BOND 23 Will Shoot in South Africa Instead of India
So instead it will be South Africa that will house much of Bond 23, with also a stint in Istanbul and Pinewood Studios in the UK. Production will begin in the winter for an October 2012 release in the UK!
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"We'd given them all the permissions. They wanted to shoot in the Sabarmati yard and had asked to shoot on two gauges - broad gauge and meter gauge - and they wanted these for seven-hour stretches every day for seven days in a row, and we'd agreed. All had been worked out. They also wanted to shoot between Mumbai and Goa on the hero train, and wanted a special shot where a motorcycle from a bridge would jump on to a train, and the coach on which he'd jump needed to be re-enforced, and we agreed." "The matter was finalised by September 13. But a week later, we were informed that after an international discussion, the production team decided not to shoot in India. We've been very cooperative with them. We had ourselves hoped that the movie would be shot here," she confirmed.Certainly one or two plot details to be garnered from the above though in truth we were already aware of the 738km Konkan Railway along and it's stunning scenery that it was hoped would house some particularly memorable moments;
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