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  • James Bond’s Skyfall on 2 November

    James Bond’s Skyfall on 2 November

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures India will release the latest James Bond film Skyfall on 2 November.

    Skyfall, the 23rd film in the James Bond series, will be Daniel Craig‘s third film as Ian Fleming‘s James Bond. Also in the cast are Javier Barden, Ralph Fiennes, Berenice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw with Albert Finney and Judi Dench .

    Made under the banner of Albert R Brocoli‘s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the movie will initially release in UK and Ireland on 26 October.

  • Roger Moore tops with 7 James Bond portrayals

    Roger Moore tops with 7 James Bond portrayals

    MUMBAI: As the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall is midway in terms of shooting, we take stock of how many actors reprised the role of the secret agent and number of times.

    While Roger Moore holds the record with seven potrayals of Agent 007 in films like Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy and A View to Kill, Sean Connery was one short of Moore‘s achievement (Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever).

    Following is Pierce Brosnan with four portrayals (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day) while the current Bond, Daniel Craig is doing his third Bond film (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall).

    But the franchise producer Michael G. Wilson wants Craig to take the record with eight Bond films.

    At the bottom is Timothy Dalton who has played Bond twice (The Living Daylights, License to Kill) while George Lazenby played the action hero in just one movie On Her Majesty‘s Secret Service.

  • Ben Whishaw to play gadget maestro Q in Skyfall

    Ben Whishaw to play gadget maestro Q in Skyfall

    MUMBAI: Now that the casting of the James Bond film Skyfall is nearing finalization, Ben Whishaw has been cast to play gadget maestro Q in the film. Whishaw‘s role would be that of the MI6 boffin who traditionally dishes out the gadgetry to 007 for his missions.

    The actor joins the cast led by Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney among others, is reported to have been assigned the role for the Sam Mendes directed actioner.

    It is very heartening to note that Whishaw will be the first Q in the franchise‘s history to be younger than 007. While he is 31, Craig is 43.

    Q is a James Bond staple for older 007 fans as he hasn‘t appeared in a Bond adventure since 2002‘s Die Another Day when John Cleese essayed the role.

    For the previous 36 years, the gadget whizz and inventor had been played by Desmond Llewelyn.

    Skyfall is scheduled to release in the UK and Ireland in October 2012 and later in November the same year in November.

  • David Yates developing Who for film remake

    David Yates developing Who for film remake

    MUMBAI: Harry Potter director David Yates is developing The BBC television series Who one of the longest-running in British history.


    The development of the film that would have no connection to the show is in the very early stages. This allows Yates to work on other projects.


    Who centers on an eccentric man known as the Doctor, an alien time lord who travels space and time with the help of a machine called the TARDIS, whose exterior appears to be a small police box but is actually gigantic inside. He regularly teams up with humans to save worlds.


    Various actors have played the Doctor over the show‘s run, with the explanation being that when the character is dying, he can regenerate his body into a new form. The conceit could work wonderfully in a long-running movie franchise a la James Bond or Batman.


    After it ran successfully between 1963 and 1989, the show was re launched into a global franchise in 2005.


    Since the movie series ended, his name has surfaced in connection with several projects. Nothing has stuck so far, as Yates is taking his time choosing his follow-up.

  • New Bond film titled Skyfall

    New Bond film titled Skyfall

    MUMBAI: The 23rd instalment of the James Bond series has been eventually named Skyfall that will have Daniel Craig returning as the fictional spy for the third time.

    Directed by Sam Mendes, the new 007 film will go on the floors on November 7, while it is scheduled to release on October 26, next year in the UK and November 9, in North America.
     
    The new film will see Bond`s loyalty to M (Judi Dench) tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

    “We`re so delighted to have Sam Mendes direct Skyfall and be working once again with Daniel Craig. We`ve a great script, an extraordinary cast and an incredibly talented creative team for this latest James Bond adventure,” producers Wilson and Broccoli said in a statement.

    The film, produced by Albert R Broccoli`s Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment, has been written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan.

    Apart from Craig and Judi Dench, the starcast includes heavyweights names like Javier Bardem as the Bond nemesis, Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe as Bondgirls. Others in the cast include Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw.
     
     

  • Bond bids goodbye to India

    Bond bids goodbye to India

    MUMBAI: James Bond has bid goodbye to India even before landing here. In spite of a green signal from the Indian railways, the shoot of the British super spy film has been shelved.

    “The production company, India Take One Productions, have communicated to the railway ministry that they are not shooting the next Bond film in India, and that they are looking at other places,” sources from the railway ministry have said in a statement.

    The producers of the film titled Bond 23, wanted to shoot high-speed stunts on the Indian Railways. There was a request to shoot on the rooftop of a moving train, as well as inside a tunnel. However, due to security reasons, they were facing trouble getting the permission.

    In spite of the Railway ministry‘s go-ahead signal, officials were worried about the production team‘s demand of “locking off the lines for seven-eight hours a day for seven days in a row”.

    The crew is now likely to move to South Africa for the shoot.

  • Bond film shooting in India gets I&B nod

    Bond film shooting in India gets I&B nod

    MUMBAI: Giving a reprieve to thousands of James Bond fans who were dejected because the producers of the next installment of the film couldn’t get permission to shoot in India, the Information & Broadcasting (I & B) ministry has given its nod to the makers to shoot across the country.

    The I&B ministry has given permission to the producers to shoot the latest Bond film Bond 23 in places like Daryaganj, Sarojini Nagar market and Ansari Road in the capital. As per the makers request, they have been given permission to shoot in North Goa with the exception of the tunnel at Dudhsagar (south-eastern railway) and Zuari rail bridge over Zuari river (Konkan railways) due to security concerns.

    In Ahmedabad, the producers had sought permission to shoot near the Navagam area that is close to installations like Torrent Power limited, ONGC and IOC. The ministry has asked them to ensure that permissions are taken from the railway ministry and the state government. It is said that talks with the railway ministry were on regarding these particular locales.

    Bond 23 will be the latest addition to films that have already been given permission to shoot in India. Twenty-two films including the Tom Cruise-starrer Mission Impossible, Life of Pi, Singularity and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel have already got clearance to shoot in the country.

  • Shoot of Bond film in India stalled

    Shoot of Bond film in India stalled

    MUMBAI: This is bad news for James Bond fans in India. Those who rejoiced with the news that the forthcoming James Bond film would be shot in India will be sad to know that the shooting of the film in the country has been stalled after the production house couldn‘t get the permission to shoot.

    The makers of the film, tentatively titled Bond 23, wanted to shoot high-speed stunts on the Indian Railways. However, they could not get the permissions due to safety issues and as a result director Sam Mendes is now on the search for new locales.

    However, the country‘s railways minister Dinesh Trivedi has decided to look into the matter but at the same time “I can‘t jeopardize the safety of passengers,” he said.

    The shooting is likely to move to South Africa, where the producers already have permission to shoot some scenes but not until January.

  • Harry Potter film crosses $1 billion mark

    Harry Potter film crosses $1 billion mark

     MUMBAI: The last of Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 has crossed the $1 billion mark globally at the end of the first week.


    The latest Potter film has earned $640.2 million worldwide. While the film has grossed $214.9 million domestically, it raked in an additional $425.3 million at the international box office, it is understood.


    The terrific opening of the film also pushed Warners‘ domestic box office take for 2011 to over $1 billion for the eleventh consecutive year.
     
    Commented Warner Bros president of worldwide marketing Sue Kroll, “Each film has inspired us creatively, and it has been exciting to watch the evolution through eight remarkable movies. It has truly been the movie event of a generation, as Harry Potter fans who were there from the beginning have been joined by new fans over the years, and their enthusiasm, as well as our own has never waned.”


    Even before the latest movie opened, the Potter franchise was already the highest-grossing franchise of all time beating out both the Star Wars and James Bond films, a status it has held since the sixth film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that released in 2009.


    Individually, the worldwide grosses for the previous films are: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer‘s Stone, $974,755,371; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, $878,979,634; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, $796,688,549; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, $896,911,078; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, $939,885,929; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $934,416,487; and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, $955,417,476.
     

  • It’s Time to “Bond” with Star Movies

    MUMBAI: Non- stop entertainment…Shaken, not stirred!!! Keeping in tradition with the Bond style, Star Movies is going to blow you off your seats, this March with the ULTIMATE BOND MARATHON! It’s celebration time for all Bond fans as Star Movies brings you the entire 007 collection to your living room! Starting Tuesday, March 6th treat your eyes to your favorite original Bond’s – Sean Connery, George Lazenby and Roger Moore and catch the best of action on all-time classic blockbusters like From Russia With Love, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger and Thunderball from this Monday to Friday only on Star Movies!

    Tuesday, March 6 at 10:25 p.m.

    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

    The evil SPECTRE organization has hatched a plan to steal a decoder that will access Russian state secrets and irrevocably unbalance the world order. It is up to James Bond to seize the device first, but he must confront enemies that include Red Grant and the ruthless Rosa Klebb — a former KGB agent with poison-tipped shoes. Even as Bond romances a stunning Soviet defector, he realizes he is being lured into a deadly trap, and he will need all of his courage, ability and cutting-edge technology to triumph over the forces that seek to destroy him.

    Wednesday, March 7 at 10:20 p.m.

    DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

    After traveling the world in his quest to kill Blofeld, Bond returns triumphant, only to discover a case waiting for him: a large amount of diamonds has been stolen from the South African mines and two offbeat assassins are killing everyone in the smuggling ring one-by-one. Bond goes undercover as Peter Franks, diamond smuggler. What he discovers shocks him: the head of the smuggling ring is none other than Ernst Stavros Blofeld! Now, Bond must resist the wiles of a beautiful smuggler and survive the machinations of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, Blofeld’s two best assassins so that he can uncover Blofeld’s sinister plots.

    Thursday, March 8 at 10:45 p.m.

    GOLDFINGER

    The powerful tycoon Auric Goldfinger has initiated “Operation Grand Slam,” a cataclysmic scheme to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. James Bond, armed with his specially equipped Aston Martin (its accessory package includes built-in machine guns, a smoke screen and an ejector seat), must stop the plan by overcoming several outrageous adversaries. First there’s Oddjob, the mute servant who kills at the toss of a lethal hat; next, the beautiful Jill Masterson, who gives new meaning to the phrase “golden girl”; and finally, sexy pilot Pussy Galore, whose romantic feelings for Bond complicate her involvement in Goldfinger’s high-flying scheme.

    Friday, March 9 at 10:50 p.m.

    THUNDERBALL

    SPECTRE hatches its most audacious plot to date when its agents hijack a British Vulcan bomber armed with two atomic bombs and hold NATO to ransom for the sum of #100,000,000. The British send all their “00” agents, including James Bond, to recover the warheads before SPECTRE carries out its threat to detonate the devices on the UK and US mainlands.

    So, be part of the Bond Mania and enjoy the non-stop action and fun with ULTIMATE BOND MARATHON, from Monday to Friday only on Star Movies!