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Last Updated March 12, 2003
Die Another Day has failed to be nominated at the 2003 Academy Awards.
Madonna’s title track for the film was expected to be nominated in the category of ‘Best Original Song’, after it’s nomination at the Golden Globes. The nominations, however, went to;
Chicago
8 Mile
Frida
Gangs Of New York
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
If you’d like to discuss the nominations please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to solitaire for the nomination list.
The Official Michael Madsen International fan Club reports that Michael will be at the Santa Monica Borders book store on Saturday the 22nd of February from 7:30pm for a book signing.
He has recently released a book of poetry called “A Blessing Of The Hounds” through 12 Gauge Press. It contains an Introduction by Quentin Tarantino, and can be purchased online via the publisher’s website.
In addition to this, the fan club has just posted a message to his fans dated January 2003. In it he comments on Die Another Day, stating that he was happy with the the way it turned out. He further states that he “will be back for more in the next one.”
Die Another Day has received two nominations for the 23rd Annual Razzie Awards, the awards ceremony “dis-honoring worst achievements in film”, and they’re both related to Madonna’s involvement in the film.
Madonna’s cameo appearance as Verity, a Blades Fencing Instructor, earnt the actress a ‘Worst Supporting Actress’ Nomination, with the films title song earning Madonna and Mirwais a ‘Worst Original Song’ nomination.
Other nominess in the said categories are;
WORST Supporting Actress:
Lara Flynn Boyle/MEN IN BLACK II
Bo Derek/MASTER OF DISGUISE
Madonna/DIE ANOTHER DAY
Natalie Portman/STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Rebecca Ramijn-Stamos/ROLLERBALL
WORST ‘ORIGINAL’ SONG
“Die Another Day” from DIE ANOTHER DAY, written byMadonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai
“I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” from CROSSROADS,
Written by Max Martin, “Rami” & Dido Armstrong
“Overprotected” from CROSSROADS,
Written by Max Martin and “Rami”
Madonna received two other nominations at this years Razzies; ‘Worst Actress’ and ‘Worst Screen Couple’ with Adriano Giannini in Swept Away.
Denise Richards was the last Bond related winner of a Razzie Award in 2000, winning ‘Worst Supporting Actress’ for her role as Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough. She also was nominated with Pierce Brosnan in the ‘Worst Screen Couple’ category.
The 23rd Annual Razzies will be held on March 22 in California.
If you’d like to discuss the nominations please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to john007 for the tip-off.
MGM’s domestic prediction for Die Another Day was US$160m, and the Bond film has been estimated as surpassing that mark on Sunday.
While accurate figures have yet to be released it is known that Die Another Day went into the weekend earnings period with a total United States gross of $159,666,417 on Thursday. Box Office Mojo has estimated that the film reached $160,184,000 by February 9.
MGM Chief Executive Officer Alex Yemenidjian’s estimated in January that the 20th Bond film would take US$160m in the United States and a further US$260m at the international box-office. The films current international earnings are in excess of US$225m.
If you’d like to discuss the earnings please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to thanasis for the alert.
Source: Box Office Mojo
The chances are that Bond 21 won’t hit theatres until 2005, but that hasn’t stopped cinema magazine Hotdog publishing the first plot and title rumours for the film.
In ‘The Insider’, a section of Hotdog based upon supposedly inside information, an article indicates that Bond 21 will be based upon Fleming’s Casino Royale. The article states that the film has been given the working title Royale Flush, with the plot will “incorporate La Chief, the villian from the novel, into a plot where he joins forces with Falco, Michael Madsen’s now rogue FDA agent from the last film. One plot element is certain: Bond is now on Falco’s trial”.
Of course, the plot line seems completely bogus due to several faults. Falco works for the National Security Agency (NSA) and not the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, furthermore, Casino Royale‘s villain is Le Chiffre and not La Chief.
If you’d like to discuss the rumours please visit this thread of the Bond 21 Forums. Thanks to bondsgal and Kate for the tip-off.
British actress Rosamund Pike has won the ‘Best Newcomer’ award at this years Empire Awards. Pike was given the award for her portrayal of Miranda Frost in Die Another Day.
The awards ceremony was held at the Dorchester Hotel in London by actor Richard E Grant. Unlike other cinema awards, the Empire Awards are voted for by the general public.
Die Another Day missed out on it’s others nomination, one was the Scene Of The Year. The Blades Duel had been nominated, however, another swordfight, this time Yoda’s Duel from Star Wars, took out the award. The films other nomination was for Halle Berry as Best Actress.
If you’d like to discuss the awards please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to Double-0 Six for the tip-off
Source: Empire Online
Die Another Day‘s worldwide take has reached US$384.1 million, meaning that it is currently the 54th most succesful film in terms of worldwide gross.
The figure comes from an earning of US$224.6m and a domestic earning of $159.5m to date.
The recent opening in Norway saw Die Another Day earning US$1.2m on only 89 screens, a new record for the James Bond franchise and 20th Century Fox in the country. Despite piracy concerns the 20th Bond film also opened strongly in Taiwan earning $1.2m on 140 screens.
MGM Chief Executive Officer Alex Yemenidjian revealed in January that the film was expected to take US$420m worldwide, with a US$260m international earning and a US$160m United States domestic earning. The film isn’t far from reaching either records, with the domestic record expected to be achieved in just over a week. The international record will easily be achieved once Die Another Day opens to Japanese audiences in March.
If you’d like to discuss the films earnings please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to templer1972 for the tip-off
Source: Box Office Mojo
New York Magazine reports that Madonna has instructed her lawyers to send a “cease-and-desist” letter to famed house-music DJ, Junior Vasquez, for apparently distributing his mix of her Die Another Day single. She is furious about this because Vasquez sought approval for the mix, but got rejected.
Vasquez has since denied distributing the unauthorised mix, which has only been played a few time.
This is not the first time that Junior Vasquez has had a run in with Madonna. Six years ago, she did not appreciate him using parts of a message she left on his answering machine in his club anthem “If Madonna Calls…”
Source: KRT Wire
Please feel free to discuss this news in this thread in CBn’s Die Another Day (2002) Forum.
Roger Moore will be honored by the German government next month for his work with the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
President Johannes Rau will present the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Service Cross, 1st Class) to Moore, best known for his James Bond films, at a February 10th ceremony in Berlin’s Bellevue Palace, the president’s office said Friday. It’s the highest award you can receive in Germany by the government.
Moore, 75, serves as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF’s efforts to help children living in poverty in developing countries, including campaigns against the sexual exploitation of minors.
Thanks to ‘stromberg’ for the tip-off!
Source: Yahoo! News