At least half of the planned new James Bond 007 movie is due to be shot in South Africa, sources close to the filming revealed to Budapest Report. by Tamas S. Kiss
They said that they had cotacted top selling thriller author Jeffrey Deaver, who had just recently launched his new book “Carte Blanche” (alias complete authority) in Cape Town. Other parts of the filming are planned for Serbia and Dubai, where the secret agent will also be averting terrorist plots.
The recent book launch in Cape Town, South Africa was carried out in real 007 style, where organizers used a helicopter and the new fancy secret agent car – Bentley Continental GT.
Organizers said that the novel and film are sure to boost a renewed interest in South Africa following the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup spectacle. The film is also expected to capture the attention of at least half the world’s population (about 4.5-bil people), organizers said, adding that it will be a great showcase for South African life as it will weave in the sights, sounds and cultural spectacles of life in South Africa. So far more than 100-mil 007 books have been sold since the birth of James Bond.
Bond will be shooting in the famous ocean front, the neglected townships and luxury vineyards in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek while a climatic scene will be shot on the top of Table Mountain. South Africa’s premium lifestyle television show “Top Billing” also contributed a large portion of their show towards the cause. Lat year due to the soccer spectacle at least 350,000 visitors came to South Africa, alongside thousands who had changed itineraries to coincide with the event. The new Bond fad is believed to attract at least half the number to Cape Town shortly after the book launch and thousands more following the film version of the book, sources said.
Deaver, who was the main attraction of the launch, says that he believes previous novels he wrote, also have had lots in common with the Bond fad. He said he enjoyed the in depth research he carried out on South Africa. He said, “I think know what my fans want.” He promised that after re-reading all the earlier Bond novels he has processed, Ian Flemming’s Bond fans will certainly not be disappointed by the quick-moving twist and turns his latest novel has to offer.
Deaver believes that any book he writes should capture the immediate attention of his readers. He said, “I want a book to be the most intense emotional experience it can be.” He was shortlisted as a potential new Bond author after he had won the 2004 Crime Writers’ Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for his work “Garden of Beasts.” So far he has written 29 novels that saw global sales exceeding 20-million.
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