ESO's Paranal Observatory ♥ Last week, my friend Carla told me that Cerro Paranal, the 2600m high mountain in the Chilean Atacama Desert, would be (on 26 to 28 - today), the stage for scenes in the next James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace", the 22nd in the series.
"Looking akin to Mars, with its red sand and lack of vegetation, the Atacama Desert is thought to be the driest place on Earth. Cerro Paranal is home to ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), which, with its array of four giant 8.2-m individual telescopes, is the world's most advanced optical observatory. The high-altitude site and extreme dryness make excellent conditions for astronomical observations." And like ESO, the Bond Productions team also chose this place for some of the new movie scenes.
The ESO’s hotel or "Residencia" was the unique building served as the backdrop for the James Bond filming.
"QUANTUM OF SOLACE producer, Michael G. Wilson said: "The Residencia of Paranal Observatory caught the attention of our director, Marc Forster and production designer, Dennis Gassner, both for its exceptional design and its remote location in the Atacama desert. It is a true oasis and the perfect hide-out for Dominic Greene, our villain, whom 007 is tracking in our new James Bond film."
Andreas Kaufer, ESO's Paranal Director, said "We are very excited that the Bond production team have also chosen this location."
“In addition to the shooting at the Residencia, further action will take place at the Paranal airstrip.
The film crew present on Paranal includes Englishman Daniel Craig, taking again the role of James Bond, French actor Mathieu Amalric, leading lady Olga Kurylenko, from the Ukraine, as well as acclaimed Mexican actors, Joaquin Cosio and Jesus Ochoa. This cast from across Europe and Latin America mirrors the international staff that works for ESO at Paranal.
After leaving Paranal at the end of the week, the film crew will shoot in other locations close to Antofagasta. Other sequences have been filmed in Panama and, following the Chilean locations, the unit will be travelling to Italy and Austria before returning to Pinewood Studios near London in May.
QUANTUM OF SOLACE will be released in the UK on 31 October 2008, and in the US and internationally on 7 November 2008."
ESO's Inside Residencia - Swimming poll
Links:
new Bond at Paranal web site
http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2008/pr-07-08.html
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