Another Way To Fail

After the magnificent Casino Royale, expectations have been sky high for Quantum of Solace but today it's official that our expectations, or mine to be precise, may have been too high. Not only is the 22nd James Bond installment shaping up to be one of the worst in it's franchise, what with it's absurd title, weak plot outline and ghastly theme song, Marc Forster, director of Quantum of Solace has announced all of the catchphrases made famous by the likes of Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan in previous Bond blockbusters, have been scrapped.

"There was a 'Bond, James Bond' in the script. There are several places where we shot it as well, but it never worked as we hoped. I just felt we should cut it out, and Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson [the film's producers] agreed, and Daniel [Craig, who plays Bond] agreed, too. It's nice to be open-minded about the Bond formula. You can always go back to them later on."

Marc also explained there won't be a "shaken, not stirred" muttered in the movie either.

It's blasphemy, that's what it is. Maybe it's because I, and others, find it hard to adapt to change but taking away those all important catchphrases is like 24 without Kiefer Sutherland or like driving a car without wheels or like a condom without a penis. It can't function.

Source via The Independent.