Another 'Quantum of Solace' Clip Hits The Net

Another day and another brand new clip from Quantum of Solace.

While it is equally as short as the 10-second clip that made its way online yesterday, fans can nonetheless get a quick glimpse at more action from the 22nd James Bond film along with overlapping dialogue from Judi Dench’s ‘M’ and Daniel Craig’s 007.

Click below to watch:

This clip originally aired earlier today on the Dailies show on ReelzChannel. With thanks to CommanderBond.net Forum members ‘Agent Spriggan Ominae’ and ‘Arbogast777’ for uploading it online.

Be sure to tune in to Entertainment Tonight later today for their own preview of Quantum of Solace and keep your eyes peeled for the official teaser trailer when it goes online this Monday.

Stay tuned to the CBn main page for the most up-to-date and complete coverage of Quantum of Solace.

'Quantum' Preview On Entertainment Tonight; 27 June

While BBC Breakfast treated 007 fans to 10 seconds of Quantum of Solace footage earlier today, the ‘Entertainment Tonight’ television show has their own preview of the 22nd James Bond film lined up for tomorrow.

With their 27 June 2008 episode simply titled ‘”Mia,” Bond & More!’, fans can only speculate as to what sort of footage will be shown. Visit the TV Guide listing for complete details.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow and keep your eyes on the CommanderBond.net main page to find out.

10 Seconds Of 'Quantum of Solace' Online Now

As James Bond fans eagerly await the arrival of the Quantum of Solace teaser trailer on Monday, BBC Breakfast have thankfully bridged the wait with some exclusive footage from the film released today.

Short but sweet, the following 10 seconds of action-packed footage from Daniel Craig’s second 007 adventure originally aired earlier today and is now available online thanks to CommanderBond.net Forum member ‘Royal Dalton’.

Click and enjoy:

‘Quantum of Solace’ Preview

Be sure to stay tuned to the CBn main page when the full trailer arrives in only a matter of days.

'Quantum' Teaser Debut Officially Announced

Sony Pictures have officially announced that the teaser trailer for the upcoming James Bond film, Quantum of Solace will debut online at AOL.com and MSN on Monday (and not, as previously reported, on Yahoo!). Its theatrical debut will be with Sony’s Hancock, which will be released later next week.

The full press release follows.

Moviegoers Get First Look at 007 in Quantum of Solace as Trailer Makes its Global Debut Online June 30 and in Theaters Attached to Columbia Pictures’ Hancock

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 26 – Moviegoers eager for their first look at Quantum of Solace, the highly anticipated Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions’ 22nd James Bond adventure, will be able to catch the new theatrical trailer for the film, featuring expanding footage of the film, on television and on the internet Monday, June 30th, and in theaters when it is attached to Columbia Pictures’ Hancock. The trailer will make its debut on AOL.com (domestic) and MSN.com (international) in an exclusive two-hour window Monday morning, 9:00am – 11:00am PDT. The trailer will be dubbed or subtitled in 13 languages.

Following the exclusive online break, at 11:00am PDT (2:00pm EDT; 7:00pm London time), the trailer will be sent via satellite to media outlets worldwide.

Quantum of Solace will be released in the U.K. on October 31, 2008, in the U.S. on November 7, 2008, and around the world in November.

Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in Quantum of Solace, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions’ 22nd adventure in the longest-running film franchise in motion picture history. The film is directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay is by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli produce.

Keep watching CommanderBond.net for the most up-to-date James Bond news on the web.

'The Battle For Bond' Second Edition Now Available

As reported earlier this year, a second edition of Robert Sellers’ The Battle For Bond, was set for release this June in the UK. The book has now been released and can be ordered online at Amazon.co.uk.

Initially banned by the Ian Fleming Will Trust this past February for its alleged use of copyrighted material, this new second edition removes the images of the various correspondence during the Thunderball trial (many of which had never before been published).

Due to the removal of several images (and thus a lower page count), this second edition of The Battle For Bond retails for a much more affordable £9.99. It also includes a brand new introduction by spy novelist Len Deighton, who was involved with the Kevin McClory-Sean Connery James Bond script in the late 1970s.

The official blurb follows:

In 1963, Ian Fleming, the creator of the 20th century s greatest fictional character was in court, accused of plagiarism. The screen version of James Bond was not Fleming’s creation. It was the creation of Jack Whittingham, who was employed by maverick producer Kevin McClory to adapt the character to the big screen. Had this screen character never been developed, James Bond might have been just another minor fictional spy character. The Battle For Bond is a tale of bitter recriminations, betrayal, multi-million dollar lawsuits and even death. It is the fabled story of Kevin McClory’s 40 year legal battle over the rights to the screen version of James Bond, which he and Whittingham had created. The first edition of this book was banned by the Ian Fleming Will Trust. But the truth never dies! This second edition features a new foreword by Len Deighton.

A brilliant page-turner with all the qualities of a thriller, this is easily the best film book of the year. –Film Review

Robert Sellers dedication and thorough investigation into this Bond story results in a book that is a must for any serious fan of the franchise. –Cinema Retro Magazine

The most important book ever published about the evolution of Ian Fleming s James Bond… a must read! –Graham Rye – 007 Magazine

• Order the UK paperback edition of The Battle For Bond (second edition) from Amazon.co.uk

Click here for CommanderBond.net’s interview with author Robert Sellers.

'Goldfinger' Golf Day Marks Ian Fleming Centenary

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming’s family is hosting a charity golf event today as yet another way to mark the James Bond creator’s centenary.

First announced this past January, the Goldfinger golf tournament takes place at the Royal St George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, where Fleming was once a member. The BBC News reports that funds from the charity event will go towards the British Heart Foundation.

The course, under the name Royal St Mark’s, was the site of the first confrontation between Bond and Auric Goldfinger in the author’s seventh 007 adventure in 1959.

Lucy Fleming said: ‘In the book, Ian devoted at least three chapters to a game of golf which is fascinating even if you are not a golfer because of it’s minute detail. He called it Royal St Mark’s but he sort of described each hole and people are very familiar with it.’

‘He had a pro who played with him called Cyril [Fred] Whiting and in the book he is called Cyril [Alfred] Blacking.’

Sara Jane Woods, of the British Heart Foundation, said: ‘We were approached by the Fleming family and there was such a wonderful synergy because Ian very sadly died of heart disease very early and obviously had he lived he would have been 100 this year. We were very lucky that the Fleming family felt that they would like to do this event in memory of Ian.’

She added: ‘Heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK and we spend about £70 million on research which has enabled us to produce things like statins [cholesterol-lowing drugs] which today could have possibly helped Ian had they been around at the time he was ill.’

The golf tournament will host 21 teams named after characters from the books with a charity auction hosted by Fleming’s nephew to follow afterwards. One of the prizes from the event is a private viewing of the 22nd Bond film, Quantum of Solace, a day before its world premiere with the Fleming family.

Stay tuned to the CommanderBond.net main page for continued coverage of all the worldwide events and publications going on to mark the Ian Fleming centenary.

To keep track of all the upcoming 007 releases, events, television shows, and more–just keep your eyes on the CBn Calendar, located on the right panel of our main page.

Sony Previews 'Quantum of Solace' Footage At Cinema Expo

Those in attendance at this year’s Cinema Expo in Amsterdam got an exclusive look at Daniel Craig’s second James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.

According to reports at Screen Daily and The Hollywood Reporter, 10 minutes of exclusive footage from the 22nd Bond film were previewed by Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) to delegates at the event.

The footage was introduced by Bond girl Olga Kurylenko and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who stated that 007 fans could expect Quantum of Solace to be ‘faster, more intense and filled with more fight scenes’.

Kurylenko, who plays Camille in the film, went on to say that the shooting of the film was ‘the most incredible experience of my life’.

Scenes from the film’s many worldwide locations, including London, Haiti, Austria, Italy and Bolivia, were previewed with a temporary soundtrack.

Wilson went on to explain the film’s unusual title, quipping that a measure of comfort was what Craig needed after the gruelling Casino Royale.

Shooting on Quantum of Solace was concluded on this past Thursday, 21 June, with the film now in post-production. Bond fans around the world will get their own look at what to expect from the film when the official teaser trailer hits the net on 30 June.

Keep your eyes on the CommanderBond.net main page for the most up-to-date and complete coverage of Quantum of Solace.

'Devil May Care' Still Topping The UK Charts

The literary 007 returns in Devil May Care

Almost a full month after its release on 28 May and Sebastian Faulks centenary James Bond novel, Devil May Care is still topping the charts.

For the third week in a row (sales ending on 21 June), Devil May Care remained at the #1 spot. The title is currently the overall top bestseller in all categories in the UK.

Faulk’s 007 novel became publisher Penguin’s bestselling hardback fiction title of all time after it’s astonishing first-week sale total of 44,093 copies.

The title is currently in eighth place on Amazon.co.uk‘s book bestseller listing.

Keep your eyes glued to the CommanderBond.net main page for complete coverage of Devil May Care and all the latest literary James Bond news.

Dame Judi Dench Given Honorary Degree At St. Andrews University

Dame Judi Dench

Dame Judi Dench, or ‘M’ to the James Bond fans, has been given an honorary degree at a university in Scotland–reports the BBC News.

Dame Judi was honoured at St. Andrews University, Scotland’s oldest university, for her work on the stage and screen.

The actress stated she was surprised, but delighted to be made a doctor of letters.

‘I had never been to St. Andrews before, so I’m very pleased and I’m going to boast about it a lot,’ she said after the ceremony.

‘It was very embarrassing, you know. You see a photograph of yourself and that’s embarrassing and then you have to stand up in front of a lot of people while someone says the whole of your life to you.’

‘But it is a huge day of celebration and I’m frightfully pleased to have been asked.’

Dame Judi was honoured alongside Dr. Simon Fraser Campbell, a chemist credited with leading a team to discover the drug Viagra along with several other medicines.

Graduates in the audience laughed as Professor Lorna Hutson of the University’s School of English reeled off a lengthy list of Dame Judi’s many accolades, which include her Oscar-winning performance in 1998’s Shakespeare in Love.

The upcoming Quantum of Solace will mark her sixth James Bond film.

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