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Riding the wave of Bond news, EW has put together a list of its best and worst Bond girls. (But not in time to get the name of the new movie into the article.)

There’s plenty to agree and disagree with in their choices. Way too much hate on Octopussy, in my opinion, and while I agree with them about Tiffany Case, most fans’ heads will explode at the thought of her on a “Best” list.

I’m sure that they did this same list when Eva Green was cast, but now I can’t find any record of blogging it. Anyway, it’s always fun to look at someone else’s list.

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IGN has an informative interview with Michael Wilson. Read the whole thing, but the money quote is:

Q: Will Quantum of Solace have anything to do with Fleming’s short story.

Wilson: No, it’s completely original, it doesn’t use any part of the short story.

Die Another Day actress Rosamund Pike turns 29 today.

The London Times has an extensive interview with Mathieu Amalric, mostly about the demands of starring in The Diving Bell and Butterfly, but he also discusses Quantum of Solace.

Before accepting the role, he asked the veteran actor Michael Lonsdale, who played the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in Moonraker, how it had affected his career. “It didn’t change his life,” Amalric says. He adds that the film is “very dark” and the role extremely physical – anything might seem physical after playing Bauby – because of a big fight with Bond at the end. “I’ll have to be in shape for it,” he says.

By the way, Lonsdale played Amalric’s father in Munich (and former Blofeld Max von Sydow—who got it wrong about Amalric in QOS—plays his father in The Diving Bell…

Meanwhile, MI6 quotes Gemma Arterton about her character:

Arterton said, “she’s an MI6 agent call Agent Fields and she works for the British Consulate in Bolivia trying to keep Bond under control. But obviously, he’s Bond, so… She sort of comes to a sticky end.”

Finally, CBn has got Daniel Craig talking about Bond’s flaws:

Flaws are important in the character and flaws make for more interesting watching, so there will be mistakes, but hopefully he’ll win the day.

Happy birthday to Alan Cumming, who turns 43 today.

The BBC has an extensive report from the set of Quantum of Solace. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but here are some highlights (spoilers ahead):

• The movie opens with a big car chase through the streets of Siena, Italy.
• There will be a “free-fall sequence involving motion-control cameras.”
• A huge set has been built of an art gallery in Siena.
• Another Siena location is an underwater MI6 safe house, and there are underwater tunnels with gloomy atmosphere.
• Locations include Austria, Italy, Panama, and Chile.
• M’s office has a glass wall that can be set to “frost” with a button.

As I have been complaining about the lack of a cast of regulars at MI6, I’m delighted to learn that Chief of Staff Bill Tanner returns to the Bond Franchise for QOS.

The role will be played by Rory Kinnear. I’m sorry that Michael Kitchen is not returning, but the 29 year old actor has got my attention. So thank you, Eon!