MGM and producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions, announced today that the twentieth film in the legendary James Bond series will be called DIE ANOTHER DAY.
Wilson and Broccoli said, "DIE ANOTHER DAY carries on the tradition of the Ian Fleming stories and reflects the excitement and mystery of our latest script."
DIE ANOTHER DAY is the twentieth installment of the most successful film franchise in cinema history. Starring Pierce Brosnan (in his fourth film as James Bond) and Halle Berry, the film will be released in the US and the UK on November 22 2002. Directed by Lee Tamahori, the script was written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. DIE ANOTHER DAY also stars Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese and Judi Dench.
The film will be released by MGM Distribution Company in North America and through its international distributor, 20th Century Fox.
Should I watch Star Trek X or James Bond XX? Choices......
Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :
Ew, I don't like Halle Berry, her shameless frontal nudity shot in Swordfish almost blinded me and made me strangle my friend.
"Is this why you wanted to see this?!"
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Er...uh? Why is it that so many people only go to see one movie a year or something? Don't you people go more often? Yeesh. If there's a movie playing that I want to see, I go see it... What's so hard about that?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Much, apparently.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
On the average, I only go to the movies about once every 18 to 24 months. There have been movies I've wanted to see, but they've never been exciting or interesting enough for me to go out and see them (unless I'm dragged). Of course, I'll make it a point to go watch Star Trek X.
Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :
Dang. I was about to post something on this. Apparently, the film will have something to do with North Korea (there might be a hovercraft chase at the DMZ). There's also a lot of stuff that has to do with Iceland. The tagline is "He's Never Been Cooler."
I'll see "Die Another Day" first, and then see "Nemesis" afterwards.
Posted by Flower Man (Member # 780) on :
quote:Originally posted by Topher: Er...uh? Why is it that so many people only go to see one movie a year or something? Don't you people go more often?
I usually go out to the theaters about three times a year. Four at most. This year, I've gone to the theaters only once so far to see Harry Potter. It wasn't a bad movie by any means. However, it was a tad predictable in some parts.
Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
David, what's wrong with Halle showing her top? Do you hate seeing Denise Richards washing that Jeep in a wet T-shirt and short shorts in Wild Things?
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
Yes, we do. Take them off, Denise, you'll get your clothes wet!
The way I'm reading this, there seems to be the subculture developing which is dedicated to seeing movies on their first day of release, otherwise you're a failure. Of course, given the continuing inability of people round here to grasp the concept of spoiler warnings, it also makes good sense. . . B(
Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :
I will go see LOTR a third time, that's how fucked up I am. But enough about me, how are you?
Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :
And the Bond-title seems like feces.
Posted by Supreme Chancellor Ultra von Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Well, I suppose it's better than the 'Beneath/Beyond/Below/Behind/ the Ice' rumours that spurted before.
I really don't see how the title fits in with what I've read of the synopsis. It does seem a little less Flemingish than it could be though.
Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
The North Korea scenes are being filmed in Cornwall, not the most obvious of places...
Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :
quote:Originally posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge: David, what's wrong with Halle showing her top? Do you hate seeing Denise Richards washing that Jeep in a wet T-shirt and short shorts in Wild Things?
Actually, I don't believe I've seen Wide Things.
Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :
You seem to've watched "Large Asses", if I may interpret your freudian slip.
There's more to swedes than turnips and stripes.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
There's boobies, too.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Much as I hate to have actually used the word "boobies", it just seemed the right thing to say.
Posted by 359mph (Member # 37) on :
What's wrong with boobies?
Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
David, you should watch that movie. Anyway, I've watched a movie days after an opening. I just came back from seeing the Time Machine.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"What's wrong with boobies?"
I don't trust waterfowl. I never have and never will.
Posted by targetemployee (Member # 217) on :
I am giggling at the thought that anyone had to write a script for the James Bond movies. These movies are essential to the truth which some have observed on Hollywood movies for years: the industry is in the business of releasing movies that were manufactured in a cookie factory.
Since the first film, Dr. No, the plot has been the same. Bad villian, good hero, attractive babes, alot of boom-booms in bed and in the action sequences, etc.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
The same could be said for Star Trek. People beam down, red shirts die, Kirk gets girl, crew moves on.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, originally, the scriptwriting of Bond movies consisted of making a screenplay out of one of Fleming's books. I don't knwo what they do now. Do the scriptwriters actually write the stories? Or are they based off the books by the person(s) who took over after Fleming?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
There are people writing Bond novels today, and there are people writing Bond screenplays. I do not think the two are necessarily connected anymore, but then I have no deep knowledge of the phenomenon.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
No, they are not. Bond got promoted to Captain in the books, but remains a commander in the films.
The books do make some attempt to follow the film chronology. For instance, they retired the original M and replaced him with a lady who may or may not look like Judy Dench. They also make varying attempts to keep up with Bond's new rotating gun habits (although that seems to depend on whether the author approves of the gun or not).
Several of the original Bond films were very different from the books. "The Spy Who Loved Me" bares almost no resemblence to the original book of the same name, for instance.
I'd actually also argue quite strongly that Hollywood has become a cookie-cutter industry. Sure, there are the mindless blockbusters, which snobby teenagers who spend all their free time on Star Trek bulletin boards look down upon, but then there's also more complex stuff. In the past 5 years, we've had classics like Momento, Fight Club, LA Confidential, and others that I can't think of right now. All did exceedingly well, and all were quite clever. Even stuff like The Sixth Sense is hardly mainstream Hollywood.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
quote:I'd actually also argue quite strongly that Hollywood has become a cookie-cutter industry.
Well, you seemed to argue the opposite.
Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :
No more are Bond films based on books...the last one, I think, that was almost like the book's plot was "For Your Eyes Only."
Posted by Supreme Chancellor Ultra von Magnus (Member # 239) on :
"They also make varying attempts to keep up with Bond's new rotating gun habits"
So, it's not really rotating, just phases, perhaps due to the era of the books.
Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :
Didn't Bond have that large Magnum in "Live and Let Die"?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
One of my professors owns three handguns: a Walther PPK, a Walther P99, and a Beretta. These are the three weapon used by Bond in the films (he's a big fan).
Posted by Nim Pim (Member # 205) on :
The magnum in "Loiti boiti Dieti" was special issue, like optional to the mission. Otherwise Roger had the PPK, which IMO is a sissy weapon. It is good with a silencer, but he never uses one, though being a "superspy". Give me Cate Archer anyday.
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