[Perdogg]

I may have to skip this one. If he had read the novels he might have gotten a clue. Good grief.

"Sky's Lucy Cotter, who has been on the Bond set in Istanbul, said: "Sam Mendes said they have gone back to the original Fleming books and looked at Bond when he was less of an international playboy and more of a, quite depressed, MI6 operative who was depressed about being a killer."

In the novels, Bond was never depressed about being who he was, a secret agent (not a spy) who worked for the Ministry of Defence. He did not approve of killing in cold blood but understood that killing was justified at times. I believe Sam probably read only the first part of Goldfinger.

[a fool in paradise]

Sergio Mendes is directing movies now? Could work.