Agent 007 James Bond (Daniel Craig), still suffering from the loss of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) and still not fully trusted by MI6 head M (Judi Dench), uncovers a plot by world-renown developer of Greene Planet, Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), to help overthrow the Bolivian government in exchange for a seemingly barren area in the Bolivian desert. CIA's section chief for South America Gregg Beam (David Harbour) thinks the land contains oil. Others think it might contain diamonds, but it contains something even more valuable than that.
Quantum of Solace is based on an idea by co-producer Michael G. Wilson, stepson of the late Albert R. Broccoli (producer of the previous James Bond movies) and half brother to current producer Barbara Broccoli. The story was adapted for the movie by screenwriters Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis. The title was chosen from a short story in Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only, although the movie's relation to the story is remote and tangential at best. The story is about Bond attending a dull party where he hears a story of a dysfunctional marriage; it ends with him reflecting that normal life can be more dramatic than his own.
Although the title was taken from one of the short stories in the book For Your Eyes Only, the story in the book has nothing to do with the film. In the short story, Bond is told a story by the colonial governor of Jamaica, with whom he had just had dinner. It is a brief tale about a failed relationship. The term "quantum of solace" means "a small measure of comfort amid sorrow or disappointment".
Yes. Quantum of Solace begins only a few minutes after the final scene of Casino Royale (2006). The producers and writers of Quantum of Solace have stated that the action of the film picks up "almost an hour after the close of Casino Royale". They have also said it is a continuation of the story established in Casino Royale. In this way, it can be regarded as a true sequel to Royale and, like that film, is separate in continuity to any of the previous Bond films to come before. While sharing the same continuity of the character, the previous Bond films were more "stand-alone" adventures of the super spy than sequels that told one ongoing story. It is not clear how long the studio or the producers intend to continue this retcon of Bond films in this manner, but they have already openly stated that they do not intend to revisit or remake any of the material from the previously released series of Bond films.
Bond attempted to rescue Vesper Lynd from a building collapsing into a canal in Venice, but he's too late. Mr White (Jesper Christensen) makes off with Bond's casino winnings. M explains that Vesper made a deal with Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) such that she would give them the winnings if he would let Bond live. When Bond returns to his apartment, he finds a message for him from Vesper, giving him the telephone number for Mr White at his villa in Lake Como, northern Italy. As White arrives home, he receives a telephone call. "Mr White, we need to talk," a voice says. Suddenly, a shot rings out, hitting White in the leg. As White attempts to crawl away, Bond appears, gun in hand. "The name's Bond... James Bond," he says.
The terrorist organization represented by Mr. White in the previous film is called Quantum. Unlike SPECTRE, Quantum seems to operate in anonymity, using pawns to carry out terrorist acts. In addition to a returning Mr. White, Bond is pitted against Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a businessman who runs a number of Quantum's shell corporations, his cousin Elvis (Anatole Taubman), and General Medrano (Joaquín Cosio), a corrupt military leader allied with Quantum. Yusuf, (Simon Kassianides) the previously unseen French-Algerian boyfriend of Vesper Lynd, has a minor villainous role in this film.
The movie opens on a highway in northern Italy as Bond (with Mr White secured in the trunk of his Aston Martin) attempts to outrun pursuers on his way to Siena where M is waiting to question him. White escapes when M's bodyguard Mitchell (Glenn Foster) turns on her, so Bond kills Mitchell; he and M return to London to search Mitchell's apartment and discover that he had a contact, Edmund Slate, in Port au Prince, Haiti, so Bond traces him down, only to find a dead end. However, he does learn that Slate was a hitman for environmentalist Dominic Green, who is helping deposed Bolivian dictator General Medrano to overthrow his government in exchange for some land in a worthless desert. Bond follows Greene to Bregenz, Austria, but not before saving Greene's lover, Camille Montes (Olga Kurylenko), from certain death at the hands of Medrano, who also murdered Camille's family. While at the opera in Bregenz, Bond kills a bodyguard of Quantum member Guy Haines, an advisor to the British Prime Minister, so M orders his passports and credit cards to be suspended. Bond talks old friend René Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) to forge a passport for him and invites Mathis to accompany him to La Paz, Bolivia, where the British Consulate orders Bond to return to the UK. After seducing the British Consulate, Bond attends a party being thrown by Greene. Bond ends up stranding Greene in the desert and heading to Kazan, Russia to track down Vesper's former love, Yusef Kabira.
The opening song, 'Another Way to Die' is performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys.
James Bond once again drives an Aston Martin DBS, the same car he drove in Casino Royale. It has no gadgets—or at least Bond doesn't use any if the car has them. Characters in the film also use Land Rovers, Alfa Romeo 159s, an old DC-3 airplane, a South American-built VW Beetle and even a very old Peugeot 404.
The "gun barrel" does return, although not right before the opening scene/theme song as is the Bond film's custom; it appears just before the end credits and, while completely revised for Craig's appearance, is more like the traditional gun barrel.
It is Giacomo Puccini's Tosca. The performance was filmed in the spring of 2008 at the floating stage of the Bregenz Festival, Austria, as performed in the festival's 2007 and 2008 seasons, directed by Philipp Himmelmann. In the original production, however, the singer strips down to his bare chest.
This would be the original ending: Bond confronts Guy Haines, one of the Quantum members seen at the opera house, at his private estate. Mr. White is also present, serving in a henchman capacity. Bond spins around to shoot White, mirroring the movements of the gunbarrel sequence of Casino Royale, then captures Haines. This was cut so the producers would have more options, in terms of plot direction, for the next film.
The movie version: Camille has burn scars on her back from when General Medrano set fire to her house after killing her mother and sister. Camille was trapped in the house for a short time and was subsequently burned. The actual reason is that actress Olga Kurylenko had tattoo laser-removal surgery just before filming commenced, so they worked it into the story for the film.
Agent Fields' (Gemma Arterton) full name is Strawberry Fields, an obvious reference to The Beatles. She likely didn't want Bond to make fun of her name, as he tends to do. Also, she was probably trying to keep herself at a professional distance from Bond, knowing his reputation with the ladies.
Yes, but it's not called that and it's not located in Bolivia. It's the ESO Hotel which is near the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The writers probably used the name Perlas de las Dunas to make the place sound more exotic.
At the end of the credits, it reads: "James Bond will return."
In May 2006, Activision acquired non-exclusive rights to develop and publish James Bond games. Quantum of Solace was released in late October 2008 (Europe) and early November 2008 (North America) to coincide with the simultaneous release of the motion picture. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game, developed by Treyarch Studios, utilizes the Warfare Engine—backbone for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and originally developed by Infinity Ward—for both the game's single player campaign and multiplayer modes. The game itself is a first-person shooter (FPS) set during the course of the motion picture, with players controlling James Bond throughout the film's storyline. Activision also released licensed Quantum of Solace titles for PlayStation 2 (developed by Eurocom), Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Wii (Beenox), and Nintendo DS (Vicarious Visions).
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rated Quantum of Solace as a 12A for cinema release for containing "frequent moderate action violence". The BBFC originally saw the film in an unfinished version to advise on a likely rating. Their website states that "the film would most likely receive a "12A" as it was, but that care should be taken when finishing the film not to increase the intensity of certain scenes." It was after this that edits were made in one scene in the finale of the film, before being submitted to the BBFC in its final form. At this point it was officially passed as a 12A (detailed notes can be found on the BBFC's site). As of March 2010, it appears that these cuts to violence are present in all versions worldwide.
Martin Campbell, although at first strongly tipped to direct Quantum of Solace, stated at the Chinese Premiere of Casino Royale that he was "unlikely to return to direct the 22nd film." No reason was given by Campbell but, in quick succession, he was signed to direct two new films, Unstoppable (2010) and 36. Roger Mitchell, who has worked with Daniel Craig before on Enduring Love (2004) and The Mother (2003), was briefly considered, but then decided not to direct the film, stating that, "I was very nervous that there was a start date but really no script at all. And I like to be very well prepared as a director." After Mitchell left, Sony Pictures then stated that 18 months was too short to produce a good film, so the release date was pushed back to November 7th, 2008.
Casino Royale, the 21st Bond film, was a reboot of the James Bond film series. Whilst borrowing heavily from both the Bond film mythos and the Ian Fleming novel bearing the same name, it made significant changes to both in order to achieve its aim of reinventing the long-standing character for modern audiences. As such, it is incorrect to assume that Casino Royale was a prequel to the already established James Bond film series. The events of Casino Royale were not designed to precede those of the 20 other James Bond movies. An example is that in Goldfinger (1964), Bond is given his gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 by Q to complete a mission, however in Casino Royale Bond wins this Aston Martin in a game of poker.
Including Quantum of Solace, Craig has made five movies so far in which he plays James Bond: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), and Spectre (2015), No Time to Die (2021) and No Time To Die is officially his last film as Bond.
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- How long is Quantum of Solace?1 hour and 46 minutes
- When was Quantum of Solace released?November 14, 2008
- What is the IMDb rating of Quantum of Solace?6.5 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in Quantum of Solace?James Bond, Camille Montes, Dominic Greene, M, René Mathis, Strawberry Fields, Felix Leiter, Gregg Beam, Mr. White, Elvis, and others
- What is the plot of Quantum of Solace?James Bond tries to stop an organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
- What was the budget for Quantum of Solace?$200 million
- How much did Quantum of Solace earn at the worldwide box office?$590 million
- How much did Quantum of Solace earn at the US box office?$168 million
- What is Quantum of Solace rated?PG-13
- What genre is Quantum of Solace?Action, Adventure, Mystery, and Thriller
- How many awards has Quantum of Solace won?4 awards
- How many awards has Quantum of Solace been nominated for?36 nominations
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