Audio Interview: George Lazenby On James Bond And Beyond

This upcoming Tuesday, 6 January 2009, online radio show “Dave White Presents” will include part two of Wes Britton’s 45 minute interview with former James Bond–Mr. George Lazenby.

In part one, George talked about his years in Australia, his coming to England, and his becoming 007. Part two will feature more stories about his time on the set of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, his reasons for why he left the Bond universe, and his meeting Bruce Lee in Hong Kong. Expect stories and perspectives he hasn’t shared before, especially in this very lengthy personal conversation!

The show will debut Tuesday night at 7:30 pm Pacific time (10:30 EST) and can be heard at KSAV.org.

The following day, the 90 minute show will be available for 24/7 access at www.audioentertainment.org, where you can also listen to the first part of this talk from the 23 December show.

As always, stay tuned to the CommanderBond.net main page for all the latest James Bond news and coverage from around the world.

'Quantum of Solace' Game Walkthrough – Sinkhole (4)

Stuck on a level? Not sure where to go next? Use this CommanderBond.net walkthough as your guide to Activision’s debut James Bond 007 game, Quantum of Solace.

This Quantum of Solace: The Game walkthrough is applicable for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Windows PC platforms.

NOTE: For a complete rundown of the cell phone locations throughout the game, click here: Part I | Part II.

Quantum of Solace: The Game: Walkthrough

Quantum of Solace: The Game

Mission 4: Sinkhole

Quantum of Solace

You begin this mission off with no weapon to protect you and an enemy helicopter above. Move forward by sprinting to each set of boulders for cover, avoiding the attacking helicopter as best you can when sprinting (the trick is to sprint forward to the next boulder the moment he stops firing). You will eventually come across a burning plane wreckage just a little lower than the boulder you’re currently stationed at. When the timing is right, sprint for it and take cover inside the wreckage.

Just as the helicopter gunman stops firing, exit via the hole in the side and proceed down the rocky pathway ahead. As you make it down to the lower level, be wary of upcoming guard you will need to disarm (the first is carrying a TND-16). At this point, some enemies will begin attacking you from the left. Take them out and then head to where they were positioned by the underground river.

You’ll then need to start ascending the nearby rock formation, with enemies stationed at each level. Use cover at each level while you take out the enemy and repeat the process until you reach the top (be especially careful of any grenades that may be thrown at your direction).

Enter the cave at the top of the rock hill and move towards the crashed helicopter (there’s a path to it towards the right) and be prepared for an ambush of enemies coming from seemingly any direction. After you complete the objective here, move towards the side of the cavern (near the flare) and head up the path, taking out the two snipers ahead waiting for you.

As you move forward, you’ll eventually come across two additional snipers attacking Camille. Take them both out (and watch out for additional enemies that will eventually arrive). At this point, a helicopter arrives on the scene, so continue on the path to the left to equip a D.A.D. System. Time your shots well to take out the helicopter (the shots are powerful, but slow moving).

After the helicopter has been taken out and crashes, move down the hill to meet up with Camille. Mission Complete.

Quantum of Solace is currently available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS and Windows PC platforms in the UK and US. Click here to order.

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'Quantum of Solace' Included In US Top Ten Box Office Of 2008

Daniel Craig is James Bond

The overall box office grosses for 2008 in the United States are in and James Bond has once again made the top ten.

Quantum of Solace ranked in ninth place overall with an estimated cumulative gross of $165,698,000 in the US as of 1 January 2009.

This is second time a 007 film with Daniel Craig has made the top ten, following up the appearance by Casino Royale on the 2006 listing (that film also placed ninth overall).

Other overall positions by recent James Bond films include Die Another Day at 12th in 2002, The World is not Enough at 14th in 1999, Tomorrow Never Dies at 10th in 1997 and GoldenEye at sixth in 1995.

Quantum of Solace continues to play in theatres around the world. It’s current worldwide box office take is in excess of $539 million–and according to Dark Horizons–that total places it in seventh place overall for the top earners worldwide in 2008. The Dark Knight took top honours with a $996.9 million haul.

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'Thunderball' Actor Earl Cameron Receives CBE

The Birmingham Post reports that actor Earl Cameron has been honoured with a CBE (“Commander of the British Empire”) for his services to drama following a seven decade-long career in films, television and theatre.

James Bond fans will best remember the now 91-year-old actor for his role as Pinder in 1965’s Thunderball, one of the associates who assists Sean Connery’s 007 upon his arrival in the Bahamas.

Cameron’s first big break was starring in the 1951 crime drama Pool of London, a film about a diamond robbery (and also written by Thunderball‘s Jack Whittingham).

The role, in which Cameron became the first black British actor to star in a feature film, sparked the beginning of his career that continues today in recent films such as 2005’s The Interpreter and 2006’s The Queen.

His notable TV work includes appearances on Doctor Who, Dangerman and The Prisoner.

Speaking about the honour, Cameron said: ‘I played an artist who painted Helen Mirren’s portrait in The Queen, so I have already had a trial run. It never occurred to me I would come up for any kind of award like this.’

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'Quantum of Solace' Screening At Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Quantum of Solace

Daniel Craig’s second James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, is scheduled to play at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall later this month.

The 22nd 007 adventure will play on Tuesday, 13 January, beginning at 7:30pm.

Soak up the special atmosphere that makes a film at the Phil unique. If you’ve never been to a film in the beautiful art deco surroundings of Philharmonic Hall then you’re in for a treat… The Hall houses the only working Walturdaw Cinema screen in the world, rising from the stage accompanied by resident organist Dave Nicholas, an institution in his own right.

Tickets to this Quantum of Solace screening cost £4.50 – 6.50 and can be purchased online.

For further information or to purchase tickets, visit the official website.

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'Quantum of Solace' Game Walkthrough – Opera House (3)

Stuck on a level? Not sure where to go next? Use this CommanderBond.net walkthough as your guide to Activision’s debut James Bond 007 game, Quantum of Solace.

This Quantum of Solace: The Game walkthrough is applicable for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Windows PC platforms.

NOTE: For a complete rundown of the cell phone locations throughout the game, click here: Part I | Part II.

Quantum of Solace: The Game: Walkthrough

Quantum of Solace: The Game

Mission 3: Opera House

Quantum of Solace

Start the level by moving forward to the box mounted on the wall with the red light in order to patch into the cameras. Move up to the left and deactivate the camera via the box (being careful not to be caught, obviously). After this is done, head down the pathway until you come up against misaligned bridges preventing you from moving further. To align them, press the left-side switch once and the right-side switch twice and then crouch down to cross.

Move towards the right after crossing and quietly take out the guard with his back to you (otherwise security will be alerted). Be sure to attach silencers to your pistols and SAF .45 when taking out enemies from this point forward. Proceed forward until you reach the section with the water below. Take out the patrolling guard on the far side and then head forward into the water. Emerge on the opposite side and then head outside, taking out any nearby guards. After this is done, head over to the bright green console in the corner and activate it to lower a shipping box that acts as a bridge for you to move to the other side.

Move across and then turn right to head up. Head forward to the control box on the wall (be careful to not be detected by the camera directly above it) and deactivate it. The next two cameras cover the outside area, so don’t leave the building until you’ve seen where they are placed and then stealthily deactivate them via the control boxes.

At this point, head up the stairs, ascend the nearby ladder and then hop over the edge on your right. Shimmy across the beam when you’re certain the sniper is not watching over that area and then climb up when you reach the other side. Crouch down and take out the sniper and then head up the staircase by where he was positioned to observe an important meeting.

As the meeting quickly ends, crouch down and watch out for the red tracking laser beams that lead back to the enemy snipers. Take out all of them by tracking their corresponding sniper beam (making sure to crouch down if they have you in their sights, obviously).

After you fall to a lower section, take out the nearby enemies before crossing the stage. You then need to move across a thin beam that requires a considerable amount of balance. The key to keeping things as centered as possible is patience; don’t speed through this. Once you reach the other end, move left to the lower section. Equip the new TLD-22 submachine gun and then take cover and take out any approaching enemies.

After a while, several explosions will begin to take place. Quickly head down the ladder and sprint across the dock to leap over a burning hole up ahead. Mission Complete.

Quantum of Solace is currently available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS and Windows PC platforms in the UK and US. Click here to order.

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Daniel Craig's 'Defiance' Goes On Limited Release In US

Daniel Craig’s war drama Defiance goes on limited release in the United States tomorrow, 31 December.

In the film, Craig and co-stars Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell play three Jewish brothers who escape from Nazi-occupied Poland and join Russian resistance fighters, helping to build a village to protect themselves and help others who are fleeing.

Based on true events, the film is directed by Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, Glory).

A wide release for Defiance will follow on 9 January in the UK and on the 16th in the US.

Click here for a recent interview with Craig in which he discusses filming Defiance as well as his thoughts on Quantum of Solace and what the future holds for James Bond.

As always, stay tuned to the CommanderBond.net main page for all the latest news from the world of James Bond.

Ian Fleming's James Bond Audiobooks Now Shipping

Ian Fleming’s Live and Let Die

Back in August of this year, CommanderBond.net reported the news that new, repackaged editions of some of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels would be released by Blackstone Audiobooks in January and February 2009.

We can now report that the first wave of titles are currently shipping from Amazon.com at discounted prices from the $19.95 retail listing. Each of these 007 audiobooks are read by Simon Vance and run on three to seven CDs each.

Order the James Bond Audiobooks

As always, stay tuned to the CBn main page for the most complete coverage of all the latest literary James Bond news.

'Quantum of Solace' Grabs $3.6 Million Over Christmas Weekend

This past Christmas weekend contributed an additional $3.65 million to the worldwide box office total for Quantum of Solace.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the latest James Bond film grossed $2.2 million internationally (non-US) from 2,225 screens in 61 markets.

In the United States, Quantum pulled in an estimated $1.45 million, down 29% from last weekend and finally fell out of the top ten overall (007 ranked 18th this time around). Theatre counts also took a hit, falling 983 to 891 locations total.

The film’s cumulative total in the US stands at $164.3 million, closer and closer to the $167.4 million record set by Casino Royale two years ago.

The cumulative worldwide gross for Quantum of Solace stands at roughly $539.3 million.

Keep your browsers pointed to CommanderBond.net for the most up-to-date and complete Quantum of Solace coverage. Check out our continually updated box office report for all the latest news at how 007 is doing around the world.

'Quantum of Solace' Game Walkthrough – Siena (2)

Stuck on a level? Not sure where to go next? Use this CommanderBond.net walkthough as your guide to Activision’s debut James Bond 007 game, Quantum of Solace.

This Quantum of Solace: The Game walkthrough is applicable for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Windows PC platforms.

NOTE: For a complete rundown of the cell phone locations throughout the game, click here: Part I | Part II.

Quantum of Solace: The Game: Walkthrough

Quantum of Solace: The Game

Mission 2: Siena

Quantum of Solace

As the mission begins, follow after Mitchell. After moving down a small staircase, you’ll fall into a lower room. Take the path ahead of you until you fall to the second floor, upon which you should then take the passage to your right.

You’ll then move into a more open, flooding room where a firefight begins. Take cover as you take out of the enemies (many of them are carrying grenades) in this section. Shoot the glowing target towards the upper right in order to take out some of the enemies. Once you are generally clear of advancing enemies (be wary of the ones on the upper levels), aim for the glowing target on the left wall. Firing at this triggers an explosion which will knock down one of the pillars in the room and provide you with a path forward on the left wall.

As you move down this pathway, pay attention to the explosives that Mitchell has placed along the hall. Allow them to go off before stopping too close. Afterwards, proceed and you’ll eventually have to take care of a guard before following Mitchell up a ladder to the streets of Siena.

There are attackers waiting for you immediately upon entering the streets, so be sure to take cover. Take out the enemy in the upper third floor window ahead and fire at the explosive tank on the right to assist you with dealing with the attackers. After dealing with this group of enemies, feel free to upgrade your weapons in the nearby apartment top floor of the building beyond the marketplace (there’s a Mantis, GF18 A and SAF 9mm with ARO Scope to choose from).

Exit the apartment, head up the staircase and then jump to the next rooftop to continue chasing after Mitchell. You end up on the side of the street instead, so take out the set of guards firing at you from the windows before moving down to the lower rooftop and then head into the open building. Take cover and ambush the enemies inside. Once you’ve taken care of them, jump to the next building and take out the guards here before moving along the crashed bus to get to the other side of the street where you can ascend a drainage pipe (watch out for the snipers and other guards once you reach this point).

Head up to the bell tower for the final battle with Mitchell (you’ll be clear to do so when the music ends). Follow the timed button hits without making too many mistakes and you’ll be in the clear. Mission Complete.

Quantum of Solace is currently available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS and Windows PC platforms in the UK and US. Click here to order.

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