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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]], aka [[Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.

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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]], aka [[Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] Hirsch]] is Kincade.
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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]], aka [[Film/Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.

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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]], aka [[Film/Scrooge1970 [[Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.
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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]]/[[Film/Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.

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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]]/[[Film/Scrooge1970 Hirsch]], aka [[Film/Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.
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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]]/[[Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.

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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]]/[[Scrooge1970 Hirsch]]/[[Film/Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.
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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]] is Kincade.

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** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]] Hirsch]]/[[Scrooge1970 Ebenezer Scrooge]] is Kincade.
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** [[Series/TheHour Freddie Lyon]] may not be [[InSeriesNickname Bond]], but he at least gets to be Q. Unfortunately no Romola Garai as Moneypenny, though.

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** [[Series/TheHour Freddie Lyon]] may not be [[InSeriesNickname Bond]], but he at least gets to be Q. Unfortunately no Romola Garai as Moneypenny, though.
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** Director Sam Mendes has stated he originally planned to open the film with the BondGunBarrel sequence, but realized it would have conflicted with the opening shot of Bond walking into focus in the first scene.

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** Director Sam Mendes has stated he originally planned to open the film with the BondGunBarrel sequence, but realized it would have conflicted with the opening shot of Bond walking into focus in the first scene.
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* DevelopmentHell: Production stalled for a while as MGM went bankrupt and Eon decided to wait until the studio got back on their feet.

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* DevelopmentHell: Production stalled for a while as MGM went bankrupt and Eon decided to wait until the studio got back on their feet. . .resulting in one of the best Bond movies ever. The entire creative team agrees that the delay gave them the time to fine tune the script. Plus, the eventual release date ended up coinciding with the franchise's 50th anniversary.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was the director's first choice to play Kincade, but he ultimately wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewers out of the movie.

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[[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was the director's first choice to play Kincade, but he ultimately wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewers out of the movie.movie.
** Director Sam Mendes has stated he originally planned to open the film with the BondGunBarrel sequence, but realized it would have conflicted with the opening shot of Bond walking into focus in the first scene.
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* TheRedStapler: The demand for the Wild and Wolf scrabble mug Q was using in the film soared soon after the movie's release.
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this Bond\'s not brunette


* IronyAsSheIsCast: Thought not in terms of talent; Craig is a blond playing a brunette, opposite Bardem, who is a brunette playing a blond.
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Only in the very end. She\'s a field agent for the majority of the film, and she does quite a bit.


* LyingCreator: Before the film's release, Eon Productions and Naomie Harris stated that "Eve [[ExactWords is]] not remotely office-bound". [[spoiler:The ending has her giving up field work and revealing her full name is Eve Moneypenny.]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was the director's first choice to play Kincaide, but he ultimately wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewer out of the movie.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was the director's first choice to play Kincaide, Kincade, but he ultimately wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewer viewers out of the movie.
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* NamesTheSame: Fans of the DresdenFiles will be amused to notice that Kincaid did not miss a single shot.

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* NamesTheSame: Fans of the DresdenFiles will be amused to notice that Kincaid Kincade did not miss a single shot.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Gareth Mallory is actually [[HarryPotter He Who Must Not Be Named]], [[SchindlersList Amon Goeth]]. ([[spoiler: And at the end he's giving orders to Britain's greatest secret agent!]])

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* HeyItsThatGuy: HeyItsThatGuy:
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Gareth Mallory is actually [[HarryPotter He Who Must Not Be Named]], [[SchindlersList Amon Goeth]]. ([[spoiler: And at the end he's giving orders to Britain's greatest secret agent!]])Goeth]].

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* LyingCreator: Eon Productions and Naomie Harris stated that "Eve is not remotely office-bound". [[spoiler:The ending has her giving up field work and revealing her full name is Eve Moneypenny.]]
** ExactWords: They said she isn't, and she isn't. [[spoiler: She ''becomes'' office-bound at the end of the movie]].

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* LyingCreator: Before the film's release, Eon Productions and Naomie Harris stated that "Eve is [[ExactWords is]] not remotely office-bound". [[spoiler:The ending has her giving up field work and revealing her full name is Eve Moneypenny.]]
** ExactWords: They said she isn't, and she isn't. [[spoiler: She ''becomes'' office-bound at the end of the movie]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was originally planned to have a cameo in the film, but he wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewer out of the movie.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was originally planned to have a cameo in the film, director's first choice to play Kincaide, but he ultimately wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewer out of the movie.
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* NamesTheSame: Fans of the DresdenFiles will be amused to notice that Kincaid did not miss a single shot.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Gareth Mallory is actually [[HarryPotter He Who Must Not Be Named]], [[SchindlersList Amon Goeth]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Gareth Mallory is actually [[HarryPotter He Who Must Not Be Named]], [[SchindlersList Amon Goeth]]. ([[spoiler: And at the end he's giving orders to Britain's greatest secret agent!]])
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Thought not in terms of talent; Craig is a blond playing a brunette, opposite Bardem, who is a brunette playing a blond.
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** ExactWords: They said she isn't, and she isn't. [[spoiler: She ''becomes'' office-bound at the end of the movie]].

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** ExactWords: They said she isn't, and she isn't. [[spoiler: She ''becomes'' office-bound at the end of the movie]].movie]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/sean-connery-skyfall-cameo-was-discussed Sean Connery]] was originally planned to have a cameo in the film, but he wasn't approached for fear that it would take the viewer out of the movie.
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** [[Series/TheHour Freddie Lyon]] may not be [[InSeriesNickname Bond]], but he at least gets to be Q. Unfortunately no Romola Garai as Moneypenny, though.
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** [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Tia Dalma]] is Eve [[spoiler:Moneypenny]].
** [[TheBourneSeries Dr. Albert Hirsch]] is Kincade.
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** [[NoCountryForOldMen Anton Chigurh]] is the villain.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Gareth Mallory is actually [[HarryPotter He Who Must Not Be Named]], [[SchindlersList Amon Goeth]].
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** ExactWords: They said she isn't, and she isn't. [[spoiler: She ''becomes'' office-bound at the end of the movie]].
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* LyingCreator: Eon Productions and Naomie Harris stated that "Eve is not remotely office-bound". [[spoiler:The ending has her giving up field work and revealing her full name is Eve Moneypenny.]]
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* DevelopmentHell: Production stalled for a while as MGM went bankrupt and Eon decided to wait until the studio got back on their feet.
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* IKnewIt: Fans already called a number of reveals in the film, including:
** Naomie Harris's character Eve was actually [[spoiler:Moneypenny.]]

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* IKnewIt: Fans already called a number of reveals in the film, film before it came out, including:
** Naomie Harris's Harris' character Eve was actually [[spoiler:Moneypenny.]]
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* IKnewIt: Fans already called a number of reveals in the film, including:
** Naomie Harris's character Eve was actually [[spoiler:Moneypenny.]]
** Ralph Fiennes' character Gareth Mallory was [[spoiler:the new M]]

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