Easter Egg Details Released

Details on the ‘Easter Egg’ to be included in the Die Another Day DVD have hit the Internet.

The easter egg will allow Bond fans, particularily the male ones, watch Halle Berry exit the sea in multiple angles.

The scene, which is a homage to Ursula Andress’ exist from the sea in 1962’s Dr No, was filmed in Cadiz in Spain but is set, in the film, in Cuba.

The Easter Egg is on Disc Two of the Die Another Day DVD. To access it one needs to select ‘Image Database’ from the main menu, then select ‘Sets And Locations’. The seventh picture in the series is of Berry exiting the sea, select enter on the remote to be taken to the secret menu. From there you can select one of the three angles, or switch between them during play mode by using the angle button on your DVD’s remote control.

If you’d like to discuss the easter egg visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to john007 for the tip-off.

Source: DVD Answers.

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.

Cher Tipped To Do The Next Bond Song

According to Dark Horizons, Cher has been tipped to do the song for Bond 21. No further information has been indicated, but at this stage it is a very early rumour.

Commanderbond.Net will keep you informed!

Be sure to discuss the topic in this thread of CBn’s Bond 21 forums. And thanks to "MovieManOO7" for the alert.

Female Voice To Introduce DVD

The Die Another Day DVD will be introduced – as the past 19 DVDs – with an "Activate Menu". But this time a sexy sounding female voice will speak the words "Welcome To The Die Another Day Special Edition DVD. Please activate your mission disc now."

In the background the beginning of David Arnols "A Touch of Frost" is played. The French James Bond Club has published this bit as MP3. Be sure to check it out here.

Be sure to discuss the topic in this thread of CBn’s Die Another Day Forums!

Eon Deny '21 Starts Filming This Year

IanFleming.org have discovered that a contact close to Eon has said that Filming for Bond 21 will not start this year; the film doesn’t have a script yet.

The article also says that Eon always book studios as a precaution in case they need them.

You can read the entire article over at IanFleming.org.

Be sure to discuss this latest development in the Bond 21 forums, in this thread.

Aishwarya Rai To Appear in Bond 21?

According to the "Times of India" and "Jam! Showbiz", Indian actor Aishwarya Rai may be the next Bond girl to star alongside Pierce Brosnan.

"They’re keen to cast her," Rai’s secretary Hari Singh was quoted as saying in the newspaper. He said an international agency has approached Rai, a former Miss World.

This leads to speculation. One is that the script is already finished and Bond is yet to go another time to an Asian country, India for instance. But there are as well some doubts. Why would EON hire an international agency to cast Rai? Bond Castings mostly have taken place in Los Angeles at MGM in the last 10 years. Additionally it could just be a marketing joke of Aishwarya’s private secretary with the aim to get some publicty. We’ll have to wait and see, but Commanderbond.Net will keep you informed!

Be sure to discuss the topic in this thread in CBn’s Bond 21 Forums! And thanks to forum member ‘Max Zorin’ for the tip-off.

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.

Bond 21 To Start Filming in Jan '04!

Although MGM had originally intended for a release date of late 2005 for Bond 21, CommanderBond.Net has received information that filming will start in January 2004.

According to the German James Bond Club, Bondklub Deutschland, pre-production for Bond 21 is to be held in early summer, this year, at Pinewood Studio’s in Great Britain.

EON Productions have booked several stages in Pinewood from autumn 2003 because of the sets which have to be built. Filming will start in January 2004 and will most likely be wrapped in June or July. A december 2004 release for the film is planned.

A spokesperson for Pinewood Studio’s was unable to comment on the booking, due to confidentiality reasons. Now announcement will be made by the studios until production spaced is moved into, or until another official source, for example Eon Productions, is made.

Be sure to discuss this topic in this thread of CBn’s Bond 21 forums!