Armstrong Location Scouts Australia?

The latest edition of Australian womens magazine “Woman’s Day” feautres a short article on Vic Armstrong’s trip to Queensland, Australia, late last year:

“BOND BOUND FOR NOOSA”

Here’s a hot tip – it looks like the next James Bond blockbuster could be filmed in Noosa, but it’s not likely to be called “From Noosa With Love”.

Hollywood producer Vic Armstrong – who has been a Bond stuntman since 1967’s “You Only Live Twice” and was the second unit director of “Die Another Day”, visited Queensland’s Sunshine Coast late last year.

He based himself in the Noosa Sheraton and hired several local location spotters to guide him about the area’s many natural attractions, including Fraser Island.

Vic also appeared in a brief documentary shot by local film-maker Michael Butler, who put the former stuntman through his 007 paces at the Gold Coast’s Indy 300 car race.

Michael says Vic liked what he saw during his whirlwind visit and suggests there’s a good chance that he’ll nominate Noosa as the perfect setting for the next instalment in the Bond series.

The article incorrectly refers to Armstrong as a producer, as he serves as the 2nd Unit Director on the James Bond films. Armstrong’s trip to Australia may, however, be too early to be location scouting for Bond 21.

Be sure to discuss the news in this thread of CBn’s Bond 21 forums! And thanks to forum member “Melancholy Productions” for the alert!

Jude Law Favourite For Bond

British actor Jude Law is the fans favourite to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, according to the results of a Total Film poll.

Law, who turned 31 in December, has starred in several successful box office films recently Artificial Intelligence: AI and Road To Perdition. In the Total Film poll Law recenvied 28% of the total votes, beating Ewan McGregor to the top spot.

McGregor received 26% of the votes with Christian Bale receiving 24%. Once favourite, Hugh Grant, received only 2% of the total votes.

Elton John Reveals Madonna Theory

When it was reported that Madonna wouldn’t be attending the 2003 Golden Globes, it was believed that it was due to her son’s illness. However, Elton John believes that there may be another motive behind Madonna’s cancelled appearance. John poses that she may have cancelled her appearance when it was revealed that she would be seated at the same table as the legendary male singer.

Earlier this year, John called Madonna’s Bond theme “the worst Bond tune ever.” He added, “It hasn’t got a tune. I don’t think it’s the best Madonna record and I’m a big fan.” It is believed that the comments, first published in the UK’s Sky News, have resulted in a feud between the two pop legends.

In the same Sky News article, John hinted at a possible interest in doing a future Bond theme song when he suggested that the producers, “should have gone for somebody like Lulu and Shirley Bassey, or maybe I’m in that league.”

Madonna Loses Globe To U2

Madonna’s Golden Globe nomination for Die Another Day was unsuccesful with the singer losing the Globe to U2.

Madonna’s title track had been nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture, however, it was U2’s ‘The Hands That Built America’ that won the award. U2’s song was written for Gangs of New York.

Despite the loss, Madonna’s nomination is still a definite achievement. The last Bond song to garner a Golden Globe nomination was Sheryl Crow’s title track to 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies.

If you’d like to discuss the Golden Globes please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums.

Madonna Not At Golden Globes?

Britains Sunday Mirror has reported that Madonna has pulled out of the 2003 Golden Globes due to her son Rocco being sick.

Madonna’s Die Another Day theme song is nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song. The singer, who had a cameo role in the film, was also set to present an award for an undisclosed category.

The only official comment at this stage is that Madonna has pulled out of the awards ceremony due to a “family emergency”.

If you’d like to discuss the report please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums.