The official Everything or Nothing web site has just added 5 new screenshots.
Click here to see the new screenshots
Two of the new screenshots show 007 showing off on a Motorcycle, two other shots of him sneaking around one other with him dodging a missle!
EA’s official site for forthcoming 007 game Everything Or Nothing updated today, featuring a fascinating interview with Lead Character Artist Darren Pattenden, who talks about the process of cyberscanning and character modelling. Below is an excerpt of the interview taken from the site. For the full interview with pictures, please make your way to the official site.
“The term ‘cyberscanning’ is a little bit misleading,” says Darren, “because it makes it seem as though we scan an actor and then immediately put him in the game. There is a lot more work that goes into creating a character model.”
Cyberscanned actor models are so detailed that they have millions of polygons. However, consoles can currently render a maximum of about 5000 polygons per character on the screen at any one time. The challenge is to create a model that looks like “the real thing,” but with only a fraction of the polygons. Incredibly, creating a model with fewer polygons actually takes a LOT more time: each model takes about three weeks and is an extremely arduous process to complete.
As if the actors’ character models aren’t difficult enough, the team also creates the heads of entirely fictional characters for which there is no reference at all other than a concept art sketch. That’s when it gets seriously challenging.
The report goes on to mention a new evil character (who’s model was created from scratch), the menacing looking Jean LaRouge, who appears to be some kind of lead henchman in the game.
Following Esthero’s “Nearly Civilised” for previous game Nightfire, Mya, the acclaimed RnB star who has appeared with Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera and Lil’ Kim on hit the hit remix of Lady Marmalade for Baz Luhrmann’s 2000 film Moulin Rouge, will be performing the title song for EoN.
Mya’s collaboration with Pras and Ol’ Dirty Bastard for the hit 1998 song “Ghetto Supastar”, shot her up to the upper echelon of the R&B industry, as the background singer with the soft voice who sang “you’re a superstar, that is what you are… “
Mya also goes one step further than Esthero by appearing in cyberscanned likeness as an NSA agent alongside a digital Brosnan, who she meets at a New Orleans Jazz Bar.
It certainly looks like EA are pulling out all the stops to make EoN an unforgettable experience, and as close to the movies as possible.
As ever, CommanderBond.net will be here with the latest updates concerning EoN.
Thanks to our friends at Sideshow Collectibles, Commanderbond.net is able to give away a set of figures in our latest competition based upon the first James Bond adventure, Dr No.
Due to its popularity, the superb set of two 12″ figures is no longer available on the Sideshow Collectibles website, so we are proud to be able to offer them to visitors of CBn.
Sculpted by Mat Falls, the set consists of one Sean Connery/James Bond figure and one Joseph Wiseman/Doctor No figure.
The prize is valued at over $80 (US)
Figure Information:
Connery’s unflappable Bond comes dressed in an elegant tuxedo with satin trim. Ready for action with his Walther PPK and Beretta hand-guns. Complete with 1/6 scale liquor bottle, glass and martini shaker. Perfect for his ‘Shaken, not stirred’ martinis.
Joseph Wiseman’s Dr. No comes dressed in his signature white suit and shoes, has mechanical black hands and comes complete with clear plastic radiation suit. Note: Does not protect figure against boiling radioactive water.
Competition Information
In order to win the set of Dr No figures, all you need to do is answer these three questions:
1) Who was the first actor to star as James Bond on the silver screen after Sean Connery?
2) Which famous Jamaican pop star sang “Jamaica Jump Up” featured in the film?
3) What was the name of the woman Bond gambled alongside at Le Cercle club in London?
Once you have the answers, simply send us an e-mail at [email protected] quoting “Sideshow Toys” in the subject title before midnight (GMT) September 15th.
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The Newham Recorder interviewed Taurus winner Jaime Blake, the gym teacher from Beckton, East London (a place with its own claim to fame, as parts of the pre-credits sequence of For Your Eyes Only were shot at the gas works there) who scooped one of the awards at the Taurus World Stunt Awards in June.
Film fans across the world have seen Jaime Blake, 26, doing a backwards somersault from the top of a ladder over a sword in a burning plane and being blown up.
For Jaime, who was plucked from obscurity for her debut film and had no real stunt training, it was her spectacular performance in this scene in the third act of Die Another Day that earned her the accolade.
She was invited to a Hollywood awards ceremony to mingle with some of the world’s biggest stars while wearing a £10,000 dress. She made a speech before them – and TV audiences in more than 60 countries. The Taurus World Stunt Awards are thought of as the industry’s very own ‘Oscars’.
“Most professional stunt performers spend their whole careers never even getting nominated for the honour,” said Jaime who is a coach at the East London Gymnastics Club in Frobisher Road.
Jaime, and the other two female stunt performers in the scene, jointly scooped the title for the Best Overall Stunt by a Woman. They received a trophy each, worth approximately £10,000, that is 3ft tall.
It is so big and heavy that Jaime has been unable to do much with hers since it arrived at her home in a case secured by three padlocks and a combination lock – except use it as a very expensive doorstop!
Jaime joined the club aged seven. She was a member of the Great Britain squad for five years and competed in countless competitions at home and abroad. For the last eight years she has shared her expertise as a coach at the club.
She received a call through her South London-based sports modelling agency, Twist and Flick, to audition for Die Another Day.
She was amazed to win the role. Jaime, who was given star treatment throughout her time at Pinewood Studios, said: “I had such a great day that, even if I hadn’t got the part, I wouldn’t have been disappointed. It’s not every day that you get to spend time on a film set. That alone was like winning a competition.”
Filming, which took place throughout much of last summer, was a really great experience, according to Jaime. She said she was “treated like a princess”. With the help of make-up and a wig, she was transformed into Halle Berry.
The real Halle was great to work with and very down-to-earth for a Hollywood star, said Jaime.
“She loved watching me do all the back flips and her little daughter loved watching as well.
“When she finished her scenes she waited around and stayed to watch us. Lots of stars wouldn’t do that.”
Jaime said Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is a “really nice, cheeky and very charming” person.
Despite her amazing experiences, Jaime has no plans to leave Newham. She said: “I’m East London through and through. I couldn’t leave the club now. I love teaching so much.
“My feet are firmly on the floor. All this has been an unreal experience. It hasn’t changed me at all. It makes me smile whenever I look back on it all and think about how lucky I was to have done it. But I’m a gym coach!
The film itself, Die Another Day was no stranger to the awards, with nominations in no less than five catagories, but only the “Best Stunt By A Woman” was ultimately won, with more in-depth information to be found here.
With thanks to The Newham Recorder for its news and pictures.
Exciting news for all of you UK Bond fans! This October the UK will be invaded by a whole galaxy of weird and wonderful collectables at Collectormania 4, the largest Sci-fi, Comic, Card and Film Collectors Event in England and the only FREE event in the country.
And to help make this a really spectacular event there will be over 30 very special guest appearances by famous film and tv stars from America and the UK, most making their very first fan appearance EVER. The very special guests appearing at the show have starred in a wide range of movies and tv shows, from the cult 80’s movie Goonies, to recent blockbusters such as the Terminator 3, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and The Matrix.
Of particular interest to Bond fans, Robert Davi, Sanchez in Licence To Kill will be in attendance, along with Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore; Goldfinger) and Lawrence Makoare (Mr. Kil; Die Another Day).
As well as getting the chance to meet their favourite actors in person, fans will also be able to add to their collection of autographs and have their photos taken with the stars. In an effort to make the show as easy and enjoyable as possible for the public, Showmasters have developed a new virtual queuing system. Fans no longer have to waste their time standing in line for hours on end to meet just one guest, only to find out that there isn’t enough time to see anyone else. With this new system you are free to wander around the show and meet other stars while a space is reserved for you in the longer queues.
Collectormania is evolving into something really special with each new show, and now the organisers have teamed up with Cineworld’s flagship muiltiplex cinema to develop a film festival to run in conjunction with the Collectormania events. They have arranged some very special movie screenings to complement the themes of the event, and these will include introductory talks by the leading actors. This will be a unique opportunity for fans to discover the secrets of how their favourite films shows were made and hear some of the great behind the scenes tales! There will be a full list of screenings and talks listed on the Showmasters website shortly.
Collectormania 4 promises to be one of the most impressive collectors events of the year, with over 300 tables of sci-fi, movie, comic and card related memorabilia. There will be a large number of specialist dealers from around the country and across Europe, with all sorts of collectables for sale ranging from the latest toy crazes imported from around the world, to vintage collectables from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s! There will be memorabilia from Aliens to Xena, Buffy to WWF, and plenty in between including such things as Star Trek, Stargate, Star Wars, Transformers, Thunderbirds, Dr Who, James Bond, Simpsons and so much more. There will also be people selling autographs of your favourite movie stars, comics, cards, film posters, soundtracks, toys and figures, model kits, promotional items, and even replica movie swords and other paraphernalia from blockbuster films and cult tv series. We have also arranged for special promotional items to be produced which will only be available exclusively at Collectormania 4.
And as if all this wasn’t enough to keep you entertained over the weekend, another attraction at the event will be a display of original props and costumes actually used to make some of the greatest movies and tv shows ever.
Collectormania 4 will be taking over Middleton Hall, at thecentre:mk shopping centre in the heart of Milton Keynes on 3rd to the 5th October 2003. This promises to be a weekend not to be missed for movie buffs and the general public alike, and a great chance for fans to add to their collections or just browse through some great memorabilia. What’s more, admission is FREE! C4 really will be explosive!
Guest appearances confirmed so far:
And many more still to be announced…
For an updated list of guests and special attractions at Collectormania 4, plus more detailed information of the event and how to get there check out the website or ring the infoline for all the latest details on 01908 671138.
Thanks to Andrea for all the information.
CBn can reveal first that Sideshow Collectibles Updated today with an exclusive interview with Robert Davi; Sanchez in Licence To Kill.
The interview ranges from how Davi landed the role of Sanchez to how he feels about his new 12″ figure, and he also mentions what happened on set in Licence To Kill, as well as what his career holds for him at them moment.
The interview can be found here, as well as purchasing information for the entire range of Bond figures.
Aston Martin, the luxury car maker owned by Ford, faces its first ever strike when workers at its two UK factories down tools at the start of the 9 o’clock shift tomorrow morning (8th August).
The strike is over a new shift pattern – nicknamed the Martini shift – which the Transport & General Workers’ Union claims has made workers fear that they can be told to work any time and anywhere the company wants.
The walkout will hit production at Newport Pagnell, Bucks, and Bloxham, near Banbury in Oxfordshire. The union claims 430 workers will take part.
Aston Martin workers work the longest hours of any in Ford’s Premier Automotive Group but are at the lower end of the company’s pay league,’ said John Street of the T&GWU. ‘They have reacted with some anger after being faced with these demands for compulsory overtime.
With the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish replacing BMW as James Bond’s car in the movies, the group has been planning to increase production of the £120,000-plus sports cars from 1500 to 5000 a year.
Street said: The company expects to bring in new shifts which brings pressure on the workers and leads to a Spartan lifestyle. This is not a militant workforce but an angry and frustrated one.
British actor Toby Stephens, or Gustav Graves to you and me, will be starring in forthcoming Bollywood film The Rising, also featuring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee and supposed future Bond girl Aishwarya Rai, according to entertainment site Glamsham.com and Mid-Day Mumbai.
According to the producer, Bobby Bedi, The Rising is “an epic tale of friendship, love, loss and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Indian mutiny of 1857”.
“During a fierce battle in the Afghan wars of the mid-century, Mangal Pande (played by Khan), a heroic sepoy, rescues his British commanding officer, William Gordon (Stephens).”
The two become close friends until their friendship is undermined by the introduction of new gun cartridges for the Enfield rifle. “The new cartridge requires soldiers to bite through their greased casing, made from animal fat,” adds Bedi.
Both Hindu and Muslim soldiers object but Gordon (Stephens) gives an assurance, which later proves false, that the bullets are free from pollution. When the truth is discovered, a mutiny breaks out with Mangal Pande leading the rebels pitched against his old friend.
For the role, Stephens is taking lessons in Hindi and is is currently reading William Dalrymple’s White Mughuls and Saul David’s Indian Mutiny to try to understand the complex relationship between the British and the Indians.
Stephens has raised expectations that in future British actors, who have traditionally looked to Hollywood and the British industry for work, will also see Bollywood as offering opportunities.
He will be on location in India from October to March.
Stephens was expected to pursue a career in Hollywood after playing the villain Gustav Graves in the last Bond movie, Die Another Day. But he required no persuading from Bollywood as he did not want to “cash in on this Bond thing” and be typecast as a Hollywood villain.
After the oh-so-unlikely rumour of Pink being in talks with producers regarding the next Bond film two weeks ago, CBn can report that Mariah Carey is now supposedly meeting with MGM and Eon.
Rumours circulating in the US suggest that Carey has already agreed to sing the lead track from the 21st Bond film, according to Dotmusic News.
The film – which is scheduled to be Pierce Brosnan’s last in the role – is (apparently) in the early stages of pre-production but Carey could come on board if she gets a cameo role herself.
Dotmusic reports that Carey is interested in a part in the movie on a similar standing as Madonna’s brief recent appearance in Die Another Day, which didn’t go down to well with fans.
“Mariah has had meetings with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson,” an unnamed source is reported to have said.
“She was asked if she’d consider singing the theme tune for Bond 21. Mariah said she wanted a part in the new film although the story hasn’t been discussed yet.”
Just the sort of role she would need to kick-start her flagging career.
If the film is tipped for a 2005 release then this all seems very premature. In fact, it’s premature even for a 2004 release, so CBn sincerely suggests as with the Pink report, that you treat this as a highly unlikely rumour.
However, whatever happens, Commanderbond.net will keep you informed.
Source: dotmusic.com. With thanks to doublenoughtspy for the tip-off. Please discuss in this thread of the CBn Forums.
An aircraft featured in the opening scenes of Tomorrow Never Dies was left badly damaged after being forced to make an emergency landing on the Suffolk/Cambridge border.
The L39-Albatross Jet suffered total engine failure at 1,000 feet after taking off from Duxford Airfield on Saturday afternoon.
Its pilot, 59-year-old Peter Jackson, from Sevenoaks in Kent, was forced to make an emergency landing in fields at Rectory Farm, Ickleton, a mile south of the airfield.
The two-seater jet, formerly used for standard training by the Soviet military in the 1970s and 1980s, landed upright with its nose down causing its under carriage to partially collapse.
Mr Jackson walked away from the incident unhurt and the plane was collected by officials from the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, where it is usually kept.
The latest incident comes just weeks after thousands of visitors to the museum’s annual Flying Legends Show were horrified after witnessing a vintage plane crash to the ground, killing the pilot and navigator.
Saturday’s incident happened at around 3.20pm and Duxford’s head of marketing Frank Crosby said: “An aircraft usually based the Imperial war Museum was forced to make an emergency landing at farmland near Ickleton, a mile south of the museum. Emergency services reached the scene within minutes and the pilot Peter Jackson, 59, had managed to get out of the aircraft.”
He added that the L-39 Albatross suffered total engine failure.
In addition to the airfield’s emergency team getting to the scene, fire crews from Cambridgeshire also attended as a safety precaution, but did not need to take action.
The museum’s director Ted Inman said: “Following the Firefly incident and understanding the concerns of local people we have set up a very deep review of safety precautions at Duxford.
Thanks to the East Anglian Daily Times