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  • Miles MesservyMiles Messervy Posts: 1,757MI6 Agent
    My guess is the Italian location doubles for somewhere else, which is obviously not uncommon in Bond or other blockbuster films. At least the architecture of this particular location is visually interesting and doesn’t necessarily say “Italy” to me in the way that Venice or Rome does.
  • AugustWalkerAugustWalker Posts: 880MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I think familiarity is a factor. When the Bond producers know a country and the location scouts, casting directors and local film crews there they tend to find it easy to go back many times.

    But then again, Bond‘s been more often in the Bahamas whereas those were last seen in ‘06...
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  • HowardBHowardB USAPosts: 2,736MI6 Agent
    Apparently the location in Italy that has been rumored has been used in other films but as some place else, not Italy.
  • Arbogast777Arbogast777 Minneapolis Posts: 252MI6 Agent
    But then again, Bond‘s been more often in the Bahamas whereas those were last seen in ‘06...

    What was last seen in '06?
  • SomeoneSomeone Posts: 1,537MI6 Agent
    HowardB wrote:
    Apparently the location in Italy that has been rumored has been used in other films but as some place else, not Italy.

    The Holy Land.
  • AugustWalkerAugustWalker Posts: 880MI6 Agent
    But then again, Bond‘s been more often in the Bahamas whereas those were last seen in ‘06...

    What was last seen in '06?

    The Bahamas.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    On the bright side, for a great Bond themed holiday, Italy is now the " One stop shop " :007)
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    On the bright side, for a great Bond themed holiday, Italy is now the " One stop shop " :007)

    By 1981 Italy was already a great Bond-themed holiday with Sardinia, Venice and Cortina. Now with 4 more locations it's unstoppable!
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  • SomeoneSomeone Posts: 1,537MI6 Agent
    Red_Snow wrote:
    Some more info from Baz:
    Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga and a small crew are heading to Norway... The footage will be incorporated into the pre-credit scenes for Bond 25...
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6784667/amp/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Second-helping-Downton-movie-menu.html

    Looking at the lengths of the PTS in the other 23 Bond films that have them, excluding the gun barrel sequence (where they have one) and the title credits after, the approximate duration for each film's PTS are below.

    FRWL 2.5
    Goldfinger 4.3
    Thunderball 4.1
    YOLT 5.3
    OHMSS 6.0
    DAF 4.2
    LALD 4.31
    TMWTGG 7.39
    TSWLM 7.16
    Octopussy 6.5
    FYEO 5.55
    Moonraker 5.10
    AVTAK 6.00
    TLD 7.16
    LTK 8.2
    Goldeneye 10
    TND 8.0
    TWINE 13
    DAD 13
    Casino 3.1
    Quantum 3.3
    Skyfall 12
    Spectre 12

    For most of the series the PTS is typically no more than 5-6 minutes, but there are five films in double digits. The average for all 23 PTS is about seven minutes.

    I think the PTS for Bond25 could be one of the longer ones, to explain the new situation, if we see a time jump with DC's grey hair and he is with Madeleine and no longer with MI6, as he appeared to quit at the end of Spectre.
  • ShatterfangShatterfang Posts: 538MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    Interesting. the longer lengths are usually in relation to the bigger the action setpiece is. I remember TWINE being the longest because it featured both the bank fight and the boat chase. If the PTS doesn't involve Bond at all as some speculate, in relation to FRWL, LALD, and TMWTGG, it'll probably be shorter. If this is Bond's cottage, then ****'s about to go down and it could even take twenty minutes. If Bond is in it i want a snowmobile chase with machineguns to make up for the lack of action in Austria.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    I don't think there is any point in keeping this thread they way it's used now, I can't tell it apart from the Bond25 discussion thread. Close it or police it better.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    The facts have been few and far between, N24. More will soon be available.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    True, but that wasn't my point. Members seen to treat this thread and the Bond25 pretty much the same, a Place to post rumours and unofficial stories and discuss them. The intention of this thread was to have a thread where members who weren't interested in reading tthrough all that just to keep up with the facts. This thread was for veriefied, official news only. If it's not, what's the point of keeping it? As others have pointed out, the Bond news and dicussions are spread out on too many threads now.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    My inclination is to keep it open, since it's a popular thread, but if a lot of members ask for it to be closed then I'll do that.

    As stated earlier, I'm trying to avoid spoilers so everyone please use "Report" or send me (or Sir Miles) a PM in case I miss something in this thread.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,699MI6 Agent
    OK, just a suggestion.
  • SomeoneSomeone Posts: 1,537MI6 Agent
    Is N24 correct? Was this thread only for posting news? No discussion? If so, people need to bring factual news to Barbel's attention and he can post the link.
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    IMO this thread was doomed to fail before it even began. The idea of a thread with only factual news is good, but there will always be a fine line in people's own minds, and humans will be humans. I say merge the lot.
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Someone wrote:
    Is N24 correct? Was this thread only for posting news? No discussion? If so, people need to bring factual news to Barbel's attention and he can post the link.

    It would be unrealistic to expect no discussion whatsoever after a piece of news was posted.
    And I'm not the judge of what is factual news and what isn't, in this age of fake news and biased media.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Jarvio wrote:
    IMO this thread was doomed to fail before it even began. The idea of a thread with only factual news is good, but there will always be a fine line in people's own minds, and humans will be humans. I say merge the lot.

    I'd rather try and fail than not try at all. This thread was created by request after discussion.
    No merging possible, I'm afraid.
  • SomeoneSomeone Posts: 1,537MI6 Agent
    First interview with DC at Pinewood during Bond25 prep?!

    I've never heard of Beyond magazine (https://beyondmags.com/) but its March/April issue appears to have a bonafide interview with DC. https://twitter.com/beyondmags/status/1104290726068641792
    https://beyondmags.com/celebrity-interviews-daniel-craig/

    Online now, the text gets the Bond25 release date wrong, it says its Valentine's day, and it also says: "Cameras began rolling on Bond 25 earlier this year..." which maybe why its the March/April issue. And oddly it says,. "In one corner, set builders are armed with packets of nails and hammers. In another, stunt co-ordinators are running through that day’s shooting schedule."

    Anyway, the important stuff is DC confirms that Bond25 is his last film and he declines to comment on Boyle's departure.

    Other than that it's a pretty vanilla interview.
  • John Francis KennedyJohn Francis Kennedy South lanarkshire, ScotlandPosts: 88MI6 Agent
    Jarvio wrote:
    Italy again? There are so many countries in the world and they keep using the same one. How many times for DC is that now?

    And I bet they still won't use "Risico" :))



    The funny thing is.. ‘Risico’ is actually Dutch, I’ve heard the Dutch use it, I believe the Italians use ‘risco’ ?
  • Miles MesservyMiles Messervy Posts: 1,757MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    Yeah, I did a little digging and I’m pretty sure there was no interview. That link should probably be pulled from this thread...
  • Arbogast777Arbogast777 Minneapolis Posts: 252MI6 Agent
    I'd bet my life savings that interview is completely made up. And judging by their Twitter page, I'm not the only one...

    https://mobile.twitter.com/beyondmags/status/1104290726068641792
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    I'd bet my life savings that interview is completely made up. And judging by their Twitter page, I'm not the only one...

    https://mobile.twitter.com/beyondmags/status/1104290726068641792

    It reminds me of what comedy television shows often do: take real footage from an interview but record your own questions on a recreated set.
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  • Arbogast777Arbogast777 Minneapolis Posts: 252MI6 Agent
    Aaaaaaand Beyond Magazine has pulled the interview.

    Factual News thread my arse.
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    edited March 2019
    Mmm, it was definitely a great idea and we sure tried, but unfortunately it hasn't really worked like we hoped it would. "Factual" is a difficult concept, especially for B25 news with all the websites, social media pages etc posting "exclusives" that can't really be verified by us at this stage.
  • AugustWalkerAugustWalker Posts: 880MI6 Agent
    If all these different threads concerning B25 must coexist, why not use the factual news one to only discuss news CONFIRMED by EON or high crew members? 8-)
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  • Arbogast777Arbogast777 Minneapolis Posts: 252MI6 Agent
    If all these different threads concerning B25 must coexist, why not use the factual news one to only discuss news CONFIRMED by EON or high crew members? 8-)

    That was certainly the initial idea.

    But if you post a story and literally say "I've never heard of (insert source here)" you're probably in the wrong thread.
  • Miles MesservyMiles Messervy Posts: 1,757MI6 Agent
    If all these different threads concerning B25 must coexist, why not use the factual news one to only discuss news CONFIRMED by EON or high crew members? 8-)

    That was certainly the initial idea.

    But if you post a story and literally say "I've never heard of (insert source here)" you're probably in the wrong thread.

    And that’s the problem. I stand by the fact that this thread is a good idea. It just doesn’t seem like we are capable of using it properly. It’s not entirely our fault though. This is an era of misinformation unlike any other.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes " :)) same with fake news, I suppose. We're simply all so Hungry for news,
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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