"cast in ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". A few years after playing a Bond girl, she became one of the most highly paid actresses on television, starring in ""Desperate Housewives"". Jane Seymour was an unknown when she was cast in ""Live and Let Die"" (the opening credits read ""Introducing Jane Seymour""), later won an Emmy Award for playing Maria Callas in a TV movie and then became a household name playing the title role in her TV series ""Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"". Kim Basinger had perhaps the most successful post-Bond career. After her break-out role in ""Never Say Never Again"", Basinger went"
"Quantum of Solace Quantum of Solace is a 2008 British spy film, the twenty-second in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, directed by Marc Forster and written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. It is the second film to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film also stars Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, and Judi Dench. In the film, Bond seeks revenge for the death of his lover, Vesper Lynd, and is assisted by Camille Montes, who is plotting revenge for the murder of her own family. The"
"their 1987 film of the same name. The film starred Timothy Dalton in his first role as Bond, whilst the character of Trigger became that of cello player Kara Milovy. In 2006 Eon used the plot of Fleming's first novel, ""Casino Royale"", for its 21st film of the same name. However, a main character was named Solange, after the woman featured in ""007 in New York."" In 2008 Eon used the basic premise from the short story ""007 in New York"" as part of the film ""Quantum of Solace"", in which Bond warns a female intelligence employee that her boyfriend"
"and branded it a welcome addition to the series, while others complained of the repetitively monotonous aquatic action and prolonged length. In 1983, Warner Bros. released a second film adaptation of the novel under the title ""Never Say Never Again"", with McClory as executive producer. James Bond attends the funeral of Colonel Jacques Bouvar, a SPECTRE operative connected with the previous murders of two MI6 agents. Bouvar is alive and disguised as his own widow, but Bond identifies him. Pursuing Bouvar to his château, Bond fights and kills him, escaping with use of a jetpack and his Aston Martin DB5,"
"James Bond movie ""Die Another Day"", ""The Quiller Memorandum"" (1966), ""The Man Who Haunted Himself"" (1970), Lindsay Anderson's ""O Lucky Man!"" (1973), ""The Avengers"" (1998), ""Nicholas Nickleby"" (2002), ""Quantum of Solace"" (2008) and ""Sherlock Holmes"" (2009). It has also been used as the lobby of the Dolphin Hotel in the film adaptation of Stephen King's short story ""1408."" In the 1982 BBC television adaptation of ""Smiley's People"", based on the Cold War spy thriller by John le Carré, the titular character visits the Reform Club at the start of the third episode, spending an extended period of time in the"
"were incorporated into the 1989 film ""Licence to Kill"" starring Timothy Dalton as Bond. ""Quantum of Solace"" was chosen as the title of the 22nd Bond film; none of the story was used for the film's plot. Daniel Craig, who starred as Bond in the film, said the film also shares the primary thematic element of the story as ""it relates to the fact that if you don't have that Quantum of Solace in a relationship, you should give up. If you are not respecting each other, it's over, and at the end of the last movie Bond doesn't have"
"Sévérine Sévérine is a fictional character who appears in the 23rd ""James Bond"" film ""Skyfall"" (2012). Played by Bérénice Marlohe, Sévérine is a former sex slave who works as an accomplice of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem). She collaborates with James Bond (Daniel Craig) to stop her boss, but is captured and killed by Silva. Marlohe had secured the role after two auditions for director Sam Mendes and casting director Debbie McWilliams. She looked to Xenia Onatopp as a point of inspiration for her performance. Distancing herself from the Bond girl title, she interpreted the character as more modern and realistic."
"debut with ""The Winter's Tale"", a new opera written by Ryan Wigglesworth and based on Shakespeare's play, for English National Opera. He currently portrays Bill Tanner in the Daniel Craig era ""James Bond"" film series after taking over from Michael Kitchen. He is the fourth person to play the character. He has appeared in ""Quantum of Solace"" (2008), ""Skyfall"" (2012) and ""Spectre"" (2015). As well as the films, Kinnear also lends his voice and likeness to the Bond video games; ""GoldenEye 007"" (2010), """" (2010) and ""007 Legends"" (2012). In 2014, he played the fictional character, Detective Nock, in ""The"
"that she was a sex slave, and his cold response to her death. However, some critics defended Sévérine's story arc as appropriate for Bond's character development. The character has also been a topic of racial criticism. Sévérine (Bérénice Marlohe) first encounters James Bond (Daniel Craig) while on an assignment in Shanghai. She leads an art dealer to a large window to position his assassination by the mercenary Patrice (Ola Rapace). After the dealer is killed, Bond confronts Patrice about his employer, but does not receive an answer before the assassin falls to his death. Sévérine and Bond exchange a glance,"
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after ""You Only Live Twice"", Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas),"
"eyebrow are his deadliest weapons"". Danny Peary noted that Jane Seymour portrays ""one of the Bond series's most beautiful heroines"" but had little praise for Moore, who he described as making ""an unimpressive debut as James Bond in Tom Mankiewicz's unimaginative adaptation of Ian Fleming's second novel...The movie stumbles along most of the way. It's hard to remember Moore is playing Bond at times – in fact, if he and Seymour were black, the picture could pass as one of the black exploitation films of the day. There are few interesting action sequences – a motorboat chase is trite enough"
"Sonia Gandhi in the biopic ""Sonia"", originally planned for release in 2007, but it has been shelved. Bellucci dubbed her own voice for the French and Italian releases of the film ""Shoot 'Em Up"" (2007). She also voiced Kaileena in the video game """", and the French voice of Cappy for the French version of the 2005 animated film ""Robots"". At 50, she became the oldest Bond girl ever in the James Bond film franchise, playing Lucia Sciarra in ""Spectre"" (2015). Monica will appear as a Soul Sucking Queen of the Underworld in Australia's movie, ""Nekrotronic"". Bellucci married Italian photographer"
"her while appearing to have done nothing. Meanwhile, with the help of Eve Teschmacher (Valerie Perrine), Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) escapes from prison, abandoning Otis (Ned Beatty). They find and infiltrate the Fortress of Solitude, learning of the impending doom brought by General Zod. Lex resolves to meet Zod, and begins tracking him. On the Moon, Zod, Ursa, and Non ruthlessly kill a group of astronauts, discovering they have superpowers due to Earth's yellow sun. Perry White (Jackie Cooper) has Clark and Lois pose as newlyweds to investigate a honeymoon suite scam at Niagara Falls. Superman's appearance and rescue of"
"acclaimed, earning him a BAFTA award nomination. ""Casino Royale"" became the highest-grossing in the series at the time. ""Quantum of Solace"" followed two years later. Craig's third Bond film, ""Skyfall"", premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series and the twentieth highest-grossing film of all time; it was also the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom until 2015. Craig's fourth Bond film, ""Spectre"", premiered in 2015. He also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II. His fifth (and, possibly, final) Bond film, currently"
"Bérénice Marlohe Bérénice Lim Marlohe (born 19 May 1979) is a French actress. She played anti-heroine Bond girl Sévérine in the twenty-third ""James Bond"" film ""Skyfall"". Her television credits include ""Père et Maire"", ""Femmes de loi"", and ""Equipe médicale d’urgence"". She had an uncredited role in the French comedy ""Happiness Never Comes Alone"" with Sophie Marceau. She is also a brand ambassador for Omega Watches. Marlohe was born in Paris, France. Her father, a doctor who moved from Cambodia to France, is of Cambodian and Chinese descent, and her mother, a teacher, is French. She originally held aspirations of becoming"
"In the film, Bond is posthumously sent by Judi Dench's M to assassinate Marco Sciarra, which in turn leads him on the trail of the organisation. It is revealed throughout the course of the film that Spectre, and in turn Ernst Stavro Blofeld, have been responsible for the villainous events of the previous Craig films. The Quantum organisation from 2008's ""Quantum of Solace"" is revealed to be a subsidiary of Spectre, while Raoul Silva from ""Skyfall"" is shown to be affiliated with the organisation. In addition to Silva, Le Chiffre, Mr. White, and Dominic Greene are all revealed to have"
"to have married other men (in ""From Russia With Love"" and ""The Man With the Golden Gun"" respectively), and in ""Doctor No"", Bond briefly wonders about Solitaire. In Licence Renewed it is specifically noted in an epilogue that Bond and Lavender Peacock stopped seeing each other after a brief romance. A unique case is Mary Goodnight, who appears in the novels, ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" and ""You Only Live Twice"" as Bond's secretary, before becoming a full-fledged Bond girl in ""The Man With the Golden Gun"". The role of a Bond girl, as it has evolved in the films,"
"007 Magazine to determine the greatest ever Bond film. ""Goldfinger"" came second in the poll and ""From Russia With Love"" was third. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after ""You Only Live Twice"", Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of"
"been his full-time guardian, observing the back story established by Fleming. The main cast was revealed in December 2014 at the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios. Daniel Craig returned for his fourth appearance as James Bond, while Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw reprised their roles as M, Eve Moneypenny and Q respectively, having been established in ""Skyfall"". Rory Kinnear also reprised his role as Bill Tanner in his third appearance in the series. Christoph Waltz was cast in the role of Franz Oberhauser, though he refused to comment on the nature of the part. It was later revealed"
"for the Best Supporting Actress award. It was nominated by the Visual Effects Society Awards for ""Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture."" An editorial by ""The Times"" also listed the film's pre-titles sequence as the tenth-greatest car chase in film history. Quantum of Solace Quantum of Solace is a 2008 British spy film, the twenty-second in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, directed by Marc Forster and written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. It is the second film to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film also stars Olga"
"to begin with, but the filmmakers make it worse by throwing in some stupid Louisiana cops, including pot-bellied Sheriff Pepper."" IGN ranked Solitaire as 10th in a Top 10 Bond Babes list. In November 2006, ""Entertainment Weekly"" listed ""Live and Let Die"" as the third-best Bond film. MSN chose it as the-thirteenth best Bond film and IGN listed it as twelfth-best. In 2004 the American Film Institute nominated the song ""Live and Let Die"" from the film for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die is a 1973 British spy film, the eighth in"
"but the lifelong Bond fan expressed interest in reviving the quiet henchman archetype of characters such as Jaws. Bautista's performance was inspired mostly by Oddjob from ""Goldfinger"", and said not talking created an acting challenge, ""trying to find this way where I am actually going to have speak without speaking."" After casting Bérénice Lim Marlohe, a relative newcomer, as Sévérine in ""Skyfall"", Mendes sought out a more experienced actor for the role of Madeleine Swann, ultimately casting Léa Seydoux in the role. Monica Bellucci joined the cast as Lucia Sciarra, becoming, at the age of fifty, the oldest actress to"
"UK branch of the Hoffman Institute, which presents a psychological programme founded by Bob Hoffman in 1967. They have two sons. In 2013, Serena Gordon married Adam Douglas who is an antiquarian books dealer, with two children Raphael and Brigit Douglas, in Arundel, West Sussex. Serena Gordon Serena Gordon (born 3 September 1963) is an English actress. Her roles include Amanda Prosser in police drama ""The Bill"" and MI6 evaluator Caroline in 1995 James Bond film ""GoldenEye"". Born in London, she is the daughter of property consultant Ian Strathearn Gordon, and magistrate Nicola Mary Gordon. She studied at RADA in"
"The Bourne Identity (2002 film) The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American-German action thriller film based on Robert Ludlum's novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, a man suffering from extreme memory loss and attempting to discover his true identity amidst a clandestine conspiracy within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The film also features Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The first in the ""Jason Bourne"" film series, it was followed by ""The Bourne Supremacy"" (2004), ""The Bourne Ultimatum"" (2007), ""The Bourne Legacy"" (2012), and ""Jason Bourne"" (2016)."
"cast on August 18, 2016, as the ""villainous operative."" On September 7, 2016, Shiva Negar and Sanaa Lathan joined the cast, Negar in a key role as an agent who teams up with Rapp and Hurley, and Lathan as CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy, who is to the Flynn novels what M is to James Bond. In the books, Kennedy is white, but ""Lathan shone above a large number of actresses who tested for the job as an actress who could grow in the role as her character rises from running strike teams to the heights of power."" Principal photography"
"film's action sequences, but felt that the film was less impressive than its predecessor ""Casino Royale"". , it is the fourth-highest-grossing ""James Bond"" film, without adjusting for inflation, earning $586 million worldwide, and becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2008. James Bond is driving from Lake Garda to Siena, Italy, with the captured Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) in the boot of his car. After evading pursuers, Bond delivers White to M, who interrogates him regarding his organisation, Quantum. M's bodyguard, Craig Mitchell (Glenn Foster), is a double agent; he attacks M, enabling White to escape. Bond chases Mitchell and kills"
"of Jason Bourne and Jaclyn Smith as Marie St. Jacques. The TV movie was largely faithful to Robert Ludlum's novel, both in plot as well as in the portrayal of the character of Jason Bourne. The Jason Bourne novels were adapted into a series of films – ""The Bourne Identity"" (2002), ""The Bourne Supremacy"" (2004), ""The Bourne Ultimatum"" (2007), ""The Bourne Legacy"" (2012), and ""Jason Bourne"" (2016). The films retain the titles and some base elements but otherwise feature different plots independent of the novels. In these films, Bourne is portrayed by Matt Damon. Bourne does not appear in ""The"
"Serena Gordon Serena Gordon (born 3 September 1963) is an English actress. Her roles include Amanda Prosser in police drama ""The Bill"" and MI6 evaluator Caroline in 1995 James Bond film ""GoldenEye"". Born in London, she is the daughter of property consultant Ian Strathearn Gordon, and magistrate Nicola Mary Gordon. She studied at RADA in the same year as Jane Horrocks, where the two became best friends. After college they shared a flat in Bayswater and celebrated their joint 30th birthday party at the Groucho Club. Gordon separated from her husband, Tim Laurence in 2011. Together they still run the"
"a 1954 episode of the CBS television series ""Climax!"" with Barry Nelson as an American Bond, a 1967 film version with David Niven playing ""Sir James Bond"", and a 2006 film in the Eon Productions film series starring Daniel Craig as James Bond. M, the Head of the British Secret Service, assigns James Bond, 007, to play against and bankrupt Le Chiffre, the paymaster for a SMERSH-controlled trade union, in a high-stakes baccarat game at the Royale-les-Eaux casino in northern France. As part of Bond's cover as a rich Jamaican playboy, M also assigns as his companion Vesper Lynd, personal"
"film's end, Leiter is shown recovering in the hospital. Following Hedison's first outing in 1973 in ""Live and Let Die"", the Leiter role did not appear again until the 1987 film ""The Living Daylights"", by which time Bond was being played by Timothy Dalton; the role was taken up by John Terry. Smith and Lavington consider that, although the scene between Bond and Leiter sees warmth in the relationship between them, ""it is too fleeting to have any impact"". Pfeiffer and Worrall agree on the briefness of Leiter's role in the film, although they consider that Terry has ""virtually no"
"the film, reprising his role from the ""Ocean's Trilogy""; however, his scene was not included in the finished film. In January 2017, James Corden joined the cast as an insurance broker who begins to grow suspicious of the group. That same month, it was revealed Anna Wintour, Alexander Wang, Zac Posen, Derek Blasberg, Lauren Santo Domingo, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Katie Holmes, Olivia Munn, Hailey Baldwin and Zayn Malik were announced to cameo in the film. That same month, Richard Armitage joined the cast of the film. Principal photography on the film began on October 25, 2016, in"
"hours. President Vargas praised Goncales as the ""Hero of the Day"". In October 1972, a second cable was added, as well as new cabins, which expanded its capacity from 22 to 75; eventually, it was reduced to 65 to increase comfort. The cable car was the setting for the 1979 James Bond film ""Moonraker"" in which British secret agent James Bond (played by actor Roger Moore) battles with his nemesis Jaws (Richard Kiel) in the middle of the tramway, which eventually results in a tramcar with Jaws in it crashing into the ground station and smashing through the wall, although"
"portrayed by Ursula Andress). ""Entertainment Weekly"" put ""Bond bathing suits"" on its end-of-the-decade, ""best-of"" list, saying, ""And you thought spies were supposed to be inconspicuous! Halle Berry's orange bikini in Die Another Day (2002) and Daniel Craig's supersnug powder blue trunks in ""Casino Royale"" (2006) suggest that neither 007 star can keep a secret."" Monica Bellucci in Spectre became the oldest Bond girl at the age of 50, although she stated that she does not consider herself to be a ""Bond girl"", but a ""Bond woman"". Roald Dahl said that when writing ""You Only Live Twice"", he was advised to"