Quantum of Solace (2008 film)
Daniel Craig's second Bond film and the direct sequel to Casino Royale.
Quantum of Solace is the 22nd Eon Bond film, released in 2008 and directed by Marc Forster. It continues straight on from Casino Royale (2006), with Daniel Craig as Bond teaming up with Camille Montes (Olga Kurylenko) to stop Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric) from seizing control of Bolivia's fresh water.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Marc Forster
- Producer
- Michael G. Wilson; Barbara Broccoli
- Writer
- Paul Haggis
- Neal Purvis
- Robert Wade
- Based on
- James Bond, Ian Fleming
- Starring
- Daniel Craig
- Olga Kurylenko
- Mathieu Amalric
- Giancarlo Giannini
- Jeffrey Wright
- Judi Dench
- Music
- David Arnold
- Cinematography
- Roberto Schaefer
- Editing
- Matt Chesse; Richard Pearson
Lore & Background
Roger Michell was first announced as director but left in 2006 over script delays; Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis finished the screenplay in 2007, and Craig and Forster added uncredited rewrites. Filming ran from August 2007 to May 2008 in Mexico, Panama, Chile, Italy, Austria and Wales, with interiors at Pinewood. The title comes from a 1959 Fleming short story, and the sets look back to Ken Adam's designs for the early films. It premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 29 October 2008 and took more than $589 million.
Did You Know?
- The title is borrowed from a 1959 Ian Fleming short story.
- It is the sequel to Casino Royale and picks up shortly after that film ends.
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