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When she won the chance to play the latest Bond girl, Gemma Arterton didn’t have to worry too much about costume fittings.
The 22-year-old actress wears nothing more than a linen sheet as 007 actor Daniel Craig kisses her bare back in the forthcoming Quantum of Solace. The film also gives Craig’s female fans another chance to admire his muscular torso.
Miss Arterton plays gorgeous MI6 operative-Agent Fields less than a year after graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
The daughter of a welder and a cleaner from Gravesend in Kent, she has already had several movie roles including the head girl in the remake of St Trinian’s. Her latest character is said to be a tribute to the classic 1960s Bond girls.
Producers modeled her hair after Diana Rigg - who played the love interest in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Here’s some more images of Gemma Arterton:
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“Quantum of Solace,” the next installment in the James Bond movie series, will pick up where “Casino Royale” left off. Quite literally.
 It looks like the surface of Mars. The rust-colored rolling hills of the Atacama desert appear alien, devoid of life — just sand and dirt and rock baked into vast, barren slopes that stretch endlessly into the bruised horizon.
Against this unforgiving backdrop, Daniel Craig is exploring the merciless side of James Bond. Quantum of Solace is the 22nd film in the 007 franchise, Craig’s second after 2006’s blockbuster Casino Royale, and the first true sequel to a Bond film, picking up the story just minutes after the previous film ends.
Actually, that’s not right. I know it’s happened at least one: 1971’s “Diamonds Are Forever” which marked Sean Connery’s return to the role after a one film hiatus, picked up where George Lazenby’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969) left off. Bond tracks down and kills Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who had killed Bond’s wife at the end of the previous film.
At any rate, it looks like it’s going to be an exciting film:
The movie, opening Nov. 7, is about halfway through filming. They’ve been to Panama and Baja California, Mexico, with plans to shift next to Italy and Austria before returning to London’s famed Pinewood Studios for more stage shooting.
The action sequence shot in the Chilean desert last week is a turning point for the embittered superspy, his chance to discover whether his thirst for vengeance will turn him into the same kind of cold-blooded killer as the people he is fighting. “He has his heart broken,” says Craig, who turned 40 during the shoot. “The love of his life is killed, and he finds out she’s not who she said she was. … He’s out for revenge. But he’s also out to find — and this is what the title is about — a ‘quantum of solace.’ Something has been taken away from him, and he’s out to get that back.”
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[I]n the thin air of the 8,700-foot elevation, where it’s easy to run out of breath doing take after take of sprinting and gunplay. Craig’s sprinting gunshot scene is literally breathless — his chest heaves hard after multiple takes, but he laughs matter-of-factly later when asked about the high-altitude challenges. “It’s (expletive) hard!”
The thin atmosphere has been hardest on the new Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko, 28, who plays a mysterious Bolivian-Russian rogue agent whose quest for revenge puts her in league with Bond. But even she prefers it to the marshy conditions of their last location. “It’s much easier to work here than in Panama, weather-wise,” she says. “It’s hot in both countries, but in Panama it’s humid, and we were working on the boat and I was sweating. Here it’s dry, it’s different, it’s much easier, but I’m out of breath a little bit.”
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The last time the James Bond producers gambled on major alterations to the long-running formula, there was a huge outcry — and a huge payoff when Casino Royale finally came out. During filming, many die-hard fans of previous Bond star Pierce Brosnan jeered the choice of the blond, blue-eyed, rough-edged Craig for the traditionally suave and sophisticated British agent. But then Casino Royale became the highest-grossing Bond film in history, earning $595 million worldwide (about $150 million more than 2002’s Die Another Day), and many fans and critics praised Craig as the best Bond actor since Sean Connery originated the role.
More changes to the traditional formula are in store for Quantum of Solace, among them the notion of a true sequel. Bond has always been ageless, and the previous 21 movies stand largely independently of each other, but Quantum of Solace picks up where Casino Royale ended, with Bond working his way up the chain of command of the terrorists who blackmailed his lover, Vesper Lynd. “We set something up in motion in the last one that we need to keep in touch with in this one,” Craig says.
Producer Wilson, who is the stepson of the late founding 007 producer, Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, and has worked on every Bond film since 1979’s Moonraker, says filmmakers might go back to stand-alone plots the next time, but for now they wanted to continue with an evolving Bond. “He has the realization that there’s no place for him in the outside world,” Wilson says. “And also he’s tempted by revenge and tempted by becoming a cynic, by losing his humanity. He has to fight all of these things.”
Another curious twist is the hint that there may be less romance this time for the notorious ladies’ man. “We felt Bond could not immediately fall into another relationship. And we needed someone who had her own agenda and probably could not form a relationship either because of her situation,” Wilson says. Kurylenko says her vengeful rogue agent, Camille, is so focused on “what she’s doing, she doesn’t care about meeting a boyfriend or something.”
 Bond does bed another MI6 agent, played by British actress Gemma Arterton, 22, a relative newcomer. “He has one relationship in this movie, a kind of fling. It’s mutually beneficial,” Craig says. “I think both parties enjoy it.”
Then there’s the title, a moniker some fans ridicule. Quantum of Solace comes from a short story by 007 author Ian Fleming, and it’s not a spy story but a tale told to Bond about another couple’s tragic romance. The short story has nothing else to do with the movie. Wilson explains: “The title we thought was appropriate for a couple of reasons. The villainous organization is called Quantum, and what Bond is looking for in his life is a measure of comfort, and that’s what a ‘quantum of solace’ is. He’s just trying to find a little bit of comfort because his life is in turmoil.”
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When Quantum of Solace makes its debut, the squabbles during filming will no doubt largely be forgotten, and 007 fans will now be wondering: How will the film further change the iconic superspy?
The Bond of the past was calculating and in control, rarely caught off guard and more bemused than tortured by the havoc he confronts. Quantum of Solace transforms him into damaged goods. Craig says he prefers to explore the weak spots of a previously invulnerable hero. “It’s a simplistic story that has been around for a long, long time: There’s one lone hero going after the bad guys. It has been around forever. But you have to apply morals to it, and within that you show somebody’s flaws. That’s what makes them interesting, the mistakes they make along the way and how they adjust. “The fact is he’s hurt. He’s damaged and he wants revenge. And that’s another facet of somebody, and it’s not a good emotion to have. You’ve got to see how he deals with it. Last time around, it was just duty and duty alone. This time around, there’s a sense of revenge. That’s how he’s going to screw up. Because he will — but then he gets up and gets it right.”
The Bond formula had gotten very tired. Casino Royale was the best Bond flick in years and it sounds like this will continue that tradition.
Source: James Bond series takes a ‘Quantum’ leap [USA Today]
Here’s some photos of the Hottest Hollywood Women in swimsuits, for those of us who spent Spring Break — stuck indoors.
Way better than a postcard, right?
JESSICA ALBA
Into the Blue - 2005
The film’s title is an obvious reference to the ocean, into which Alba and on-screen beau Paul Walker dive in search of sunken treasure. But in our humble opinion, it is Jessica’s sexy blue bikini that gives new meaning to the term “treasure chest.”
URSULA ANDRESS
Dr. No - 1962
You have to feel sorry for most Bond girls (except one … see next slide). After Honey Rider arose onto the shore (collecting seashells, naturally), in the first 007 adventure, her successors didn’t stand a chance. That’s a big pair of shoes — er, perfect-fitting swimsuit — to fill.
HALLE BERRY
Die Another Day - 2002
Sorry, Ursula. We know Halle’s emergence from the ocean in a bright orange bikini (accessorized with a very handy Bowie knife) is an obvious nod to your ‘Dr. No’ intro, but while we appreciate your hotness, Berry may just be the fairest Bond girl of them all.
KATE BOSWORTH
Blue Crush - 2002
In her star-making turn as a Hawaii surf bum, Bosworth proves a hot bikini isn’t just for soaking up sun. The Boz runs, surfs and jet-skis in it, and even wears it as underwear beneath her maid uniform (um, hot). Honestly, why does she even own other clothes?
PHOEBE CATES
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - 1984
“The topless scene in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ was funny, which made it easy,” Cates has been quoted as saying about her iconic poolside scene. She’s right. In fact, it’s so hilarious we can’t stop watching it. Over and over and over again.
BO DEREK
10 - 1979
Dudley Moore knows the score. Sure, he had Julie Andrews at his side (a solid 6 … maybe even a 7 in ‘Sound of Music’) in this Blake Edwards comedy, but what can you say? The man’s a perfectionist. His dream girl Derek is a bona fide 11.
CAMERON DIAZ
Charlies Angels Full Throttle - 2003
Cam may go all gaga over the sight of fallen Angel Demi Moore in a bikini, but it’s a safe bet Demi was impressed with what she saw, too. Diaz plus a hot little white bikini equals pure heaven.
ELIZABETH HURLEY
Bedazzled - 2000
Not long after a shagadelic outing in ‘Austin Powers,’ Hurley tortured Brendan Fraser’s hapless stiff as the Devil. But really, who could resist a demon so delectable? Consider our soul sold. (Why doesn’t Hurley make movies anymore again?)
ANGELINA JOLIE
Laura Croft: Tomb Raider - 2001
With a body like Jolie’s, you’d think she’d wear a swimsuit more often in movies. Sadly (NOT!), she’s frequently gone topless instead. Still, Mrs. Brangelina did throw men a bone by donning this hot little number in ‘Tomb Raider,’ all in the name of butt-kicking action, of course.
EVA MENDES
Stuck on You - 2003
The Matt Damon-Greg Kinnear comedy about conjoined twins offered up about as many laughs as a separation surgery, but we’re not sure anyone noticed. Many viewers were too consumed with the red-hot Mendes — and an entirely different set of twins.
Vote for the top 6.
source: “Moviefone’s Spring Break Swimsuit Spectacular” [movie fone]
This isn’t just pointless nudity. It is Bond Girl pointless nudity. Olga Kurylenko is the latest lady for James Bond to impress with gadgets. She will be the object of Daniel Craig’s affection in “Quantum of Solace.”
The NSFW Photos are Available by Clicking Continued.
Here’s the Top 10 Best ‘Bond Girls’ of all time, along with the 10 worst.
Kudos to Denise Richards for topping the worst list, I can’t think of anyone more deserving.
10. Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only
9. Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in Diamonds are Forever
8. Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love
7. Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies
6. Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in Goldeneye
5. Barbara Bach as Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me
4. Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale
3. Diana Rigg as Tracy Di Vincenzo in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
2. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger
1. Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in Dr. No
And for the worst:
10. Maud Adams as Octopussy in Octopussy
9. Lynn-Holly Johnson as Bibi Dahl in For Your Eyes Only
8. Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead (amazing name) in Moonraker
7. Cary Lowell as Pam Bouvier in License to Kill
6. Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun
5. Karin Dor as Helga Brandt in You Only Live Twice
4. Maryam D’Abo as Kara Milovy in The Living Daylights
3. Corrine Clery as Corrine Dufour in Moonraker
2. Tanya Roberts as Stacey Sutton in A View to a Kill
1. Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones in The World is Not Enough
source: [entertainment weekly]
Daniel Craig will once again be putting on the suit of 007 for the (currently titled) “Bond 22” film. This time he will have an up-and-coming actress to work along side him. Gemma Arterton has scored the role of the next Bond girl and will be aptly wooed by Craig in the next movie.
Eon Productions, the masterminds behind the current Bond films, is after a more modern look combined with a slight vulnerability. After graduating from the RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) this year, she worked behind a beauty counter to pay the rent. Gemma was then picked up for the role of a lifetime. Beating out Sienna Miller for a part in the film “St. Trinian’s,” she shared the screen with Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. She played a young seductress who uses sex appeal to get her way. (Complete with school girl outfit.)
Arterton is the next “big name” according to the buzz across the pond. She beat out over 1500 hopeful ladies for the role of Bond girl. Filming starts in January with an expected release date of November 7, 2008.
Source: Gemma Arterton Got Bond Girl Part? [Ace Showbiz] and Gemma Arterton is the next Bond girl [Gossip Boulevard]
Tattooed singer Amy Winehouse will reportedly co-star in the next James Bond flick.
British singer Amy Winehouse will reportedly get up close and personal with hunky actor Daniel Craig in the next installment of the James Bond movie series. Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has offered Winehouse a part in the Casino Royale sequel after falling in love with the Rehab star’s hit album Back to Black.
A source tells British newspaper News Of The World, “She’s perfect for the role because she’s the embodiment of the retro glamor of the original movies.”
The latest film in the superspy franchise is set for release next year.
But, aren’t Bond girls supposed to be, like, hot or something? Maybe if they did something about those ugly tattoos?
 
Todd Leopold offers CNN.com’s top 10 entertainment stories of the year:
1. The ubiquitous YouTube, MySpace, etc. Time magazine may have overstated the case with its Person of the Year , but certainly these Web sites are redefining who makes entertainment, when it’s available (whenever you want) — and what it is, for that matter. Not bad for that series of tubes called the Internets.
2. Britney Spears. Didn’t she used to sing?
3. Major deaths: James Brown, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Altman. All incredibly influential, all deserving of more due. The world is a lesser place with their losses.
4. Mel Gibson. His drunken, racist tirade made him the center of attention in July. "Apocalypto" put him on top of the box office in December.
4a. Race and rants. Gibson’s outburst (and others, notably Michael Richards’) started talk about race, ethnicity and prejudice, but whether the discussion was enlightening or simply a frenzy of yelling is an open question. (a certain reporter.
7. Steve Irwin. The "Crocodile Hunter’s" death in September shocked the world.
8. Borat. Sacha Baron Cohen’s clever Kazakh character topped the box office and started discussions on the value of satire. High-five!
9. Celebrities and Africa. Some attracted cameras (George Clooney in Darfur, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia), some appeared to invite them (Madonna). Regardless of the reasons, perhaps the exposure will do some good.
10. The old folks still have it. In an entertainment world, where youth is deified, Bob Dylan (65) topped the album charts; Clint Eastwood (76) made two of the best movies of the year; Judi Dench (72) earned raves for "Casino Royale" and "Notes on a Scandal"; and that’s not to forget Peter O’Toole (74), Helen Mirren (61) and that whippersnapper Meryl Streep (57).
What about the TomCat phenomenon? People obsessed for months on when and if Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes would get married, when their baby would be born, what its name would be, when the first pictures would come out, why they were seen around town without said baby (Suri), and so forth.
At least in the online world, “crotch shots” and its variants would be high on the list, with Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton all having well publicized (and searched) incidents. Ditto “beauty pageant scandals,” with the drunken behavior of Miss USA Tara Conner and Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees getting so much attention over the last couple of weeks. Of lesser note would be the Scarlett Johansson phenomenon, with the starlet suddenly appearing at the top of all the hot celebrity superlative lists.
Clothes Off For New Bond Girl, Eva Green
The new James Bond, Daniel Craig, is really in for a treat, because the producers of the “Casino Royale” have chosen quite a special type of Bond girl: the French beauty, Eva Green.
The 25-year-old French brunette showed the public everything in an erotic drama, “The Dreamers,” and had a very steamy sex scene with Orlando Bloom in “Kingdom of Heaven”, which needed serious editing (on account on being quite hot).
Nevertheless, Eva Green wasn’t Columbia’s first choice. She got her shot after more established stars like Angelina Jolie, Thandie Newton and Charlize Theron passed. And she reportedly had to overcome stiff competition from “Wicker Park” beauty Rose Byrne and Olivia Wilde from “The O.C.”
The Paris-born daughter of French actress Marlène Jobert and Walter Green, a Swedish dentist, Green joins a sexy sorority of former Bond girls such as Halle Berry, Kim Basinger and Teri Hatcher. Green said she gets more nervous doing interviews than taking off her clothes, which she did with relish in “The Dreamers” for Bernardo Bertolucci, who also directed the notorious “Last Tango in Paris.” Eva is quite comfortable with her body, and says that it’s somewhat of a natural gift for her. “I’m French and I’m lazy, which means I smoke and I don’t exercise,” she told the Calgary Sun last year. “This is the body I was given.”
MovieReporter.com has a photo montage from “Kingdom of Heaven,” including the image below.
You won’t have trouble finding more photos of her elsewhere.
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