Is the idea of the origin story to slowly reintroduce us to Bond staples like Q?
Martin Campbell: No, the thing was that we stuck pretty closely to the book. There’s no ‘Q ‘in the books, he doesn’t appear. We had to change the Cold War aspect of the story for obvious reasons. We kept away from gadgets. It just doesn’t sort of fit the tone of the movie. He couldn’t suddenly have Jon Cleese storming in with a rocket car. Maybe in the future, in some form, he’ll be reintroduced, but there’s been no discussion of that. Were you given a bigger picture of where they’re planning to take Bond? Martin Campbell: No, the book was the only template we went by. There was no saying, “Well, in the next story what happens is…” All we’re left with is this; he’s clearly going after this dark organization to reap his revenge. Could this be a buildup to the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. plot and the revelation of Blofeld? Martin Campbell: I don’t think they’ll go as fantastical in that direction. You won’t get the huge room with twenty-seven people sitting at the table and the man stroking a cat,
