New 'Quantum' Clip: The Bell Tower

WARNING: Spoilers

Just hours before Quantum of Solace goes on general release in the UK, a new clip from the 22nd James Bond film has hit the net.

Originally broadcast on 28 October special ‘Film 2008: Quantum of Solace’ on BBC1, this brief clip highlights a section of the chase between Daniel Craig’s 007 and the traitorous Henry Mitchell (played by Glenn Foster).

Most Bond fans will recognize a portion of the sequence that was featured in the film’s trailer. Click below to view:

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Champagne Bollinger Shares The Big Screen With James Bond

Champagne Bollinger Once Again Shares the Big Screen with Agent 007

QUANTUM OF SOLACE Extends Lengthy Bond-Bollinger Partnership

Adding another installment to one of the most enduring marketing collaborations in motion picture history, Champagne Bollinger will partner with Quantum of Solace, the James Bond adventure releasing in theatres worldwide November 2008.

The partnership marks the 11th Bond film in which Champagne Bollinger has been featured as 007’s Champagne of choice, beginning with Moonraker in 1979.

William Terlato, President and Chief Executive Officer of Terlato Wines International, the exclusive importer of Champagne Bollinger for the United States noted, “We believe that this collaboration is the longest-running brand marketing partnership in film industry history.”

The relationship began when the Broccoli-Wilson family, producers of the Bond films, sought a wine to match Bond’s impeccable taste and refined personality. Not surprisingly, they chose Champagne Bollinger, long acknowledged as one of the world’s finest Champagnes. A mutual friendship developed between the Broccoli-Wilson family and the Bollinger family, and Champagne Bollinger has remained a Bond favorite.

“Movie audiences make the connection between a character they admire and the fine wine he enjoys, Champagne Bollinger,” says Jerome Philipon, president of Champagne Bollinger. “This kind of high-impact exposure will help us to continue to expand awareness, sales and distributorship worldwide.”

Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in Quantum of Solace, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions 22nd adventure in the longest running film franchise in motion picture history. The film is produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay was written by Paul Haggis and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade.

Founded in 1829, Champagne Bollinger introduced the world to an instantly recognizable, dry, toasty style that connoisseurs around the globe covet. Six generations of the Bollinger family have maintained the trademark style of their namesake Champagne and it is one of a few remaining Grand Marque houses owned, controlled and managed by the same family since the brand’s founding.
Bollinger relies on its own estate for more than 60 percent of its grape requirements, including the Pinot Noir that gives its Champagne much of its distinctive strength and structure. Bollinger is one of a select few houses that can control the quality of its grape supply so carefully. Bollinger is renowned for its use of traditional methods that include extensive use of Pinot Noir, individual vinification of each marc and cru, barrel fermentation and extra aging of all of its Champagnes on the lees prior to disgorgement.

About Terlato Wines International:

Terlato Wines International has a global portfolio of 50 brands from a host of world-class wine producers and presently markets more than one out of eight bottles of wine over $14 sold in America. Terlato, with more 90+ ratings than any wine company in the world, is the flagship company of the Terlato Wine Group, the parent company of several independent businesses specializing in the marketing and production of exceptional wines. Owned and operated by the Terlato family, the Group also includes the family’s winery investments and partnerships in some of the world’s most esteemed wine regions, including: Napa Valley; Sonoma County; Santa Barbara County; Victoria, Australia; the Rhone Valley in France; and Montalcino, Italy.

The Terlato Wines International portfolio of brands includes: Napa Valley: Brandlin, Chimney Rock, Cuvaison Estate Wines, Luke Donald Collection, Markham Vineyards, Rutherford Hill, Tangley Oaks, Terlato Family Vineyards and Two Hands-Napa Valley; Sonoma County: Alderbrook, Hanna, Rochioli and Terlato Family Vineyards; Santa Barbara County: Sanford and Tangley Oaks; California Appellation: Glass Mountain and Seven Daughters; Oregon: Sokol Blosser; Italy: Baglio di Pianetto, Ca’ del Bosco, Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja Toscana), Florio Martinez Marsala, Gaja, Il Poggione, Kettmeir, Mazzoni (Toscana), Santa Margherita, Tiramisu, Torresella and Distillatori Nonino (Grappa); France: Champagne Bollinger, M. Chapoutier, Chateau des Laurets (Rothschild), Domaine Chanson, Josmeyer, Langlois-Chateau and Mischief and Mayhem; Australia: Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier, Domaine Tournon and Two Hands; Argentina: Tamari; Canada: Peller Estates Icewine; Greece: Boutari; New Zealand: Wairau River; South Africa: Cirrus, Guardian Peak, Engelbrecht-Els, Ernie Els Signature and Rust En Vrede; Spain: Olvena; Switzerland: Xellent Swiss Vodka; Japan: Shimizu-No-Mai Sake. For more information, visit http://www.terlatowines.com.

About EON Productions

EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC, is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty-two James Bond films since 1962, including Quantum of Solace. The James Bond films, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, make up the longest running franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day and Casino Royale. EON Productions and Danjaq LLC, are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.

About Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures, part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world’s largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International Television Distribution Inc, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit http://www.mgm.com.

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Forster On 'Quantum of Solace': It Should Be Like A Bullet

In less than two days the long wait for James Bond fans will finally be up as Quantum of Solace goes on general release in the UK.

With 2006’s Casino Royale being the highest grossing and best reviewed film in the 007 series to date, the pressure is definitely on for Quantum of Solace to deliver.

‘If this film doesn’t become a commercial success, I’m going to be on a very long vacation,’ laughs the German-born, Swiss-raised filmmaker in an interview with The Scotsman one day before the world premiere in London (which took place just a few hours ago).

As Forster has stated on previous occassions, it took a bit of persuading to convince him to helm a blockbuster Bond film.

He said: ‘It was only when I met Daniel that I was inspired enough to take it. I thought he was incredible. Then I got on a plane to Italy and I thought, what am I doing? Am I crazy? I started thinking maybe I should talk to Barbara and Michael and pull out because I was frightened. There was no script and suddenly I was scouting the world for Bond locations, going, OK, we could shoot here, here, here and here, and all I had was a release date in my head. It was intense.’

Still, Forster managed to survive the film’s grueling production schedule and deliver the shortest and perhaps most action-packed Bond film ever.

‘I just wanted this to be a much shorter film,’ said Forster. ‘Casino Royale was way too long for my taste; that poker game was really slow, so I wanted to make this a really tight and fast film. It should be like a bullet.’

Daniel Craig then arrived and after answering Bond-related questions all day long, he cut right to the chase when asked about his interpretation of 007: ‘I genuinely just nicked a lot of stuff from Ian Fleming.’

‘His Bond is very psychological: he thinks, he’s morally ambiguous, he’s an assassin, he kills people for a living; at the same time he always gets his man and goes after the bad guys. But there’s no deep and meaningful thing here. I don’t approach it like some big dramatic piece.’

I think I’m only borrowing it, don’t you?’ Craig added. ‘This is all great, but I think someone else is going to come along and hopefully do a better job than I’ve done. It’s not mine. It’s Ian Fleming’s, it’s the Broccolis’–I could say I’m the caretaker, but that’s a really naff thing to say.’

For now, however, Craig stressed the importance of putting everything into the performance. ‘It’s hard to believe, but there is a generation of people who don’t know the Bond movies,’ he said. ‘They haven’t watched them the way I watched them growing up, so just saying the lines and introducing the characters and expecting them to understand who these people are would have been the wrong thing to do. But I do think that means we can do anything in the next Bond movie. We can introduce Moneypenny and Q back into it, I think we’ve just got to get the best actors we can find, and ask them to do the best job.’

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'Quantum of Solace' Premiere Photos/Video

The stars turned up for the grand world premiere of Quantum of Solace at the Odeon Cinema in London’s Leicester Square earlier tonight.

Cast and crew members from the 22nd James Bond film walked the red carpet along with Princes William and Harry, with proceeds from the event going towards the Help For Heroes and The Royal British Legion charities.

Attendees included Daniel Craig along with girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Anatole Taubman, Dame Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Simon Kassianides, director Marc Forster, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and title song performer Jack White.

There are currently in excess of 400 photographs from the premiere posted online at Getty Images. Click below to view:

Quantum of Solace
Premiere Photos

As is often the case with the 007 premieres, several Bond film alumni were also present including Robbie Coltrane, Samantha Bond, Colin Salmon, Rick Yune and Grace Jones.

Sky News [click to view video] got a chance to briefly talk with Craig and Dame Judi as they were arriving.

Asked if he thought this premiere was an even bigger affair compared to Casino Royale two years ago, Craig said: ‘I think it is, which is amazing. I mean I’ve yet to get in there, but it seems to be, which seems extraordinary. It is packed, we’re not pretending.’

Craig continued: ‘[Making Quantum of Solace] was an extraordinary experience for all sorts of reasons. I mean, locations, working with Marc Forster, and it’s been a dream of mine to work with him anyways, and a fantastic group of actors and crew.’

‘You’re just trying to always do better and that’s really what we set out to do.’

Dame Judi, who had a diamond-engraved “007” logo on the back of her neck, was asked for her thoughts on how the audience will react to the James Bond character seen in Quantum of Solace. ‘I think it’s a sign of our times,’ she said. ‘I think it’s very, very good indeed. And who knows? The other Bond may come back. Who knows?’

‘It’s incredibly exciting,’ she continued. ‘It’s incredibly exciting to be employed. I love it. I love being in these movies and you get treated very, very well and you get to play opposite Daniel Craig. You can’t complain.’

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Video: 'Quantum of Solace' Stars Walk The Red Carpet

The star-studded world premiere festivities for Quantum of Solace have been taking place throughout the past few hours and BBC News now has a video preview of the red carpet event.

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Arriving at the event in London’s Leicester Square were Princes William and Harry and stars Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Dame Judi Dench, director Marc Forster, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and title song performer Jack White.

Craig, arriving in a black tuxedo along with long-time partner Satsuki Mitchell, was asked by a reporter why it was important that Quantum of Solace be launched in London. ‘Because it’s Bond–it’s as British as it could be,’ was his response.

Endless other cast and crew members from the 22nd James Bond film as well as other 007 alumni, including former Miss Moneypenny, Samantha Bond, were present.

The public premiere of the Bond film is taking place at the 52nd London Film Festival (at the Odeon West End) immediately following the Odeon Cinema Leicester Square world premiere.

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Craig, Kurylenko And Forster Talk Bond On CNN's The Screening Room

CNN’s The Screening Room sat down with Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko and director Marc Forster to discuss the making of Quantum of Solace.

Running for approximately five minutes each, the interviews cover everything from the transition from Casino Royale to Quantum of Solace, the strict time constraints on this James Bond film, working with the entire cast and crew and much more.

Watch online at YouTube:

The Screening Room: Daniel Craig

The Screening Room: Olga Kurylenko

The Screening Room: Marc Forster

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'Quantum of Solace' – What The Critics Said (Part III)

QUANTUM OF SOLACE

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID (PART III)

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Bond is back in this action-packed but emotionally unsatisfying sequel

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Occasionally brilliant, brutal and thrilling, yet ultimately a crushing disappointment; enter the Quantum of Solace.

The first out-and-out sequel to a Bond movie, QOS sees Daniel Craig’s much-lauded incarnation of the British secret agent return even more angry and ruthless than he was in franchise reboot Casino Royale.

Picking up literally minutes from the finale of that film, we open with Bond still in Italy, speeding away from police and enemy agents in his Aston Martin, with the sinister Mr White tied up in the boot. Bond discovers that White is part of the far-reaching organisation Quantum (“we have men everywhere!” he grins), that blackmailed his now-dead girlfriend Vesper in the previous film. Naturally, Bond decides to go after the group’s shadowy main man; creepy Dominic Greene (Mathieu Almaric).

On the surface, the reptilian Greene is a kind of eco-philanthropist, but secretly his organisation is involved in an evil plan to control Bolivia’s water supply, as well as more run-of-the-mill criminal activities such as destabilising governments and arming terrorists. Bond resolves to stop his nefarious scheme, and exact his own personal vengeance.

So, why a “crushing dissapoinment”? Allow us to explain. 007’s narrative arc in the movie–his raison d’etre–is revenge. He’s going after the guys that caused the girl he loved to die. And yet during the course of the film, you never get the sense that this is his motivation. As Bond jumps from one exotic locale to the next, killing henchmen, riding speedboats and jumping out of planes, the script barely gives us a sense of the hurt or pain that is driving him and his mission.

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IGN

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Classy, kinetic and supremely entertaining, this superlative sequel is well worth putting on a dinner jacket for

After his happiness was shattered by the events of Casino Royale, Bond is determined to seek a ‘quantum of solace’–the scant comfort offered by revenge. Hard on the heels of a shadowy
international organisation, he crosses paths with Camille (Olga Kurylenko) a mysterious young woman who has her own score to settle.

This time round, the role of Bond villain is relished by acclaimed French actor Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, 2007), who portrays nefarious eco-philanthropist Dominic Greene with all the air of a psychotic Claude Rains. Grinning like a malevolent toad, Greene unfolds a scheme to seize hundreds of square miles of seemingly empty Bolivian desert and depose the country’s leaders–and Bond is the only one standing in his way.

True to form, Daniel Craig delivers another muscular performance which threatens to eclipse Sean Connery’s turn as Ian Fleming’s ruthless assassin; Judi Dench–who has become something of a Bond institution in her own right–reprises her role as M16’s vigilant spymistress. In the absence of a Moneypenny, M seems to have become Bond’s confidante as well as his keeper, and their relationship now exhibits a frisson that would have made even Fleming (and Freud) blush.

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Movie Mail

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A good thriller but the whole package is underwhelming

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

When Casino Royale closed with a vengeful Daniel Craig looming over a man connected to the death of Bond’s girlfriend, it instantly became the greatest of 007 finales–a brilliant climax to a movie which reinvented the Bond franchise by subverting most of its sacred laws. But could the series keep it up?

It’s the precedent set by Casino Royale that gives Quantum of Solace its biggest problems. It can’t go back to the comforting style of the older films, but if it distances itself from them much further, it will stop being recognisably Bond at all. This results in an unsatisfying compromise; a thriller that feels embarrassed to be a Bond movie instead of revelling in glamour and action.

The plot has Bond (Craig) and M (Dench) uncovering the existence of a powerful criminal syndicate, responsible for the death of Bond’s lover Vesper (Eva Green). Bond is immediately off the leash, whacking anyone with even the faintest link to the group before he’s had a chance to question them. This is turned into a running joke and the pithy comments from M eventually undercut the grim intensity displayed in Craig’s kamikaze Bond.

Sure, the villain has a psychotic henchman, there are Bond girls and the showdown is at a hi-tech complex in a remote locale, but all these are treated with the sniffy reluctance one would expect from Brian Sewell judging a charity watercolour contest.

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Channel 4

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All-out thriller with few Bond touches but plenty of high-octane action

The meanest and leanest James Bond film yet, Quantum of Solace is a breathless splash of high-speed action that hurtles from one reckless chase to another.

There’s not much solace and few words as the British secret agent exercises his license to kill in dispatching one bad guy after another in the attempt to avenge the death of the lover who died in Casino Royale.

Fans of that boxoffice smash and the earlier films might be disappointed that the new picture allows hardly any flourishes of style and character in the 007 tradition, but moviegoers seeking an adrenaline rush will be well pleased. Running almost 40 minutes shorter than the bloated Casino Royale, the film should do bristling business around the world.

So much of the movie comprises furious pursuits in boats, planes and racing automobiles that director Marc Forster owes huge thanks to his talented technical crew. Second unit director Dan Bradley and stunt coordinator Gary Powell, both Bourne veterans, must take a large chunk of the credit for all the thrilling encounters that leave credibility in the dust.

Forster’s regular cinematographer Robert Schaefer and Oscar-winning production designer Dennis Gassner (Bugsy) contribute fine work and the intricate assembly by editors Matt Chesse and Richard Pearson is staggeringly effective. A gunfight cut against a lavish performance of “Tosca” is an action triumph.

Jack White’s title song passes without notice, but composer David Arnold provides a top-flight action score, keeping the familiar themes to a minimum as they hardly suit Daniel Craig’s Bond.

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The Hollywood Reporter

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Quantum follows Casino Royale in reinstating the Bond supremacy.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Casino Royale saw Bond rebooted–Bourne again, if you will. And at the outset of Quantum of Solace you’d be forgiven for forgetting that you’re watching 007 and not the absent-minded assassin: car chases, rooftop pursuits, hand-to-hand combat. Indeed, the hand of Dan Bradley, stunt supremo on the Bourne trilogy, is immediately apparent. If you can’t beat them, convince their expert on beating people up to join you.

Except that the car being thrashed in the thrilling opening isn’t a Lada; it’s a full-throated Aston Martin. The setting isn’t a drab Eastern Bloc city; it’s scenic Lake Garda. And as Bond (Daniel Craig, in his second outing) swells his MI6 expense account with another wreck before nonchalantly exiting, as unruffled as the lining of his Tom Ford suit, we’re reminded why nobody does it better. Just as Ian Fleming’s novels transported a rationed post-WWII public to a world of fine dining, international travel and sports cars, so today’s credit-crunched audience is whisked to Italy, Haiti, Austria, Bolivia and Russia, with Bond flying first class and gleefully blowing his cover in order to check himself into the best hotel in town. Who wants grey realism when you can have brilliant escapism?

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GQ

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The smart elegance of Craig’s Bond debut has been toned down in favour of conventional action

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

He’s back. Daniel Craig allays any fear that he was just a one-Martini Bond, with this, his second 007 adventure, the perplexingly named Quantum of Solace.

I’ve got to admit that this didn’t excite me as much as Casino Royale and the villain is especially underpowered. But Craig personally has the chops, as they say in Hollywood. He’s made the part his own, every inch the coolly ruthless agent-cum-killer, nursing a broken heart and coldly suppressed rage. If the Savile Row suit with the Beretta shoulder holster fits, wear it. And he’s wearing it.

This is a crash-bang Bond, high on action, low on quips, long on location glamour, short on product placement.

Under the direction of Marc Forster, the movie ladles out the adrenalin in a string of deafening episodes: car chases, plane wrecks, motor boat collisions. If it’s got an engine, and runs on fuel, and can crash into another similarly powered vehicle, with Bond at the wheel, and preferably with a delicious female companion in the passenger seat–well, it goes in the movie.

There are plenty of references to other Bond moments. A horribly dangerous skydive recalls The Spy Who Loved Me. A pile-up in Haiti which spills a macabre lorryload of coffins recalls the voodoo creepiness of Live and Let Die. And, most outrageously of all, the grotesque daubing of a female corpse brings back Goldfinger – though Sean Connery got an awful lot more mileage out of that sort of thing.

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The Guardian

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London Gears Up For 'Quantum of Solace' World Premiere

It may be near impossible to believe, but today will mark the world premiere of James Bond #22–Quantum of Solace.

The star-studded event is scheduled to kick-off around 7:00pm London-time this evening at London’s Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square.

Princes William and Harry will be in attendance with proceeds from the event going towards the Help For Heroes and The Royal British Legion charities.

Much of the film’s primary cast and crew will walk the red carpet, including Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Dame Judi Dench, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, director Marc Forster, title song performer Jack White and endless other James Bond film alumni.

007’s Aston Martin DBS, featured in Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale will also be on display and assuredly a center of attention.

The public premiere of the film will take place at the 52nd London Film Festival (at the Odeon West End) immediately following the Leicester Square world premiere.

Bond fans who are not able to attend can still take part in the festivities by accessing the Radisson Edwardian Hotel Leicester Square Movie Premiere Live Webcam and catching all the Quantum of Solace coverage online.

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Official 'Quantum of Solace' Marketing Partners

As reported several times in the past on CommanderBond.net, several high profile brands have aligned themselves as partners of the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.

Official details regarding each the related companies follows below:

Activision

BOND IS BACK. Blending first person shooting and third person action, Quantum of Solace: The Game puts you in control of Bond’s greatest weapon – his mind. Based on both the Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale films, Quantum of Solace: The Game puts you in the ruthless world of international espionage and intrigue.

TAKE COVER: First person shooting with third person cover combat allows you to adjust your gameplay to meet each challenge.

FIGHT WORTHY ADVERSARIES: Advanced AI systems allow enemies to react to you in intelligent and tactical ways.

THE NEW WORLD OF BOND: Immerse yourself in the world of Bond with characters from both films and missions that take you through exotic real world locations.

BECOME THE WORLD’S PREMIER MI6 AGENT: Go online with standard 12-player multiplayer modes plus unique Bond modes.

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Aston Martin

James Bond – the legendary British secret agent – will again return to his roots when he will drive an Aston Martin DBS in the 22nd 007 film Quantum of Solace. Aston Martin has appeared in 9 previous Bond films in various guises, from the legendary DB5 featured in Goldfinger to the V12 Vanquish that appeared in Die Another Day.

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Avon

Avon, the world’s largest direct selling beauty company, and the company for women, has partnered with the Bond franchise to develop Bond Girl 007, a new fragrance that captures the confident allure of cinema’s sexiest icons. The Bond Girl 007 fragrance will launch in October 2008, in conjunction with the release of Quantum of Solace, and will be sold by Avon’s 5.4 million independent Sales Representatives in over 100 markets around the world. Through this unique partnership, every woman can feel like a Bond Girl – smart, empowered, confident, and sexy. The scent captures the glamour and femininity of the famous Bond Girls in a sexy cocktail of velvety florals, cool freshness, and warm woods.

Gemma Arterton, who plays the role of Agent Fields in Quantum of Solace, will be the face of the Bond Girl 007 fragrance, appearing in TV and print advertising around the world.

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Bollinger

Bollinger is one of the last few independent and family owned Champagne House of international reputation that remains today.

Champagne Bollinger produces wines of great style and uniqueness, based on a beautiful unrivalled quality Grand & Premiers crus estate, a very long heritage and tradition of matured cask fermentation, a terrific library of reserve wines which enable the Chef de Caves to produce an incomparably consistent style over the years. These assets and characteristics all combine together to produce a wine that is acclaimed by the most knowledgeable and demanding palates. Special Cuvee, La Grande Annee and R.D., it’s extended aged version, all are available in the fines wine shops, starred restaurants and top hotels of this world, in some 110 countries.

Bollinger has naturally been associated with James Bond, as they both symbolize a certain way of life. Elegant and gentlemanly though a bit tough when circumstances command it, serious when necessary but with a great sense of humour, and of course, two very loyal servants of Her Majesty The Queen.

To celebrate the continued partnership once again featured on screen with Quantum of Solace, Bollinger has organized a series of promotions, including high visibility quality window displays all around the world, a worldwide quiz contest which will be run on a dedicated website, and the usual set of premieres in various countries. Plus of course, a heavy advertising programme that will feature the 2 brands, Bollinger and 007.

At the very top of the programme, we have produced a limited number of a unique collector’s item: the Bollinger 007 bullet, a magnificent piece of artwork and craftsmanship, which combines a 2-foot-long Walther PPK bullet style with a 1999 Bollinger specially decorated magnum. This piece of furniture then converts into a safe, where personal objects can be stored.

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Heineken

007 brews with Heineken.

Heineken will launch a worldwide promotional campaign for the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. The film is Heineken’s 5th consecutive global partnership with the most successful and longest running movie franchises in history.

The new marketing campaign provides the opportunity for consumers to experience the premium, stylish and international world of James Bond. The campaign features Daniel Craig and leading lady Olga Kurylenko and was shot using actual film sets and scenes from the film. It includes TV and print advertising and on- and off-premise promotions, interactive and digital activities, radio promotions, consumer competitions and tie-ins with local premiere events. The campaign will be launched globally across an estimated 40 countries in October in conjunction with the worldwide release of the film.

Olga Kurylenko, who plays the role of Camille in the upcoming film, commented: “I am delighted to support Heineken’s global Quantum of Solace marketing campaign. Heineken has done a great job in making James Bond, Camille and the world of Bond connect with their iconic international brand.”

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Omega

OMEGA has been synonymous with excellence and innovation for 160 years. Since 1848, the brand has created superb watches and made history in areas as diverse as sports timing, space exploration, precision technology, and design.

OMEGA’s legacy includes the conquest of space (the OMEGA Speedmaster is the only watch ever to have been worn on the Moon), its recurring role as Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, and its unparalleled precision records.

OMEGA watches have also been worn by James Bond since 1995’s GoldenEye. The world’s favourite secret agent will once again be sporting an OMEGA Seamaster in the next 007 movie, Quantum of Solace.

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Orbitz

As the travel expert and a leading provider of online travel, Orbitz is proud to partner with Quantum of Solace to offer consumers a chance to travel like Bond.

Just like Orbitz, Bond knows how to work the system – whether it’s first class on a 747 to Shanghai or a wild ride on a puddle jumper to the Bahamas. So in celebration of the Quantum of Solace release, his adventures can now be yours. Take the 007 Daily Destination Challenge for your chance to win one of seven exclusive Bond vacations – or hundreds of other prizes guaranteed to help you travel in style!

Orbitz is a leading online travel company that offers a broad array of travel products, including airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. Since launching its website in 2001, Orbitz has become one of the largest online travel sites in the world.

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Smirnoff

Smirnoff vodka, the world’s best-selling premium spirit, is proud to continue its long-standing relationship with the Bond family of films for the upcoming release of Quantum of Solace. Smirnoff vodka has played a role in virtually every Bond film throughout the past 40 years, beginning with Dr. No in 1962, when Bond first ordered his “shaken, not stirred” martini of choice.

And it’s quite a natural connection, since both James Bond and Smirnoff stand for originality, confidence and style.

This year, Smirnoff continues this legacy with an exciting array of new television and online advertising, private movie screenings, and special offerings in retail stores throughout the United States and in over 40 countries around the world, to support the Quantum of Solace release.

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Sony

For more than 40 years, North America has had a love affair with the Sony brand. During that time, Sony has created numerous products and technologies that have helped make consumers’ lives easier, more enjoyable and more productive. At the same time, the company has earned a solid reputation for quality, reliability, innovation and stylish design. In fact, the Harris Poll has identified Sony as a top brand in America, as the company has held the top three positions over the past 12 years including the number one position for nine years.

The company is committed to maintaining a leadership position in consumer electronics, broadcast and professional systems and information technology products. Sony is also committed to developing new technologies that reflect the networked convergence of audio, video and information technology.

Sony Electronics is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony’s U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Sony’s principal U.S. businesses include: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc.; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Sony Broadband Entertainment; Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Wonder Technology Lab.

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Swatch

Swatch, kicked off in 1982 by Nicolas G. Hayek, today is a leading Swiss watch and jewelry maker and one of the world’s most fashionable brands. The first SWATCH watch appeared on the Swiss market in 1983, surprising everyone with its provocative spirit, spirited design and enormous success. Always at the forefront of popular fashion, SWATCH continues to innovate and surprise with four annual collections (Spring Summer, Summer Sport, Fall Winter, Winter Sport), Art Specials, a Seasons Collection (Xmas), and Specials for Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. The brand has also established a strong presence in the world of sports with its ongoing support for extreme sports (FMX, Surf, Snowboarding, Free Skiing, BMX) and beach volleyball.

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Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s most innovative long-haul carriers, is Bond’s favourite airline for the second time. After the airline’s aircraft appeared in Casino Royale, and founder Sir Richard Branson played a cameo role, Virgin Atlantic is again featured, in Quantum of Solace. The focus this time is on its Upper Class cabin onboard.

Virgin Atlantic will be supporting the release of the movie with a campaign aimed at stylish travelers across the globe. Among other initiatives, it will be working with other Quantum of Solace partners on a major sweepstakes and ensuring that passengers onboard can experience the famous Vesper Cocktail.

With 38 aircraft in its modern fleet, Virgin Atlantic flies from London Heathrow and London Gatwick to 30 destinations around the world including New York JFK, Dubai, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Chicago, Washington, Shanghai, Miami, Mumbai and Johannesburg.

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VisitBritain

VisitBritain is the UK’s national award-winning tourism agency and is the Official Tourism and Destination Partner of Quantum of Solace. VisitBritain operates in 41 markets worldwide to promote Britain internationally as one of the world’s premier tourist destinations; VisitBritain is also responsible for promoting England to the domestic market. VisitBritain’s involvement with the forthcoming movie Quantum of Solace gives it the opportunity to present the best of Britain through association with James Bond – who is of course British! Through this association, VisitBritain aims to promote how people can come to Britain and live the ultimate James Bond lifestyle – come and play like Bond and relax like Bond. VisitBritain will also provide prizing for sweepstakes conducted across 35 territories giving lucky winners the opportunity to win a trip to experience the Bond lifestyle in Britain.

Keep your browsers pointed to the CommanderBond.net main page for the most up-to-date and complete coverage of Quantum of Solace.

'Quantum of Solace' – Official Blog Report #32

The official Quantum of Solace blog has been updated today with another crew member from the 22nd James Bond 007 film: composer David Arnold.

Working on the score to his fifth Bond film, Arnold says: ‘You go through the film in order and decide where all the music is going to be and decide what you think the music should be doing at the point where it comes in.’

‘Marc [Forster] will speak about his wishes and hopes and we’ll have a brainstorm about it and come out with a set of notes that say these are the cues, this is where the first music cue is going to start and this is where it’s going to stop.’

He continues: ‘I just put up parts one at a time until I get a rough idea of the shape of the cue. And then we put it all together ultimately and hopefully it will sound like something.’

‘Hearing a sort of synth mock-up of a piece of orchestral music is like having the cast shout the script. What you’ll find is that when it’s performed, all of a sudden it comes to life. To hear 75 people shifting that amount of air, you know, with that amount of committment to the cause: you feel it, not only do you hear it, you feel it. And I think that’s the difference.’

Stay tuned to the CommanderBond.net main page for the most up-to-date and complete coverage of Quantum of Solace.