Posted on 08/06/2005 5:56:18 PM PDT by Panerai
Following reports at the weekend that the new Fiat Panda would feature in the latest James Bond film "Casino Royale", the news left a lot of fans stunned that 007 would be seen in such a low-key car, especially considering the car he last drove in "Die Another Day" - the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.
Confirmation has come today from an Italian report (home of Fiat) that the Panda will indeed feature in the 21st film of the series - shooting begins in January 2006.
According to the report, "The Turin automaker has confirmed the startling news that in his next film, Casino Royale, the legendary seducer and undercover agent will be driving one of its budget utility vehicles. By taking the wheel of one of Fiat's bottom-of-the-range models, the original 007 will be breaking a tradition of flashy, high-performance autos that goes back to the Aston Martin DB5 in 1964's Goldfinger."
"But according to sources close to the production company, it will be a fully armed miniature fortress, as indestructable as the other Bond cars. Details of the special gadgets have not yet been decided."
The news goes against expectations that Ford would be supplying all the vehicles for the 21st official film, following the three-picture contract that began with "Die Another Day" in 2002. Ford Motors paid $35 million to feature three of its cars: Bond drove an Aston Martin Vanquish, Jinx drove a Ford Thunderbird, and Zao drove a Jaguar XKR.
You gotta be kidding me. What next, Bond drives a Ford Windstar?
Not to go too off topic here, but is this going to be a remake of the David Niven/Peter Sellers "Casino Royale" of the 60's? (Which in itself has an interesting story behind it)
What! is he getting married and having instance kids in this movie! You know the Bond series is done for when they are doing nothing more then creating a movie around a specific product's marketing campaign.
It'd have to be a Freestar now...the Windstar name has been dropped.
I think he needs to be driving around in one of those horrid looking Scion's.
Maybe he bought a used Windstar with low miles and lots of extras?
With the "employee pricing" and zero percent I don't see Bond in a used vehicle.
:)
Perhaps it is important to the plot line to have a car which breaks down frequently. Fix It Again, Tony.
If this .... THING .... is going to be the next Bondmobile, I hope it's because it's going to be blown up before the opening credits and 007 ends up spending the entire movie traveling via a personal helicopter or something.
I wouldn't read all that much into this. It may be like his emergency use of the sub-compact in For Your Eyes Only.
Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation
Could've been worse. In "The Man with the Golden Gun," Bond drove an AMC.
If this source is to be believed...
"But according to sources close to the production company, it will be a fully armed miniature fortress, as indestructable as the other Bond cars. Details of the special gadgets have not yet been decided."
Then no it want be the vechile that he justs hops into by chance, but will be the one that Q lectures him on before taking it out for a spin.
My understanding is that it will be an honest-to-goodness spy film, nothing at all like the David Niven flick.
I had a Panda rental a few years back. The plastic front shroud snagged on a concree wheel stop in a hotel parking lot in Dublin and when I backed away it pulled the whole front of the car up and away. I was laughing so hard I didn't think to look and see if it had damadged the rocket launchers.
Looks like he also drove a Citroen at some point. Unnngh.
I say-
"Film it again, Tony!"
Hey man it could be worse. He could have been stuck driving an Aztec!
Or a dirt brown Dogdge Dart with a rag for a gas cap. :-)
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