Win: "A View… To A Boat Chase"

Thanks to David Williams at BONDPIX, we have a copy of A View… to a Boat Chase to give away to one lucky CBn member. You must be a registered member of the CBn Forum to be eligible to win.

An exclusive look behind the scenes of the 19th James Bond blockbuster.
Filmed entirely on location on the Thames and in London’s Docklands, this video shows the spectacular opening pre-credit boat chase sequence from The World Is Not Enough.

Watch the cast and stunt crew perform the exciting and explosive action scenes, including several sequences deleted from the final film.

Pierce Brosnan and Maria Grazia Cucinotta are seen on set, filming and relaxing during takes. Watch Pierce pilot the ‘Q’ boat at 60mph along the Thames and dive it underwater in the docks. See Maria firing her machine gun and drive the Sunseeker away from a massive explosion in Docklands.

The famous ‘Q’ boat barrel-roll is shown from start to finish, another boat jump not seen in the finished film can also be witnessed for the first time.

Extensive filming took place beside the ‘Queen Mary’ and through Tower Bridge, both sequences cut from the film. See them here, only in this video!

Watch the remote controlled mini-helicopter fly through Tower Bridge as it filmed the action. See the Police Boats join in the chase, also cut from the finished film.

Spy on the crew as they prepare to launch the ‘Q’ boat through a boathouse and across Wapping Lane in East London.

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Come 'Fly' with Moore

Santa Claus is coming to town… and he’s Sir Roger Moore!

Sir Roger reads his lines

The Fly Who Loved Me will be available to view at flywholovedme.com beginning on Friday 10 December at 9am GMT. The Internet short will be on-line till Saturday 25 December.

Continuing his support of UNICEF, Sir Roger will be appearing as Saint Nick in The Fly Who Loved Me, an animated short film released online today.

Written by Olly Smith and directed by Dan Chambers, The Fly Who Loved Me sees Santa Claus stranded at the North Pole, unable to deliver gifts when his reindeer get injured. Just when all hope seems lost, help comes from an unusual source, when a determined fly from Santa’s garbage bin insists on taking over the job.

Roger, Dan & Olly laugh

According to Smith, who also produced the film, the collaboration with Sir Roger has its roots in a bizarre little Internet cartoon entitled Roger Moore’s Requiem, which Chambers put together, incorporating some unusual animation and several still photographs of Roger Moore circa The Saint (Roger Moore’s Requiem is available to view online as well).

“Roger was sent the animation through a series of serendipitous quirks and loved it,” Smith said. “He emailed Dan thanking him for the left-field tribute and as a huge fan of Roger’s, I seized the opportunity to collaborate with Dan on our first project with Roger, Sir Roger Moore: Spaceman.”

In Sir Roger Moore: Spaceman, scripted by Smith and directed by Chambers, the duo traveled to Monte Carlo to meet with Sir Roger. “Dan and I flew out to Monte Carlo feeling suitably thrilled and awestruck to record the voice track with Roger and found him to be a magnificent voice artist and a very warm person,” Smith said. “We both came away inspired by Roger’s dedicated work for UNICEF and resolved there and then that we wanted to support his work in any way that we could.”

Sir Roger as Santa with his injured reindeer

This desire to support the work of UNICEF formed the basis of the project that would become The Fly Who Loved Me. According to Smith, Sir Roger had no hesitation in accepting to be a part of the film. “Dan and I had several meetings and pored over the script before pitching it to Roger [who] came back with an emphatic yes,” he said. “Roger gave a magnificent performance as Father Christmas and I performed opposite him as the Fly. [It was] a total joy.”

Sir Roger Moore records the voice track

After recording the voices, work began on the animation process for the film. “Dan … set to work, working day and night in addition to his day job at Tiger Aspect to direct and animate the cartoon,” Smith said. “My thanks to him are just huge, he’s an amazing director with a unique vision, a hilarious friend and a privilege to work with.”

Smith hopes the film will encourage people to support the efforts of UNICEF, particularly over the Christmas period. “We wanted this cartoon to entertain a worldwide audience and offer a link back to UNICEF’s website where they can find info on UNICEF and purchase Christmas cards, wrapping paper, e-cards and a whole host of festive paraphernalia,” he said. “Everyone involved with this project has donated their time and expertise to support Roger’s UNICEF work.”

To view The Fly Who Loved Me, visit flywholovedme.com between Friday 10 December at 9am GMT and Saturday 25 December.

To discuss The Fly Who Loved Me, visit this thread on the CBn Forums.
Thanks to Olly Smith & Marie-France Vienne.

Colin Salmon Bond #6 Betting Dismissed as Publicity Stunt

Salmon at the DAD premiere

A flurry of bets placed on actor Colin Salmon to replace Pierce Brosnan as the next James Bond was dismissed yesterday as a “publicity stunt,” reports The Scotsman.

Bookmaker William Hill received “hundreds of calls” from punters eager to back Salmon, who would be the first black actor to take the role. Rival agency Ladbrokes stopped taking bets on Salmon after receiving six bets worth up to £500 each in just under an hour. Ladbrokes, fearing a sting, felt people might be using insider knowledge and cancelled betting immediately.

Speculation was further fuelled when The Sun reported the actor had started using a “007” in his autograph.

However, Hill believes the bets placed on Salmon with Ladbrokes are a stunt, and has given Salmon very small odds in the hope that it would deter people from placing bets on the actor.

“We have had a number of punters backing Colin Salmon to be the next Bond,” a spokesman said. “I think that the interest shown is purely speculation and is not based on insider information. As far as we are aware a decision will not be made until the New Year.”

Salmon appears in the Bond series as M’s chief of staff, Charles Robinson, and has stood in as 007 during Bond Girl casting sessions. At one time Brosnan did name Salmon as an ideal replacement.

Keep watching CBn for the latest news on Bond 21.

To discuss this news visit this thread in the CBn Forums.

Sir Roger Moore to Play Bond Again! (Updated: Now Online)

He may have officially hung up his Walther PPK after 1985’s A View To A Kill, but never say never again.

Sir Roger Moore is set to appear as 007 in Sport At Heart, a new film promoting London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, according to Sporting Life.

And appearing opposite Sir Roger is none other than four-time Miss Moneypenny, Samantha Bond.

The duo, who appeared in the film for free, reprise their respective roles outside MI6 Headquarters on the banks of the River Thames, as Moneypenny hands Bond his kit for his next mission.

Moore and Bond join fellow actors Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes and Helen Mirren as well as a number of British sporting icons including David Beckham, Amir Khan and Kelly Holmes, in the film, which was sent to the International Olympic Committee last Monday.

The stylish five-minute film is available for download at the London 2012 website.

Meanwhile, Pierce Brosnan is set to appear in Freixenet‘s annual Christmas advertisement.

To discuss this news, visit this thread on the CBn Forums.
Thanks to CBn Forum member Atticus17F for the link to the film online.

Reports of Sean's Buggy Buy Bogus, Says Owner

Graham Rye takes the Moon Buggy out for a spin

Stories that have appeared in various online news outlets reporting that Sir Sean Connery has “secretly” purchased the Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy for $54,000 (£30,000) are 100% false, says owner Graham Rye, editor of ‘OO7’ Magazine and one of the foremost experts on the James Bond phenomenon.

“No one was more surprised than me to read the recent report on various news sites that Sir Sean Connery had purchased the Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy,” says Rye. “It is of course complete and utter rubbish. Besides, I would certainly have expected a larger offer — even from a Scotsman!”

Rye adds, “Sir Sean has no interest whatsoever in James Bond these days. He moved on
rather successfully from 007 years ago.”

The Moon Buggy will be auctioned off as a part of Christie’s ‘Film and Entertainment’ sale on December 14th 2004.

This last of the available James Bond vehicles was conceptualized by Oscar-winning Production Designer Ken Adam, and engineered and built by famed movie custom-car designer Dean Jeffries in his California workshop. Unlike any other famous Bond vehicle the Moon Buggy is truly unique — there was only ever one built. In addition to its appearance in the 1971 film, it was used as the centerpiece of the worldwide advertising campaign for Diamonds Are Forever. Afterwards, the Moon Buggy was discarded and allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. The vehicle was eventually located by Rye, who organized the restoration to its original condition. The Moon Buggy was displayed as the impressive centerpiece in Planet Hollywood’s restaurant at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from 1993 to 2003.

The Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy

“It was a great challenge organizing its renovation in the Nineties,” says Rye, “I’m pleased it’s been saved for posterity. It’s an important piece of cinema history from one of Sean Connery’s most popular James Bond films. I hope it will find its way into a public display where Bond fans can view it for years to come.”

The Christie’s Bond Moon Buggy is estimated at £25,000 – 35,000. For further details please contact: Sarah Hodgson (Entertainment Specialist) on +44 (0)20 7752 3281.

To discuss this auction visit this thread in the CBn Forums.
All photographs courtesy of ‘OO7’ Magazine archive and Graham Rye.

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Samantha Won't Bond with The New 007

It looks like Samantha Bond is making good on her promise to leave the James Bond series with Pierce Brosnan… as reported today reports the Daily Record.

Miss Moneypenny actress Samantha Bond refuses to be shaken or stirred with anyone other than veteran 007 actor Pierce Brosnan. The 41-year-old, who has been in the last four Bond movies, reckons it’s the end of the line for her association with the spy now that Pierce has handed in his licence to kill. The sexy mum-of-two thinks love scenes with actors young enough to be her sons would be just ridiculous.

“I just don’t want to go on being Moneypenny if Pierce isn’t there,” she said. “I really don’t. It’s an age thing, for a start. Pierce is just that little bit older than me – eight years – and when he’s doing all that saucy flirting with Moneypenny, it looks OK and a lot of fun, which it is. And she, of course, has her fantasies about being with him, having a romance. It’s a gift of a role.”

But Samantha, mum of Molly, 13, and Tom, 11, said that, if they brought in a younger guy to play 007, the sizzling sexual chemistry just wouldn’t look right. “I think it’s going to look a bit off having a nod and a wink and a flirty moment,” she said. “Not very tasteful, to my mind. In fact, it could look a bit gruesome and icky. Older lady, much younger bloke – I don’t think so. There is one guy who I might consider as an exception if he was to be cast. But I am not going to reveal who he is, and wild horses won’t get his name out of me.”

Big names being linked to the role include Hollywood hotshots Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell. But Samantha wondered whether either would actually want the role at this stage in their careers. “They both have highly successful careers,” she said. “Would they really want to become linked to someone like Bond, who is really such a very strong image and identity? Those two guys can do big earner films in their own right. They don’t need it. And from what I hear of Mr Farrell’s rather salty, non- compromising language, I wonder if they might have to bleep out a lot of the expletives? I’m Bond, James bleep Bond. Perhaps not. The other name being mentioned is James Purefoy. But he’s got a contract to play Mark Antony in the BBC’s TV production of Rome which will occupy the next five years, so that could be difficult to get around. And all those guys are younger than me, so…”

Samantha had heard rumours that Irishman Pierce was retiring as Bond, but it wasn’t until she heard it from his own mouth she believed it. “When I first heard that Pierce was supposed to be calling it a day, I honestly wondered if the rumour was all part of a terribly elaborate publicity stunt,” she said. But one night Samantha and her actor husband actor Alex Hanson were watching TV when Pierce was a guest on Parkinson and confirmed it was true. She said, “We both looked at each other and said: ‘Well, he’s just said it himself, so that’s the end of the line’.”

But Samantha isn’t bitter. She’s very grateful to have had the chance to be in the Bond films, although she does admit playing a key character like Moneypenny can be a bit of a poisoned chalice. She said, “The role might well be the only one that you are ever known for. I know that dear old Desmond Llewelyn felt that way. He believed the public only ever thought of him as Q, and that they knew nothing about his amazing body of work before he joined the 007 team. And what about the two actresses who played Moneypenny before I got the role? If you’re not very careful, playing a part as high-profile as that over a long time can put the kibosh on your career.Which is why I’ve been very careful to do a lot of other work on stage, in films and on TV. I don’t want to be typecast as Moneypenny for the rest of my life, much as I adore the lady. I’ve just been very lucky to play her in four box-office successes, and that’s it. It’s been 10 years and maybe enough is enough?”

Samantha, who lives in London with her family, reckons being part of a Bond film is one of the most fun things an actor or actress can do. And another benefit for the busy working mum is that the Miss Moneypenny label does help pull in the punters to all the charity events she is involved with.

Among the causes for which Sam waves a banner are Macmillan nurses, the Teenage Cancer Trust and the Shooting Star Hospice for Children. She has good reason for supporting cancer charities…. She said, ‘When I look at my two children, and my nephews and niece, who are all so well and happy, you cannot help but feel so very, very blessed and so incredibly fortunate.”

Samantha has three new TV projects soon to air. In Murder Room, a BBC two-parter going out at the New Year, she plays a frosty woman with a terrible secret. Then there’s Donovan, in which Samantha stars with Tom Conti, andan ITV six-part comedy-drama series Distant Shores. “And that,” said Samantha with a huge grin, “is at last a piece with a bit of comedy in it. I’m Lisa, the wife of Bill, played by Peter Davison, who is a very successful, if extremely arrogant, plastic surgeon.”

-by: Samantha Booth of The Daily Record

Sidenote: Samantha’s son Tom was horrified to see his mother snogging James Bond in Die Another Day.

To discuss this news visit this thread in the CBn Forums
Thanks to thuffner for the tip.

"I went to them and asked about making 'Casino Royale'"

In an interview with The New York Times Pierce Brosnan has offered slightly more information on his departure from the Bond role.

Asked "After four very successful movies, it seems you are no longer Bond, what happened?" Pierce replied that "I went to them and asked about making Casino Royale, which is the first Ian Fleming book. I had hooked up with Quentin Tarantino, who wanted to direct the movie. On the fifth apple martini one evening, he mentioned Casino Royale, which is the blueprint for the psyche of Bond, and I took that idea to the Broccoli family, who produce the Bond movies. They have a way of doing the films, and they are not open to discussion — they threw my idea out the window."

When the rumours about Tarantino came up earlier this year and fans jumped on the bandwagon, demanding Tarantino as director for Bond 21, it was not known that talks between Brosnan and Tarantino were in such an advanced state. Does it also mean that Neil Purvis and Robert Wade got their motivation for using elements from Fleming’s first book from Brosnan? According to several sources, the yet-to-be-finalized script contains numerous homages to Casino Royale.

"But they still wanted you to make a fifth film?" – "Initially. And I said I would. But then in the middle of negotiations, they changed their minds. They never offered a sound reason. I was shocked. They said they wanted to go in a new direction. But they’ve probably done me a great favor. I can now concentrate on other roles."

The interview then goes on about After the Sunset, whereas the last question is Bond related again: "Do you have any advice for your fellow Irishman Colin Farrell, who is one of the actors mentioned to play Bond?" – Brosan: "He’s a great bad boy. If he gets it, I hope he’s prepared for a fight. Being an actor in Hollywood involves lots of things beyond acting. Charm really helps. And it’s a good idea to incorporate a little Bond into all your dealings."

Stay tuned!

To discuss this news visit this thread in CBn’s Bond 21 forums!

Own James Bond's Moon Buggy!

Graham Rye takes the Moon Buggy out for a spin

James Bond’s Moon Buggy will be auctioned off as a part of Christie’s ‘Film and Entertainment’ sale on December 14th 2004. This last of the available James Bond vehicles was used by Sean Connery to make a hasty getaway from Willard Whyte’s Nevada-based Techtronics Space Centre in the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever (Connery’s last “official” Bond film). Other items for sale include Charlie Chaplin’s mustache from the 1940 film The Great Dictator, and a storm-trooper helmet used in the 1980 Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back.

Graham Rye, editor of ‘OO7’ Magazine and one of the foremost experts on the James Bond phenomenon, is offering the moon buggy for sale after tracking it down and having it restored.

The Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy

“It was a great challenge organizing its renovation in the Nineties,” says Rye, “and I’m pleased it’s been saved for posterity. It’s an important piece of cinema history from one of Sean Connery’s most popular James Bond films. I hope it will find its way into a public display where Bond fans can view it for years to come.”

Ken Adam’s original artwork

The Moon Buggy was conceptualized by Oscar-winning Production Designer Ken Adam, and engineered and built by famed movie custom-car designer Dean Jeffries in his California workshop. Unlike any other famous Bond vehicle the Moon Buggy is truly unique — there was only ever one built! In addition to its appearance in the 1971 film, it was used as the centerpiece of the worldwide advertising campaign for Diamonds Are Forever. After a worldwide publicity tour to promote the film, the Moon Buggy was discarded and allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. The vehicle was eventually located by Rye, who organized the restoration to its original condition. The Moon Buggy was displayed as the impressive centerpiece in Planet Hollywood’s restaurant at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from 1993 to 2003.

The DAF Mooon Buggy Dimensions

The Moon Buggy scene was filmed on location over Saturday 1st to Tuesday 4th May 1971, at the ‘John Mansville Gypsum Plant’ outside Las Vegas standing in for Willard Whyte’s Techtronics Plant. In the Diamonds Are Forever script given to Dean Jeffries, the Moon Buggy was to burst out through a breakaway wall and drive off down a service road before turning on to a main highway and disappearing from view. It was only when film’s director Guy Hamilton saw the location that it was decided to stage a chase over the rocky and duned desert terrain. Unfortunately Dean hadn’t constructed the vehicle to take that kind of punishment, and much to his displeasure (and the filmmakers) the Moon Buggy kept breaking down during filming. On one occasion during filming the vehicle broke down out of shot, but the rear wheel which had come off can be clearly seen bouncing back into shot in the finished film! Watch out for it the next time you see the movie on TV or DVD.

The Christie’s Bond Moon Buggy is estimated at £25,000 – 35,000. For further details please contact: Sarah Hodgson (Entertainment Specialist) on +44 (0)20 7752 3281.

To discuss this auction visit this thread in the CBn Forums.
All photographs and text courtesy of ‘OO7’ Magazine archive and Graham Rye.

Bond Vehicle Restoration Weekend

Written by: Colin Clark

Colin Clark plays in the ‘Live & Let Die’ goon boat while everyone else works (2, 3, 4)

View all photos in the CBn IFF Image Gallery

During this past Labor Day weekend, the focus was to spend most of our efforts bringing back to life the tri-haul goon chase boat from the 1973 film Live and Let Die. The black over white Glastrun can easily be seen in several shots of the Bayou boat chase sequence — the very boat which ends up in the Louisiana estate home swimming pool.

Early this summer the Foundation’s Vice President and Co-Founder Doug Redenius and one of the Foundations Directors, Dave Reinhardt, headed down to a small town in the heart of Texas to retrieve the aging tri-haul. Before hand they had tracked down the vehicle and confirmed it’s authenticity, as does the IFF with most or all it’s vehicles through thorough research and use identification numbers.

A few weeks before the Labor Day weekend, Mr. Redenius had the faded and tired looking upper black paint professionally re-painted, and lower white buffed and polished. The sleek exterior now shines like new as it did in 1973.

That Labor Day Thursday, IFF members Perrin and Shane arrived from the St. Cloud, Minnisoda area. During most every IFF Fix-Up weekend, these two guys come down to the Chicago area a few days before the rest of the weekend gang so that they can get an early start on the agenda. So that sunny Friday morning they gave Doug and Dave a hand on the Foundation’s latest acquisition gutting the worn out interior.

These four members started out by removing the ageing leather seats so that they could be cleaned and treated. Then they carefully pealed the indoor/outdoor carpet from the floorboards and lower sidewalls; the carpets would be shampooed later. They removed the upper leather sidewall panels and then started on the floorboards.

The plywood floorboards were in horrific condition due to obvious years of neglect. They had been waterlogged and decaying over the decades. After tearing out the plywood with serious concern as to not to damage the haul, the four-man team discovered a disgusting sight. Layers of rotted thick foam insulation used for buoyancy and noise reduction lying in a bead of dirt, mud and debris. A haven where micro-critters and creepy crawlers could be seen moving about.

Not mentioned in the article: Glastron Amazon Chase Boat from Moonraker

Visit the CBn IFF Image Gallery to see the The Q-Boat and of the Parahawks from The World is Not Enough

They realised the daunting task ahead of them. The team completely cleaned out the boat bottom by removing the insulation, scooping and washing out the debris and wiping the whole area down. This great work load took a full day to complete.

Early Saturday Whitney from the Bloomington, Illinois area and myself showed up to dive into the workload. The six of us began by shampooing the carpets, cleaning and treating the leather seats and upper sidewall panels. Shortly after, Dennis and his son Ken arrived from the Buffalo Grove, Illinois area. They both helped me disconnect and remove the cable-controlled outboard motor. The boat is now waiting for an original type Evinrude motor to be searched for and located by the Foundation and friends.

In the early afternoon the rest of the gang had shown up and jumped in where ever they could lend a hand. These IFF buddies included: Tom, Joe, and James from the north Chicago suburbs and Dan from the Kankakee Illinois.

Doug and Ken where skill-fully manufacturing new floorboards while some of us where cutting and ripping new wood cross braces for the floorboards and Dan, Joe, and Whitney were carefully trying to make and fit the stubborn aft floorboard. When the new floor was in place, Whitney and myself meticulously re-glued all the carpets in place, reinstalled the upper leather sidewall panels and mounted the seats. We all were so proud and delighted at how sharp the IFF’s latest addition looked and how much we accomplished in such little time.

During the weekend our group also had plans to work on the Diamonds are Forever Bath-O-Sub, one of the The World is Not Enough Parahwaks and prepare the rest of the Bond vehicles for winter storage. So while much of the Live And Let Die goon boat was being worked on, Perrin and Shane were concentrating with the great amount of interior work need on the Diamonds Are Forever Bath-O-Sub.

This get together would be the first time the newer members would see with great excitement the Bath-O-Sub as well as one of the few remaining Thunderball underwater Tow Sleds. These two restored Foundation vehicles had just returned home a few weeks ago from their two-year stint in South England’s Beaulieu museum. They had been on display there in a special Ian Fleming Foundation exhibit along with several other of the IFF’s collection. And just recently the Foundation’s collection exhibit at Beaulieu recieved a contract extension to be on display there for a few more years.

The Diamonds are Forever Bath-O-Sub

Visit the CBn IFF Image Gallery to see the interior of the Bath-O-Sub

The other vehicles which had been on display included: the Wet Nellie submarine Lotus Esprit and the very first wet bike ever from Spy Who Loved Me, the street version of the Q Boat and one of the Parahawks from The World is Not Enough, the Russian motorcycle Bond escapes with in the opening scene of Goldeneye, the actual AMC Hornet that 007 crashes through the auto dealership windows chasing Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun and finally the Glastrun speed boat Bond tries to elude other goon boats in Live and Let Die — the very boat that makes the uncontested boat land jump record. Both Live and Let Die boat will be displayed alongside eachother once we finish resporing the goon chase boat.

Back at the shop, Perrin and Shane were making considerable fiberglass repairs to the Bath-O-Sub’s cockpit centre monitor counsel and re-securing the side control panels. I never realised that cockpit needed any repairs when I first had seen the Sub at the IFF warehouse back in 2001. It looked just fine to me. These guys disguised the needed repairs very well back then. Shane and Perrin also needed to make some adjustments to the forward and aft cockpit hatch latches.

Some of us had been working on the “flyable” Parahawk. Not much was needed this time since most of the work on it was accomplished at the previous get-together. Back then we installing the proper engine and propeller, remounting the false underbody fiberglass snowmobile track, making and placing a new cover on the parachute pack, mounting four caster wheels on the skis for ease of manoeuvring and placing accessory controls around the engine area. This time we just needed add a few more engine accessory controls.

We also needed to prepare many of the other vehicles for winter storage. Tom, James, and Dan lead the crew in firing up the engines on one of the two Die Another Day Ski Doos and the Octopussy Tuk Tuk goon motorcycle taxi in order to clear their throats. And to properly stretch it’s legs, Doug took the Tuk Tuk for a little spin around the property.

The Ski Doos from ‘Die Anotehr Day’
Visit the CBn IFF Image Gallery to see the Tuk Tuk motorcycle taxi from Octopussy (2)

The whole crew washed down the Moonraker Boat, the two Parahawks and the Ski Doos. Then placed covers and tarps on all the vehicles so that the collection can sleep safely until spring for the next Fix-Up, show display or exhibit.

At the end of the day the entire gang had a feeling of great accomplishment as we do at every Fix-Up get-together. We all cleaned up our work areas, put the tools away and packed up our belongings to get ready for the evenings of BONDing.

Doug and the Foundation usually treat the group for a nice dinner out. But for convenience and because of the lack of motivation to get dressed up after a long hard weekend, Doug and his lovely and supportive wife Paula opted this time for a specially catered meal to be set up at their charming home. They had arranged for a wonderful several course menu.

At every get together, we all really enjoy capping off the day by lounging around the Redenius’ front deck sharing personal and general James Bond stories and laughs while sipping a few cocktails, smoking cigars and listening to a plethora of 007 tunes.

Until next time… [The IFF Group signs off](https://commanderbond.net/gallery/iff/iffgroup): Whitney, Doug, Shane, Perrin, Ken, Dan, Dennis, James, Tom, Joe and Colin.

To discuss this article please visit this thread on the CBn Forums.
Thanks to the IFF, this have been a CBn Exclusive report from Colin Clark.

Martin Campbell To Helm Bond 21?

In 1995, Martin Campbell introduced audiences to a new James Bond when he helmed Pierce Brosnan’s debut Bond film, GoldenEye.

11 years later, Campbell is reportedly in talks to do it again, as The Hollywood Reporter claims negotiations with the New Zealand director are in progress.

Two months ago, MGM announced that the yet-to-be-titled twenty-first Bond film had been delayed past its planned 2005 release date, citing a lack of a director and, of course, 007 himself. However, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Campbell signing onto the project would certainly set the film on track for 2006 release.

According to the trade, Campbell has been under consideration alongside Paul McGuigan (Wicker Park) and Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake), both of whom were revealed to have been considered when MGM postponed the new film.

Campbell, whose pre-007 credits consisted predominantly of TV programmes and telemovies (including Reilly: The Ace of Spies and The Professionals), was put on the directorial map with his critically-acclaimed Bond film, and has since gone on to direct a number of mainstream outings, including The Mask of Zorro, Beyond Borders and Vertical Limit, starring GoldenEye‘s Izabella Scorupco. He’s currently filming the Zorro sequel, due for release in 2005, after which, his schedule appears clear.

Should Campbell sign on for the new film, he would be the first Bond director to return to the series since John Glen’s five-time run throughout the 1980s.

The Hollywood Reporter article also notes that the next script (penned by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who wrote the last two Bond films, as well as the ill-fated Jinx spin-off) “is said to contain more of the elements of earlier Bond pics than the more recent effects-packed pictures”.

It is also worth noting that this is not the first time rumours of Campbell directing Bond 21 have emerged. Back in July 2003, Campbell was said to be close to signing for the picture, but was later ruled out for the then-rumoured 2004 shoot when he signed onto The Legend of Zorro.

Very little is currently known about the next Bond film, as Eon remain tight-lipped as to its current status. Only Judi Dench seems set to return after John Cleese recently revealed that the script’s current incarnation does not utilise the character of ‘Q’.

To discuss this news visit this thread in CBn’s Bond 21 Forums.
Thanks to CBn Forum members LordAsriel and J J for the tip-off.