23rd james_bond film produced released features performance james_bond film villain directed written features theme sung distributed metro mayer mgm story centres bond investigating attack attack plot agent discredit kill revenge film sees return recurring characters series absence films played played film series played role played previous films position subsequently filled character brief appearance bond film approached direct film release quantum development suspended mgm encountered financial troubles resume december time remained attached project consultant original screenwriter left project suspension production resumed logan wade continued writing final version script filming began november primarily took place united_kingdom smaller portions shot china turkey premiered london royal albert hall october released united_kingdom october united_states november james_bond film screened venues filmed cameras film release coincided 50th anniversary series began positively received critics praised performances particularly writing script cinematography direction score action scenes 14th film gross billion worldwide bond film seventh highest grossing film time highest grossing film highest grossing film series highest grossing film worldwide mgm second highest grossing film film won accolades including academy_awards plot istanbul agents james_bond chase mercenary stolen computer hard drive containing details undercover agents bond fight atop train head orders eve shoot long range eve misses inadvertently hits bond falls river bond presumed dead escapes aftermath operation comes political pressure chairman british parliament retire return meeting receives message computer moments building explodes killing employees bond presumed death retire learns attack returns london fails series physical psychological examinations return field bond ordered identify employer recover stolen hard drive kill meets new gives pistol shoot bond holding radio beacon shanghai bond follows skyscraper unable prevent killing target fight falls death bond learn employer identity searching equipment bond finds gambling chip intended payment assassination leads casino bond approached accomplice asks meet employer warns killed promises help bond kill employer bond attack joins yacht travel abandoned island coast taken prisoner crew delivered employer agent turned orchestrated attacks kills bond captures rendition britain underground headquarters attempts inadvertently enables access systems allowing escape custody bond realises wanted captured plan kill leaving die captured years earlier bond gives chase tunnel network london attacks public inquiry handling stolen hard drive bond arrives time repel attack building aide bond takes family estate childhood home scotland laying trap instructs leave electronic trail follow decision supports bond met trio set series traps house men arrive bond manage kill wounded arrives helicopter second party heavier weapons bond sends secret tunnel chapel grounds bond gas tunnel resulting blast causes helicopter crash destroying house killing handful men survives spotting torch beam follows chapel forces gun hand begging kill bond arrives kills throwing knife wound dies following funeral eve formally introducing bond field work secretary new head assumes title cast james_bond agent head bond superior born operative turned chairman field agent associate estate chief staff mercenary production development production suspended mgm financial troubles resumed pre production following mgm exit bankruptcy december january film officially given release date november mgm family production scheduled start late subsequently mgm announced release date brought forward october weeks ahead release date remained scheduled november film budget estimated million million compared million spent quantum year long celebrations 50th anniversary bond film series according producer documentary crew scheduled follow production film celebrate anniversary pre production release quantum producer commented untitled time continue plot quantum organisation introduced casino continued quantum ultimately stand film august serbian newspaper stated bond entitled adaptation recent continuation novel august officially denied link bond stating new film going called book october domain names including reported registered behalf mgm internet brand protection service led media film given reports confirmed time sony mgm later confirmed title press conference november producer said title emotional context revealed film title refers bond childhood home setting film finale casting main cast officially announced press conference held hotel london november years day announced play james_bond film returned james_bond time saying felt lucky chance appear director described bond experiencing combination depression difficulty chosen living returned seventh final appearance role course film ability run repeatedly called question culminating public inquiry running service cast film principal villain seeking revenge holds responsible described villain stated bond important relationship casting role director admitted lobbied hard accept saw potential character recognised memorable characters series wanted create audience consider absent bond movies long time felt actors task existing world film function plot preparing role script translated native spanish better understand character cited sign actor commitment film dyed hair blond role ideas come distinct visual look character led commentators observe similarity character founder cast character saved sex trade works representative described character glamorous enigmatic drew inspiration villain played playing cast lieutenant colonel british_army chairman gives authority regulate end film head assuming title production stated specific role interesting fun play returning character cast harris role initially presented eve field agent works closely bond despite ongoing speculation media harris cast confirmed involved production film harris going far dismiss claims eve fact stating eve remotely office bound according harris eve believes bond equal junior character returning series played initially declined confirm play later said idea introduction saying offered ideas flamboyant villain said yes play cast producers briefly considered approaching play role nod 50th anniversary film series elected felt presence seen stunt casting audiences film crew directed signed project shortly quantum released remained board consultant period uncertainty surrounding mgm financial situation previously worked road approached seeing production steady rain met performance subject directing bond film time hesitant accept job directing bond film appeal reject offer immediately involvement enthusiasm project described casting performance casino precisely felt bond franchise needed lead actor agreed direct meeting producers seeing early direction film going speculation media suggested commissioned script remove action scenes favour performances intention bidding academy award denied reports stating film planned action scenes important overall film originally commissioned write script left project mgm filed bankruptcy production film stalled despite departure morgan later stated final script based original idea retaining described film big hook director denied stating true morgan script treatment discarded agreed direct final script written bond regulars logan recounted brought project long time friend describing process writers collaborative writing best experiences scripting film british playwright provided uncredited contributions signed cinematographer having previously worked revolutionary road returned production designer costume designer director second unit stunt supervised special effects visual effects supervisor worked previous bond films returned design film title sequence stepping aside allow graphic design studio create quantum sequence location scouting travelled south_africa location scouting april film moving pre production august reports emerged shooting place india scenes shot district railway lines production crew faced complications securing permission close sections similar problems obtaining filming permits encountered production crews permission eventually granted bond production crew production ultimately shoot india filming principal photography scheduled days actual filming took filming began november london cinematographer digital cameras shoot entire film scenes shot london underground stations car park parliament square station filming location scene bond enters underground headquarters old underneath london served training grounds meeting bond production worked closing hours night scene bond stood roof near end film closed traffic filming explosion headquarters unlike world featured explosion building filmed large scale replica explosion added digitally post production shooting finale planned place castle cancelled shortly filming began instead chosen filming scenes supposedly based scotland bond family home constructed surrey plaster build scale model building production moved turkey march filming reported continuing production expected months country stands outskirts istanbul film group turkish teenagers closed set railway film rehearsals fight scene train caught security train scene depicted trailers showed outside bond stunt double backwards foot drop scene crane set train carriage hold safety line parts istanbul including square grand closed filming april store owners affected areas reportedly allowed open shops allowed conduct business instead paid day compensation production faced criticism allegedly damaging buildings filming motorcycle chase city denied claims pointing film crew removed sections filming began replaced duration shoot filming finished original restored production team negotiated owners film coastline confirmed china featured film shooting scheduled place shanghai parts country described production deliberately sought locations opposition london exotic quality places bond uncomfortable scenes filmed location shanghai instead virgin active pool london acted bond hotel pool shanghai entrance london fourth tallest building tower lit look like office building aerial footage shanghai crew received rare access shoot helicopter loan chinese government interior golden dragon casino bond met constructed sound stage floating foot high dragon heads lighting set additional scenes filmed standing shanghai international airport official image film released february showing set recreation skyscraper shanghai set reports dated april recorded scenes set abandoned island coast nagasaki japan scene set unnamed island coast based real life explained location hybrid set computer generated images production chose include model met swedish film maker whilst shooting girl dragon tattoo stockholm produced short documentary entitled recalled taking extensive notes island time meeting unaware interest released film later converted format projection cinemas unaware film released decision shoot film cameras unhappy tests footage colours didn look great exploring system discovering mastering process tests process found images looked spectacular big screen doubts format music worked composer american beauty road revolutionary road replaced composer ninth composer series history asked circumstances surrounding departure role commented newman selected work arnold commitment working director composer summer olympics soundtrack album released october united_kingdom november united_states october british singer songwriter confirmed written recorded film theme song regular songwriter later posted cover sheet music twitter songwriting arrangements song released online october day dubbed producers marked years day release song nominated won academy award best original song time bond song won fourth time nominated won brit award best british single brit awards film features song scenes shows bond abandoned island animals cover song boom boom assaults film finale release reception premiere october royal albert hall london event attended charles prince wales wife film released days later october cinemas november bond film screened venues released cinemas north_america day earlier conventional cinema release attracted criticism having screened film expressed concern bond abuses power authority scene suggests bond sexual intercourse victim sex trafficking box office earned billion worldwide highest grossing film worldwide second highest grossing film opening weekend earned million markets film grossed million opening weekend making second highest friday sunday debut achieved second highest debut dark knight rises film set record highest seven day gross million surpassing previous record holder million november film earned million surpass dark knight rises highest grossing film highest grossing james_bond film time days release total gross stood million making highest grossing film surpassing million avatar december film gross million million box office saw 14th film bond film gross billion making seventh highest grossing film time taking past inflation adjusted billion earned set opening weekend record switzerland million recorded second largest opening weekend hollywood film india million grossing million opening weekend france austria achieved second highest opening weekend million lord rings return king finland scored largest opening weekend excluding previews million north_america film opened cinemas widest opening bond film film earned million midnight opening day million large format cinemas polls reported average grade gave film scale went gross million opening day canada million opening weekend biggest debut bond film end theatrical run film earned united_states canada making fourth highest grossing film regions critical reception received generally positive reviews critics fans according rotten_tomatoes sampled reviewers judged reviews positive film scored metacritic based reviews number critics including reviewing times writing observer ign reviewers asked best bond film produced daily_telegraph film reviewer considered dazzling excellent action sequences film contained humour emotion hollywood reporter thought dramatically gripping humor going film weight complexity variety suggested film greatest strength lay willingness focus characterisation action set pieces allowing exist compete audience attention reviewing new_york_times considered superior follow casino progressively low key reviewing film empire concluded pretty want 21st century bond cool camp respectful tradition moment thrills relatively complex characters sense fun hasn evident roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars describing intelligent celebration beloved cultural icon reviewing new statesman saw nostalgia movie going old ways best number reviewers praised roger_ebert believed takes possession role previously played commented manages shadow thought bond defining performance great actor writing sunday_times considered developed authoritative bond persona dry intelligent thought relaxed bond losing supporting cast received praise roger_ebert reflected provides role worthy best actors generation star film lot screen time poignant dialogue character far complex sympathetic expect series writing sunday telegraph agreed describing film camera thought played considered character villain decades number critics noted strength supporting cast found warmth performance noteworthy reviewers including singled writing washington_post thought series crisp exhibiting right proportion respect legacy embrace novelty agreed praised thought worthy directing bond films praised direction action sequences work cinematographer received praise newman commented delivers impressive visuals series 1960s miller described film photographed film escape criticism reviews pointing half hour running time final film protracted matching thirds momentum underlying flaws film brooks guardian positive review criticised bold decision open bond probe character story raise relationship singled awkward having virtually non existent chemistry observer tempered praise film highlighting lazy repetition argued bond usual captured easily easily escapes writing sunday_times considered aspects film achieved wit found climax film slightly disappointing weaknesses final stages film brief epilogue wonderful home media released dvd blu ray digital february february accolades
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