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Connery In Russia With Love Title

Posted by Zonk on from the not-stirred dept.

Yet another movie tie-in rears its head, as Gamespot has word that Sean Connery will be reprising his role as James Bond for an upcoming 'From Russia with Love' game title. From the article: "Based on the 1963 movie of the same name, the game will also feature the likeness of the then-33-year-old actor, who is currently 74. It will also feature the 1963-era likenesses of his Love costars, including the late Robert Shaw, who played villain Donald "Red" Grant, and the late Desmond Llewelyn, who played gadget master Q through most of the spy-film series."

33 comments

  1. From The Article by Master_T · · Score: 4, Funny
    Connery said, "Video games are an extremely popular form of entertainment today, and I am looking forward to seeing how it all 'fits together'."

    There are reports of Connery adding (off the record), "and I would like to see the young, digital me, frisk some virtual ladies if you know what I mean..."

    1. Re:From The Article by brilinux · · Score: 0, Redundant
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    2. Re:From The Article by hambonewilkins · · Score: 1

      Tough one to do, took me a while to remember. I [heart] Boobs if you haven't seen it. His guess is In Doors His wager makes it I [Heart] Boobs.

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  2. Cool. by BaronSprite · · Score: 0

    It's great to see an actor voicing themself in a game instead of lame imitations, hopefully the trend continues, it's been building up lately. It would also kind of creep me out though to play myself 30 years younger though.

    1. Re:Cool. by FinestLittleSpace · · Score: 0

      (40 Years)

    2. Re:Cool. by FidelCatsro · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Games have slowly been improving on the audio front for a long time , however many have failed to realise the importance of good voice work.
      The entire emmerison can be broken by 1 cheesy half baked accent or a some poorly read lines.
      I do not mind so much about the real actors however i would like games producers to start hiring real voice actors more often to fill the roles.
      As someone who has done profesional and amature voice work for games ,radio and some TV it pains me all the more to hear amaturish maulings of what could have been an excelent scene , Honestly i would do games work for free if asked (some times not all the time) yet we still have to suffer the dead monotone ramblings of some of the worst actors this side of anime dubs.

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    3. Re:Cool. by Reignking · · Score: 1

      Cmon! Who can't do an impersonation of Sean Connery?

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    4. Re:Cool. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Impershonating him is on thing. ::smirk::

      Typing like he talksch ish schomthing musch hahder to do.

  3. This game has the chance... by B00yah · · Score: 4, Interesting

    to have the best easter eggs ever...Imagine...you're going through a level, see a glimmer off in a dark corner, go pick it up, and a hidden video clip plays, featuring sean connery in celebrity jeopardy!

    but seriously, I hope the game features a good portion of connery, voice-wise, etc...The man is one of my all time favorite actors, and needs to be preserved, before he finally dies, at 110, I hope..

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    1. Re:This game has the chance... by MilenCent · · Score: 1

      Imagine...you're going through a level, see a glimmer off in a dark corner, go pick it up, and a hidden video clip plays, featuring sean connery in celebrity jeopardy!

      Or! Or! You find a tiny floating stone head in the corner of one of the levels and unlock the special "Zardoz" costume, with Connery in a red loincloth.

      Oh, that wacky Electronic Arts, forever searching for new ways to make players gouge out their eyes.

    2. Re:This game has the chance... by QuantumG · · Score: 2, Funny
      The man is one of my all time favorite actors, and needs to be preserved, before he finally dies

      I elect Connery as the first brain-in-a-jar celebrity.

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  4. concentrate on the gameplay please by omeglidan · · Score: 1

    I've recently watched all the bond movies and Connery is by far the coolest of all the Bonds.

    That being said, I hope they don't rely too much on the voice acting and use it instead as a bonus. They should instead concentrate on the gameplay itself and not build the game around the novelty voice acting.

    I haven't seen a good Bond game since Goldeneye64 and even that left me lacking after a while.

    1. Re:concentrate on the gameplay please by I(rispee_I(reme · · Score: 1

      I haven't seen a good Bond game since Goldeneye64 and even that left me lacking after a while.


      That's because Goldeneye was made by Rare, and EA got the license after that. Make no mistake, if the new Bond game is from EA, it will probably be lame.

    2. Re:concentrate on the gameplay please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Even if you had no 3d acceleration on your computer quake blew the socks off Goldeneye. That one game did more to turn me off N64 more than ANYTHING else EVER could have. Just the new fanboys jumping around screaming BEST GAME EVER.... NEVER GETTING INTERNET...goldeneye is soooooo coooooool. Ya I wonder if those fanboys still have no internet.

    3. Re:concentrate on the gameplay please by nc_yori · · Score: 1

      For real. Every EA Bond game so far has been an excellent example of why EA needs to reconsider their hiring philosophy for FPS project managers.

      Nothing blows my immersion experience of a game apart like enemies spawning RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME and being able to hit accurately with a handgun from 300 yards.

      *ahem*

      while(player_line_of_sight)

      {

      spawnable(false);

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    4. Re:concentrate on the gameplay please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Its not EA's fault - no other developer in the world could make a game to even equal Goldeneye. It was one of those freak games where everything was stunningly perfect. Even the sequel of sorts, Perfect Dark wasn't as much fun as GE.

      The main problem with EA is that they saw that Goldeneye outgrossed the same Bond movie ($350 million US dollars at Box Office) and thought they would basically be able to print money if they had the license. But alas after 4 attempts they still have not had a hit game - and they seem to be getting worse.

  5. so... by sl8r · · Score: 3, Insightful

    wtf is Sean Connery doing in Russia, and what's this "Love Title" thing?

    1. Re:so... by dario_moreno · · Score: 1

      most of the story is set in Turkey and in the Orient Express, in particular for 007.

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  6. this reminds me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    - Charles... there's something I've got to tell you...
    - What is it darling?
    - It's daddy ... he's turned into a Scotsman...
    - What! Mr Llewellyn?

    1. Re:this reminds me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      +1 Hilariously Obscure...!

  7. Hmmm.. by thegenerousjew · · Score: 1

    How do you go about making a funny "In Soviet Russia..." joke when the /. story ACTUALLY has something to do with Russia?

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    1. Re:Hmmm.. by Man+of+E · · Score: 2, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, Sean Connery loves YOU!

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    2. Re:Hmmm.. by Fred+Or+Alive · · Score: 2, Funny

      No idea, here are a few random attempts.

      In Soviet Russia, Sean Connery voices you!
      in Soviet Russia, EA game plays you!
      In Soviet Russia, Martinis are stirred, not shaken!
      In Soviet Russia, Stalin purges you! (Ooh, bad taste really)
      In Soviet Russia, cliché uses you!
      In Soviet Russia, only email uses old South Koreans ...in Japan! (It's a trap!)
      In Soviet Russia(r), James Bond(tm) will defeat the evil(tm) forces or SMERSH(tm) in this exciting(tm) first person shooter(tm) from Electronic Arts(r) makers of smash hit Goldeneye(tm). Featuring state of the art(tm) graphics, and the voice of Sean Connery(r) as james Bond(tm) himself. (Back of box blurb(tm))

      Please, don't send gifts, I've already got all the letterbombs I need.

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    3. Re:Hmmm.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think someone needs to make "In soviet Russia" jokes funny, first.

  8. Did anyone else read this wrong? by lbmouse · · Score: 1

    "It will also feature the 1963-era likenesses of his Love costars, including the late Robert Shaw..."

    hmmm...

  9. the important thing is... by cahiha · · Score: 1

    Will Pussy Galore's character be reverted in age?

    (For nit-pickers, she was actually in Goldfinger, but maybe she'll make a cameo.)

  10. I just reread the novel by dario_moreno · · Score: 1

    and I wonder if they will go for an X or R rated videogame by including the three days of continuous lovemaking in the train...or the bed scene where Bond first meets Tatiana (with only her stockings on). "Good evening, Mr.Bond..". Not speaking of course of the catfight where the two Gypsies end up naked, and where Bond shoots his way out through 8 Bulgars : even worse than GTA !

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    1. Re:I just reread the novel by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 1
      I think you're joking, but just in case you aren't...

      Book and movie rights are not the same thing. EA had the rights to the Lord of the Rings movies for their video games; they couldn't use anything that wasn't in one of the three films.

      Since the movie didn't have those scenes in it, it's almost certain that they won't be in the game. After all, why spend moeny on book rights when you don't need to?

      Even so, it'd be interesting to hear Connery work his way through those scenes...

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    2. Re:I just reread the novel by dario_moreno · · Score: 1

      good point, but for what I remember of the movie the scene where Bond finds Tatiana naked in his bed is the movie, as well as the lovemaking in the train. I am not sure for the catfight. At the time Bond movies were intended for an adult audience (remember the bikini scene in Dr.No) : the fight with Red at the end is one of the more realistic and violent I have ever seen in a movie. Remember that in the sixties people were still used to go to the movies often, and not everyone had a TV, especially in Europe ; besides, cinemas were omnipresent and extremely cheap (no 5.1, wooden chairs...) Things started to go down with Moonraker, when the success of Star Wars made the producers target the teens and even the kids with Jaws. The average cinema audience is much younger now than in the early sixties since parents prefer to stay home to watch TV, which is much cheaper than movies, popcorn, babysitter, etc.

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  11. Re:I could imagine him saying in the game by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Your the man now, dawg!

  12. Hmm Bulgars... by Phoenixhunter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are they anything like Bugbears? Because I don't remember that sequence...

    1. Re:Hmm Bulgars... by dario_moreno · · Score: 1

      I am not sure it's in the movie, but definitely in the novel : the Russians use Bulgar gangsters for all the menial tasks in Istanbul, like following Bond and Bey on scooters, etc. When Bond and Bey assist to a gipsy banquet, there is a catfight staged to settle a matter between two girls, interrupted by a Bulgar attack which ends in a very bloody mess, despite the miserable firepower of Bond's Beretta .25 (changed to a PPK later in the books, in the first scene of Dr.No : the books were not adapted in order).

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