James Bond |
Daniel Craig |
Also starring |
Mathieu Amalric
Olga Kurylenko
Gemma Arterton
Judi Bench
Jeffrey Wright
Giancarlo Giannini |
Directed by |
Marc Forster |
Produced by |
Michael G. Wilson
Barbara Broccoli |
Novel/Story by |
Ian Fleming (Characters)
Michael G. Wilson (Plot) |
Screenplay |
Joshua Zetumer
Paul Haggis
Neal Purvis
Robert Wade |
Quantum of Solace, due for release in November in India is the 22nd James Bond film. The sequel to the 2006 film Casino Royale, is directed by Marc Forster, and features Daniel Craig's second performance as James Bond. Film promises to be an intriguing watch as this will be the first of the Bond movies where the plot flows organically from the last installment and looks a far stronger picture for this rare continuity. Just as Casino Royale's theme was terrorism, the sequel focuses on environmentalism.
In the film, Bond battles Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a member of the Quantum organization posing as an environmentalist, who intends to stage a coup d'état in Bolivia to take control of its water supply. Bond seeks revenge for the death of Vesper Lynd, and is assisted by Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who also wants to kill Greene.
The title was chosen from an unrelated 1960 short story in Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only. Location filming took place in Panama, Chile, Italy and Austria, while the sets were built at Pinewood Studios.
Beginning almost an hour after Casino Royale, Bond is then involved in a car chase in Siena, Italy. The official synopsis shows that after his capture, Mr. White reveals to Bond and M that White's organization, Quantum, has agents in Her Majesty's Government and the Central Intelligence Agency. Forensic evidence of an MI6 traitor leads Bond to Haiti, where he meets Camille, who then helps him find Dominic Greene, a ruthless businessman and chairman of Greene Planet, the legitimate cover for Quantum.
Greene intends to use his government contacts to help overthrow the current regime in Bolivia, and place the exiled General Medrano as the head of state. Medrano will in exchange give him a barren piece of land, which will actually give them total control of the nation's water supply. Bond travels to Austria and South America to unravel Greene's plan, staying one step ahead of the CIA, terrorists, and M whilst trying to keep his desire for retribution over Vesper Lynd's death in check.
Cast
Daniel Craig plays James Bond. Craig said Bond is "still too headstrong and doesn't always make the right decisions". Writer Paul Haggis added Bond will be "a very human and flawed assassin, a man who has to navigate a morally complex and often cynical world while attempting to hold onto his deep beliefs of what is right and wrong". Craig's physical training for his reprise of the role placed extra effort into running and boxing, to spare him the injuries he sustained on his stunts in the first film. Craig felt he was fitter being less bulky than the first film. He also practiced speed boating and stunt driving. Craig felt Casino Royale was [physically] "a walk in the park" compared to Quantum of Solace, noting the film was not a love story.
Mathieu Amalric plays Dominic Greene, a leading member of Quantum posing as a businessman working in reforestation and charity funding for environmental science. Amalric modeled his performance on "the smile of Tony Blair [and] the craziness of Sarkozy.
Olga Kurylenko plays Camille, a Russian-Bolivian agent and the lead Bond girl. She has her own vendetta regarding Greene and Quantum.
Gemma Arterton plays MI6 Agent Fields, who works at the British consulate. Her character is a homage to the '60s Bond girls. Her hair in the film is modeled after Diana Rigg, who played Tracy Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Judi Dench plays M. Dench has said M's relationship with Bond becomes "pretty prickly".
Jeffrey Wright plays Felix Leiter, Bond's CIA ally who aided him at Casino Royale in Montenegro.
Anatole Taubman plays Elvis, Dominic's cousin and second-in-command. Giancarlo Giannini plays René Mathis, a French double agent who helps Bond discover for whom Le Chiffre and Mr. White worked.
Joaquin Cosío plays General Medrano, who is Bond's enemy in Latin America. Greene is helping the exiled general get back into power, in return for support of his organization.
Jesper Christensen plays Mr. White, whom Bond captured after he stole the money won at Casino Royale in Montenegro.
Previewed by Mr.C.Prakash Reddy |