"Quantum Of Solace" Bond Girl's Dramatic Death By Oil

Daily Mail:

It's not unusual for Bond Girls to be bumped off in bizarre ways...but none has met a stickier end than this.

In the new 007 movie Quantum Of Solace, Gemma Arterton's character is drowned in crude oil and her lifeless body is left draped over a bed in a scene deliberately reminiscent of the 1964 Bond classic Goldfinger.

Arterton, who plays an MI6 spy ordered to keep an eye on a renegade Bond, was covered from head to toe in sticky black liquid for the dramatic sequence.

She said: 'I couldn't move. I couldn't see, I couldn't breathe or hear because it went in my ears. It was unpleasant, but it's something I'll always remember and it will be an iconic part of the film.'

Producers will be hoping the image turns out to be as enduring as the memorable Sixties scene which inspired it.

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Comments

[revko]

I thought that was a 1989 photo of the Exxon Valdez captain taking a nap after work.

[revko]

Oilfinger

[CJGibson]

What's the freaking point of including a "spoiler warning" when you flash the picture on the main page?!?

[Dangersea27]

The great thing about women being disposable, is, there's a lot more where that came from! Get the multipack!
Really, is a dead body erotic? Get help.

[BigCheese]

It's a movie. Get real.

[Budokan]

Goldfinger: been there, done that.

[mamacat]

Gold is prettier than oil. Women wear jewelry made from gold, they don't wear little containers of oil. Nevertheless, the picture on Huffpo is pretty dramatic.

[RexPrimoris]

Thanks for giving away a major plot point with no warning whatsoever. Idiots...

[whatsthatsound]

Why do they only do this to women? It's so misogynistic the way corpses of women, compared to men, are depicted in Hollywood movies.

[Bitsko]

They did this in Goldfinger already!

[BigCheese]

They said that in the article already!

[stagebandman]

I heard that the actress was so covered that she, literally, suffocated because her skin couldn't breathe! And, even though she died, they are leaving the scene in the film.

Just kidding, of course. But it's only a matter of time before this story hits the blogs.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

"Drill, baby, drill."

[robXdion]

Ironically the gold standard was the issue in the 60s. And oil is the issue now. Both products were used to kill a love interest of James Bond. Interesting.

[ImpalaSuperSport]

Wasn't this done already in GoldFinger except it was death by gold?

[hypnotoad72]

Yeah. Which is odd, Goldfinger wanted the world's gold for himself though he wanted to nuke Fort Knox so his would go up in value. 'course, he was an insane lil' bugger...

Is the villain in this new movie wanting the world's supply of oil and named Willie Slick? :-S
(Something tells me the producers won't camp up Daniel Craig's era the way they let Brosnobond's era be ruined from the start...)

[CitizenKane16]

Did you even bother to read the article??? It clearly states that the idea was taken from Goldfinger.

[TheyCalledMeSandN]

death by 'black gold'

[Darkstar1010]

Ever heard of the phrase "Spoiler Alert"? Use it the next time you plan on ruining a movie for people. Morons.

[hypnotoad72]

Seconded.

While I already knew Bond was going to be a renegade, and this is comparatively minor, the phrase "SPOILER ALARM" would have been nice...

[wadenelson1]

agreed. Huffpo should know better

[baudrillard]

No s-hit. This annoys me.

[klandish]

That's all trailers are anymore. Gigantic spoilers. I know you have thought or heard someone say that but the truth is the art of creating suggestive flashes that create interest appear to be a lost art.

[Jamesdean]

once you display the photo it loses its novelty. the publicists shouldn't have made this photo public.

[aristippe]

yup yup