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Michael Coate
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This begs the question: What is your favorite 007 title?

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'Quantum of Solace' is latest Bond film
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 29 minutes ago

Bond is back — and he wants revenge.

Producers have revealed some of the secrets about the latest James Bond film, due for release later this year, including the inner turmoil that drives its suave superagent hero and its title: "Quantum of Solace."

As titles go, it's not as mellifluous as "From Russia With Love" or "Goldfinger." But Daniel Craig, returning as Bond after 2006's "Casino Royale," says he likes it.

"It has grown on me," Craig told reporters on the film's set at Pinewood Studios near London on Thursday. "It doesn't trip off the tongue. But why should it?"

Producer Michael G. Wilson said the title, chosen only a few days ago, was taken from a story by Bond creator Ian Fleming that appears in the collection "For Your Eyes Only."

Craig said Fleming defined a quantum of solace — it means, roughly, a measure of comfort — as "that spark of niceness in a relationship that if you don't have, you might as well give up."

Filming began earlier this month at Pinewood, the franchise's home since the 1960s. It's a direct sequel to 2006's "Casino Royale," beginning an hour after that film ends, with Bond devastated by his betrayal by true love Vesper Lynd.

"He had his heart broken at the end of the last movie and that certainly is a spur for him in this one," Craig said.

"I'd be lying if I said there wasn't revenge in his heart. But it's more than that. That spurs him on, but that's not what the movie is. It's not a revenge movie. It's about him figuring a few things out."

Producer Barbara Broccoli said the film, directed by Marc Forster ("Monster's Ball," "The Kite Runner"), mixes Bond's "inner turmoil" with action — and of course gadgets — as he tries to stop a shadowy cabal trying to bring down the world economy.

Craig's second Bond adventure continues in the gritty vein of "Casino Royale," in which a rough-edged 007, newly granted his "license to kill," bled, sweat and felt real emotion. But Wilson promised it also has "twice as much action" as its predecessor.

"It's pretty jam-packed," he said.

Filming began at Pinewood three weeks ago. Location shooting will take place in Italy, Austria, Panama, Chile and Peru.

Mathieu Amalric is a new addition as villain Dominic Greene. But the French actor, star of the Oscar-nominated "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," won't be sporting a trademark tic like many of his predecessors.

He and Forster decided his villainy should come from within.

"That's maybe what is horrible about today," Amalric said. "We can't guess who the villains are. The villains are invisible."

Amalric said he modeled his character to some extent on former Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

"I've been taking details, the smile of Tony Blair, the craziness of Sarkozy, he's the worst villain we've ever had," he said.

Bond may find solace — producers are coy — in the arms of two Bond Girls — Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko as a feisty Bolivian named Camille and Gemma Arterton as an MI6 agent named Fields.

"In the movie, he is obviously still attached to his past," said Kurylenko. "The appearance of this new girl might divert him. Or, it might not."

Craig, who overcame public skepticism — a blond Bond? — to win rave reviews for "Casino Royale," said he still felt nervous about the role.

"All the fear I felt before is still there," he said.

"This is a $200 million movie, and it's James Bond. We have to make it great."



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Mike Blakesley
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Somehow I don't see "Quantum of Solace" taking a place along the great Bond titles. But who knows?

In case you need a list to pick from here are all the Bond films.

Dr. No
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
Live and Let Die
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
Never Say Never Again
A View to a Kill
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
GoldenEye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Casino Royale

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Joe Redifer
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Moonraker is still the best because there are a surplus of space shuttles ready to go at any given time. If the airport metal detector goes off, all you have to do is smile and they will let you pass.

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Bobby Henderson
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Favorite 007 film titles? I'm not sure. But Quantum of Solace definitely ranks as a least favorite title. MGM/UA/Sony will have to plaster that "007" logo all over every piece of marketing material because that Quantum of Solace doesn't give out a Bond vibe at all.

From Russia With Love has a certain humorous quality to it considering the context of the story.

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Quantum of Solace sounds like a metaphysical Sci fi flick. I like Octopussy the best I think, because it's sort of a "wink wink" title, which pretty much sums up Moore's take on Bond.

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I still fondly remember Bambi and Thumper from "Diamonds are Forever". These were the 2 wrestler chicks who were guarding Jimmy Dean to keep him from escaping..

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Joe Redifer
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I hope Scott Bakula is in it.

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I'd like to hear Carly Simon throw 'Quantum Of Solace' into the opening song. She managed to get 'The Spy Who Loved Me' in...but this is a real challenge.

Maybe they should ask Madonna to do it again. She can throw any stupid lyric into a song. [puke]

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Nobody ever uses the words "quantom" or "solace" in conversation. I'll bet people will be saying, "When's 'Quantity of Silence' coming?"

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Jonathan Worthing
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quote: Mike Blakesley
In case you need a list to pick from here are all the Bond films
WHAT ABOUT

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN

The rogue title that never gets counted as a Bond film.

& the first Casino Royale

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John Wilson
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Although I though NSNA was good, it's not an EON production and assume those are what most'd refer to as the 'real' Bond films.

The original 'Casino Royale' can hardly even qualify as a movie let alone a Bond film. Torture, yes...Bond film, non.

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Yes I do agree the film was as bad a dog [bs] on a pizza.

But it is still a Bond film.

As is NSNA

You can not do a comparison of all the films, if you do not include all the films bad or good. No matter who produces them.

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As far as titles go I liked the Connery remake of Thunderball called "Never Say Never Again" the movie was only fair and it lacked the music (or even good music) but it had the real Bond!

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NSNA was pretty good action wise and all that, and the makeup artists did a great job blending in Connery's toupee and keeping it on his head at all times.

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Connery had a toupee from about Thunderball on! The underwater shots of Connery his toupee was umm well didn't look right they should have put a cap on him underwater! The film wasn't what they wanted it to be and Connery said he was satisfied with the film but it wasn't the film they outlined! The guy that wrote it and Thunderball has 11 more scripts of the same damn film. He tried to remake it one more time but the courts said no!

I liked the fellow that had the role of Q in it! Now don't come down on me I like the real Q as well.

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