"James Bond 23" officially slated for 2012!

[Lonemagpie]

Aldo wrote:

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Actually:

Bond's "death" is accidental, in that he is shot by mistake by Eve who is told by a desperate M to take out the baddie he is fighting on the train.

That's certainly how I interpreted it.

From the line about "Three months ago..." I'm guessing

That the guy Bond is chasing through Istanbul and then fighting on the train is the one who's nicked the drive with the list of agents, and Bond is trying to get it back - but when his backup, Eve, tries to shoot the thief, she hits Bond - either by incompetence or treason - and he's "killed" - cue titles. And then the scene with Voldemort and M thereafter

Which means it might be quite a long PCS, I suspect, like TWINE had.

[Brikar99]

I watched the 'international' trailer, and the 'domestic' trailer one after the other, looking to spot differences and saw one I didn't consider: in the international trailer, when Bond lands inside the train he has what looks like a large blood stain on his right shoulder. In the domestic version, it seems to have been digitally removed or altered.

[Aldo]

So that's why I never saw the stain everyone was talking about, lol. Anyways:

There is a shot in the trailer of Bond sitting inside the digger being shot at. Apparently he catches a bullet and that's where the blood stain comes from. Would make the next few sequences intense as he would be grappling around a moving train with a bullet wound

[Rush Limborg]

Funny: last night, The "ComingSoon.net" page wouldn't show the US trailer for me--"This video is no longer available."

Today, it seems to be working just fine....

Frankly, I think the US trailer (The one that doesn't begin with the obituary) is more coherent--more clear about what's going on, and why.

I am ever more psyched about this!


BTW...was Bardem's character's name revealed? Becasue...apart from his lack of a cat, I could easily see his character, looking at these recent trailers, as a convincing Blofeld....

[Emh]

Rush Limborg wrote:

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BTW...was Bardem's character's name revealed? Becasue...apart from his lack of a cat, I could easily see his character, looking at these recent trailers, as a convincing Blofeld....

Bardem said in an interview a few months ago that his character's name is Raoul Silva.

[Rush Limborg]

Okay. Guess McClory's still alive, then....

[Aldo]

This is merely speculation on my part:

Based on what's present in the trailer, it appears that Silva could possibly have been an MI6 operative that was betrayed by M, and that's why he's now attempting to take his revenge on her. Could explain his line "She made us..."

I don't think he was ever intended to be Blofeld.

[Emh]

I got the same impression, which reminded me of GoldenEye. And the whole "dying" and going off the grid vibe reminds me of Die Another Day but done right.

[Aldo]

As good as the looks, it is a bit derivative of past Bonds. Especially Bond "failing" and falling a great distance in the teaser is similar to the opening of The World is Not Enough.

Which isn't a complaint mind you. With 23 films now it's hard to stay fresh. It may be repackaged, but the package looks great.

[Emh]

I'm all for it. I wanted to love Die Another Day for that aspect but they screwed it up badly.

[Samurai8472]

The blonde look is very disturbing

[Starkers]

As the Gaurdian said, he seems to be channalling Max Zorin

[Captaindemotion]

Hey, last time Bardem played a baddie with a ridiculous haircut, it turned out all right...

[Starkers]

This is very true!

[Samurai8472]

Starkers wrote:

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As the Gaurdian said, he seems to be channalling Max Zorin

Oh please give us a Spanish version of

"More!! More Powaa!!"