People.com is quoting a story from the U.K.’s Sun newspaper, which says that Slumdog Millionaire breakout beauty Freida Pinto has reportedly been in talks to appear in the next James Bond movie. So, with all those qualifiers about the report’s veracity in place, I have just one question: Good idea or bad idea? I didn’t get much of a feel for the 24-year-old actress in Slumdog Millionaire, since she didn’t have many lines in the film; certainly, she’s easy on the eyes. Then again, that sounds just like the classic Bond girl: very pretty and doesn’t say very much. What do you think?
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Mar 16
2009
11:13 PM ET
'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto as a Bond babe: Good idea?
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Nov 10
2008
10:46 PM ET
Will Bond babetude make Olga Kurylenko a star?
Refreshing our photo gallery of the Best and Worst Bond Babes can’t help but bring out the Maxim in us, so we feel no qualms about linking to Maxim‘s extensive photo spread on Olga Kurylenko, soon to become world-famous as 007′s love interest Camille in Nov. 14′s Quantum of Solace. Or is she? Looking back at Bond babes past, it’s clear that, while some become iconic in their own right (Ursula Andress) and others go on to have long and distinguished careers (Jane Seymour), most tend to fall off the radar. Check out Ms. Kurylenko and let us know whether you think she’ll be the next Famke Janssen or just the next Izabella Scorupco.
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Nov 7
2008
12:03 AM ET
'Quantum of Solace': Let's brainstorm a better title!
True confessions time: I haven’t been super excited about seeing a movie on its opening weekend since Death Race Sex and the City. But with the Nov. 14 release date for Quantum of Solace closing in, all that’s about to change. The only problem, as I see it, is that jank title, which like the raw foods movement — insert horrified squeak from my tumtee here — has never caught on with me.
So what say you all? Let’s brainstorm a better title for what looks like the action event of the fall movie season. I’ll start:
* Incendiary Device
* Inconsolable Rage (I got that phrase right from the teaser trailer. Thanks, Dame Judi!)
* Please Wear the Square-Cut Trunks, 007!
Okay, clearly I am not good at this movie-titling business, so I’m passing the torch to you. Get to work in the comments section below! Daniel Craig offers his undying gratitude in advance. Sigh.
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Nov 6
2008
03:30 PM ET
Site of the Day: Rejected James Bond theme songs
Amy Winehouse, you may recall, was supposed to record the theme song to the upcoming Bond film Quantum of Solace. Sadly, we may never get a chance to hear what that might’ve sounded like. But Johnny Cash singing his countrified interpretation of Thunderball? Pet Shop Boys’ take on The Living Daylights? Alice Cooper (pictured) offering his version of The Man with the Golden Gun? Yes..yes..and yes. An enterprising reporter for the website of London’s Guardian has assembled a list of Bond-theme tracks that were rejected by the film studio — and even provides links to performances that can be found on YouTube. Some tracks are good, some less so; all are guaranteed to yield more than a quantum of silly enjoyment.
Nov 5
2008
09:23 PM ET
Who's your favorite Bond villain?
All I know about the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, is what I read on EW.com, but something has me worried: the name of the new villain, played by Mathieu Amalric: Monsieur Greene. Ooh, scary! What happened to the tradition of giving the big Bond bad a cool name, like Dr. No, Le Chiffre, Ernst Stavros Blofeld, Francisco Scaramanga, and, my favorite, Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe, pictured with Sean Connery’s Bond)?
All in all, Mr. Vert is going to have a hard time matching up to my man Auric in the coolest-Bond-villain-ever competition. First of all, Goldfinger has built an entire lifetime of wickedness around the pursuit of a commodity that happens to appear in his last name. (What is Monsieur Greene going to do, destroy America’s stock of lettuce?) And Goldfinger has by the far the best murderous assistant in any of the movies: Oddjob (if only for the razor-Frisbee derby). Plus, even though Bond could outcheat him in golf, Goldfinger could nearly match 007 in a zinger-off. (”Do you expect me to talk?” "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.")
But that’s just me. Who’s your favorite Bond villain of all time? Name your nominee(s) in the comments section below, and be sure to state your reasons why. The most convincing answers may appear in an upcoming EW.com gallery!
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Visit EW.com’s James Bond HQ (it’s awesome!)
Read Lisa Schwarzbaum’s ‘Quantum of Solace’ review
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Listen to EW’s movie critics talk 007
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Sep 18
2008
06:46 PM ET
Check out Jack White and Alicia Keys on the new (awesome) James Bond theme song!
Image Credit: White: George Pimentel/Getty Images; Keys: Matt Carr/Getty ImagesMy favorite part of “Another Way to Die,” the new James Bond theme song that just leaked, would have to be the lyric where Jack White attempts to work in the title of the movie — and can’t quite bring himself to utter that much-maligned phrase: “Another tricky little gun/Giving solace to the one/That’ll never see the sunshine.” Just say it, Jack. Quantum of Solace. It’s not as bad a title as everyone says. You could give those words a real cred boost if you’d just mention them in passing! Okay, maybe I’m still alone on that one. And maybe he’s saying “silence,” not “solace” — I can’t really tell from the fuzzy radio rip that I’m listening to (below).
Anyway! I really dig this song. Alicia Keys and Jack White have way better musical chemistry than I expected them to: Jack ratchets up his usual riff-tastic retroisms with some Bond-appropriate orchestral flourishes, which in turn complement Alicia’s soaring vocals better than your average stripped-down Stripes cut might. Granted, “Another Way to Die” is no “Goldfinger” or “Live and Let Die.” But it’s easily as much fun as “A View to a Kill” or “Die Another Day” (both of which are thoroughly enjoyable tunes, so don’t even start, naysayers).
Where would “Another Way to Die” rank on your personal list of fave Bond songs? A final note before you weigh in: I’d just like to point out that I kinda-sorta predicted that the Quantum of Solace theme song would be a historically unprecedented duet between a pasty, semi-reclusive indie dude and a soulful lady with a big voice. (Check out the parenthetical sentence at the end of the third paragraph.) And now my kinda-sorta prediction has come true, and the musical fruit it has borne is oh-so-glorious. Feel free to offer your thanks below — or don’t you like “Another Way to Die” as much as I do?
Sep 10
2008
03:56 PM ET
'Quantum of Solace': The new trailer awaits your judgment!
I love trailers. Honestly, I do. When they’re good, they’re perfectly honed mini-masterworks. (My favorite of the last few years was the spot for Little Children, which plays like a tense gem of a short film.) If my keister isn’t planted in a movie-theater seat in time for the trailers, I am not a happy boy. But recently, some unfortunate tics have crept into trailer design and the new spot for Quantum of Solace bears my least favorite: the strobe-dissolve. It’s when the image all but throbs at you, giving mere snatches of a scene before quickly fading to black. In theory, it’s supposed to imply a sense of rhythmic urgency. Instead, it doesn’t give me anything to sink my teeth into, and thus leaves me a little disoriented. ("Wait, what am I looking at? Oh, there it goes…")
But then, Daniel Craig falls out of a window, through a skylight, and into a scaffolding, and all is right with the world.
When I heard Finding Neverland‘s Marc Forster was directing Quantum, I was a little concerned that I wouldn’t get the explodo I so rightfully expect from a Bond flick. Judging from this spot, though, I think I can put those fears to rest. But what about you—does this seem likely to make good on the promise of Casino Royale, or is it a lot of sound and stiff-upper-lipped fury signifying nothing?
Jun 30
2008
06:40 PM ET
Trailer Blazer: 'Quantum of Solace'
I just have one question about the trailer for the newest Bond movie (which picks up its action directly after the end of Casino Royale): After two minutes of sexy, spy-y, revenge-y goodness, can you detect a single quantum of solace in any second of this preview?
Mar 13
2008
12:00 PM ET
Where we're going, we don't need roads
Can your car swim? This amphibious vehicle, the Rinspeed sQuba (dubbed "Scubacar" over on Defamer), was unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show, and while the thought of riding in it makes me queasy — on the water, I have no seasickness problems, but underwater seatbelted into a submerged convertible? No thanks! — I like to look at it, and would love to see it action. Taking inspiration from the sportscar-turned-submarine in 1977′s The Spy Who Loved Me (the infamous Lotus Esprit), I think we PopWatchers should craft a film or TV plot worthy of "Scubacar." Should she join the newest gadgets in the Daniel Craig-era 007 arsenal? Save lives on a revamped Baywatch? Become a love interest for Knight Rider‘s KITT? Dive in and tell us what kind of adventure you envision for the car that swims.
Feb 8
2008
05:23 PM ET
Beat This Tagline: 'Quantum of Solace' teaser poster edition
"Out of the shadows, and into the fight."
Oh, snap! That’s pretty good, if I do say so myself! But what do you think? Should the Sony marketing department (which, let’s face it, has the unenviable task of trying to sell a film called Quantum of Solace) grant me a license to shill, or are you heading down to the comments section to show me who’s the boss?
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