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Confirmed: Leiter to Smoke Cigar in ‘Quantum of Solace’

Posted in (2008) Quantum of Solace,(8) Jeffrey Wright on October 10, 2008 by Chris Wright

Why was FelixLeiter.com created this year? Because Leiter’s the friggin’ man! Here’s proof:

In July, FLc reported that Felix Leiter lights up in a bar in Quantum of Solace. Now we know from this still that he is smoking a cigar not a cigarette!

The above image was taken from Omega’s new James Bond website. Here’s the bio they have for Leiter at that site:

“Although Leiter doesn’t have 007′s skill in the field, his knowledge and expertise have often arrived for Bond just in the nick of time. Over time Leiter becomes the closest thing Bond has had to a friend, as shown by 007′s extreme reaction to his torture in ‘Licence To Kill’.

Although Bond and Leiter eventually become quite good friends, not much is known about Felix’s private life. Bond first encounters Leiter, a CIA agent, in Casino Royale, when the CIA and MI6 join forces to topple Le Chiffre at the poker tables. Leiter occasionally demonstrates a sense of humour and irony, but little is known about his personal interests.”

I believe this will be the first time since Die Another Day that a Fleming original is seen smoking onscreen. FelixLeiter.com doesn’t advocate smoking but we certainly approve of it when our favorite fictional characters, James Bond and Felix Leiter, do it in the novels and films! Why? Because Fleming created these characters as smokers.

In Ian Fleming’s novels, Commander James Bond preferred a blend of Balkan and Turkish tobacco made for him by Morlands of Grosvenor Street and Felix Leiter preferred cigarettes made by the American company, Chesterfield.

It’s not clear whether Bond will also be seen smoking a cigar in Quantum of Solace but I wouldn’t count on it. He hasn’t been seen with a cigarette onscreen since Licence to Kill in 1989. I was born that year so that should give you an idea of how long it’s been!

Thanks to Roland Hasler for the tip-off! Much appreciated, brother.

Quantum of Solace hits theaters on October 31 in the UK and on November 14 in the USA!