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{{Infobox film
| name           = Quantum of Solace
| image          = Quantum of Solace - UK cinema poster.jpg
| alt            = Empire Design's poster for ''Quantum of Solace''
| caption        = UK theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Marc Forster]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* [[Michael G. Wilson]]
* [[Barbara Broccoli]]
}}
| writer         = {{plainlist|
* [[Paul Haggis]]
* [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis<br />Robert Wade]]
}} <!-- DO NOT ADD "MARC FORSTER" OR "DANIEL CRAIG" HERE, THEY ARE MENTIONED IN PROSE -->
| based_on       = {{Based on|[[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]]|[[Ian Fleming]]}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Daniel Craig]]
* [[Olga Kurylenko]]
* [[Mathieu Amalric]]
* [[Giancarlo Giannini]]
* [[Jeffrey Wright]]
* [[Judi Dench]]
}}
| music          = [[David Arnold]]
| cinematography = [[Roberto Schaefer]]
| editing        = {{plainlist |
* [[Matt Chesse]]
* [[Richard Pearson (film editor)|Richard Pearson]]
}}
| studio         = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]<br />[[Eon Productions]]
| distributor    = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/64729?sid=b7c9f0f6-6e18-402f-b725-a18e455f6bfc&sr=3.7816277&cp=1&pos=0|title=AFI-Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143523/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/64729?sid=b7c9f0f6-6e18-402f-b725-a18e455f6bfc&sr=3.7816277&cp=1&pos=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|10|29|[[London]]|2008|10|31|United Kingdom|2008|11|14|United States}}<!-- WP:FILMRELEASE -->
| runtime        = 106 minutes
| country        = {{plainlist|
* United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |title=Quantum of Solace |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |publisher=[[European Audiovisual Observatory]] |url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=30028 |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125092151/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=30028 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* United States<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64729-QUANTUM-OFSOLACE |title=Quantum of Solace |work=AFI Catalog |access-date=23 May 2021 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523185555/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64729-QUANTUM-OFSOLACE |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| language       = English<br>Spanish
| budget         = $200–230 million<ref name="bom"/><ref name="artfilm" />
| gross          = $589.6 million<ref name="bom">{{cite web |title=Quantum of Solace (2008) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0830515/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=3 November 2012 |archive-date=28 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028201044/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jamesbond22.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''''Quantum of Solace''''' is a 2008 [[spy thriller]] film and the twenty-second in the [[List of James Bond films|''James Bond'' series]] produced by [[Eon Productions]]. Directed by [[Marc Forster]] and written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis, Robert Wade]], and [[Paul Haggis]], it is the sequel to [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|''Casino Royale'']] (2006), and stars [[Daniel Craig]] in his second appearance as the fictional [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent [[James Bond filmography|James Bond]].

The film co-stars [[Olga Kurylenko]], [[Mathieu Amalric]], [[Giancarlo Giannini]], [[Jeffrey Wright]], and [[Judi Dench]]. In the film, Bond teams with [[Camille Montes]] (Kurylenko) to stop [[Dominic Greene]] (Amalric) from [[Monopolization|monopolizing]] the [[Bolivia|Bolivian]] [[Fresh water|freshwater]] supply.

A second Bond film starring Craig was planned before production began on ''Casino Royale'' in October 2005. In July 2006, [[Roger Michell]] was announced to direct with a planned release for May 2008, but left the project that October after delays with the screenplay. Purvis, Wade, and Haggis completed the screenplay by June 2007, after which Forster was announced as Michell's replacement. Craig and Forster also contributed uncredited rewrites to the film's screenplay. [[Principal photography]] began in August 2007 and lasted until May 2008, with filming locations including [[Mexico]], [[Panama]], [[Chile]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]], and [[Wales]], while interior sets were built and filmed at [[Pinewood Studios]]. The film's title is borrowed from a 1959<!-- The story was first published in November 1959 in ''Modern Woman's Magazine'', q.v. For Your Eyes Only (short story collection) for the citation --> short story by [[Ian Fleming]]. In contrast to its predecessor, ''Quantum of Solace'' is notable for citing inspiration from early Bond film sets designed by [[Ken Adam]], while it features a departure from tropes associated with [[List of James Bond villains|Bond villains]].

''Quantum of Solace'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] on 29 October 2008 and was theatrically released first in the United Kingdom two days later and in the United States on 14 November. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for Craig's performance and the action sequences but was deemed inferior to its predecessor. It grossed over $589 million worldwide, becoming the [[2008 in film#Highest-grossing films|seventh highest-grossing film of 2008]] and the fifth highest-grossing ''James Bond'' film, unadjusted for inflation. The next film in the series, ''[[Skyfall]]'', was released in 2012.

==Plot==
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James Bond drives from [[Lake Garda]] to [[Siena]], Italy, with the captured [[Mr. White (James Bond)|Mr. White]] in the boot of his [[Aston Martin DBS V12|car]].{{refn|This story takes place immediately after the events of ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''.|group=N}} Evading pursuers, Bond delivers White to [[M (James Bond)|M]], who interrogates White regarding the mysterious organization [[SPECTRE#Rebooted continuity|Quantum]]. When White responds that their operatives are everywhere, M's [[bodyguard]] Craig Mitchell shoots a guard and attacks M. Bond chases Mitchell and kills him; in the confusion, White escapes. Searching Mitchell's flat in London, Bond and M discover Mitchell had a contact named Edmund Slate in [[Haiti]]. Slate is a hitman sent to kill [[Camille Montes]] at the behest of her lover, environmentalist entrepreneur [[List of James Bond villains#Quantum of Solace|Dominic Greene]]. Greene is helping exiled Bolivian General Medrano, who murdered Camille's family, to overthrow the government and become the new president in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of desert.

After foiling Camille's assassination attempt on Medrano by "rescuing" her, Bond follows Greene to a performance of ''[[Tosca]]'' in [[Bregenz]], Austria. Meanwhile, the head of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s South American section, Gregg Beam, along with agent [[Felix Leiter]], strike a [[Nonintervention|noninterference deal]] with Greene for access to putative stocks of Bolivian oil, which the CIA believes to be the reason for Greene's interest in the land. Bond infiltrates Quantum's meeting at the opera, identifying Quantum's executive board members, and a gunfight ensues. A [[Counter Terrorism Command|Special Branch]] bodyguard working for Quantum member Guy Haines, an advisor to the British PM, is thrown off a roof by Bond after refusing to answer his questions. He lands on Greene's car and is shot dead by one of his men. Assuming Bond killed the bodyguard, M orders him back to London for debriefing. When he disobeys, she revokes his passports and cancels his [[payment cards]]. Bond heads to [[Talamone]] and convinces his old ally [[List of James Bond allies#René Mathis|René Mathis]] to accompany him to [[Bolivia]]. They are greeted by consular employee Strawberry Fields, who demands Bond return to the UK immediately. Bond seduces her, and they attend a fundraising party held by Greene. At the party, Bond again rescues Camille from Greene, and they leave. The Bolivian police pull Bond and Camille over but discover Mathis unconscious in the car's boot. One of the officers shoots Mathis before Bond kills both of them. Mathis dies urging Bond to forgive [[Vesper Lynd|Vesper]] and himself.

The following day, Bond and Camille survey Quantum's intended land acquisition by air; their plane is damaged by a Bolivian fighter plane. They trick the pursuing plane into destroying itself, skydive into a sinkhole, and discover that Quantum has been secretly damming Bolivia's supply of fresh water to create a [[monopoly]]. Back in [[La Paz]], Bond meets M and learns Quantum killed Fields by drowning her in [[Petroleum|crude oil]]. Bond meets Leiter, who discloses Greene and Medrano will meet at a hotel in the [[Atacama Desert]] to finalize their agreement, and warns him to escape as the CIA's [[Special Activities Division]] arrives. Bond and Camille infiltrate the hotel, where Greene blackmails Medrano into signing a contract that will make Medrano the leader of Bolivia in exchange for the land rights. The contract will make Greene Bolivia's sole water provider at significantly higher rates. Bond avenges Mathis by killing the police chief, takes down the security detail and confronts Greene. Meanwhile, Camille kills Medrano, avenging the rapes and murders of her family. The struggle leaves the hotel (which is powered by flammable hydrogen [[fuel cell]]s) destroyed by fire. Bond captures Greene and interrogates him about Quantum. Bond then leaves him stranded in the desert with only a can of engine oil to drink. Bond and Camille kiss, and she wishes him luck in conquering his demons.

In [[Kazan]], [[Russia]], Bond finds [[Vesper Lynd]]'s former lover, Yusef Kabira, a member of Quantum who seduces agents with valuable connections and is indirectly responsible for her death. After saving Kabira's latest target, Corrine, who works in [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service|Canadian intelligence]], Bond allows MI6 to arrest Kabira. Outside, M tells Bond that Greene was found dead in the middle of the desert, shot twice in the head with oil found in his stomach. Bond admits that M was right about Vesper. M tells Bond she needs him back; he responds that he never left. Bond drops Vesper's necklace behind him as he walks away in the snow.

==Cast==
* [[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond (reboot series)|James Bond]]. Craig's physical training for his reprise of the role placed extra effort into running and boxing, to spare him the injuries he sustained on his stunts in the first film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Martyn |title=The man with the golden touch |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 November 2007 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2900516.ece?token=null&offset=0 |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 November 2007 |archive-date=15 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615105537/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2900516.ece?token=null&offset=0 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Craig felt he was fitter, being less bulky than in the first film.<ref name=criminal/> He also practised speedboating and stunt driving. Craig felt ''Casino Royale'' was [physically] "a walk in the park" compared to ''Quantum of Solace'', which required a different performance from him because ''Quantum of Solace'' is a revenge film, not a love story like ''Casino Royale''.<ref name=criminal/> While filming in Pinewood, he suffered a gash when kicked in his face,<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|last=Svetkey|first=Benjamin|title='Quantum of Solace': Bond is back!|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=30 October 2008|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/11/02/quantum-solace-exclusive-pics/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104025512/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20237005,00.html|archive-date=4 November 2008|access-date=1 November 2008}}</ref> which required eight stitches, and a fingertip was sliced off. He laughed these off, noting they did not delay filming, and joked his finger would enable him to have a criminal career (though it had grown back when he made this comment).<ref name=criminal>{{cite magazine|last=Naughton|first=John|title=Spy Harder|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gq-film-daniel-craig-new-james-bond-23-quantum-of-solace-|magazine=[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]|date=November 2008|pages=278–335|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106195047/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gq-film-daniel-craig-new-james-bond-23-quantum-of-solace-|url-status=live}}</ref> He also had minor plastic surgery on his face.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bond actor admits plastic surgery|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=9 October 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7660808.stm|access-date=12 October 2008|archive-date=12 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012113922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7660808.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The actor advised Paul Haggis on the script and helped choose [[Marc Forster]] as the director.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=Daniel Craig Says He's Feeling The 'Pressure' Of James Bond Follow-Up |website=MTV News |date=6 December 2007 |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1575858/daniel-craig-says-hes-feeling-the-pressure-of-james-bond-follow-up/ |access-date=7 December 2007 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031144516/http://www.mtv.com/news/1575858/daniel-craig-says-hes-feeling-the-pressure-of-james-bond-follow-up/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Olga Kurylenko]] as [[Camille Montes]], a Bolivian agent with her own vendetta regarding Greene and Medrano. Forster chose her because out of the 400 women who auditioned, including [[Lisa Ray]], she seemed the least nervous.<ref name=premiereset>{{cite news|last=Mueller|first=Matt|title=On the Set of 'Quantum Of Solace': Olga Kurylenko: The Bond Girl|work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]|url=http://www.premiere.com/Feature/On-the-Set-of-Quantum-Of-Solace/On-the-Set-of-Quantum-Of-Solace2|access-date=14 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113010442/http://www.premiere.com/Feature/On-the-Set-of-Quantum-Of-Solace/On-the-Set-of-Quantum-Of-Solace2|archive-date=13 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/lisa-ray-recalls-auditioning-for-quantum-of-solace-with-daniel-craig-says-gal-gadot-was-also-in-contention/story-yK8uDBHcsfkIlHBd58chbJ.html | title=Lisa Ray recalls auditioning for Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig | work=Hindustan Times | date=24 May 2019 }}</ref> A then-unknown [[Gal Gadot]] was asked to audition for the role, which kick-started her acting career.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Alex |date=2017-08-24 |title=Gal Gadot on Becoming Wonder Woman, the Biggest Action Hero of the Year |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/gal-gadot-on-becoming-wonder-woman-the-biggest-action-hero-of-the-year-113568/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-03-07 |title=Gal Gadot Is Wonder Woman: "She Is Not Relying on a Man, and She's Not There Because of a Love Story" |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-cover-interview |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}</ref> When Kurylenko read the script, she was glad it did not include a sex scene with Craig; she felt it would have distracted viewers from her performance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Masters|first=Tim|title=Talking Shop: Olga Kurylenko|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=31 October 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7695332.stm|access-date=31 October 2008|archive-date=3 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103210753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7695332.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Kurylenko spent three weeks training to fight with weapons, and she learnt a form of indoor skydiving known as body flying.<ref name=guardian/> Kurylenko said she had to do "training non-stop from the morning to the evening" for the action scenes, overcoming her fears with the help of Craig and the stunt team.<ref name=chilesoundbite>{{cite web|title = Chile Soundbites videos|publisher = Sony [[Electronic Press Kit]]|url = http://sony.epk.tv/campaign/quantum-of-solace|access-date = 11 April 2008|archive-date = 24 October 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131024074454/https://sony.epk.tv/campaign/quantum-of-solace|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=ignqa/> She was given a DVD box set of Bond films, since the franchise was not easily available to watch in her native Ukraine.<ref name=guardian/> Kurylenko found [[Michelle Yeoh]] in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' inspiring "because she did the fight scenes by herself."<ref name=premiereset/> The producers had intended to cast a South American actress in the role,<ref name=diary22/> thus, Kurylenko trained with a [[dialect coach]] to perform with a Spanish accent.<ref name=ignqa>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Tilly |title = Olga Kurylenko Q&A|website = [[IGN]]|date = 31 January 2008|url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/31/olga-kurylenko-qa|access-date = 13 November 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080204085248/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/848/848813p1.html|archive-date = 4 February 2008|df = dmy-all}}</ref> She said that the accent was easy for her because she has "a lot of Hispanic friends, from Latin America and Spain, and it's an accent I've always heard".<ref>{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Scheer |title=Interview: Olga Kurylenko on "Quantum of Solace" |publisher = [[UGO]]|date = 14 November 2008|url = http://www.cinecon.com/news/1825/interview-olga-kurylenko-quantum-of-solace/|access-date = 6 September 2011|archive-date = 17 February 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090217052307/http://cinecon.com/news/1825/interview-olga-kurylenko-quantum-of-solace/|url-status = live}}</ref> When reflecting on her experience as a [[Bond girl]], she stated she was proudest of overcoming her fears in performing stunts.<ref name=glasgowherald>{{cite news |first=David |last=Giammarco |title=From Ukraine, with love |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2446992.0.From_Ukraine_with_love.php|access-date=18 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903045044/http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2446992.0.From_Ukraine_with_love.php|archive-date=3 September 2009}}</ref>
* [[Mathieu Amalric]] as [[List of James Bond villains#Quantum of Solace|Dominic Greene]], the main villain. He is a leading member of Quantum posing as a businessman working in [[reforestation]] and charity funding for environmental science. In the 2015 Bond film ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'', he is revealed to have been a member of the [[SPECTRE|titular crime syndicate]], of which Quantum is a subsidiary. Amalric acknowledged taking the role was an easy decision because, "It's impossible to say to your kids that 'I could have been in a Bond film but I refused.'"<ref name=guardian/> Amalric wanted to wear make-up for the role, but Forster explained that he wanted Greene not to look grotesque, but to symbolise the hidden evils in society.<ref name=ew/> Amalric modelled his performance on "the smile of [[Tony Blair]] [and] the craziness of [[Nicolas Sarkozy|Sarkozy]]", the latter of whom he called "the worst villain we [the French] have ever had … he walks around thinking he's in a Bond film."<ref>{{cite news | title = Bond villain spills the beans | work = [[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] | date = 24 January 2008 | url = http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/85747-bond-villain-spills-the-beans | access-date = 31 January 2008 | archive-date = 9 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121009123327/http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/85747-bond-villain-spills-the-beans | url-status = live}}</ref> He later claimed this was not criticism of either politician, but rather an example of how a politician relies on performance instead of a genuine policy to win power. "Sarkozy, is just a better actor than [his presidential opponent] [[Ségolène Royal]]—that's all," he explained.<ref name=environment/> Amalric and Forster reconceived the character, who was supposed to have a "special skill" in the script, to someone who uses pure animal instinct when fighting Bond in the climax.<ref name=pity>{{cite news|title=Quantum of Solace: Mathieu Amalric on playing James Bond's nemesis|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 October 2008|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/10/23/sm_mathieuamalric.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027015249/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2008%2F10%2F23%2Fsm_mathieuamalric.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 October 2008|access-date=23 October 2008|location=London|first=Murphy|last=Williams}}</ref> [[Bruno Ganz]] was also considered for the part,<ref name=diary22>{{cite news |title=Bond 22 Pre-Production Diary (22) |publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]] |date=30 December 2007 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_preprod_diary22.php3?t=&s=articles |access-date=31 December 2007 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201415/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_preprod_diary22.php3?t=&s=articles |url-status=live}}</ref> but Forster decided Amalric gave the character a 'pitiful' quality.<ref name=pity/>
* [[Giancarlo Giannini]] as [[René Mathis]], Bond's ally who was mistakenly believed to be a traitor in ''Casino Royale''. Having been acquitted, he chooses to help Bond again in his quest to find out who betrayed him.
* [[Gemma Arterton]] as Strawberry Fields, an [[MI6]] agent who works at the British consulate in Bolivia. Fields, who is merely an office worker as described by M, takes herself seriously and tries to overpower Bond when the pair meet. She is later seduced by Bond, infiltrates Greene's fund raiser party with him and ends up paying the ultimate price. Forster found Arterton a witty actress and selected her from a reported 1,500 candidates. One of the casting directors asked her to audition for the role, having seen her portray Rosaline in ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'' at the [[Shakespeare's Globe|Globe Theatre]].<ref name=dianarigg>{{cite web | last=Tilly | first=Chris | title = Gemma Arteron Q&A | website = [[IGN]] | date = 30 January 2008 | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/29/gemma-arterton-qa-2 | access-date = 13 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080201171744/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/848/848237p1.html | archive-date = 1 February 2008 | df = dmy-all}}</ref> Arterton said Fields was "not so frolicsome" as other Bond girls, but is instead "fresh and young, not ... a [[femme fatale]]".<ref name=bbctitle/> Arterton described Fields as a homage to the 1960s Bond girls, comparing her red wig to that of [[Diana Rigg]], who played [[Tracy Bond]] in ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]''. Rigg, alongside [[Honor Blackman]], is one of her favourite Bond girls.<ref name=dianarigg/> Arterton had to film her character's death scene first day on the set, where she was completely covered head to toe in non-toxic black paint. The character's full name, which is a reference to [[the Beatles]] song "[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]", is never actually uttered on screen; when she introduces herself to Bond, she says "Mr Bond, my name is Fields, I'm from the Consulate." Robert A. Caplen suggests that this is a conscious effort to portray a woman 'whose character attributes are neither undermined nor compromised' by her name, even though her name may have sexual overtones reminiscent of earlier [[Bond girls]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Caplen|first=Robert A.|title=Shaken & Stirred: The Feminism of James Bond|year=2010|publisher=[[Xlibris]]|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=y8p-qpJjPU4C&pg=PA346 346]|isbn=978-1-4535-1282-1}}</ref> In August 2018, Arterton wrote a short story titled Woke Woman based on the character.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/international-news/article/gemma-arterton-pens-a-short-story-about-her-bond-character/268793 |title=Gemma Arterton pens a short story about her Bond character |work=[[Times Now]] |date=13 August 2018|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-date=10 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110160106/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/international-news/article/gemma-arterton-pens-a-short-story-about-her-bond-character/268793 |url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[Anatole Taubman]] as Elvis, Greene's second-in-command. Taubman wanted to make Elvis "as colourful, as edgy and as interesting as possible", with one of his suggestions being the [[bowl cut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anatole Taubman On Elvis|publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]]|date=7 November 2008|url=http://mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_qos_capsule_elvis.php3?t=qos&s=qos&id=02075|access-date=9 November 2008|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116073514/https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_qos_capsule_elvis.php3?t=qos&s=qos&id=02075|url-status=live}}</ref> Amalric and Taubman improvised a backstory for Elvis: he is Dominic's cousin and once lived on the streets before being inducted into Quantum. He called Elvis "a bit of a goofball. He thinks he's all that but he's not really.&nbsp;… He's not a comic guy. He definitely takes himself very serious, but maybe by his taking himself too serious he may become friendly".<ref>{{cite web | title = Elvis Rocks Bond's World | website = [[IGN]] | date = 16 May 2008 | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/16/elvis-rocks-bonds-world | access-date = 13 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080521154755/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/874/874700p1.html | archive-date = 21 May 2008 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Jesper Christensen]] as [[Mr. White (James Bond)|Mr. White]], whom Bond captured after he stole the money won at ''Casino Royale'' in Montenegro. {{anchor|Gregg Beam}}
* [[David Harbour]] as Gregg Beam, the CIA section chief for South America and a contact of Felix Leiter.
* [[Rory Kinnear]] as [[Bill Tanner]], M's [[chief of staff]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Matilda |date=28 November 2021 |title=Bond star reveals why he doesn't do stunts |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38369478/james-bond-rory-kinnear-stunts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324020752/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38369478/james-bond-rory-kinnear-stunts/ |archive-date=24 March 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref>
* [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] as the British [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]].
* [[Joaquín Cosío]] as General Medrano, the exiled general whom Greene is helping to get back into power, in return for support of his organisation. He murdered Camille's entire family when she was a young girl.
* [[Jeffrey Wright]] as [[Felix Leiter]], Bond's ally at the CIA. Early script drafts gave Leiter a larger role, but his screentime was restricted by on-set rewrites.<ref name=secret>{{cite web|title=The Secrets of Quantum of Solace |website=[[IGN]] |date=5 April 2008 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/the-secrets-of-quantum-of-solace |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410000608/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/864/864542p1.html |archive-date=10 April 2008}}</ref>
* [[Judi Dench]] as [[M (James Bond)|M]]. Forster felt Dench was underused in the previous films and wanted to make her part bigger, having her interact with Bond more because she is "the only woman Bond doesn't see in a sexual context", which Forster finds interesting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fostering change|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|date=11 October 2008|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/11/movies/2202154&sec=movies|access-date=13 October 2008|archive-date=11 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211051137/http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/11/movies/2202154&sec=movies|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Fernando Guillén Cuervo]] as Carlos, the Colonel of Bolivian Police, the chief of all police forces, and the contact of René Mathis in Bolivia.
* [[Paul Ritter (actor)|Paul Ritter]] as Guy Haines, [[special envoy]] to the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and a member of Quantum.
* [[Neil Jackson]] as Edmund Slate, a henchman who fights Bond in Haiti.
* [[Simon Kassianides]] as Yusef Kabira, a member of Quantum who seduces female agents and manipulates them into giving away classified information. He is indirectly responsible for [[Vesper Lynd]]'s death.
* [[Stana Katic]] as Corrine Veneau, a Canadian agent and Yusef's latest target.
* Glenn Foster as Craig Mitchell, M's bodyguard and a double agent.
* [[Oona Chaplin]] as Perla de las Dunas's receptionist, a woman saved by Camille Montes in one of the last sequences.
* [[Lucrezia Lante della Rovere]] as Gemma, Mathis's girlfriend.
* [[Jesús Ochoa (actor)|Jesús Ochoa]] as Lieutenant Orso, a bodyguard of the exiled General Medrano
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* [[Elizabeth Arciniega]] as Mr White's girlfriend.
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Marc Forster asked his friends and fellow directors [[Guillermo del Toro]] and [[Alfonso Cuarón]] to appear in cameos. Cuarón appears as a Bolivian helicopter pilot, while del Toro provides several other voices.<ref>{{cite news|last=Asociada|first=Prensa|title=Del Toro, Cuaron do voices in new Bond film|date=23 October 2008|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/del-toro-cuaron-voices-new-bond-film-article-1.304212|work=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=23 October 2008|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106155407/https://www.nydailynews.com/latino/del-toro-cuaron-voices-new-bond-film-article-1.304212|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Production==

===Development===
{{blockquote|If you remember in ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'', if you control the water you control the whole development of the country. I think it's true. Right now it appears to be oil, but there's a lot of other resources that we don't think about too much but are all essential, and they're very limited and every country needs it. Because every country knows that raising the standard of living (and populations are getting bigger) is the way we're all going.|Michael G. Wilson on the plot.<ref name=secret/>}}

In October 2005, before the beginning of production of ''Casino Royale'', [[Michael G. Wilson]] announced that [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade]] were working on a screenplay for the next film. They deliberately wrote ''Casino Royale'' to tie in to the next film so they could exploit Bond's emotions following Vesper's death in the previous film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bonin |first=Liane |title=10 Questions With: Daniel Craig |website=[[Moviefone]] |url=http://www.moviefone.com/insidemovies/2008/04/14/daniel-craig-interview-for-quantum-of-solace/ |access-date=11 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613092700/http://www.moviefone.com/insidemovies/2008/04/14/daniel-craig-interview-for-quantum-of-solace/ |archive-date=13 June 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Purvis and Wade's first storyline followed Bond releasing Mr. White in Siena so that he could follow him and find his employers. Bond would later infiltrate the mysterious organisation, which is being led by the villain, Dante, who is aligned with Yusuf Kabira, Vesper's boyfriend.{{sfn|Field|Chowdhury|2015|p=594}} In July 2006, as ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' entered post-production, Eon Productions announced [[Roger Michell]], who directed Craig in ''[[Enduring Love (film)|Enduring Love]]'' and ''[[The Mother (2003 film)|The Mother]]'', had entered negotiations to direct, and the next film would be based on an original idea by Wilson.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |title=Michell spying helm for next Bond outing |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002840141 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813195539/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002840141 |archive-date=13 August 2006 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=17 July 2006 |access-date=17 July 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was confirmed for a 2 May 2008 release date, with Craig reprising the lead role.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=[[Columbia Pictures]] |title=22nd James Bond Coming May 2, 2008! |via=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=20 July 2006 |url=https://www.superherohype.com/features/91505-22nd-james-bond-coming-may-2-2008 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113185627/https://www.superherohype.com/features/91505-22nd-james-bond-coming-may-2-2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Months later, in October 2006, Michell stepped down as director citing the slow progress on the script.<ref>{{cite news |title=They call him Director No |work=[[The Times]] |date=4 July 2007 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/they-call-him-director-no-wdl8h53d65k |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 January 2008 |first=Greg |last=Hurst |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106153609/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/they-call-him-director-no-wdl8h53d65k |url-status=live}}</ref> Upon Michell's departure, Sony Entertainment vice chairman Jeff Blake admitted a production schedule of 18 months was a very short window, and the release date was pushed back to late 2008.<ref name=superherohype>{{cite news |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16308 |title=Bond 22 Targeting November&nbsp;7,&nbsp;2008 |website=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=1 September 2006 |access-date=1 September 2006 |archive-date=4 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004213536/http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16308 |url-status=live}}</ref> Purvis and Wade completed their draft of the script by April 2007,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/barbarella-back-in-action-1117962920/|title='Barbarella' back in action| magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=11 April 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205122043/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962920.html|archive-date=5 February 2013 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> and [[Paul Haggis]], who polished the ''Casino Royale'' script, began his rewrite the next month.<ref name="Haggis">{{cite news |title=Paul Haggis on board to work on Bond 22 script, but turns down directing role |website=[[MI6-HQ.com]] |date=23 May 2007 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=5040&catid=106 |access-date=23 May 2007 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201402/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=5040&catid=106 |url-status=live}}</ref> Work on script was delayed by the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]]. Haggis's draft was originally titled ''Sleep of the Dead''.{{sfn|Field|Chowdhury|2015|p=598}}

Following Michell's departure, [[Tony Scott]], [[Jonathan Mostow]], [[Marc Forster]], and [[Alex Proyas]] were under consideration to replace him.<ref name="Haggis" /> In June 2007, Forster was confirmed as director.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/forster-back-action-bond-22-139603/ |title=Forster back in action with 'Bond 22' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=20 June 2007 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183557/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003600629 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 30 September 2007}}</ref> He was surprised that he was approached for the job, stating he was not a big Bond film fan, and that he would not have accepted had he not seen ''Casino Royale'' which he felt had humanised Bond; since travelling the world had become less exotic since the series's advent, it made sense to focus more on Bond as a character. Born in Germany and raised in Switzerland, Forster was the first Bond director not to come from the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], although he noted that Bond's mother is Swiss, making him somewhat appropriate to handle the British icon.<ref name=swiss>{{cite news |first=Terrence |last=Rafferty |title=A License to Pursue the Inner Bond |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 December 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/movies/09raff.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 December 2007 |archive-date=11 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211180838/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/movies/09raff.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The director collaborated strongly with [[Barbara Broccoli]] and Michael G. Wilson, noting they only blocked two very expensive ideas he had.<ref name=diary22/> The director found ''Casino Royale''{{'}}s 144-minute running time too long, and wanted his follow-up to be "tight and fast … like a bullet".<ref name=bullet>{{cite news|last=Harkness|first=Alistair|title=A Quantum leap|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=30 October 2008|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/A-Quantum-leap.4643021.jp|access-date=30 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202175346/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/A-Quantum-leap.4643021.jp|archive-date=2 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Because Bond plays it real, I thought the political circumstances should be real too, even though Bond shouldn't be a political film. I thought the more political I make it, the more real it feels, not just with Bolivia and what's happening in Haiti, but with all these corporations like Shell and Chevron saying they're green because it's so fashionable to be green. During the Cold War, everything was very clear, the good guys and the bad guys. Today there's much overlapping of good and bad. It isn't as morally distinct, because we all have both elements in us.|Marc Forster on the political landscape of the film.<ref name=pain/>}}

Haggis, Forster and Wilson rewrote the story.<ref name=zetumer/> Haggis said he completed his script two hours before the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] officially began.<ref name=swiss/> Forster noted a running theme in his films was emotionally repressed protagonists, and the theme of the picture would be Bond learning to trust after feeling betrayed by Vesper.<ref name=mi6forster/> Forster said he created the Camille character as a strong female counterpart to Bond rather than a casual love interest; she openly shows emotions similar to those which Bond experiences but is unable to express.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/22/007-responds-to-ign-readers|first=Jim |last=Vejvoda |title=007 Responds to IGN Readers|website=[[IGN]]|date=22 September 2008|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113185631/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/22/007-responds-to-ign-readers|url-status=live}}</ref> Haggis located his draft's climax in the [[Swiss Alps]],<ref name=empire>{{cite magazine |first=Ian |last=Nathan |title=Quantum's Leap |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=October 2008|pages=82–90}}</ref> but Forster wanted the action sequences to be based around the four [[classical element]]s of earth, water, air and fire.<ref name=variety>{{cite magazine |last=Thompson|first=Anne|title='Solace' offers thinking person's 007|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=23 October 2008|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/columns/solace-offers-thinking-person-s-007-1117994573/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081027050057/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994573.html |archive-date=27 October 2008 |access-date=1 November 2008|author-link=Anne Thompson (film critic)}}</ref> The decision to homage [[Oddjob]]'s murder of Jill Masterson ([[Shirley Eaton]]) in ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' in Fields's death came about as Forster wanted to show oil had replaced gold as the most precious material.<ref name=pain>{{cite news|first=Ciaran |last=Carty|title='I felt there was pain in Bond'|work=[[Sunday Tribune]]|date=2 November 2008|url=http://tribune.maithu.com/article/2008/nov/02/i-felt-there-was-pain-in-bond/|access-date=2 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206061930/http://www.tribune.ie/arts/films/article/2008/nov/02/i-felt-there-was-pain-in-bond/|archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref> The producers rejected Haggis's idea that Vesper Lynd had a child, because "Bond was an orphan ... Once he finds the kid, Bond can't just leave the kid".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Logan|title=How James Bond Nearly Became a Father|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=3 November 2008|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/how_james_bond_nearly_became_a.html|access-date=3 November 2008|archive-date=7 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207054105/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/how_james_bond_nearly_became_a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Water supply and sanitation in Bolivia|water supply issue]] in Bolivia was the main theme, with a story based on the [[Cochabamba]] [[2000 Cochabamba protests|Water Revolt]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Glover |first=Joshua |url=http://www.filmquarterly.org/2009/06/cinema-for-a-grand-new-game/ |title=Cinema for a Grand New Game |journal=[[Film Quarterly]] |date=Summer 2009 |volume=62 |number=4 |pages=6–9 |doi=10.1525/fq.2009.62.4.6 |access-date=7 September 2011 |archive-date=17 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917084511/http://www.filmquarterly.org/2009/06/cinema-for-a-grand-new-game/ |url-status=live|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Wilson decided on the title ''Quantum of Solace'' only "a few days" before its announcement on 24 January 2008.<ref name=bbctitle>{{cite news |title=New Bond film title is confirmed |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=24 January 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7206997.stm |access-date=24 January 2008 |archive-date=27 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127153108/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7206997.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> It was the name of a short story in [[Ian Fleming]]'s anthology ''[[For Your Eyes Only (short story collection)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' (1960).<ref name=confuse/> Apart from the title, the film is unrelated to the short story except for the thematic element that "when the ''Quantum of Solace'' drops to zero, humanity and consideration of one human for another is gone". Daniel Craig admitted, "I was unsure at first. Bond is looking for his quantum of solace and that's what he wants, he wants his closure. Ian Fleming says that if you don't have a quantum of solace in your relationship then the relationship is over. It's that spark of niceness in a relationship that if you don't have you might as well give up."<ref name=guardian/> He said that "Bond doesn't have that because his girlfriend [Vesper Lynd] has been killed",<ref name=confuse>{{cite news |title=Daniel: the title is meant to confuse |work=[[Press and Journal (Scotland)|Press and Journal]] |date=24 January 2008}}</ref> and therefore, "[Bond is] looking for revenge … to make himself happy with the world again".<ref name=bbctitle/> Afterwards, Quantum was made the name of the organisation introduced in ''Casino Royale''.<ref name=quantum/> Craig noted the letter Q itself looks rather odd.<ref name=criminal/> Near the end of the film, the Camille Montes character and Bond have a discussion about their individual quests to avenge the deaths of their loved ones. Montes asks Bond to "let me know what it feels like" when he succeeds, the implication of the title being that it will be a small amount of solace compared to his despair. Bond's lack of emotion when he does exact revenge shows this to be the case.

In a December 2011 interview, Craig stated: "We had the bare bones of a script and then there was a writers' strike and there was nothing we could do. We couldn't employ a writer to finish it. I say to myself, 'Never again', but who knows? There was me trying to rewrite scenes—and a writer I am not".<ref name=Goldberg>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|title=Daniel Craig Talks about the Script Problems on QUANTUM OF SOLACE; Says Why He's Encouraged for SKYFALL|url=https://collider.com/daniel-craig-quantum-of-solace-script-problems/130951/|website=Collider|access-date=29 August 2012|date=7 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119151820/http://collider.com/daniel-craig-quantum-of-solace-script-problems/130951/|archive-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> He said that he and Forster "were the ones allowed to do it. The rules were that you couldn't employ anyone as a writer, but the actor and director could work on scenes together. We were stuffed. We got away with it, but only just. It was never meant to be as much of a sequel as it was, but it ended up being a sequel, starting where the last one finished".<ref name=Goldberg/> In a November 2024 interview before a public audience at [[Chapman University]], Craig was more blunt in recalling the experience: "Fucking nightmare...We probably should never have gone and started production, but we did".<ref name="Feinberg">{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Scott |title='Awards Chatter' Live Pod: Daniel Craig on Playing Gay in 'Queer,' Bond Typecasting ("Boo-Hoo") and Facing "My Final Act" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/awards-chatter-daniel-craig-queer-bond-typecasting-1236074049/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>

During filming, after the strike ended, Forster liked a [[spec script]] by Joshua Zetumer, and hired him to reshape scenes for the later parts of the shoot, with which the director was still unsatisfied.<ref name=zetumer>{{cite web|title=A James Bond Set Visit and Seven Exclusive Quantum of Solace Images! |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=4 April 2008 |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace/news/1719930/a_james_bond_set_visit_and_seven_exclusive_quantum_of_solace_images |access-date=5 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005195337/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace/news/1719930/a_james_bond_set_visit_and_seven_exclusive_quantum_of_solace_images |archive-date= 5 October 2008}}</ref> Forster had the actors rehearse their scenes, as he liked to film scenes continually.<ref name=environment>{{cite magazine |first=Karl |last=Rozemeyer |title=Mathieu Amalric on Being the 'Bond 22' Villain |magazine=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] |date=18 March 2008 |url=http://www.premiere.com/features/4455/mathieu-amalric-on-being-the-bond-22-villain.html |access-date=19 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321210654/http://www.premiere.com/features/4455/mathieu-amalric-on-being-the-bond-22-villain.html |archive-date=21 March 2008}}</ref> Zetumer rewrote dialogue depending on the actors' ideas each day.<ref name=environment/>

===Filming===
[[File:Ingresso della Forra a Tremosine.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Strada delle Forre'' in [[Tremosine]] ([[Italy]]) where the movie begins.]]
''Quantum of Solace'' was shot in six countries.<ref name=artfilm>{{cite magazine |first=Randee |last=Dawn |title='Quantum' is Marc Forster's 007 art film |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=11 November 2008 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie9098baec9eb95cd02a01aebbd96a968 |access-date=13 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113031127/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie9098baec9eb95cd02a01aebbd96a968 |archive-date=13 November 2008}}</ref> [[Second unit]] filming began in Italy at the [[Palio di Siena]] horse race on 16 August 2007,<ref name=paliodisiena>{{cite news |last=Owen |first=Richard |title=Bond has activists on his tail over new film's 'brutal' horse race finale |work=[[The Times]] |date=13 August 2007 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2246486.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 August 2007 |location=London |archive-date=15 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615105741/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2246486.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> although at that point Forster was unsure how it would fit into the film.<ref name=variety/> Some scenes were filmed also in [[Maratea]] and [[Craco]], two small distinctive towns in [[Basilicata]] in southern Italy.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=imdb.com|title=Filming locations for Quantum of Solace|date=11 November 2008|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830515/locations|access-date=2 June 2009|archive-date=1 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101052150/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830515/locations|url-status=live}}</ref> Other places used for location shooting were [[Madrid]] in August 2007;<ref>{{cite news|title=Bond 22 filming takes place in Madrid, Spain during last week of August|website=MI6-HQ.com|date=31 August 2007|url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=5327|access-date=25 March 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201257/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=5327|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Baja California]], Mexico in early 2008, for shots of the aerial battle;<ref name=dogfight>{{cite news|title=Newswrap No. 2 video |publisher=[[ReelzChannel]] |date=20 March 2008 |url=http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie/233698/quantum-of-solace?clipid=32934 |access-date=20 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322172830/http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie/233698/quantum-of-solace?clipid=32934 |archive-date=22 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=David|title=A bond with Chino|publisher=[[Los Angeles Newspaper Group]]|date=28 February 2008|url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8399719|access-date=2 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603232620/http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_8399719|archive-date=3 June 2008}}</ref> [[Malcesine]], [[Limone sul Garda]] and [[Tremosine]] in Italy during March,<ref name=siena>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (16) | publisher = [[MI6-HQ.com]] | date = 17 March 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary16.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 20 March 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201350/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary16.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> and at [[Talamone]] during the end of April.<ref name=fountain>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (19) | website = MI6-HQ.com | date = 27 March 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary19.php3?t=&s= | access-date = 28 March 2008 | archive-date = 4 September 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120904021800/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary19.php3?t=&s= | url-status = live}}</ref> The main unit began on 3 January 2008<ref name=diary22/> at [[Pinewood Studios]]. The [[007 Stage]] was used for the fight in the art gallery,<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Mark |title=Everything changes but Bond |work=The Guardian |date=24 January 2008 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jan/24/features |access-date=24 January 2008 |location=London |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024094716/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/jan/24/features |url-status=live}}</ref> and an MI6 safehouse hidden within the city's [[cistern]]s,<ref name=bbcbts>{{cite news |last=Marsters |first=Tim |title=Behind the scenes on the Bond set |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=25 January 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7208410.stm |access-date=25 January 2008 |archive-date=28 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128155542/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7208410.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> while other stages housed Bond's Bolivian hotel suite,<ref name=modernism/> and the MI6 headquarters.<ref name=bbcbts/> Interior and exterior airport scenes were filmed at [[Farnborough Airfield]] and the snowy closing scenes were filmed at the Bruneval Barracks in [[Aldershot]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2038353_barracks_and_airport_provide_location_for_bond_film|title=Barracks and airport provide location for Bond film|access-date=18 November 2008|last=Connop Price|first=Rebecca|date=30 October 2008|website=Get Hampshire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913050519/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2038353_barracks_and_airport_provide_location_for_bond_film|archive-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>

Shooting in [[Panama City]] began on 7 February 2008 at [[Howard Air Force Base]]. The country doubled for Haiti and Bolivia, with the National Institute of Culture of Panama standing in for a hotel in the latter country. A sequence requiring several hundred [[extra (actor)|extras]] was also shot at nearby [[Colón, Panama|Colón]].<ref name=andeanhotel>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (11) | publisher = [[MI6-HQ.com]] | date = 9 February 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary11.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 9 February 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201338/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary11.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> Shooting in Panama was also carried out at [[Fort Sherman]], a former US military base on the Colón coast. Forster was disappointed he could only shoot the boat chase in that harbour, as he had a more spectacular vision for the scene.<ref name=comingsoon>{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Edward|title=Marc Forster Finds His Quantum of Solace|website=ComingSoon.net|date=10 November 2008|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/50314-exclusive-marc-forster-finds-his-quantum-of-solace|access-date=10 November 2008|archive-date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311184322/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/50314-exclusive-marc-forster-finds-his-quantum-of-solace|url-status=live}}</ref> Officials in the country worked with the locals to "minimise inconvenience" for the cast and crew, and in return hoped the city's exposure in the film would increase tourism.<ref name=proddiarynine>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (9) | publisher = [[MI6-HQ.com]] | date = 2 February 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary09.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 8 February 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201418/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary09.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> The crew was going to move to [[Cusco]], Peru for ten days of filming on 2 March,<ref name=andeanhotel/> but the location was cancelled for budget reasons.<ref name=artfilm/> Twelve days of filming in Chile began on 24 March at [[Antofagasta]]. There was shooting in [[Cobija, Chile|Cobija]], the [[Paranal Observatory]], and other locations in the [[Atacama Desert]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (17) | website = MI6-HQ.com | date = 19 March 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary17.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 20 March 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201301/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary17.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> Forster chose the desert and the observatory's [[ESO Hotel]] to represent Bond's rigid emotions, and being on the verge of committing a vengeful act as he confronts Greene in the film's climax.<ref name=quantum>{{cite news | title = Seeking Solace on the Bond set | work = [[USA Today]] | date = 3 April 2008 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/life/flash.htm?gid=459 | access-date = 4 April 2008 | archive-date = 9 April 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080409134132/http://www.usatoday.com/life/flash.htm?gid=459 | url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=water/>
[[File:Paranal camp.jpg|thumb|left|Marc Forster chose the [[Atacama Desert]] to represent Bond's vengefulness in the climax.|alt=A scientific facility in a desert]]
During filming in [[Sierra Gorda, Chile]], the local mayor, Carlos Lopez, staged a protest because he was angry at the filmmakers' portrayal of the [[Antofagasta Region]] as part of Bolivia. He was arrested, detained briefly, and put on trial two days later. Eon dismissed his claim that they needed his permission to film in the area.<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Gardner |title=James Bond has new nemesis: irate Chilean mayor |work=[[Reuters]] |date=2 April 2008 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKN0237294620080402 |access-date=13 September 2008 |archive-date=5 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705140830/http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKN0237294620080402 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Mayor' protests on Chile 007 set | work = [[BBC News Online]] | date = 2 April 2008 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7326582.stm | access-date = 3 April 2008 | archive-date = 4 April 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080404003628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7326582.stm | url-status = live}}</ref> Michael G. Wilson explained that Bolivia was appropriate to the plot, because of the country's history of water problems,<ref name=water>{{cite news |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |title=James Bond series takes a 'Quantum' leap |work=USA Today |date=4 April 2008 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-04-03-bond-quantum_N.htm |access-date=4 April 2008 |archive-date=17 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317124719/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-04-03-bond-quantum_N.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> and was surprised the two countries disliked each other a century after the [[War of the Pacific]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (22) | website = MI6-HQ.com | date = 7 April 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary22.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 10 April 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201323/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary22.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> In a poll by Chilean daily newspaper ''[[La Segunda]]'', 75 per cent of its readers disagreed with Lopez's actions, due to the negative image of Chile they felt it presented, and the controversy's potential to put off productions looking to film in the country in the future.<ref>{{cite news | title = ¿Apoya Ud. las protestas del alcalde de Sierra Gorda por la filmación de James Bond en su comuna? | work = [[La Segunda]] | date = 2 March 2008 | url = http://www.lasegunda.com/edicionOnline/interaccion/encuestas/resultado.asp?idencuesta=2512&idclasificacion=3&fg= | archive-url = https://archive.today/20080405174454/http://www.lasegunda.com/edicionOnline/interaccion/encuestas/resultado.asp?idencuesta=2512&idclasificacion=3&fg= | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 April 2008 | language=es | access-date=2 April 2008}}</ref>

From 4–12 April, the main unit shot on Sienese rooftops.<ref name=fountain/> Shooting on the real rooftops turned out to be less expensive than building them at Pinewood.<ref name=artfilm/> The next four weeks were scheduled for filming the car chase at [[Lake Garda]] and [[Carrara]].<ref name=fountain/> On 14 April, a closing scene featuring [[Jesper Christensen]]'s Mr. White and [[Paul Ritter]]'s Guy Haines getting killed by Bond after Bond said his iconic "Bond, James Bond" line was reportedly filmed, but the filmmakers removed it during post-production in case they decided to bring back Mr. White and/or continue the Quantum story arc in future sequels. The scene's deletion later enabled Mr. White's return in ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/qos-mr-white-cut-scene?t=&s=mi6_update&id=03844 |title=The Fate Of Mr. White |website=MI6-HQ.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105625/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/qos-mr-white-cut-scene?t=&s=mi6_update&id=03844 |archive-date= 2 April 2015 |date=8 February 2015}}</ref> On 19 April, an [[Aston Martin]] engineer driving a [[Aston Martin DBS V12|DBS]] to the set crashed into the lake. He survived, and was fined £400 for reckless driving.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-21 |title=Driver of James Bond's Aston Martin cheated death |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1895437/Driver-of-James-Bonds-Aston-Martin-cheated-death.html |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=The Telegraph |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219101353/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1895437/Driver-of-James-Bonds-Aston-Martin-cheated-death.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Another accident occurred on 21 April, and two days later, two stuntmen were seriously injured, with one, Greek stuntman Aris Comninos, having to be put in intensive care. Filming of the scenes was temporarily halted so that Italian police could investigate the causes of the accidents.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Bompard |title=James Bond production halted amid fears of a curse |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 April 2008 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3810782.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 April 2008 |location=London |archive-date=20 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720182444/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3810782.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> Stunt co-ordinator Gary Powell said the accidents were a testament to the realism of the action.<ref name=empire/> Rumours of a "curse" spread among tabloid media, something which deeply offended Craig, who disliked that they compared Comninos's accident to something like his minor finger injury later on the shoot (also part of the "curse"). Comninos recovered safely from his injury.<ref name=criminal/>

For the role Craig trained to be less bulky than in ''Casino Royale'' and told ''[[Men's Fitness]]'' magazine "In fact, I was much fitter for this film compared to ''Casino Royale'' – I really had to be – and I was running a hell of a lot more in training, just so I could do these scenes, whereas last time I spent far more time pumping heavy weights to bulk up so I could look big."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mattpomroy.com/2008/12/01/quantum-physique/|title=Quantum Physique|date=1 December 2008|website=Matt Pomroy|access-date=7 June 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024441/https://mattpomroy.com/2008/12/01/quantum-physique/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Filming took place at the [[Bregenzer Festspiele|floating opera stage]] at [[Bregenz]], Austria, from 28 April – 9 May 2008. The sequence in which Bond stalks the villains during a performance of ''[[Tosca]]'' required 1,500 extras.<ref>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (10) | publisher = [[MI6-HQ.com]] | date = 8 February 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary10.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 9 February 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201326/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary10.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> The production used a large model of an eye, which Forster felt fitted in the Bond style, and the opera itself has parallels to the film.<ref name=lake>{{cite news|title='Quantum of Solace' set visit: filming in Austria; Craig's next Bond moves; 007's new foes; rumors laid to rest|website=[[MSN]]|date=8 May 2008|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/05-13-08|access-date=16 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010045516/http://movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/05-13-08/|archive-date=10 October 2009}}</ref> A short driving sequence was filmed at the nearby [[Feldkirch, Vorarlberg]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Production Diary (1) |website=MI6-HQ.com |date=3 January 2008 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary01.php3?t=&s=articles |access-date=8 January 2008 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201353/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary01.php3?t=&s=articles |url-status=live}}</ref> The crew returned to Italy from 13 to 17 May to shoot a (planned) car crash at the marble quarry in Carrara,<ref>{{cite news | title = Production Diary (32) | website = MI6-HQ.com | date = 16 May 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary32.php3?t=qos&s=qos | access-date = 16 May 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201406/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary32.php3?t=qos&s=qos | url-status = live}}</ref> and a recreation of the Palio di Siena at the [[Piazza del Campo]] in Siena. 1,000 extras were hired for a scene where Bond emerges from the ''[[Fonte Gaia]]''. Originally, he would have emerged from the city's cisterns at [[Siena Cathedral]], but this was thought disrespectful.<ref name=fountain/> By June the crew returned to Pinewood for four weeks,<ref name=lake/> where new sets (including the interior of the hotel in the climax) were built.<ref name=zetumer/><ref name=modernism/> The [[wrap (filmmaking)|wrap]] party was held on 21 June.<ref>{{cite news | title = 'Quantum of Solace' wrap party held on Saturday night, David Arnold confirms | website = MI6-HQ.com | date = 22 June 2008 | url = http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6394 | access-date = 22 June 2008 | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201359/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6394 | url-status = live}}</ref>

===Design===
Production designer [[Peter Lamont]], a crew member on 18 previous Bond films, retired after ''Casino Royale''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Lamont bows out from Bond 22, Dennis Gassner to be Production Designer |website=MI6-HQ.com |date=23 July 2007 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=5206 |access-date=23 July 2007 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201307/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=5206 |url-status=live}}</ref> Forster hired [[Dennis Gassner]] in his stead, having admired his work on ''[[The Truman Show]]'' and the films of the [[Coen brothers]].<ref name=mi6forster>{{cite web|url=http://mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_qos_capsule_forster.php3?t=qos&s=qos&id=02080|title=Marc Forster on directing 007|website=MI6-HQ.com|date=11 November 2008|access-date=13 November 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511185146/http://mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_qos_capsule_forster.php3?t=qos&s=qos&id=02080|url-status=live}}</ref> Craig said the film would have "a touch of [[Ken Adam]]",<ref name=kenadam>{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Olly |title=Daniel Craig Talks Quantum of Solace |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=24 January 2008 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21855 |access-date=24 January 2008 |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119090133/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21855 |url-status=live}}</ref> while Michael G. Wilson also called Gassner's designs "a [[postmodern]] look at [[modernism]]".<ref name=modernism>{{cite news|title=Quantum of Solace – Production Diary (7)|website=MI6-HQ.com|date=26 January 2008|url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary07.php3?t=&s=|access-date=26 January 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201424/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_prod_diary07.php3?t=&s=|url-status=live}}</ref> Forster said he felt the early Bond films' design "were ahead of their time",<ref name=mi6forster/> and enjoyed the clashing of an older style with his own because it created a unique look unto itself.<ref name=aicnqa/> Gassner wanted his sets to emphasise Craig's "great angular, textured face and wonderful blue eyes", and totally redesigned the MI6 headquarters because he felt Judi Dench "was a bit tired in the last film, so I thought, let's bring her into a new world".<ref>{{cite news|title=James Bond: licence to redesign|work=[[Maclean's]]|date=17 November 2008|url=http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/james-bond-licence-to-redesign/|access-date=18 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110020126/http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/11/17/james-bond-licence-to-redesign/|archive-date=10 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Louise Frogley replaced [[Lindy Hemming]] as [[costume design]]er, though Hemming remained as supervisor. Hemming hired [[Brioni (fashion)|Brioni]] for Bond's suits since her tenure on the series began with 1995's ''[[GoldenEye]]'', but Lindsay Pugh, another supervisor, explained their suits were "too relaxed". [[Tom Ford]] was hired to tailor "sharper" suits for Craig. Pugh said the costumes aimed towards the 1960s feel, especially for Bond and Fields. [[Prada]] provided the dresses for both Bond girls. [[Jasper Conran]] designed Camille's ginger bandeau, bronze skirt and gold fish necklace,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jasperconran.com/collections/womenswear/archive/james-bond,116,ART.html |title=Jasper Conran Spring Summer 2008 Collection |publisher=Jasperconran.com |access-date=12 September 2010 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511123356/http://www.jasperconran.com/collections/womenswear/archive/james-bond,116,ART.html |url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Chrome Hearts]] designed gothic jewelry for Amalric's character, which the actor liked enough to keep.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fellowes|first=Jessica|title=James Bond week: 007 and his girls are back with a crisp new look|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=22 October 2008|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3365681/James-Bond-week-007-and-his-girls-are-back-with-a-crisp-new-look.html|access-date=25 October 2008|archive-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616073311/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3365681/James-Bond-week-007-and-his-girls-are-back-with-a-crisp-new-look.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sophie Harley, who created [[Vesper Lynd]]'s earrings and Algerian loveknot necklace in ''Casino Royale'', was asked to create another version of the necklace.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fellowes|first=Jessica|title=Necklace with a starring role|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=22 October 2008|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3365680/Necklace-with-a-starring-role.html|access-date=25 October 2008|archive-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616073350/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3365680/Necklace-with-a-starring-role.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film returns to the traditional [[James Bond gun barrel sequence|gun barrel opening shot]], which was altered into part of the story for ''Casino Royale'' where it was moved to the beginning of the title sequence. In this film, the gun barrel sequence was moved to the end, which Wilson explained was done for a surprise,<ref>{{cite news|last=Caro|first=Mark|title=15 James Bond facts you need to know|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=9 November 2008|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-11-09-0811070249-story.html|access-date=8 November 2008|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116172625/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-11-09-0811070249-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and to signify that the conclusion of the story had begun in the previous film. The opening credits were created by [[MK12]]. Having worked on Forster's ''[[Stranger than Fiction (2006 film)|Stranger than Fiction]]'' and ''[[The Kite Runner (film)|The Kite Runner]]'', MK12 spontaneously began developing the sequence early on, and had a good idea of its appearance which meant it did not have to be redone when the [[#Music|title singer]] was changed. MK12 selected various twilight colours to represent Bond's mood and focused on a dot motif based on the gun barrel shot. MK12 also worked on scenes with [[graphical user interface]]s, including the electronic table MI6 uses,<ref>{{cite news |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |url=http://vfxworld.com/index.php?atype=articles&id=3881 |title=MK12 Has a Blast with Quantum Main Titles |website=[[Animation World Network|VFX World]] |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=26 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607045355/http://vfxworld.com/index.php?atype=articles&id=3881 |archive-date= 7 June 2009}}</ref> and the [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti title cards.<ref>{{cite press release |first=Yves |last=Peters |title=MK12 Create Custom Type for Quantum of Solace Title Sequence |website=[[FontShop]] |date=19 December 2008 |url=http://fontfeed.com/archives/mk12-quantum-of-solace-title-sequence/|access-date=22 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222234148/http://fontfeed.com/archives/mk12-quantum-of-solace-title-sequence/|archive-date=22 December 2008}}</ref>

===Effects===
[[File:AstonMartinDBSCC08 b.jpg|thumb|right|[[Aston Martin DBS (2007)]] on display at the 2008 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]|alt=A black car in an exhibition.]]
''Quantum of Solace'' was the last in [[Ford Motor Company|Ford's]] three-film deal that began with 2002's ''[[Die Another Day]]''. Although Ford sold over 90% of the [[Aston Martin]] company in 2007, the [[Aston Martin DBS (2007)]] returned for the film's car chase around [[Lake Garda]];<ref>{{cite news |title=Aston Martin DBS to star in new James Bond film |publisher=[[Aston Martin]] |year=2007 |url=http://www.astonmartin.com/thecompany/news?a=14d34f22-1324-4ca5-acbb-764f80c7d7f2 |access-date=11 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523032827/http://www.astonmartin.com/thecompany/news?a=14d34f22-1324-4ca5-acbb-764f80c7d7f2|archive-date=23 May 2009}}</ref> [[Dan Bradley]] was hired as [[second unit]] director because of his work on the second and third [[Bourne (film series)|''Bourne'' films]], so the film would continue the gritty action style begun in ''Casino Royale''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Borys |last=Kit |title=Bradley tapped to aid Bond stunts |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 September 2007 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i61cdc71247ef46a7ec4bddbba9463397 |access-date=10 January 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070913085544/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i61cdc71247ef46a7ec4bddbba9463397 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 13 September 2007}}</ref> He had intended to use [[Ford GT]]s for the opening chase,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Bradley interview |publisher=Bourne Stunt Simulator |url=http://www.bournestuntsimulator.com/danbradley/ |access-date=16 January 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128143935/http://www.bournestuntsimulator.com/danbradley/ |archive-date=28 January 2008}}</ref> but it was replaced by the [[Alfa Romeo 159]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1902288/James-Bond-filming-suspended-after-third-accident-leaves-stuntman-in-coma.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1902288/James-Bond-filming-suspended-after-third-accident-leaves-stuntman-in-coma.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=James Bond filming suspended after third accident leaves stuntman in coma|access-date=28 April 2008|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=28 April 2008 | location=London | first=Malcolm | last=Moore}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After location filming in Italy, further close-ups of Craig, the cars and the truck were shot at Pinewood against a blue screen.<ref name=vfxworld>{{cite news|last=Desowitz|first=Bill|title=A 'Quantum' of VFX for James Bond|website=VFX World|date=3 December 2008|url=https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/quantum-vfx-james-bond|access-date=4 December 2008|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515162041/https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/quantum-vfx-james-bond|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally, three Alfa Romeos were in the sequence, but Forster felt the scene was too long and re-edited it so there would be two Alfas chasing Bond.<ref name=fxguide/> Ten cars were supplied by Aston Martin. Six 'hero' cars, needed for close-ups and promotional work, all survived filming unharmed with four more cars used for special effects and stunts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://astonmartins.com/car/dbs-v12-for-007-q/ |title=DBS V12 for 007, A Quantum of Solace |website=AstonMartins.com |access-date=21 November 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929204935/https://astonmartins.com/car/dbs-v12-for-007-q/ |url-status=live}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=November 2020}}

Fourteen cameras were used to film the [[Palio di Siena]] footage, which was later edited into the main sequence. Aerial shots using helicopters were banned, and the crew were also forbidden from showing any violence "involving either people or animals."<ref name=paliodisiena/> To shoot the foot chase in [[Siena]] in April 2008 four camera cranes were built in the town, and a [[Skycam|cable camera]] was also used.<ref name=siena/> [[Framestore]] worked on the Siena chase, duplicating the 1,000 extras during principal photography to match shots of the 40,000-strong audience at the real Palio, removing wires that held Craig and the stuntmen in the rooftop segment of the chase, and digital expansion of the floor and skylight in the art gallery Bond and Mitchell fall into.<ref name=vfxworld/> The art gallery fight was intended to be simple, but during filming Craig's stunt double accidentally fell from the construction scaffolding. Forster preferred the idea of Bond hanging from ropes reaching for his gun to kill Mitchell, rather than having both men run out of the building to continue their chase as specified in the script, and the number of effects shots increased.<ref name=vfxworld/>

To film the aerial dogfight, a "Snakehead" camera was built and placed on the nose and tail of a [[Piper Aerostar]] 700. [[SolidWorks]], who provided the software used to design the camera, stated "pilots for the first time can fly as aggressively as they dare without sacrificing the drama of the shot." The camera could turn 360 degrees and was shaped like a [[periscope]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Chris |last=Reidy |title="Snakehead" films James Bond dogfight footage |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=12 May 2008 |url=https://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/05/_the_concord_of.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2008 |archive-date=8 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208052952/http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/05/_the_concord_of.html | url-status = live}}</ref> The crew also mounted SpaceCams on helicopters, and placed cameras with 1600mm lenses underground, to cover the action.<ref name=dogfight/> Forster wanted to film the plane fight as a homage to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[North by Northwest]]'', and chose planes like the [[Douglas DC-3]] to suit that.<ref name=aicnqa>{{cite news|title=Capone talks with James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, and Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster in London!!!|publisher=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|date=21 September 2008|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/38427|access-date=22 September 2008|archive-date=23 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923115138/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38427|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=For Your Eyes Only: RT in Austria with James Bond |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=9 May 2008 |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace/news/1727255/2/for_your_eyes_only_rt_in_austria_with_james_bond |access-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208092012/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace/news/1727255/2/for_your_eyes_only_rt_in_austria_with_james_bond |archive-date= 8 December 2008}}</ref>

The [[free-fall]] scene involved its own set of challenges; director Marc Forster didn't want to shoot the scene against a green screen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.budgettravel.com/article/quantum-of-solace-we-interview-the-director-plus-a-video-clip-of-bond-in-action_10236|title=Quantum of Solace--We interview the director--Plus a…|last=Travel|first=Budget|date=3 October 2012|website=Budget Travel|language=en|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-date=1 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013605/https://www.budgettravel.com/article/quantum-of-solace-we-interview-the-director-plus-a-video-clip-of-bond-in-action_10236|url-status=live}}</ref> The scene was shot in an air tunnel at Bodyflight, which offers the same effects as skydiving.<ref name=":0" /> Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko did their own stunts for this scene.<ref name=":0" /> While a great solution for the actors' performances, the technique presented enormous VFX challenges: relighting shots captured in a tall white tube to match the sky over the Bolivian desert; and the impossibility of filming medium to wide shots of the actors. An array of eight [[Dalsa Origin]] cameras (supported by seven HD cameras and a 35mm hand-held camera, all running in sync) was used to create a [[virtual camera]] with which to shoot the actors floating in the simulator. [[Ged Wright]] and his team at [[Double Negative (VFX)|Double Negative]]<ref name=fxguide/> developed a method to use the data from these cameras that allowed these real performances to be placed in a synthetic environment as seen by a synthetic camera.
During the shooting in the wind tunnel Craig and Kurylenko wore wind-resistant contact lenses that enabled them to open their eyes as they fell. For safety and comfort, they only shot for 30 seconds at a time.<ref name=ugoqa>{{cite news|url=http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/your_quantum_of_solace_questions_answered/ |title=Your Quantum of Solace Questions Answered! |publisher=[[UGO Networks]] |date=21 September 2008 |access-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924230111/http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/your_quantum_of_solace_questions_answered/ |archive-date=24 September 2008}}</ref> Forster wished he had had more time to work on the free-fall scene.<ref name=vfxworld/>

The [[Moving Picture Company]] created the climactic hotel sequence. The fire effects were supervised by [[Chris Corbould]], and post-production MPC had to enhance the sequence by making the smoke look closer to the actors, so it would look more dangerous.<ref name=vfxworld/> A full-scale replica of the building's exterior was used for the exploding part Bond and Camille escape from. The boat chase was another scene that required very little CGI. Machine FX worked on replacing a few shots of visible stuntmen with a digital version of Craig's head,<ref name=fxguide/> and recreated the boats Bond jumps over on his motorcycle to make it look more dangerous.<ref name=vfxworld/> Crowd creation was done for the ''[[Tosca]]'' scene by Machine FX, to make the performance look like it had sold out.<ref name=fxguide>{{cite news|title=Back into Bondage|date=16 November 2008|first=Bill |last=Dawes|publisher=[[fxguide]]|url=http://www.fxguide.com/featured/back_into_bondage/|access-date=22 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310150233/http://www.fxguide.com/featured/back_into_bondage/|archive-date=10 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Forster edited the opera scene to resemble ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]''.<ref name=comingsoon/> In total, there are 900+ visual effects shots in ''Quantum of Solace''.<ref name=vfxworld/>

===Music===
{{Main|Quantum of Solace (soundtrack)}}
[[David Arnold]], who composed the scores for the previous four Bond films, returned for ''Quantum of Solace''. He said that Forster likes to work very closely with his composers and that, in comparison to the accelerated schedule he was tied to on ''Casino Royale'', the intention was to spend a long time scoring the film to "really work it out." He also said he would be "taking a different approach" with the score.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Tommy Pearson, [[David Arnold]] |date=November 2007 |title=Interview with David Arnold |url=http://www.stageandscreenonline.com/_Media/DavidArnoldPart3.mp3 |format=mp3 |medium=Audio interview |website=stageandscreenonline.com |access-date=25 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911055431/http://www.stageandscreenonline.com/_Media/DavidArnoldPart3.mp3 |archive-date=11 September 2008}}</ref> Arnold composed the music based on impressions from reading the script, and Forster edited those into the film.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Beaumont |title=The Midas touch of David Arnold and his influence on Bond |work=[[The Times]] |date=18 October 2008 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4948366.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616081835/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4948366.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> As with ''Casino Royale'', Arnold kept use of the "[[James Bond Theme]]" to a minimum.<ref name=variety/> Arnold collaborated with [[Four Tet|Kieran Hebden]] for "Crawl, End Crawl", a remix of the score played during the end credits.<ref>{{cite news |title='Crawl, End Crawl' track from 'Quantum of Solace' now on iTunes |publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]] |date=9 December 2008 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=7146&t=mi6&s=news |access-date=9 December 2008 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201409/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=7146&t=mi6&s=news |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]] of [[The White Stripes]] and [[Alicia Keys]] collaborated on "[[Another Way to Die]]", the first Bond music duet.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ann |last=Donahue |title=Alicia Keys, Jack White Team For Bond Theme |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=29 July 2008 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044639/alicia-keys-jack-white-team-for-bond-theme |access-date=29 July 2008 |archive-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522045612/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044639/alicia-keys-jack-white-team-for-bond-theme |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Quantum of Solace – News – Alicia Keys, Jack White Team For "Quantum of Solace" Theme Song |publisher=[[Columbia Pictures]] |date=29 July 2008 |url=http://www.007.com/download/ThemeSong_QOS_PressRelease.pdf |access-date=2 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327100324/http://www.007.com/download/ThemeSong_QOS_PressRelease.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 |url-status=}}</ref> They had wanted to work together for two years beforehand.<ref name=memphishorns/> The song was recorded in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]; White played the drums while Keys performed on the piano.<ref name=newduo>{{cite magazine |first=Brian |last=Hiatt |title=Jack White and Alicia Keys: Bond's New Duo |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2 October 2008 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23064110/jack_white_and_alicia_keys_bonds_new_duo |access-date=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215192816/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23064110/jack_white_and_alicia_keys_bonds_new_duo |archive-date=15 February 2009}}</ref> [[The Memphis Horns]] also contributed to the track.<ref name=memphishorns>{{cite web |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Jack White Talks Bond |website=[[IGN]] |date=21 August 2008 |url=http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/901/901612p1.html|access-date=21 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005114947/http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/901/901612p1.html |archive-date=5 October 2008}}</ref> White's favourite Bond theme is [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]'s instrumental piece for ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (soundtrack)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', and he watched various opening credit sequences from the series for inspiration while mixing the track.<ref name=newduo/> [[Mark Ronson]] and [[Amy Winehouse]] had recorded a [[demo (music)|demo]] track for the film,<ref>{{cite news |title=Winehouse working on 'Bond theme' |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=28 April 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7371949.stm |access-date=28 April 2008 |archive-date=1 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501143101/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7371949.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> but Ronson explained Winehouse's well-publicised legal issues in the preceding weeks made her "not ready to record any music" at that time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Troubled Winehouse 'not ready' for Bond theme |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work= [[CNN]] |date=3 May 2008 |access-date=3 May 2008 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/03/winehouse.bond.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506020030/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/03/winehouse.bond.ap/index.html |archive-date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Release==
The film premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] on 29 October 2008. Princes [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|William]] and [[Prince Harry|Harry]] attended, and proceeds from the screening were donated to the charities [[Help for Heroes]] and [[the Royal British Legion]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Quantum of Solace" World Premiere Announced|publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]]|date=5 August 2008|url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_premiere_announced.php3?t=qos&s=qos&id=01974|access-date=6 August 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201343/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond_22_premiere_announced.php3?t=qos&s=qos&id=01974|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was originally scheduled to be released in the UK and North America on 7 November; however, Eon pushed forward the British date to 31 October during filming,<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Olly |last=Richards |title=Quantum of Solace Gets Earlier Release |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=19 March 2008 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22223 |access-date=19 March 2008 |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119065105/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22223 |url-status=live}}</ref> while the American date was pushed back in August to 14 November, after ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' had been moved to 2009, thereby allowing the distributors to market the film over the autumn blockbuster [[Thanksgiving]] holiday weekend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quantum of Solace Moved Back a Week |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=21 August 2008|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/48142-update-quantum-of-solace-moved-back-a-week|access-date=21 August 2008|archive-date=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928024236/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/48142-update-quantum-of-solace-moved-back-a-week|url-status=live}}</ref> In Australia, the film was moved a week to 19 November, after [[20th Century Fox]] chose to release ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' on ''Quantum of Solace''{{'}}s original date of 26 November.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maddox|first=Garry|title=Bond blinks first in battle of blockbusters|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=6 September 2008|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/bond-blinks-first-in-battle-of-blockbusters-20080906-gdstv7.html|access-date=6 September 2008|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116154108/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/bond-blinks-first-in-battle-of-blockbusters-20080906-gdstv7.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Marketing===
Returning [[product placement]] partners from ''Casino Royale'' included [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Heineken]], [[Smirnoff]], [[Omega SA]], [[Virgin Atlantic]] and [[Sony Mobile Communications|Sony Ericsson]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Marc |last=Graser |title=Brands line up for Bond sequel |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=14 August 2008|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/brands-line-up-for-bond-sequel-1117990584/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081013213709/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990584.html |archive-date=13 October 2008 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> A reported £50&nbsp;million was earned in product placement, which tops the Bond films' record of £44&nbsp;million for ''Die Another Day''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Steve |last=McGinty |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Does-this-mean-Bond39s-past.4630875.jp|title=Does this mean Bond's past his sell-by date?|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=27 October 2008|access-date=15 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030022402/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Does-this-mean-Bond39s-past.4630875.jp|archive-date=30 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2009 [[Ford Ka]] is driven by Camille in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6802 |title=Bond girl Olga Kurylenko introduces Ford Ka at Paris Motor Show (video) |website=MI6-HQ.com |date=10 March 2008 |access-date=8 November 2008 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106195047/https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6802 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Avon Products|Avon]] created a fragrance called Bond Girl 007 with [[Gemma Arterton]] as the "face" of the product.<ref>{{cite news|title=Avon to introduce Bond Girl 007 fragrance with Gemma Arterton|website=MI6-HQ.com|date=23 May 2008|url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6273|access-date=12 August 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201346/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6273|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Coca-Cola]] became a promotional partner, rebranding [[Coke Zero]] as "Coke Zero Zero 7." A tie-in advert featured the orchestral element of "Another Way to Die."<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2008/sep/11/advertising.jamesbond|title=Coca-Cola launches ad featuring Jack White's Quantum of Solace music|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=11 September 2008|access-date=18 September 2008|archive-date=12 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912090443/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2008/sep/11/advertising.jamesbond|url-status=live}}</ref> In the film, Coca-Cola was briefly seen being served at Dominic Greene's party. Sony held a competition, "Mission for a Million," enabling registered players to use their products to complete certain tasks. Each completed "mission" gave consumers a chance to win $1&nbsp;million and a trip to a top-secret location.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Mission for a Million |publisher=[[Sony]] |url=http://www.sonymissionmillion.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928070031/http://www.sonymissionmillion.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2008 |access-date=4 October 2008}}</ref>

====Merchandise====
[[Corgi International Limited]] made 5-inch action figures and gadgets (such as a voice-activated briefcase), as well as its traditional [[die-cast toy]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite news |title=New 007 Toys & Gadgets 2008 |publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]] |date=13 February 2008 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_corgi_2008_toyfair3.php3 |access-date=27 February 2008 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201320/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_corgi_2008_toyfair3.php3 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Corgi Cars 2008 |publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]] |date=3 February 2008 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_corgi_2008_toyfair2.php3 |access-date=27 February 2008 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201311/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_corgi_2008_toyfair2.php3 |url-status=live}}</ref> It also created 7-inch figures of characters from the previous films.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Corgi Action Figures|publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]]|date=24 February 2008|url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_corgi_2008_toyfair1.php3|access-date=27 February 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201304/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_corgi_2008_toyfair1.php3|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Scalextric]] released four racing sets to coincide with the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scalextric 007 Racing Sets Unveiled |publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]] |date=24 February 2008 |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_scalextric_2008_toyfair.php3?t=&s= |access-date=27 February 2008 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201356/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_scalextric_2008_toyfair.php3?t=&s= |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Activision]] released its first James Bond game, also titled ''[[Quantum of Solace (video game)|Quantum of Solace]]'', which is based on both ''Casino Royale'' and ''Quantum of Solace''. It is the first [[James Bond (games)|Bond game]] to feature Craig's likeness and the first [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh-generation console]] game in the series. [[Swatch]] designed a series of wrist watches, each of them inspired by a Bond villain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swatch Launch 007 Villains Watches|publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]]|date=9 September 2008|url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_swatch_2008_launch.php3?t=&s=&id=02007|access-date=14 November 2008|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201412/http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_swatch_2008_launch.php3?t=&s=&id=02007|url-status=live}}</ref>

Though the screenplay was not [[Novelization|novelised]] despite its original storyline, [[Penguin Books]] published a compilation of Fleming's short stories entitled ''[[For Your Eyes Only (short story collection)#Quantum of Solace|Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories]]'', with a UK release date of 29 May 2008<ref>{{cite book |title=Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories |id={{ASIN|0141189622|country=uk}}}}</ref> and a North American release date of 26 August 2008.<ref>{{cite book |title=Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories |isbn=978-0143114581 |last1=Fleming |first1=Ian |year=2008 |publisher=Penguin Books}}</ref> The book combines the contents of Fleming's two short story collections, ''[[For Your Eyes Only (short story collection)|For Your Eyes Only]]''—including the original "Quantum of Solace" short story—and ''[[Octopussy and The Living Daylights]]''.

===Home media===
''Quantum of Solace'' was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray]] by [[MGM]] via [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] in Australia, the UK and North America from 18 to 24 March 2009. On the DVD sales chart the film opened at No. 3, grossing $21,894,957 from 1.21m DVD units sold.<ref name="the-numbers1">{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/JB22-DVD.php |title=Quantum of Solace (2008) – DVD Sales |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=1 November 2009 |archive-date=22 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722184448/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/JB22-DVD.php |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2009|November|1}}, 2,643,250 DVD units were sold, generating $44,110,750 in sales revenue.<ref name="the-numbers1"/> These figures do not include Blu-ray sales or DVD rentals. The DVDs were released in both a standard one-disc set and a deluxe two-disc special edition. There are no audio commentaries or deleted scenes on these editions.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Quantum of Solace Hits DVD & Blu-ray in March |publisher=[[Twentieth Century Fox]] |via=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=13 January 2009 |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=51899 |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=21 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121125220/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=51899 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Box office===
Upon its opening in the UK, the film grossed £4.9&nbsp;million ($8&nbsp;million), breaking the record for the largest Friday opening (31 October 2008) in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Archie |last=Thomas |title='Solace' makes quantum leap in U.K. |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1 November 2008 |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/box-office/solace-makes-quantum-leap-in-u-k-1117995122/|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113185633/https://variety.com/2008/film/box-office/solace-makes-quantum-leap-in-u-k-1117995122/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film then broke the UK opening-weekend record, taking £15.5&nbsp;million ($25&nbsp;million) in its first weekend, surpassing the previous record of £14.9&nbsp;million held by ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. It earned a further £14&nbsp;million in France and Sweden—where it opened on the same day. The weekend gross of the equivalent of $10.6&nbsp;million in France was a record for the series, surpassing what ''Casino Royale'' made in five days by 16%. The $2.7&nbsp;million gross in Sweden was the fourth-highest opening for a film there.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bond film smashes weekend records|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=3 November 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7705631.stm|access-date=3 November 2008|archive-date=6 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106145742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7705631.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Dave |last=McNary |title=James Bond finds overseas 'Solace' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2 November 2008|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/james-bond-finds-overseas-solace-1117995151/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081106133642/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995151.html |archive-date=6 November 2008 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>

The following week, the film was playing in 60 countries. It grossed the equivalent of $39.3&nbsp;million in the UK, $16.5&nbsp;million in France and $7.7&nbsp;million in Germany on 7 November 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |title='Quantum' leap in overseas box office |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=8 November 2008|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/box-office/quantum-leap-in-overseas-box-office-1117995539/|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113185626/https://variety.com/2008/film/box-office/quantum-leap-in-overseas-box-office-1117995539/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film broke records in Switzerland, Finland, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Romania and Slovenia. Its Chinese and Indian openings were the second-largest ever for foreign-language films.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Dave |last=McNary |title='Quantum' rules foreign box office |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=9 November 2008 |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/box-office/quantum-rules-foreign-box-office-1117995548/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113185629/https://variety.com/2008/film/box-office/quantum-rules-foreign-box-office-1117995548/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film grossed $27&nbsp;million on its opening day in 3,451 cinemas in Canada and the United States, where it was the number one film for the weekend, with $67.5&nbsp;million and $19,568 average per cinema.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2008&wknd=46&p=.htm | title=Weekend Box Office Results from 11/14 – 11/16 | website=Box Office Mojo | access-date=14 November 2008 | archive-date=20 May 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520021800/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2008&wknd=46&p=.htm | url-status=live}}</ref> It was the highest-grossing opening weekend ''Bond'' film in the US,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm | title=James Bond Movies | website=Box Office Mojo | access-date=14 November 2008 | archive-date=12 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512231036/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm | url-status=live}}</ref> and tied with ''[[The Incredibles]]'' for the biggest November opening outside of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' series. From the British opening on 31 October, through to the US opening weekend on 14 November, the film had grossed a total $319,128,882 worldwide. The film grossed $168.4 million in Canada and the US, and $421.2 million in other territories, for a total of $589.6 million.<ref name="bom" />

===Critical response===
On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 300 reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads: "Brutal and breathless, ''Quantum Of Solace'' delivers tender emotions along with frenetic action, but coming on the heels of ''Casino Royale'', it's still a bit of a disappointment."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace|title=Quantum of Solace (2008)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929224033/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 48 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/quantum-of-solace|title=Quantum of Solace Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-date=9 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609105835/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/quantum-of-solace|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics generally preferred ''Casino Royale'', but continued to praise Craig's depiction of Bond, and agree that the film is still an enjoyable addition to the series. The action sequences and pacing were praised, but criticism grew over the realism and serious but gritty feeling that the film carried over.<ref>{{cite web|last=Butler |first=Tom |title=UK Tomatometer Preview: Quantum Of Solace – Is the New Bond Shaken or Stirred? |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=31 October 2008 |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/uk-tomatometer-preview-quantum-of-solace-is-the-new-bond-shaken-or-stirred/ |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106152925/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/quantum_of_solace/news/1777726/uk_tomatometer_preview_quantum_of_solace_is_the_new_bond_shaken_or_stirred |archive-date= 6 November 2008}}</ref> The film earned an average grade of "B−" from [[CinemaScore]]'s audience surveys, on an A+ to F scale, the lowest of the Craig's era as Bond.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rich|first=Joshua|date=16 November 2008|title='Quantum of Solace' stirs up big box office|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/11/17/quantum-solace-stirs-big-box-office/|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113191351/https://ew.com/article/2008/11/17/quantum-solace-stirs-big-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Roger Moore]], the third actor to play Bond in the films, said that Craig was a "damn good Bond but the film as a whole, there was a bit too much flash cutting [and] it was just like a commercial of the action. There didn't seem to be any geography and you were wondering what the hell was going on."<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Roger Moore weighs in on 'Quantum of Solace'|website=MI6-HQ.com|date=16 March 2009|url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=7432&t=mi6&s=news|access-date=17 March 2009|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201433/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=7432&t=mi6&s=news|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kim Newman]] of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine gave it a 4/5 rating, remarking it was not "bigger and better than ''Casino Royale'', [which is] perhaps a smart move in that there's still a sense at the finish that Bond's mission has barely begun." However, he expressed nostalgia for the more humorous Bond films.<ref>{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Kim |author-link=Kim Newman |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/quantum-solace-review/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119224139/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=134523|archive-date=19 January 2012|title=''Quantum of Solace'' (12A)|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=8 February 2006 |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' review noted that "following ''Casino Royale'' was never going to be easy, but the director Marc Forster has brought the brand's successful relaunch crashing back to earth—with a yawn"; the screenplay "is at times incomprehensible" and the casting "is a mess." The review concludes that "Bond has been stripped of his iconic status. He no longer represents anything particularly British, or even modern. In place of glamour, we get a spurious grit; instead of style, we get [[product placement]]; in place of fantasy, we get a redundant and silly realism."<ref>{{cite news |first=Cosmo |last=Landesman |author-link=Cosmo Landesman |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/quantum-of-solace-the-sunday-times-review-6lkx27b77v7 |url-access=subscription |title=Quantum of Solace – The Sunday Times review |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=13 November 2021 |location=London |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113191352/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/quantum-of-solace-the-sunday-times-review-6lkx27b77v7 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film 3 stars, and was particularly fond of Craig's performance, saying he "made the part his own, every inch the coolly ruthless agent-killer, nursing a broken heart and coldly suppressed rage" and calling the film "a crash-bang Bond, high on action, low on quips, long on location glamour, short on product placement"; it concludes "''Quantum of Solace'' isn't as good as ''Casino Royale'': the smart elegance of Daniel Craig's Bond debut has been toned down in favour of conventional action. But the man himself powers this movie; he carries the film: it's an indefinably difficult task for an actor. Craig measures up."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/18/jamesbond1|title=Quantum of Solace|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=18 October 2008|access-date=28 October 2008|archive-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223051159/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/18/jamesbond1|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]'' says, "Notices will focus—rightly—on Craig's magnetism as the steely, sexy, murderous MI6 agent, but two other factors weigh in and freshen up proceedings: Forster's new technical team, led by cinematographer Roberto Schaefer and production designer Dennis Gassner. And the ongoing shift of M, as played by Judi Dench, to front and centre: the Bond girls fade into insignificance as she becomes his moral counterpoint and theirs is the only real relationship on screen." The review continues, "Bond is, as has been previously noted, practically the [[Martin Scorsese]] of the [[BAFTA]]s: 22 films later, with grosses probably close to the [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] of one of the small nations it depicts, it's still waiting for that [[BAFTA Award for Best British Film|Alexander Korda award]]. The best ''Casino Royale'' could achieve was a gong for sound. Will this be the year that changes its fortunes?"<ref>{{cite web|last=Halligan|first=Fionnuala|title=Quantum of Solace|website=Screen Daily|date=20 October 2008|url=https://www.screendaily.com/quantum-of-solace/4041477.article|access-date=1 November 2008|archive-date=27 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827034252/http://www.screendaily.com/quantum-of-solace/4041477.article|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', who praised the previous film, disliked ''Quantum of Solace''. He wrote that the plot was mediocre, characters weak, and that Bond lacked his usual personality, despite his praise for Craig's interpretation of the role. Throughout his review, he emphasised that "James Bond is not an action hero."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/quantum-of-solace-2008 |title=Quantum of Solace |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=11 November 2008 |access-date=12 November 2008 |via=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018041826/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/quantum-of-solace-2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kate Muir]] wrote in ''[[The Times]]'' that "The ''Bond'' franchise is 50 years old this year, and the scriptless mess of ''Quantum of Solace'' may be considered its mid-life crisis", before she went on to praise the film's successor ''[[Skyfall]]'' as a "resurrection".<ref>{{cite news |last=Muir |first=Kate |title=Bond's resurrection is one to die for |work=[[The Times]] |date=13 October 2012 |author-link=Kate Muir |location=London |page=4}}</ref> Some writers criticised the choice of ''Quantum of Solace'' as a title. "Yes, it's a bad title," wrote Marni Weisz, the editor of ''Famous'', a Canadian film publication distributed in cinemas in that country, in an editorial entitled "At least it's not ''[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]''."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Weisz |first=Marni |title=At least it's not Octopussy |magazine=Famous |date=October 2008 |page=6}}</ref>

Not all the reviews were as critical. Tim Robey of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', in a reflective review of the film in 2013, was positive. He praised the film's shorter runtime, claiming that many other ''Bond'' films run out of steam before the end, and included ''Casino Royale'' in this category. Describing the film as having a "rock-solid dramatic idea and the intelligence to run with it", he gave the film four stars out of five.<ref>{{cite news|last=Robey|first=Tim|title=James Bond: Quantum of Solace, Review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10540055/James-Bond-Quantum-of-Solace-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10540055/James-Bond-Quantum-of-Solace-review.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 December 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Craig retrospectively stated that the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike]] negatively impacted on the production and end result of ''Quantum of Solace''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Jagernauth |title=Daniel Craig Says Writer's Strike "Fucked" 'Quantum Of Solace' & He Rewrote Scenes With Marc Forster |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=7 December 2011 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/daniel-craig-says-writers-strike-fucked-quantum-of-solace-he-rewrote-scenes-with-marc-forster-114248/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729181503/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/daniel-craig-says-writers-strike-fucked-quantum-of-solace-he-rewrote-scenes-with-marc-forster-114248/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Stuart |last1=Husband |first2=Ruth |last2=Sherlock |title=Daniel Craig on quick crosswords and Cowboys & Aliens, taste and Twitter |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=30 July 2011 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8667831/Daniel-Craig-on-quick-crosswords-and-Cowboys-and-Aliens-taste-and-Twitter.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-07-29 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729183010/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8667831/Daniel-Craig-on-quick-crosswords-and-Cowboys-and-Aliens-taste-and-Twitter.html |url-status=live}}</ref> During a 2021 interview on ''The Empire Film Podcast'', Craig described the film as a "shit-show".<ref>{{cite web |first=Ryan |last=Lattanzio |title=Daniel Craig Says Making 'Quantum of Solace' Was a 'Sh*t-Show' |date=2 October 2021 |website=[[IndieWire]] |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/daniel-craig-bond-quantum-of-solace-shit-show-1234668916/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004033440/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/daniel-craig-bond-quantum-of-solace-shit-show-1234668916/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
The film was nominated for Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Visual Effects, Film and Sound Editing at the 2008 [[Satellite Awards]], winning Best Song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml|title=2008 13th Annual SATELLITE Awards|publisher=[[International Press Academy]]|access-date=15 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209100353/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml <!-- Added by H3llBot -->|archive-date=9 December 2008}}</ref> It was nominated for Best Action Movie at the 2009 [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/critics-choice-favors-milk-button-1117997072/ |first=Dade |last=Hayes |title=Critics Choice favors 'Milk,' 'Button' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=9 December 2008 |access-date=9 December 2008 |archive-date=25 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725115939/http://variety.com/2008/film/awards/critics-choice-favors-milk-button-1117997072/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[Empire Awards]], which is voted for by the public, it was shortlisted for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Thriller and Best Soundtrack.<ref>{{cite news|title=Empire Awards nominate 'Quantum of Solace' five times, vote now online|publisher=[[MI6-HQ.com]]|date=2 March 2009|url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=7396&t=mi6&s=news|access-date=3 March 2009|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201330/http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=7396&t=mi6&s=news|url-status=live}}</ref> It was nominated for the [[Saturn Award]] for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film, while Kurylenko and Dench were both nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html |title=Nominations for the 35th Annual Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Award|Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]] |access-date=17 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221234527/http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html |archive-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> It was nominated by the [[7th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]] for "Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/7th-annual-ves-awards|title=7th Annual VES Awards|work=visual effects society|date=24 March 2015 |access-date=21 December 2017|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721005412/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/7th-annual-ves-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

Movie critic Gilbert Cruz listed the film's pre-titles sequence as the eighth-greatest car chase in film history.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cruz|first=Gilbert|title=The 15 Greatest Movie Car Chases of All Time|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=1 May 2011|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/05/05/the-15-greatest-movie-car-chases-of-all-time/slide/quantum-of-solace-2008|access-date=1 February 2020|location=New York|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201191521/https://entertainment.time.com/2011/05/05/the-15-greatest-movie-car-chases-of-all-time/slide/quantum-of-solace-2008/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}
* [[Eco-terrorism in fiction]]
* [[Outline of James Bond]]
* [[Cochabamba Water War]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last1=Field |first1=Matthew |last2=Chowdhury |first2=Ajay |title=Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films |year=2015 |publisher=[[The History Press]] |location=[[Stroud]] |isbn=978-0-7509-6421-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/somekindofhero000000fiel |via=[[Internet Archive#Text collection|Internet Archive text collection]] |url-access=limited}}
* {{cite book |last=Williams |first=Greg |title=Bond on Set: Filming Quantum of Solace |year=2008 |publisher=[[DK (publisher)|DK Adult]] |isbn=978-0-7566-4120-7}}

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