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variety.com - 11/17/2008

'Quantum' posts Bond's best opening - Entertainment News, Film News, Media

— variety.com — 'Solace' grosses $70.4 million at box office Hollywood let out a collective sigh of relief as moviegoers set aside worries about the economy to deliver a $70.4 million opening for Sony/MGM's "Quantum of Solace," the biggest opening ever for a James ... 'Quantum' posts Bond's best opening - Entertainment ...

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variety.com - 11/19/2008

Universal, Verbinski redo 'Host' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media

— variety.com — Bond to direct, Poirier to write film Universal Pictures and Gore Verbinski will remake the 2006 Bong Joon-ho-directed Korean thriller "The Host," with commercials director Fredrik Bond making his feature helming debut and Mark Poirier ("Smart ... Universal, Verbinski redo 'Host' - Entertainment News, ...

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bossip.com - 11/21/2008

Who Should Play the First Black Bond?

— bossip.com — Posted by Bossip Staff Looks like both Jamie Foxx and Diddy are interested in playing the historical role. Current star Daniel Craig recently suggested it could be time for the first black Bond in the wake of Barack Obama’s election as ... Who Should Play the First Black Bond?

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Quantum Of Solace Is "One Brutalizing Bummer Of A Ride" [Critical Mass]
Jezebel — ... to the Bond films of the past. Craig has been both praised and criticized for his portrayal of Bond as a less campy 007, and in this installment, Bond has gone off the grid to hunt down the killers of his former lover from Casino Royale , Vesper Lynd. The revenge theme and sequel-like plot rubs some critics the wrong way; who would rather see the pun-ready, lady-bedding, Martini-sipping Bond over Quantum 's new Jason Bourne-esque action hero. Some collected reviews after the jump. Slate : Quantum of Solace (Columbia Pictures), the 22nd James Bond film since 1962 and ...

Trying to Make Sense of These 'Quantum of Solace' Reviews
RopeofSilicon.com — ... and its production, it feels like one of the series." Ebert seemed upset there weren't any gadgets, no Q, no Miss Moneypenny and no desire from Bond to strip Olga Kurylenko down to her skivvies and get it on. He's not the only one that feels this way, but strangely enough weren't gadgets and unoriginality one of the major complaints as Pierce Brosnan exited the ranks of MI6 and Daniel Craig moved in? A quote that struck me as odd with regard to Craig comes from Dana Stevens at Slate, who in her review says, "The novelty of Craig's decidedly unsuave take on the ...