Region 2 DVD Covers Revealed

The Die Another Day Region 2 cover has made its way to the Internet.

Region 2 DVD Cover

Courtesy DVD.nl

The above cover comes from the Dutch release of Die Another Day and at this stage all signs indicate that the UK back cover will follow the same format as shown above, aside from the obvious language differences.

The cover has previously been confirmed as reversable, for those who want to include the DVD with their collection of past Bond DVD’s and do not wish for any design differences.

The Region 2 Die Another Day can be ordered here for £16.99, with the Region 1 DVD available for $19.49 here.

If you’d like to discuss the cover visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to M_Balje and DLibrasnow for the tip-off.

Thunderball On The Big Screen In LA

The most successful Bond film of all time, inflation adjusted, is set to play on the big screen in Los Angeles this month.

Thunderball will screen at the Nuart Theater in West Los Angeles on Friday April 18th. The 1965 Bond film will be a midnight screening.

The Nuart Theater is at 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard. Further details can be found at this site.

British Forces Use 007 Code Names

The British forces fighting in Iraq are proving that the world of James Bond has a definite influence on our own world by using on the suited heroes missions as the basis for their own.

A recent mission was referred to as “Operation James” by the British forces, and the military targets were aptly code-named “Goldfinger,” “Blofeld” and “Connery.”

“`Operation James’ is an objective named after something the soldiers will remember easily,” said Paul Beaver, an independent military expert in London. “James Bond is a No. 1 Brit, and he’s a hero.”

The Bond-related names are far different from the United States mission titles, which include “Operation Provide Comfort” and “Operation Free Iraq”. While the US Military is aiming for bolstering support with their publicly known titles, the British Military are aiming to help British soldiers remember the code words and boosting military morale with a little humor.

DAD Breasks Records In Last Territory

Die Another Day has opened to its last territory of the films international run, Venezuela.

The film opened in number one position in the country taking US$177,000 across 65 screens. The opening take made Die Another Day Fox International’s second biggest opener in Venezuela, and also made the film the fifth highest all-time debut in the region.

The earnings from the region has pushed Die Another Day‘s international take to US$264.5m, which means the film has surpassed MGM’s expectations of US$420m world-wide by reaching US$425.4m.

If you’d like to discuss the take please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to Mourning Becomes Electra for sending in the news.

Region 2 DVD Menus Revealed

DVD Answers have got their hands on a copy of the Region 2 DVD release of Die Another Day and released seven screenshots of the DVD’s menu.

Special Features Menu
Courtesy DVD Answers

The menus are based upon the menus of other James Bond DVD releases, right down to the ‘Activate’ opening menu. The graphic basis for the menus appears to be themes from Die Another Day, including Daniel Kleinmann’s title sequence and the Icarus satellite.

Die Another Day can be purchased on DVD from Amazon UK for £16.99 and Amazon US for $19.49. To view all the screenshots from the menus visit DVD Answers.

To discuss the Region 2 Menus visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to john007 for the tip-off

Brosnan Set To Star In 'Sunset' Thriller

This year is panning out to be a busy one for actor Pierce Brosnan. His next project is Laws of Attraction, in which he will start with actress Julianne Moore. That will begin filming in June. After that Brosnan will film the recently announced After The Sunset.

New Line Cinema has just announced the films premise;

Brosnan plays a retired thief who, after successfully completing his last heist, sails off into the sunset and towards what he thinks is a life of luxury. Instead, the thief’s old nemesis, a FBI agent, tracks him down to on the island he’s at and begins covertly shadowing his movements.

Note date for After The Sunset has been announced but Brosnan is expected to start on the project after completing Laws of Attraction around August, and before the start of filming for Bond 21 in January 2004.

TV Rights Sold To Viacom/CBS

The United States television screening rights for Die Another Day have been sold to CBS and its Viacom sister networks TNN and UPN.

Exact details on the deal are still underwrap though it is believed that a license fee of between US$25 million and US$30 million was paid for the rights. The license fee is an increase from the US$20 million paid for The World Is Not Enough TV rights.

While TNN pushed for the deal, CBS will be given the first screening rights to the film, in November 2005. Once shown on CBS the film will be shown across the three networks for a course of five years, after which the rights will have expired. TNN is likely to get the most screenings as the film will be added to their regular screenings of the past Bond films.

If you’d like to discuss the rights please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to Mourning Becomes Electra for the tip-off.

DAD Reaches $414.5m World Wide

Die Another Day‘s world-wide take has reached US$414.5m, just US$5m short from MGM’s expectations for the film.

The film is enjoying strong earnings from its international releases, particularily Japan and Italy where the film has broken previous records set by the James Bond series. Currently screening in four active markets Die Another Day has reached US$253.7m internationally.

The international earning, together with the current US Domestic take of US$160.9m, has helped Die Another Day reach US$414.5m. In January MGM’s Chief Executive Officer Alex Yemenidjian revealed that MGM had estimated the film would take US$420 million world wide.

If you’d like to discuss the earnings please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to Mourning Becomes Electra for the tip-off.

Details On Brosnan's 'Attraction'

Pierce Brosnan is set to start in Laws Of Attraction opposite Julianne Moore.

Michael Caton-Jones had been set to direction the romantic comedy, he, however, dropped out of the project last week. His replacement may come in the form of Peter Howitt, who is said to be close to signing to the film. Howitt’s work includes Sliding Doors and the upcoming Bond-spoof Johnny English

Laws Of Attraction is about two divorce lawyers, Brosnan and Moore, who marry and find themselves in the same boat as their clients as they ponder divorce.

It’s set to start filming on July 16. Both New York City and Ireland have been tipped as filming locations.

John Cleese on Rove Live in Oz

Actor John Cleese, who plays Q in Die Another Day, will be on Rove Live on March 25.

Cleese is scheduled for an interview with the shows host Rove McManus, however, there are currently no details on whether or not the interview will be live or a pre-recorded sattelite interview.

Rove Live airs at 9:30pm on Network Ten.