Cusco, Peru Location Cancelled For 'Quantum of Solace'

James Bond fans can cross Cusco, Peru off the list of worldwide locations the Quantum of Solace production will be reaching.

According to Living in Peru, the 007 producers have scrapped the location as a result of unpredictable weather conditions that could jeopardize the work of the production team and the actors involved in the shooting.

According to Margarita Morales from Iguana Productions, the Peruvian company that was to assist EON, the Bond production will not risk filming at the Inca Citadel because of the bad weather conditions during this time of year.

‘They aren’t going to film anymore because special film conditions, which don’t exist anymore, were required. The suspension is mainly due to climatic changes’, said Morales.

Morales added that local protests or conflicts taking place in the region did not play a role in the decision to cancel the location.

The ‘filmmakers are on a tight schedule and they could not risk it raining, like it’s doing so now’, she said. ‘It wasn’t because of the strike, at least that’s not what the production team has said.’

Scenes for Quantum of Solace were to be shot at the Incan Citadel of Machu Picchu from 2 to 12 March and were reportedly going to involve at least 250 people.

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'Quantum of Solace' Production Moves To Chile

WARNING: Minor spoilers

The Quantum of Solace production will soon be making its way to Chile.

According to Diario Noticiascadadia, filming for the latest James Bond film will take place in several different regions of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta and the Atacama desert.

Production sources mentioned that Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko and Mathieu Amalric are scheduled to arrive in the country in mid-March. Filming is expected to commence on 23 March and last for a total of 12 days.

The production will also reportedly require 210 foreign professionals and another 105 Chileans.

While the specifics of exactly what will be shot at the location are yet to be revealed, a source did mention that there will be ‘a lot of action’ and the landing of a plane in the middle of the desert.

Filming for Quantum of Solace has been most recently been taking place in Peru and Colón, a Caribbean Sea coast sea port city in Panama. Craig celebrated his 40th birthday this past week with members of the 007 cast and crew.

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Tim Pigott-Smith Cast In 'Quantum of Solace'

The official website of Tim Pigott-Smith alerts readers that the actor has been cast in the latest 007 film, Quantum of Solace.

While further details are yet to be revealed regarding the role, the British actor will playing the British Foreign Secretary in the 22nd James Bond adventure.

Pigott-Smith has starred in past films such as Flyboys, V for Vendetta, Johnny English and Gangs of New York.

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Two New Daniel Craig Photos From Bond Set

Two new spy shots of Daniel Craig filming for Quantum of Solace have been posted online at the Teddy and Moo blog.

The photographs, taken on 28 February, show Craig in between takes on the latest James Bond film. The 007 production has been shooting in various locations throughout Panama over the past month. Click here to view the two Craig photographs.

Most recently, the crew moved to Colón, a Caribbean Sea coast sea port city, to continue the Quantum of Solace filming.

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New 'Quantum of Solace' Jet Action Sequence Details

WARNING: Plot spoiler

Details have been posted on DailyBulletin.com regarding yet another action sequence 007 fans can look forward to once Quantum of Solace hits theatres later this year.

Jet pilot Steve Hinton has revealed that the 22nd James Bond film will feature a jet action sequence involving Daniel Craig’s 007. ‘I’m the typical bad guy, trying to shoot down James Bond, who’s flying in another airplane,’ Hinton said.

Hinton recently spent three weeks in Mexico, returning 15 February, for the film shoot in which he flew a Marchetti, an Italian military trainer jet, outfitted with machine guns.

Hinton is president of the Planes of Fame Museum, located in Chino, California and Valle, Arizona. His non-Bond work with jets includes Pearl Harbor, We Were Soldiers, Always and the upcoming Iron Man.

Besides these new action sequence details, Hinton was sworn to secrecy about the Quantum of Solace production other than the details already known: locations and the plot picking right up after 2006’s Casino Royale.

‘Which I thought was the best one,’ Hinton added.

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Entertainment Tonight's 'Quantum of Solace' Sneak Preview

WARNING: Minor plot spoiler

As earlier reported, Entertainment Tonight got their sneak preview of Quantum of Solace, which aired earlier tonight for several 007 fans in the US. The show featured a set visit and included brief interviews with members of the cast and crew, including Daniel Craig.

A video featuring some, but not all of the set visit and interviews from the show is available here on the official website.

‘He’s lost the love of his life and he’s angry about it,’ Craig said in describing where James Bond starts off in the film. ‘But he’s also got a job to do so he’s got to keep it under control.’

When asked if he had any say in the casting of the film’s Bond girls, he said: ‘I’m involved all the way all the way through; or they pretend to involve me. I mean, they ask my opinion and I have my say.’

The Bond star also fielded questions regarding his upcoming 40th birthday, whether or not 007 will fall in love again and the return of the Aston Martin DBS. ‘It’s there. Oh yeah. God yes. I was driving one on the test track as fast as I liked.’ How fast? ‘155.’

Gemma Arterton (MI6 Agent Fields) also took time away from filming to speak with Entertainment Tonight.

‘It was my first day,’ she replied when asked about her love scene with Craig’s Bond. ‘That’s why it was a fantastic first day. He’s a fantastic kisser.’

Commenting on the casting of Arterton, director Marc Forster said: ‘She just came in and I was like “oh my God, it’s her.”‘ She just nailed [her audition]. The thing is with Gemma is that she’s funny, she’s witty, she’s gorgeous, she’s smart. She had every quality I was looking for and I thought “that’s it. That’s her.”‘

One bit that is not included in the above video was the set visit. The ET reporter got a chance to examine the film’s party sequence in Panama, which required over 700 extras present.

Additionally, the show gave a brief look at the filming of a ‘pivotal scene’ between Craig, Arterton, Olga Kurylenko (who plays Camille) and Mathieu Amalric (villain Dominic Greene) at the top of an outside staircase. As the reporter describes, Bond, Camille, Fields and Greene are all involved in a confrontation and someone eventually ends up taking a fall down the stairs.

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'Insider' Interview With Daniel Craig On 'Quantum' Panama Set

The Insider got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Quantum of Solace as the 22nd James Bond film continues production in Panama.

Interviewer Lara Spencer got a chance to speak with Daniel Craig, thanking the star for allowing her to ‘be on the set at a very pivotal moment.’ Craig was taking a break from shooting a party sequence for the film which required over 700 extras.

‘He’s been hurt,’ Craig started off. ‘I mean, he’s been badly hurt. This organization that he’s been chasing after are responsible for the death of the woman he loves.’

Craig also mentioned that the film has ‘the same, if not more’ action than 2006’s Casino Royale and that he was participating in as much as possible.

‘We get to go to places I’ve never been and it’s some of the best experiences in my life.’

Viewers also get a sneak peak at one of the film’s sets which will require four ‘very long’ night shoots culminating in ‘one very pivotal scene.’

The Insider also briefly spoke with Bond girls Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko.

Arterton spoke about her initial surprise of shooting a love scene on her very first day on the set. But when asked if it’s her character that Bond falls in love with, she kept quiet. ‘I can’t say. Maybe he does. I’d love it if he did.’

‘It’s alot of pressure when you’re a Bond girl because you get compared to all the other ones.’

‘Do you get any idea of who is the bad one and who is the good one when you look at [Gemma Arterton and myself]?’ – Olga Kurylenko

Finishing off the interview, when asked if the male viewers would fall in love with the new leading lady in Quantum of Solace, Craig merely replied: ‘I think they will.’

And yes, that swiming trunk question was asked, yet again.

Click here to watch the two-minute long Quantum of Solace set visit.

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Paul Haggis On 'Quantum of Solace': 'It's not my title.'

While filming for Quantum of Solace has been going on for several weeks now, several fans who have been following the film from the start will recall breathing a sigh of relief when screenwriter Paul Haggis handed in the screenplay in late October–just in time to escape delays from the Writers Guild Strike.

Since that point, actors have been cast, production began and a title was announced.

MTV Movies got a chance to speak with Haggis (who also worked on the Casino Royale screenplay) on the Oscar red carpet last night.

When asked if he could clarify the meaning of the title, Haggis responded: ‘I have no idea. It’s not my title.’

The MTV report goes on to state that the screenwriter was less-than-enthusiastic about the choice of “Quantum of Solace“. ‘No comment’ was his official reply.

‘I’m not supposed to say anything [about the plot],’ Haggis added. ‘I finished it before the strike, and now they’re off shooting it. I haven’t actually heard from them, other than the fact that it’s going very, very well. And Marc’s doing a great job. That’s what I hear.’

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'Quantum of Solace' 007 Exclusive On Entertainment Tonight, 26 February

Mark your calendars. This upcoming Tuesday, Entertainment Tonight will be airing it’s “007 exclusive” Quantum of Solace set visit from Panama City.

A brief preview video (which can be viewed online here) shows off some of the sets from the latest James Bond film, due out this November, and also promises a one-on-one interview with Daniel Craig.

In a snippet of the forthcoming Craig interview, the actor was asked if Bond was ready to fall in love again, to which Craig replies: ‘Maybe… soon.’

Catch the entire Quantum of Solace set visit on Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, 26 February 2008.

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New 'Quantum of Solace' Panama Filming Video

WARNING: Minor spoilers

A brand new video focusing on the current Panama shoot for Quantum of Solace has appeared online at Telemetro Panamá.

The two-minute long video follows a local reporter as he makes his way around some of the Colón, a Caribbean Sea coast sea port city, locations that will feature in the James Bond film.

According to the video, Panama will doubling for Bolivia in the film (as earlier assumed), while Colón specifically will be Haiti

The video also notes that Colón will be the site of a boat chase (will appear in the film as the beaches of Haiti) and that Daniel Craig’s 007 will visit the ‘Policia Nacional’ (National Police) headuarters in Haiti after a chase sequence.

Head over to Telemetro Panamá to view the entire video.

In related news, Page Six has a new photo from Panama of Craig and his stunt double in rehearsal for Quantum of Solace this past Friday.

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