Quantum of Solace
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MGM has released the following press release, detailing a significant portion of the plot for Quantum of Solace. Read at your own risk... 

"Quantum of Solace continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (Daniel Craig) in ‘Casino Royale.' Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal.

Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta.

Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (Joaquin Cosio).

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Does James Bond go blind in Quantum of Solace?!?

We doubt it, but take a look below at a couple of photos from the set of this film. Daniel Craig doesn't appear to be seeing too clearly in the first one...

Gemma Arterton portrays a fellow agent, alongside James Bond, in Quantum of Solace.

What do you think of the following Quantum of Solace movie poster?

We like it, but let's get real: we'd be first in line to see Daniel Craig, Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko no matter what.

Having just heard from Gemma Arterton, here's an interview with Olga Kurylenko about her character in the next James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace.

Tell us a little bit about Camille.
Olga Kurylenko: She is a strong, feisty, independent woman. She is out there on her mission, driven by revenge.

How deep is her relationship with Bond?
Kurylenko: Well in the beginning they come as opponents, but at a certain point they have to collaborate. They go through a lot of things together.

How did you get the role?
Kurylenko: First I went for general casting in Paris, then I got invited for an audition in London, then I did the final audition with Daniel [Craig]. I just worked very hard. I worked non-stop with an accent coach because I have to speak with a South American accent, as she's from Bolivia.

Read the full interview now.

Don't worry: this isn't exactly a monumental Quantum of Solace spoiler.

But Gemma Arterton was asked by IGN about whether her character and James Bond at least get to first base. Here's the exchange:

To what extent is your character a real Bond girl? Do you get to kiss Bond?
Gemma Arterton: Yes, I do. Though I don't know if I'm allowed to say that. I'm actually an agent and I work with him, though I think I'll automatically be called a Bond girl. But in that way I suppose you could call M a Bond girl. She's very typically Fleming because in the last Bond, and this Bond with Olga [Kurylenko's] character Camille, they're very independent and strong women out there for themselves.

But my character's very, very cute. It's nice because these Bond's are so different - there's something much more edgy about them, and my character's like an homage to the '60s Bond girls, which I love.

Check out what else Arterton has to say now.

While Mathieu Amalric did not share his thoughts on the title of the next James Bond movie - Quantum of Solace? Really? - the actor did recently open up to IGN about the role he'll be playing in it...

Tell us a little bit about your character?
Mathieu Amalric: We've only just started shooting and at the moment I'm doing a lot of rehearsing for the stunts, which means there might be a fight. Sometimes the villain sends his bodyguard, but this time, there is a fight.

It's awkward because, what I like when I discover James Bond films is not to know anything, so it would be disgraceful for the public if I tell you who this guy is because it's part of the suspense.

Look for Mathieu Amalric in Quantum of Solace. 

Can you tell us what kind of villain he is?
Amalric: Well there are a lot of villains around today. We are all villains, no? When you see Casino Royale there's the fantasy of Bond, but it's also realistic â€" it could happen. It's not a villain on a secret island who wants to destroy the world - it's more complicated than that.

For example, what's happening in economics today - where are the villains? We don't even know. They are more like a gas - you don't know where it is. Before you had something to help you look like a villain - a jaw full of metal, an eye that bleeds - something, but I don't.

Read the full interview with Amalric now.

IGN recently conducted an interview with Michael G. Wilson, producer of Quantum of Solace. Here are highlights:

How do you find your villains in the modern world?
Michael G. Wilson: There are plenty of villains to go around. With the last one, we were thinking about terrorism in the sense of people who finance it. So we dealt with it a bit there. Basically, an hour after the last film ended, this film starts, and it continues where that left off, with Bond's story.

Was it easier to find villains in the days of the Cold War?
Wilson: Well there might have been bad Russians, but they weren't representative of the Russian people. Cubby was always careful not to take on those political issues because I think they foresaw the day when we could release in Russia, and Russia's becoming one of our big markets now. I think if you're in the entertainment industry, you aren't out to make any enemies.

Can you talk a little bit about where you will be shooting?
Wilson: We go from London to Panama, Peru, Northern Chile, Italy and Austria, then we are back here again. So we have the travelling circus going a lot of places this time.

Read the full interview with Wilson now.

Columbia Pictures has released a few character shots of the stars in Quantum of Solace.

The studio has also gone into great detail about the plot of the next James Bond movie. Here it is, with character images scattered about:

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr, White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.

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Sony Pictures has announced that the official title for the 22nd James Bond installment will be Quantum of Solace.

The film had been going by the working title of "Bond 22" until now. This new name is taken from one of a collection of short stories published by 007 creator Ian Fleming in 1960.

James Bond: Quantum of Solace is set for a November 7 release.

As for the plot of the film:

The new film finds Bond (Daniel Craig) out for revenge on a mission that takes him to Austria, Italy and South America. Bond girl Camille, played by Ukrainian-born Olga Kurylenko, leads the secret agent to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), member of a mysterious organization and a ruthless businessman, seeking to control huge natural resources.

"James Bond is after revenge, and Camille is after revenge and they have slightly different goals, but in the end they are going to have to collaborate," Kurylenko said.