James Bond: Quantum of Solace

What do you think of when you think about James Bond?
Maybe some famous lines.
"Bond, James Bond."
"Shaken, not stirred."

Quantum of Solace shall do away with those famous lines just as Casino Royale did away with most of the cool gadgets Bond is used to having around.

"There was a 'Bond, James Bond' in the script," director, Marc Forster told The Independent. "There are several places where we shot it as well, but it never worked as we hoped. I just felt we should cut it out, and Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson [the film's producers] agreed, and Daniel [Craig, who plays Bond] agreed, too. It's nice to be open-minded about the Bond formula. You can always go back to them later on."

The online 007 Magazine editor Graham Rye is quoted in the article saying, "The Bond films had become tired and needed reinvigorating. Rather than going away from Fleming I think the producers have gone back to him." He continued, "His announcing of himself had become a bit corny,. Casino Royale gets back to the spirit of the books, rather than all the silliness."

Quantum of Solace will also feature a homage to the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger. New bond girl Gemma Arterton's character is drowned in crude oil and her lifeless body is left draped over a bed in a scene deliberately reminiscent of the 1964 Bond classic Goldfinger.


Casino Royale, the 21st Bond film, was a reboot of the other 20 films. Quantum of Solace will continue to reboot as a direct sequel of Casino Royale. While all of the other Bond films have been stand-alone stories, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace feature a continuing story. Who knows how long this story will last.

One last tid-bit. There are rumors that there will actually be gadgets in this next Bond film.

Quantum of Solace hits theaters on November 14.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!