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Train Action sequence may move from India to South Africa

j7wildj7wild Suspended
edited August 2011 in Skyfall Posts: 823
It has been revealed that Sam Mendes is planning a massive action sequence for Bond 23 that will see Daniel Craig doing his own stunts on a freight train.

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."


Bond 23 comes to theaters November 9th, 2012 and stars Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench, Simon Russell Beale, Rhys Ifans. The film is directed by Sam Mendes.

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  • JamesPageJamesPage Administrator, Moderator, Director
    Posts: 1,380
    Thanks for the above. It's pretty much copied and pasted from the lead story on MI6.
  • j7wildj7wild Suspended
    Posts: 823
    what lead story on MI6?

    I don't go to the MI6 home page, just the forum page.

    I found this on the internet which means whoever posted the lead story on the MI6 home page copied and pasted it from the internet.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
    edited August 2011 Posts: 1,894
    Yes, because "the internet" is always a place that can be trusted.

    It's also being discussed here:

    http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/490/another-rumored-shooting-location-india/p3#Item_67

    You've been around long enough to know how to use the search function.
  • JamesPageJamesPage Administrator, Moderator, Director
    edited August 2011 Posts: 1,380

    I found this on the internet which means whoever posted the lead story on the MI6 home page copied and pasted it from the internet.
    Yeah, because it's possible to go back in time.

    Best stick to posting links to breasts, eh?

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