false by Utamoh	Feb 14th, 2008 01:27:35 PM
You guys don't dig very deep for your sources. That's how stupid rumors like this get on here. Subscribe to IMDB pro and in 2 seconds you'd learn the truth. Hell, even the behind the scenes videos interview THE MAIN VILLAIN. Learn how to use the bloody internet.
Hulk Hogan should be the baddie by JoeSixPack	Feb 14th, 2008 01:40:39 PM
Hogan, Hulk Hogan, BROTHER!
Joe Pesci was born to be a Bond villain by ricarleite	Feb 14th, 2008 02:45:43 PM
"Now go get your fucking shine box." - "Bond you muthafucka you! Muthafucka!"
Andy Richter as the bad guy by skywalkerfamily	Feb 14th, 2008 02:47:02 PM
He needs the work.
Utamoh by XoanonTORN	Feb 14th, 2008 04:19:49 PM
Ah yes, IMDB...they've always been the go-to source for correct news...yes I'm being sarcastic. Who knows, this could be true..but if you know something we don't..why not share with the class?
STUPID CASTING! by astro1	Feb 14th, 2008 05:49:46 PM
Terrible. Pacino hasn't been good in YEARS.
I'd rather see Gary Oldman. by Pops Freshemeyer	Feb 14th, 2008 06:40:23 PM
And if Oldman isn't available, cancel the project. Seriously, Pacino as the bad guy will suck. You might as well cast Woody Harrelson, Marlon Wayans, or Steven Seagal...
Amy I the only one who thinks... by WeinerPenis	Feb 14th, 2008 07:23:14 PM
...Quantum of Solace is a fucking bad ass Bond title? I remember reading a test review of the last Brosnan Bond where in the focus group they were sking people the titles they liked, "Tomorrow Never Dies", "Death is Not your Ballsack", whatever the fuck. And I just thought, how gay that they aer trying to make these bound-sounding titles which are totally unrelated to the plot. Where are the stories so unique that the simply suggest cool names? To me that's what Quantum of Solace is. It's about what makes Bond kind of fucked up, but it also just sounds cool. I am all for the shit.
Cause She's Got A "........GREAT ASS..." by skoobyx	Feb 14th, 2008 07:23:44 PM
Worst acting moment in history.
Okay XoanonTorn, you got me. by Utamoh	Feb 14th, 2008 08:19:35 PM
Some of us on the Talkback would rather stay anonymous.
AICN writers never learn by Jack Colby	Feb 15th, 2008 12:56:40 AM
They are always overselling how awesome the bit of news or rumor is, then when you finally get to the info in question it's a letdown. Guys, you are not making news more exciting for the readers by building everything up to sound cool, you are making it less so.
Let me buy you a pack of gum and I'll show you how to chew it. by Det. John Kimble	Feb 15th, 2008 02:34:18 AM
HOOO-AAAHH!
by tikibars	Feb 15th, 2008 11:39:00 PM
Whether Pacino plays the role or not, you all KNOW that Blofeld will be back in Quantum or in the film after that, at the latest. They need someone truly bad-as to play him. Pacino will do, if that can get him to commit to at least three films or so.
mind leaving the door open so's my brother knows everything ok? by Prossor	Feb 16th, 2008 04:21:39 PM
"suuuure no problem! no problem!" "so omar says you ok?" "yeah? good! Omar's ok!" "Ok." "Ok..... you got the money?" "You got the stuff?" "Sure i got the stuff! I don't have it right here NOW... i got it close by" "...i dont have the money either" "No?" "I got it close by too." "Ok.... want me to come out we do this again?" "Hahaha where you from Tony?" "WHAT THE FUCK DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE I FROM" "Cojo cojo... i just want to know who i do business with" "You wanna get to know me, whontchu start doing business with me and stop FUCKING around HECTOR" "Mira Antonio..." "whats the story?" [cue guns on Tony and Angel and chainsaw scene]
"Shay hello to da bad guy!" by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:22:19 AM

"Ju 'ave a look in yo eye like ju haven't been focked in a jear, by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:24:46 AM

Meester Bond!" by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:25:29 AM

"Ju know wha' a hazza is, Meester Bond?" by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:27:57 AM

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