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Wright on Leiter/Bond Relationship in ‘Quantum of Solace’

Chris Wright — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:29:53 +0000

Here’s a brand new video clip of Jeffrey Wright discussing the relationship between Leiter and Bond in Quantum of Solace. The film opens today in the UK and hits US theaters on November 14. Thanks to ‘Felixdaman’ for the link!

Feel free to post Quantum of Solace reviews in the FelixLeiter.com Forums.

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2 Brand New Leiter Clips Online!

Chris Wright — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:35:21 +0000

All I can about these two clips is: WOW!

This clip shows a meeting between the CIA (Felix Leiter and Gregg Beam) and the villains (Dominic Greene and Elvis) aboard a CIA jet. Greene asks them to help get rid of a pest…

This clip shows a meeting between Bond and Leiter at a bar. Parts of this scene has been shown in the two Quantum of Solace trailers.

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Chris Wright — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:50:16 +0000

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!

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Felix Leiter Cameo in September CBn Podcast

Chris Wright — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:33:31 +0000

The latest CommanderBond.net Podcast features a cameo by Felix Leiter. He appears during a spoof of the bar scene from Quantum of Solace. It’s hilarious!

If you’ve never downloaded a CommanderBond.net Podcast before, click here to find out how. It’s free! I highly recommend checking out the September 2008 edition because it’s one of the best ones yet. The CBn Team really does a fantastic job with these and the their podcast is the first and only good James Bond podcast on the Internet. Period.

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Chris Wright — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:27:52 +0000

The Quantum of Solace theatrical trailer was released yesterday and it features new Leiter dialogue. I think the trailer is great and the dialogue between Beam and Leiter in the tarmac scene is hilarious! I like David Harbour’s Gregg Beam and I can’t wait to see how he’s used in the film.

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THEATRICAL TRAILER

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TARMAC SCENE

Leiter: You know who Greene is and you want to put us in bed with him.

Beam: Yeah, you’re right, we should just deal with nice people.

BAR SCENE

Leiter: James, move your ass.

(I like how they didn’t dub “ass” with “butt” like they did for Dr. Christmas Jones in the The World Is Not Enough trailer. The MPAA is really pushing the envelope these days!)

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Chris Wright — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:41:44 +0000

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) message boards aren’t renowned for being reliable so anything posted there should be taken with a grain of salt.

Recently, a member posted a review of Quantum of Solace, claiming he attended a test screening of the film. It could be fake but it sounds legitimate enough for me to mention it. Here’s a link to the review which was reposted at the CBn Forums.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

Leiter is mentioned a few times:

Felix is underused. He’s in the first half and hour then dissappears, only to turn up a little at the end.

Felix gives all the details on Medrano, who untill the finale really works as the films main villain, despite what the press for the film suggests it’s onlt at the end does Greene really come to the forefront.

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Felix Leiter: Friend or Foe? (Possible Spoilers)

Chris Wright — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:24:06 +0000

The third edition of James Bond: The Secret World of 007 by Alastair Dougal will be released in the UK on October 20. It will be exactly the same as the last two editions except for a new section dedicated to Quantum of Solace. The UK Dorling Kindersley (DK) website has just posted a hi-res scan of one of the new pages and it includes a little information on the status of Bond and Leiter’s relationship in the new film.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

Here’s an excerpt of the pertinent information:

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FRIENDS OR FOES?

Bond’s determination to bring down White’s shadowy organization threw his personal and professional relationships into turmoil. MI6 colleagues and friends like Felix Leiter were suddenly unsure which side Bond was on, apart from his own. Bond found trust in some unlikely quarters.

Leiter found his loyalty to Bond compromised by orders from the CIA.

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This new information certainly meshes with what we are told about Bond’s relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the film’s official synopsis:

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop his organisation.

- Official Quantum of Solace Synopsis

I highly recommend NOT purchasing this book if you already own one of the first two editions because DK only added a few new pages. The rest of the pages remain unchanged from the previous editions which is a rip-off! The cover is nice though.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE (AMAZON.CO.UK)

Stay tuned to FelixLeiter.com for the latest news on Leiter’s involvement in the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, due out in theaters on October 31 in the United Kingdom and on November 14 in the United States.

Discuss this Quantum of Solace news in this thread on the FelixLeiter.com Forums, the only place dedicated to the discussion of Felix Leiter on the Internet. Thanks to ‘Felixdaman’.

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Austrian Airport Analysis (Possible Spoilers)

Chris Wright — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:07:24 +0000

You’ve seen the photos from the CIA jet/airport sequence throughout the year but do you really know anything substantive about the sequence? Don’t read any further if you’re trying to stay spoiler-free because FelixLeiter.com has compiled the photos for an in-depth analysis of the sequence’s context. This analysis is based on what we’ve learned about the scene over the course of the shoot. Much of the following information is confirmed but some of it is unconfirmed and/or conjecture.

Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

- Official Quantum of Solace Synopsis

Who?

Major Players:

Greene Planet/Quantum – Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric); Elvis (Anatole Taubman)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) – Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright); Gregg Beam (David Harbour)

Minor Players:

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) aka MI6 – M (Judi Dench); James Bond (Daniel Craig)

What?

Mysterious meeting between the villains and the CIA aboard a CIA jet (provided by Ocean Sky) coming from Haiti en route to Bregenz, Austria for a performance of Tosca at the city’s floating opera stage.

According to a source, Gregg Beam takes a call from M via mobile phone on a tarmac in Haiti.

According to this guy at the BondMovies.com Message Board, “Within the building of the [Austrian airport] terminal, the credit card of Bond is denied when disqualified by M and added to the list of those to be ‘captured or killed’ by MI6.” (See: Photo 009)

Where?

CIA jet (30,000 feet in the sky); airport tarmac in Bregenz, Austria (filmed at Farnborough Airport in England), airport terminal (filmed at Farnborough Airport in England)

According to this guy at the BondMovies.com Message Board, “Farnborough Airport was used to stage the mysterious meeting between the CIA and Dominic Greene at the airport of Bregenz, Austria.”

When?

According to my source, the filming at Farnborough Airport took place in mid-January.

Why?

My source says, “It appears that the CIA are indeed granting members of Quantum safe passage to Europe.”

30,000 feet in the sky

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Airport tarmac in Bregenz, Austria

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Photo 006

It’s unclear whether this specific part is meant to take place in Haiti or Austria. We first reported it was Haiti but now I’m thinking it’s Austria.

Airport terminal in Bregenz, Austria

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Photo 009

Photo 010

Please e-mail me at chris.wright@felixleiter.com if you have any additions and/or corrections. Let me know what you think of this analysis by leaving a comment on it.

Discuss Austrian Airport Analysis in this thread on the FelixLeiter.com Forums, the only place dedicated to the discussion of Felix Leiter on the Internet. Thanks to ‘Felixdaman’, ‘Vauxhall’ and ‘JAMESHOT’.

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