Daniel Craig to perform stunts on a freight train for Bond 23
The director was ready to shoot this set piece in India early next year, but the local railways have not yet given him permission to block the tracks for what could be a week's time.
Sam Mendes was going to shoot in Ahmedabad and Goa, but now there is talk of moving the production to South Africa. Pravesh Sahni will oversee the India side of shooting for Take One Productions. This is what he had to say about the train set piece planned for Bond 23.
"This could be one of the biggest Hollywood movies shot in our country. Trains are the backbone of the film. We'll pay for the shooting and also mention Indian Railways in the credit line. The shooting was supposed to happen in October-November. Now, we've postponed it to January-February. For the past three months, we've been trying to get things in order. The film has Daniel Craig doing stunts on a freight train. While the Indian Railways has given us permission to shoot, I need to meet someone and explain how important it is for us to block two tracks for eight hours a day over five to six days. For the past 15 days, I've been trying to get someone to hear me out. South African authorities are waiting to provide everything that is required to support this movie. If we can't get this cooperation from India, the film will no longer be shot here."
Skyfall comes to theaters November 9th, 2012 and stars Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory, Javier Bardem, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Bérénice Marlohe, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris. The film is directed by Sam Mendes.
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Sean
@jcberry526
Yes, it certainly did just get better.
9 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
J. David
@daveactor7 Watch it back to back with Casino Royale as one BIG movie and it actually flows a lot better. I was underwhelmed when I saw it in theaters, but completely changed my mind with a blu-ray double feature.
9 months agoby @moviefreak97Flag
moviegeek
Trains are in lately.
9 months agoby @moviegeekFlag
sylar
SUPER 8
9 months agoby @sylarFlag
Josh
Awesome. Action scenes involving trains are almost always insanely brilliant.
9 months agoby @shuabertFlag
Daveactor7
Impressed but I just hope this doesnt turn out like Quantum of Solace which i finally saw and was bored out of my mind
9 months agoby @daveactor7Flag
Xybernetic
@BiPolaramassive Ralph Fiennes won't play a demented bad guy in coriolanus
9 months agoby @xyberneticFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
"Impressive. Most impressive"
9 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
ADDICTION NON-FATAL
I wished this movie wasn't going to include the now stereo typed actor Ralph Fiennes in which he'll play yet another demented bad guy. He's so f*cking goddamned annoying anymore!
9 months agoby @addiction-non-fatalFlag
ejk1
Great stunts are part of the film history of Bond. Hopefully, this one will live up to its predecessors.
9 months agoby @ejk1Flag
ridgl
hurray! Trains!
9 months agoby @ridglFlag
ChiRep_1
Sounds exciting, lets just hope the execution is interesting (unlike a handful of scenes in QOS)
9 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
felipe-11
Awesome, I hope it'll be as good as Casino Royale!
9 months agoby @felipe-11Flag
Jcberry526
Cant wait for more Daniel Craig aka Bond, James Bond... and this scene will be amazing and i think i heard somewhere that this Bond was coming to IMAX... right ??
btw seen Ralph Fiennes in the cast list, who the f**k is ihe playing this movie just got better
9 months agoby @jcberry526Flag
MovieWiz001
"I am impressed" - Inception (2010)
9 months agoby @moviewiz001Flag
Tyranus
I just hope Rachel Weisz is the head of Quantum...I thought that idea from a few months ago sounded brilliant.
9 months agoby @tyranusFlag
MovieManiac
Sweet. I love Daniel Craigs Bond films. I have a feeling though that it might not make it's November release date, unless it starts filming VERY soon!
9 months agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
TheDude1
This just sounds awesome especially with Daniel Craig doing it. It can't wait for Bond 23!
9 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
Exciting news! can't wait to hear more about this amazing train stunt!
9 months agoby @ghostmanFlag