Beaks here...

"What the hell is this organization, Bond? How can they be everywhere and we know nothing about them?"

I don't know, M. The official plot summary for QUANTUM OF SOLACE fails to put a name to this "secret organization". They're apparently codenamed "Quantum", but I keep expecting another moniker to emerge. Like "Eduardo".

Whatever they call 'em, it looks like the bastards are phenomenally adept at riling up ol' 007, which is good news for folks who're hoping that QUANTUM OF SOLACE will go a tad heavier on the action than CASINO ROYALE (which didn't exactly skimp, but whatever). I just hope that director Marc Forster and the writing team of Purvis/Wade/Haggis will continue to stay as far away from hover-gondolas as possible - unless those hover-gondolas are absolutely essential to the story.

Though the set pieces look predictably spectacular, I'm most intrigued by Mathieu Amalric as baddie Dominic Greene. Hurry up November 14th!

Here's the official plot synopsis.

QUANTUM OF SOLACE continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (DANIEL CRAIG) in CASINO ROYALE. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr White (JESPER CHRISTENSEN) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (MATHIEU AMALRIC), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (JOAQUIN COSIO). Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop his organisation.