Following
the destruction of the MI6 Building at Vauxhall Cross, London, the outfit
relocates to it's Mobile Headquarters, located inside Castle Thane, Scotland.
Although exterior shots of the castle are used, in which we see a long
distance shot of James Bond entering, all the interior scenes were done
at Pinewood.
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(Above:
Castle Thane, as the castle will be known in the film.)
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Although
none of the principal cast members were used during the three-day shoot
at the castle, a local bartender was used as a double for Pierce Brosnan:.
| Licensee
To Kill
From
the Daily Record [Scotland] (Jan. 29, '99)
The
name is Kieran, Paul Kieran. And he is a licensee who's thrilled.
Barman
Paul, 32, was stunned when he was asked to stand in for 007 in the new
James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough. He won't exactly be following
in the footsteps of Sean Connery - his big scene as a double for 007 Pierce
Brosnan lasts around a second.
Paul
got his big break when the Bond team arrived to film a scene at Eilean
Donan Castle at the head of Loch Alsh in Ross-shire. He usually serves
regulars at the Cuchullin Bar in nearby Kyle of Lochalsh. Now Paul and
local landlady Zeda Sale - who stands in for Dame Judi Dench as M - will
be filmed from a distance driving to MI6's Scottish HQ.
He
said: "I've taken some stick from the lads but I'm looking forward to it.
It's only a minor role and I don't even get the chance to get behind the
wheel of the Aston Martin."
Eilean
Donan Castle will feature as MI6's Scottish headquarters - Castle Thane
- in the new 007 epic which also stars Scots actors Robert Carlyle and
Robbie Coltrane. A 3-day shoot at the castle, also used in ex-007 Connery's
film Highlander, ended yesterday. Cameramen filmed the outside of the castle
to use as a scene- setter. The stars filmed the interior shots in Pinewood
studios.
Kevin
Cowle, of Scottish Screen Locations, said: "Bond films are seen around
the world and it is nice that once again there is a Scottish connection."
Carlyle,
37, decided to take the Bond role because of Sean Connery. He said: "I
went to see these films with my father in the 60s and 70s when Connery
was Bond. I honestly thought Sean Connery was the only Scottish actor.
There was no one else around and he sounded like me and so I remember that
as a kid. So that link between Bond, Connery and Scots acting is fundamental
really."
So
will Carlyle bring the Scots burr back to Bond? "I don't think so," he
laughed. "I will have an accent but I don't know what it will be yet. |
The
castle is beautifully set in the Scottish highlands, and on the outside
looks like a typical 13th century fortress. However, on the inside the
feel is generally hi-tec with video screens showing satellite link ups
and there is even a second Q Branch. This is where Bond is shown his new
car by R. |
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