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Mharkin007 View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 006159 \| Posts: 16063 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 2 February 2006 From: England; Untited Kingdom.	27 June 2008 - 21:14 Post #1
	Now on the CBn main page... Marc Forster: A Different Style For James Bond 'Quantum of Solace' director discusses editing, new directions, action and the teaser trailer Marc Forster: MSN Interview New to the Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster ells us about aerial chases, seventies humour and the brand new trailer that will be hosted exclusively on MSN Movies UK from 5 pm on Monday 30 June. Could you describe the stage you're at with the production? We wrapped the film around a week ago and now I'm in post-production and have started the editing process. We have four weeks to cut the film, then we have a preview, and then two more weeks and then we lock pictures. It's a very tight schedule. How much do you have to cut? The movie will be just under two hours; it's all the footage we shot since January third. I don't know exactly how much, but it's definitely a lot! Quantum Of Solace has a far bigger budget than Casino Royale. Was it difficult to spend all that money? All the films I've done until now we're $40 million budgets and below. Making a movie for $200 million is a completely different scale, but at the same time you still have to watch the budget and make creative cuts to keep it in that range. You go to so many locations, six or seven countries. We've been to Austria, England, Mexico, Panama, Chile! Making it work when you're constantly travelling with a crew and keeping it on schedule - and we wrapped on time - is pretty miraculous. There have been a few mishaps, like Daniel Craig cutting open a fingertip and bruising a rib. Do you think he had a harder time with this than with his previous Bond film? No, he had a few bruises in the last one as well. It just comes with the territory. Especially an actor like Daniel, who wants to do a lot of the stunts himself and is a very physical actor. That's important to him, so you just run the risks - accidents can happen. You've brought a lot of new talent into the franchise such as Olga Kurylenko. There must have been a shock factor for the new people... Not much. Olga was also very keen on doing stunts herself. They all went through vigorous training to get to a place where they can do the stunts. But they all seemed to really enjoy it and got a kick out of it. For me, it's always hard when you use a real actor in a stunt scene. You're slightly tense and you just hope it goes well. There's always an element of danger. What will surprise us about the film? Stylistically, it will be very different. I approached the film very differently and it's going in a different direction. There was more action in Casino Royale, but my goal was to bring it back to the 60s and early 70s. I was always inspired by the early Bond films " Dr. No, Goldfinger - and the sets designed by Ken Adams. I want to go back to the feel of the old set designs, which were incredibly interesting and ahead of their time. I felt the look of the Bond franchise was a little bit neglected in the last decade - to make a more stylish Bond is a little more interesting. Will you bring back the humour of the old 007 movies - the suave, ladies man Bond? The role of the woman has changed in our day. At that time, the role of the Bond girl was more as an object. Today, if you cast a Bond girl she has to be a three dimensional woman. She has to be smart and sexy. It's not the suave humour in that sense, but the humour is important to me and it does go back to the traditional humour. Michael G Wilson said the film was nearly twice as big on the action front as Casino Royale. Could you describe any particular action scenes that you think will be seen as groundbreaking? There's an airplane sequence that's a real cat-and-mouse game. I think it's really breathtaking and a lot of fun. Another scene is the finale of a foot chase in Vienna during which they crash into a cathedral and there's a fight. I really like that sequence; I feel I haven't seen it in any film before. Finally, MSN will be hosting the new trailer exclusively on Monday 30 June. Could you tell us what we can expect? It's a teaser and I#m really happy with it. Even in a minute and a half, I think it captures the essence and the feel of the movie. I feel great about it and I have a really good feeling about the movie. I hope audiences will enjoy it as well. The brand new trailer for Quantum Of Solace will be exclusively on MSN Movies from 5pm on Monday June 30. The fight in the catherdral sounds interesting. I'm Motivated By My Duty!

The Dove View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002162 \| Posts: 8666 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 21 June 2003 From: Colorado Springs, Colorado	27 June 2008 - 21:32 Post #2
	Ahh so Forester confirms the film will be just under two hours. I think..er make that I hope that will be sufficient! LOL I think the last Bond to run just under two hours was Tomorrow Never Dies, right? " Two dead...Two in hospital..and Koskov probably back in Moscow, if not dead by now!! "

Simon View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00660 \| Posts: 3867 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 August 2001 From: England	27 June 2008 - 21:36 Post #3
	QUOTE (Mharkin007 @ 27 June 2008 - 22:14) Marc Forster: MSN Interview There was more action in Casino Royale, but my goal was to bring it back to the 60s and early 70s. Which would seem to debunk previous statements about increased action over and above CR... ________________________________________________ "I think he's attempting re-entry sir"

Agent 76 View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002541 \| Posts: 6128 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 27 January 2004 From: Cascais, Portugal	27 June 2008 - 21:59 Post #4
	It was a great read, thank you very much for posting this. 60's and 70's feel ? ME LIKES! Member, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Timothy Dalton, Daniel Craig, The World is not Enough, For Your Eyes Only, Goldeneye, Famke Janssen, Licence to Kill James Bond: If you can't trust a Swiss banker, then what's the world come to? "I love a drive in the country. Don't you...?"

Harmsway View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00332 \| Posts: 9665 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 October 2001 From: Chicago, USA	27 June 2008 - 21:59 Post #5
	QUOTE (Simon @ 27 June 2008 - 15:36) Which would seem to debunk previous statements about increased action over and above CR... Yes, it would, but given the number of sequences in QUANTUM OF SOLACE (and we're aware of quite a few, and he continues to elaborate on some of them), it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it will be an action-packed flick. Only time will tell... maybe Forster has managed to strike a really nice balance, even with action in abundance. These continuing comments about the style of QUANTUM OF SOLACE have me very intrigued. 60s/70s, huh? Well, I can't wait to see what he means by that. It's not clear from the 20 seconds of footage we've seen so far.

Darth Bork View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 0012123 \| Posts: 68 Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 21 June 2008	27 June 2008 - 22:04 Post #6
	QUOTE(Harmsway @ 27 June 2008 - 21:59) QUOTE(Simon @ 27 June 2008 - 15:36) Which would seem to debunk previous statements about increased action over and above CR... Yes, it would, but given the number of sequences in QUANTUM OF SOLACE (and we're aware of quite a few, and he continues to elaborate on some of them), it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it will be an action-packed flick. Only time will tell... maybe Forster has managed to strike a really nice balance, even with action in abundance. These continuing comments about the style of QUANTUM OF SOLACE have me very intrigued. 60s/70s, huh? Well, I can't wait to see what he means by that. It's not clear from the 20 seconds of footage we've seen so far. I think he means 'retro' in terms of set design and costume design, rather than cinematography. That's my interpretation anyway, I may be wrong though. This post has been edited by Darth Bork: 27 June 2008 - 22:05

Ace Roberts View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 005520 \| Posts: 275 Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 5 October 2005 From: Ft. Worth, Texas US	27 June 2008 - 22:12 Post #7
	Very encouraging set of comments - except that the film will come in under 2 hours. With the length of Casino Royale - one might walk away from this feeling gipped length-wise. I am somewhat confused about the finale - a foot chase in Vienna? Does that mean there are two foot chases in the film - with one in Sienna where the horse races are - or was this a typo and should have read Sienna? Am I way off base here?

Harmsway View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00332 \| Posts: 9665 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 October 2001 From: Chicago, USA	27 June 2008 - 22:16 Post #8
	QUOTE (Darth Bork @ 27 June 2008 - 16:04) I think he means 'retro' in terms of set design and costume design, rather than cinematography. That's my interpretation anyway, I may be wrong though. I think you're off a bit, DB. The cinematographer (forget his name) commented on the 60s aesthetic applying to cinematography as well, referencing the influence of DR. NO in particular.

Darth Bork View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 0012123 \| Posts: 68 Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 21 June 2008	27 June 2008 - 22:17 Post #9
	QUOTE(Harmsway @ 27 June 2008 - 22:16) QUOTE(Darth Bork @ 27 June 2008 - 16:04) I think he means 'retro' in terms of set design and costume design, rather than cinematography. That's my interpretation anyway, I may be wrong though. I think you're off a bit, DB. The cinematographer (forget his name) commented on the 60s aesthetic applying to cinematography as well, referencing the influence of DR. NO in particular. My bad, just a hunch.

Harmsway View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00332 \| Posts: 9665 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 October 2001 From: Chicago, USA	27 June 2008 - 22:18 Post #10
	QUOTE (Ace Roberts @ 27 June 2008 - 16:12) Very encouraging set of comments - except that the film will come in under 2 hours. With the length of Casino Royale - one might walk away from this feeling gipped length-wise. Doubt it. Audiences rarely complain about a film being too short, though they frequently complain about them being too long. QUOTE (Ace Roberts @ 27 June 2008 - 16:12) I am somewhat confused about the finale - a foot chase in Vienna? Does that mean there are two foot chases in the film - with one in Sienna where the horse races are - or was this a typo and should have read Sienna? Am I way off base here? There are two foot chases. One as part of the Siena sequence, and one following the opera scene in Austria.

Qwerty View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002175 \| Posts: 82409 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York	27 June 2008 - 22:30 Post #11
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Mister E View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 0011916 \| Posts: 2160 Resigned Group: Discharged Enlisted: 8 April 2008	27 June 2008 - 22:44 Post #12
	QUOTE(Harmsway @ 27 June 2008 - 14:59) QUOTE(Simon @ 27 June 2008 - 15:36) Which would seem to debunk previous statements about increased action over and above CR... Yes, it would, but given the number of sequences in QUANTUM OF SOLACE (and we're aware of quite a few, and he continues to elaborate on some of them), it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it will be an action-packed flick. Only time will tell... maybe Forster has managed to strike a really nice balance, even with action in abundance. I have a feeling it will be an action packed film in the same sense of FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE but with a way bigger budget. QUOTE These continuing comments about the style of QUANTUM OF SOLACE have me very intrigued. 60s/70s, huh? I have had that feeling since we've seen behind the scenes footage. It looks very modern but with old fashion of vibe. I think the film will have a pretty smart look. McCain sucks and Obama blows. Vote at your own risk.