 Angry Mayor gatecrashes QoS filming in Chile... |
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Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 11 March 2008  |
2 April 2008 - 16:55
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Now on the CBn main page...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080402/ten-...ew-ea4616c.html The mayor of a Chilean town has been arrested for driving on to the set of the new Bond movie while Daniel Craig was filming. Carlos Lopez, the mayor of Baquedano in the north of the south American country, drove between Craig and the cameras while the star was shooting a scene for the new 007 romp. He said he was staging a protest after the makers of Quantum of Solace, the 22nd installment of the Bond series, decided to use his town to represent neighbouring Bolivia. The arrival of a film crew has led to tension with locals, prompting a massive police presence around the set. A police official in Baquedano said the mayor could face criminal charges after the stunt, adding: "He got angry, entered into a private enclosure and caused public disorder and was detained. "Now it is in the hands of the prosecutor. Lopez said the heightened security around the film set recalled the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. "For a town that has just 1,000 residents, sending in special forces and water cannon, preventing people from walking in the street, reminded me of the worst of the Pinochet years," he said. "I also disagree with national territory being used as locations to represent other countries. "Even in a fictional film, unfortunately friendly, neighbouring countries use decisions like this to make unjustified claims." Chile annexed part of northern Bolivia in the late 19th century, an issue that continues to deeply divide the countries politically today. Quantum of Solace, based on a short story by Bond creator Ian Fleming is due to be released in the UK in October. |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
2 April 2008 - 17:04
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At first I thought this was another wacky tabloid story, but now I see that it's true. All I have to say is...
VIVA LOPEZ!!!   "Fandom is where people come together and complain about what they like." Visit The Young Bond Dossier, now the OFFICIAL site for Young Bond news |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 18 November 2005 From: Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2 April 2008 - 17:06
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"Arrest that man and lock him away"
As Johnny English says   "I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time" -Ian Fleming (1908-1964) |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
2 April 2008 - 18:00
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Now on the CBn main page...
 ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ D of the CBn Four ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 August 2006 |
2 April 2008 - 18:01
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God, politicians are the same the world over, aren't they? Any opportunity to get themselves on the news. It should be international law that anyone who wants to go into politics is automatically disqualified from doing so.
Or is it only in the UK we have such contempt for politics/politicians? If so, we are forgiven for we endured ten years of the vile Blair... 
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 21 June 2003 From: Colorado Springs, Colorado |
2 April 2008 - 19:27
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LOL!!
 Now this story is more credit worthy than that Daily Star BS about the Panama gang-war that supposidly interrupted filming.."Gatecrasher!!! I'll leave you to tidy up!! " - Bond to Che Che in OHMSS  " I am here Mr.Bond of the British Secret Service..But I'll tell you, it is Kristatos you want..not me!" |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 28 February 2006 From: Scotland |
2 April 2008 - 19:43
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BBC's take on it, with comment from Eon...
QUOTE A local politician has been arrested after driving onto the Chilean set of the latest Bond film Quantum of Solace to protest against the filming. Carlos Lopez briefly interrupted the shooting in the town of Baquedano, 995 miles north of Chile capital Santiago. According to local media, he objected to its producers using his community to film scenes ostensibly set in Bolivia. A spokeswoman for Bond producers Eon said it was "a small incident that took no more than five minutes to clear up". She also disputed the description of Mr Lopez as "mayor" of the Sierra Gorda municipality, saying she understood he had been suspended five months ago. According to Anne Bennett, Eon's director of marketing, Mr Lopez nearly ran over a local policeman on Tuesday as he drove through a cordon around the train station being used for the filming. He pulled up in his saloon car between the camera and a vehicle in which Bond actor Daniel Craig and co-star Olga Kurylenko were seated. Mr Lopez was immediately arrested for trespassing and detained briefly before being released. It is understood he will appear in court later on Wednesday. Mr Lopez had previously pledged to disrupt the filming, claiming the Bond producers had failed to obtain his permission to shoot in the municipality of Sierra Gorda. Ms Bennett called the allegation "totally incorrect". She also denied reports that the Bond producers had previously offered Mr Lopez compensation. Sierra Gorda is part of the Antofagasta region, which Bolivia lost to Chile in the 1879-1883 war between the neighbouring countries. Relations between the South American republics have been strained ever since. Ms Bennett, however, said it was commonplace for scenes set in one country to be shot in another. Filming in Chile comes to an end on Wednesday, with the main unit returning to Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire next week. The production will then move to Italy and Austria, with principal photography set to end at the beginning of June. Quantum of Solace, named after an Ian Fleming short story, is released in the UK on 31 October. It is the 22nd official Bond film and the second to star Craig, after 2006's Casino Royale. BBC News -'Mayor' protests on Chile 007 set This post has been edited by tigerheart: 2 April 2008 - 20:12 "Some players always draw or always stand. I follow my intuition." Casino Royale
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 30 January 2005 From: England |
2 April 2008 - 20:04
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Hahaha, what a crazy guy. I wonder what the danger factor is on set with all of this crazyness.
 "Impatiently Bond lit a cigarette, pulled his shoulders out of their slouch and slammed the mawkish memories back into their long-closed file. Today he was a grown up, a man with years of dirty, dangerous memories - a spy." |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
2 April 2008 - 20:17
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QUOTE(tigerheart @ 2 April 2008 - 15:43)  BBC's take on it, with comment from Eon... Interesting that Eon actually commented/responded on it. ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ D of the CBn Four ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 20 June 2002 From: London |
2 April 2008 - 20:19
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Sounds a bit nutty doesn't he, especially the 'She also disputed the description of Mr Lopez as "mayor" of the Sierra Gorda municipality, saying she understood he had been suspended five months ago.' bit! Riiiight....
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Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 25 March 2008 |
2 April 2008 - 21:05
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However Senor Lopez tries to dress this up, I'm fairly certain it was never about filming permits. EON are professionals; they wouldn't be filming if they idn't have permission, and I seriously doubt they'd have to go through the mayoral office after the higher-ups gave them the green light. No, this was a poltical statement about the whole Chile-standing-in-for-Bolivia issue. Really, mayor or no, what did he expect them to do? Pack up and leave? Change the script so that Chile is the country involved instead of Bolivia? I'm sure the Chileans would really appreciate it if they did that ...
On a certain level, it's ironic because I seriously doubt the casual movie-goer - ie someone who hasn't been following this - probably isn't going to be able to tell the difference between the two countries, especially when they've both got the world's driest desert through them. I know there's the whole issue of national pride at hand, but I'd really be quite impressed if audiences can consistently tell the difference between the two countries. And perhaps a little bit concerned. |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 30 January 2005 From: England |
2 April 2008 - 21:12
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QUOTE(marktmurphy @ 2 April 2008 - 20:19) Sounds a bit nutty doesn't he, especially the 'She also disputed the description of Mr Lopez as "mayor" of the Sierra Gorda municipality, saying she understood he had been suspended five months ago.' bit! Riiiight.... Indeed, sounds like a loony. Does anybody else have a really amusing mental image of him rampaging onto the sets? Remeber señor Lopez, you're only Mayor...for life.
This post has been edited by Leon: 2 April 2008 - 21:13 "Impatiently Bond lit a cigarette, pulled his shoulders out of their slouch and slammed the mawkish memories back into their long-closed file. Today he was a grown up, a man with years of dirty, dangerous memories - a spy." |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
2 April 2008 - 21:59
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So this guy just thinks he's the mayor? That's awesome. That's some good crazy.
"Fandom is where people come together and complain about what they like." Visit The Young Bond Dossier, now the OFFICIAL site for Young Bond news |
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