Quantum Of Solace

Forster Turns Down ‘Bond 23’

Quantum of Solace is a Bond film that polarized opinion. Some, including me, consider it the finest Bond film for years, and better than Casino Royale. Others, on the other hand, think it too dark, too brooding, too serious, and too much like the Bourne films to be considered up there with the best Bond...
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‘Quantum Of Solace’ Movie Review – Best Bond Yet? Maybe

It’s seemed like a very long wait for the new James Bond film to emerge from production and be released at the cinema. That’s one of the hazards of being a movie blogger, that you start hearing every little nugget of information about forthcoming movies and then reporting those months or even years in advance...
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‘Quantum Of Solace’ Breaks UK Box Office Record

The new James Bond film, Quantum Of Solace, is now out on general release in the UK, and despite mixed reviews, it’s already broken a box office record. Bond 22, the second to feature Daniel Craig as the suave and sophisticated tough guy spy has made the most money ever recorded on its first day...
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First ‘Quantum Of Solace’ Reviews Appear – Good But Not Great

After hearing yesterday that Daniel Craig’s willingness to stay on in the role of James Bond may be wholly dependent on how Quantum Of Solace fairs, we need the latest Bond film to do well, both at the box office, and at the end of the critics pencils. Unfortunately, while the former of the two...
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‘Quantum Of Solace’ – Shortest Bond Ever and No Catchphrases

Excitement is building for the release of the next Bond film, Quantum Of Solace, which is due out on October 31st. And as the release approaches, there are some details being teased out about the film just to give the fans something to get their teeth in to. The first titbit concerns the film’s length,...
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Daniel Craig Vows Never To Wear Tight Trunks For Bond Again

What’s the defining memory you have of Casino Royale, rightly regarded as the best Bond movie for a good few years? If you’re a man it’s likely to be the opening sequence involving the parkour. If you’re a woman it’s more likely to be the scene where Bond himself, Daniel Craig, walks out of the...
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First ‘Quantum Of Solace’ Footage Appears Courtesy Of YouTube

The new James Bond film Quantum Of Solace has been a long time coming. It seems an absolute age ago that Casino Royale was released, launching the Daniel Craig era of Bond on us, and we have all been eagerly awaiting the next instalment of the long-running franchise ever since. Shooting on the film has...
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Daniel Craig To Carry On Playing James Bond “Until Joints Break!”

It seems that as soon as a new James Bond is announced that the speculation begins as to how long they will last, and who will succeed them when they do finally decide to call it a day. The current 007 is no exception, and in fact has probably suffered from it more than any...
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Daniel Craig Has Personal Gym On Set To Keep James Bond Physique

What’s the most important thing for a James Bond actor in this day and age? Acting skills? eyebrows independent of each other? The ability to drink Martinis, shaken, not stirred? No, it seems Bonds these days need just one thing: A muscular body. Luckily, current Bond Daniel Craig has the goods under his shirt, and...
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‘James Bond: Quantum Of Solace’ Plot Summary Revealed In Full By MGM

Information about the new James Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace, has been drip fed to us over the past few months, with even the title taking an age to be revealed. There have also been rumours of an appearance by Al Pacino, which are still unconfirmed but also a possibility. Now, MGM has published a...
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Those Al Pacino Bond Villain Rumours

Over the past few days there has been much speculation about whether Al Pacino could really be the next Bond villain or not, and if so, how it would work, if at all. A scooper started the rumour mongering by writing in to AICN with the news that the big boss in Quantum of Solace,...
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Bond 22 Named ‘Quantum Of Solace’ – More Plot Details Also Emerge

The next Bond film, which has for so long just been known as Bond 22, has finally been named at an official press conference in London. The new film will be called Quantum Of Solace… maybe they should have just stuck with Bond 22 after all. It’s not actually that bad a name, and it...
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