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The story was quickly cast off as unlikely by many long time fans cynical of internet rumours, but an interesting development took place a couple of days later that added to the intrigue. An established Rachel Weisz blog ran more details behind the rumour, including some basic detail about the film's plot.

The blog operated by Josh Mason, a 'long time friend and fan' of Rachel, passed on more details about the story. "The working title is The Property of a Lady. Some elements of the original story are used for the screenplay - among other things the name Maria Freudenstein for the villainous role - and the auction (Fleming wrote the story for Sotherby's magazine The Ivory Hammer). This auction will be seen in the pre-title sequence. It is a clandestine international auction that takes place during a conference in the United Nations headquarters in New York - a sequence similar to the opera scene in Quantum of Solace."

"They turn the usual Bond story upside down. Typically 007 chases a megalomaniac and restrains him from taking over world domination in the end. This time Bond has to learn just in the beginning that Quantum already has world domination. That also defines the title: The property of this lady is the whole world. And of course Quantum does it's best to go to war against Bond and MI6, with disturbing means. "They really shock the audience this time", the source said. This film will be the swan song for Judi Dench's M. One of the screenplay's topics is supposed to be genetic engineering and the swine flu."

Shortly after the 'leak' was posted, a supposed legal threat was made to remove the information. The long-running blog has now been removed and the author's profile deleted.

Meanwhile, the British press have reported that would-be Bond 23 director Sam Mendes has caused some post-split ripples with Kate Winslet over his contact with ex-girlfriend Weisz. The Daily Mail reported yesterday, "As soon as Kate and Sam split, he was on the phone asking Rachel if she was interested in doing [Bond 23]. Rachel has always been persona non grata in the Winslet-Mendes household, and Kate went ballistic when she heard that Sam wanted to hire her. Sam has wanted to work with Rachel for ages, but Kate would not allow it. Although they ran in the same Hollywood circles, they avoided each other."

Daniel Craig is currently enjoying a break in New York, after completing filling on "Dream House" in Oakville, Ontario in Canada with his co-star... Rachel Weisz.

danielcc hat geschrieben:muss aber ein ziemlich dummer "long time fan and friend" von Rachel Weisz sein, wenn er noch vor einer Bestätigung ihrer Besetzung Details der Handlung ausplaudert....

This auction will be seen in the pre-title sequence. It is a clandestine international auction that takes place during a conference in the United Nations headquarters in New York - a sequence similar to the opera scene in Quantum of Solace."

That also defines the title: The property of this lady is the whole world. And of course Quantum does it's best to go to war against Bond and MI6, with disturbing means. "They really shock the audience this time", the source said.

The Daily Mail reported yesterday, "As soon as Kate and Sam split, he was on the phone asking Rachel if she was interested in doing [Bond 23]. Rachel has always been persona non grata in the Winslet-Mendes household, and Kate went ballistic when she heard that Sam wanted to hire her. Sam has wanted to work with Rachel for ages, but Kate would not allow it. Although they ran in the same Hollywood circles, they avoided each other."