How Brosnan Upset Madonna

British GQ have reported that not everything went smoothly on the set of Die Another Day after Madonna joined the list of cameo roles in the film. It seems Madonna doesn’t quite like her old songs sung back to her, as Pierce Brosnan found out.

“She definitely pushes your button, and I made that mistake,” says Brosnan after his run-in with the title song singer. “The guys in the trailer were joking around the day that she was on set, singing Like a Virgin. I’m miles away, and I’m out there with my saber and she’s all dressed up in her costume and I forget that she’s there and I start singing Like A Virgin. And oh man, Jesus! That’s like a red rag to a bull. She thought that I was pulling her chain. She said, ‘Are you trying to dis me?’ and I said, ‘No, Madonna. No, for God’s sake, No!’ “

Despite Brosnan’s initial ‘dissing’ of Madonna, the rest of the shoot apparently went to plan.

If you’d like to discuss the antics, please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to solitaire for the news alert.

Revlon Reveal Design Sketches

Revlon have launched their Die Another Day related website with some design sketches from the film included.

By visiting ‘Behind The Looks’ on the sites Bond fans are given glimpses of material used by Lindy Hemming for Die Another Day outfits and four sketches for areas in Gustav Graves Ice Palace. The sketches show a handscanner entrance to the Bio-Dome, a person in a room, a chandaleir and an outside view of the Ice Palace and Bio-Dome.

The Revlon site also had others pictures from Die Another Day, most of which features Halle Berry’s character Jinx.

If you’d like to discuss the site please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to ‘john007’ for the alert.

Soundtrack Art Possibly Online

MadonnaPower.Com have released what they claim is the cover art for the Die Another Day Soundtrack.

The cover art is the second US teaser poster with additional titles included; “Music By David Arnold, Title Song by Madonna”. If real, the cover would indicate that the US One Sheet poster may be based upon the US Teaser.

You can view the art work by clicking on the link above.

If you’d like to discuss the cover please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to ‘john007’ for the alert.

Baltimore Host East Coast Premiere

Baltimore to Host East Coast Premiere of James Bond Die Another Day
Gala Screening to Benefit Hopkins Cardiovascular Center

Baltimore – October 1, 2002 – Sporting his usual gadgets, girls and gripping adventures, James Bond is expected to thrill moviegoers at the East Coast premiere of Die Another Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at The Historic Senator Theatre.

Proceeds of the premiere will benefit The Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Best known as the producer of the James Bond film series, along with his wife, Dana, the late “Cubby” Broccoli was treated successfully at Hopkins for a life-threatening aneurysm in 1994, and subsequently, the couple provided a gift in 1996 to establish the Center.

Die Another Day, the 20th James Bond film, stars Pierce Brosnan and Academy Award winner Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball). This year also marks the 40th anniversary of James Bond’s debut on the big screen. The world premiere is scheduled for Nov. 18 in London, followed by the public release on Nov. 22.

The Hopkins benefit gala event features a champagne reception at 7 p.m. at The Senator Theatre prior to the 8 p.m. screening. Tickets are $100 per person. Those in search of more Bondsian exposure can become a Goldfinger Sponsor for $1,000. This includes two Gold Tickets for a Shaken, Not Stirred cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. at Pimlico Race Course, and roundtrip limousine service to The Senator. Most of each ticket price may be deductible as a charitable contribution. Tickets are limited.

The Broccoli Center, co-directed by Vincent Gott, M.D., professor of surgery, and Duke Cameron, M.D., professor of surgery and director of pediatric cardiac surgery, was among the pioneer units in the country to integrate the work of multiple disciplines in the area of aortic and cardiac research. In addition to research, each year the Center treats a large number of patients with aortic disease — from newborns to the elderly. By bringing together leading physicians and scientists in clinical and laboratory research focused solely on aortic disease, the Broccoli Center has made key advances in the field.

This is the third Bond premiere event donated by the Broccoli family to benefit the Center.

For ticket and sponsorship information, call 410-502-8901, or visit http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bondpremiere

If you’d like to discuss the premier, please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to MBE for the news alert.

"I've Tried To Make A Thriller!"

German Cinema Magazine Blickpunkt Film has published an interview with Die Another Day director Lee Tamahori.

Extracts:

 Please head over to this thread in our Die Another Day Forums to discuss the interview!

Madonna's Theme Hits Music Charts

With continuing airplay Madonna’s theme for Die Another Day has debuted on music charts world wide, despite the fact that the song has not been released as a single.

In the United States the theme song has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 41st position. In its first week on the chart the song has been referred to by Billboard as a ‘Hot Shot Debut’.

Meanwhile, in Australia, where airplay continues to grow, the theme song is yet to debut on the Aria Charts. However, that hasn’t stopped the song debuting on ‘Take 40 Australia’, a program which is dedicated to the top forty songs played throughout the continent.

It is uncertain as how high the song will finally reach in charts world-wide, though experts are predicting that the song will enter in to the top ten section of the charts in at least the United States and the United Kingdom.

Thanks to GioD for sending in the news alert.

Virtual Bond Rooms Appear Online

Some examples of the awesome design work of Peter Lamont and Co. is now available on the official James Bond site. In an update that follows the succesful marketing of the last James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough, MGM has released a ‘virtual tour’ of three locations that will feature in Die Another Day.

The three featured sets on the official site are the gentleman club Blades, Miranda Frost’s icey suite in the Ice Palace and the main room of the Ice Palace. All three virtual tours are presented using VR technology in Apple Quicktime.

The virtual tours, which are available in varying qualities, also include ‘hot spots’, meaning Bond fans can also view rooms attached to the aforementioned sets. For instance, the VR tour of Blades takes 007 fans through two interior rooms and an external courtyard.

The official site has also added several more music clips to its sound gallery.

If you’d like to discuss the VR update please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to Cyris for alerting us to the news.

3rd Bunch of 'DAD' Pictures Online

DVD Web has just published the 3rd set of Pictures from “Die Another Day”. Most of them were never seen before, and there is one quite interesting still.

Spoiler (Highlight To Read)

You can see Jinx lifting up what looks like that face changing mask off someone’s head. So is it the Moon/Graves mask or the Zao Mask? We don’t know yet. But another interesting question is jumping to my mind. Jinx is wearing the red clothes she wears when she accesses Graves’ Biodome. So is the face changing system actually located in the Biodome? That would bring up the question why Zao is in Cuba?

Please discuss the new pictures in this thread in CBn’s Die Another Day Forums! And thanks to forum user ‘Christmas Tounes’ for the alert!

Ford DAD Tv Spot Online

Ford’s promotional tie in with Die Another Day has kicked in online with the launch of the 007 Thunderbird Limited Edition web site.

The site, which aims to promote the car driven by Jinx in Die Another Day, feautres a Sweepstakes competitions, a Vehicle Briefing and a Die Another Day ‘folio’. The folio will be of particular interest to Bond fans as it contains some unique wallpaper and a tv spot for the car, amongst other things.

The TV Spot features some never-before-seen footage from Die Another Day, projected over the body of the Thunderbird in what could also be considered a homage to the Goldfinger titles. The new footage includes Bond kissing Jinx’s stomach in an Asian room (it’s possibly set in Hong Kong), Bond running in the Cuban Clinic, Jinx and Mirdanda Frost duelling and the Ford Thunderbird approaching the Ice Palace.

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

Thanks to ‘john007’ for the alert.

Australian DVD Release Date

The film is yet to even premier in cinemas, but that hasn’t stopped some claiming they know the release date of the Die Another Day DVD.

In their order section, Total DVD are reported that the Australian ‘DAD’ DVD release date in June 2003. Understandably, the date is not confirmed at this stage and won’t be confirmed till in to the new year.

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

Thanks to [dark] for the tip off.