Posted: Wed., Mar. 19, 2008, 8:45am PT

Bond film to open in U.K. before U.S.

'Quantum of Solace' will debut on Oct. 31

LONDON — James Bond pic “Quantum of Solace” will open in Blighty a week ahead of its U.S. bow.

Sony Pictures Releasing will provide “Solace” to U.K. auds on Oct. 31. It arrives Stateside on Nov. 7.

Other Euro territories getting their 007 fix ahead of the U.S. are France and Belgium, where Daniel Craig and co. touch down on Nov. 5., and the Netherlands and Germany, which get the pic on Nov. 6.

Pic launches in Spain and Italy on Nov. 7.

“Solace” takes up where box office hit "Casino Royale" left off, with Craig reprising the role of the British superspy as he embarks on a revenge mission following his betrayal by Vesper Lynd — Eva Green's character in the previous film — that takes him to Austria, Italy and South America.

Along the way, a case of mistaken identity in Haiti introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a woman nursing her own vendetta, who leads 007 to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within a mysterious organization.

Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a dastardly deal with an exiled Latin American general (Joaquin Cosio).

Eon Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM are producing “Solace,” which is currently shooting.




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