Daniel Craig and Judi Dench in Wax

Daniel Craig and Judi Dench are Madame Tussauds two newest wax sculptures.

According to Mail Online:
The new display features the current stars of the Bond franchise in a mock-up of M’s office, with Dame Judi as the spymaster casting a watchful eye over 007.

For the next two weeks, in the run-up to the release of the latest Bond movie Quantum Of Solace, visitors stepping into the room will trigger a security alert and be questioned by actors playing MI6 counter-espionage officers.

If they get “security clearance” they will be allowed to hunt for clues on a “smart table” in front of M.

Craig is the third James Bond actor to be shown at Madame Tussauds, after Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan. Despite the excitement generated by his tight swimming trunks in Casino Royale, Tussauds’ model makers decided to dress him in a tuxedo, made by Tom Ford.

Dame Judi donated the tailored suit she wore in Casino Royale.

Both actors attended separate sittings at Tussaud’s Acton studios to be measured up for their £150,000 models.

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It seems that every time a new Bond film is released there are countless articles about the role of Bond Girls and how finally, for the first time ever, a Bond Girls is equal to Bond himself. This was especially prevalant during the releases of Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day, where the Bond Girls were secret agents themselves and almost as Bondian as 007.

Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore in Goldfinger) in 2008

However, with each new movie there is also a bevvy of former Bond Girls defending their performances as “strong for the time” or some similar statement. The lastest of these defenses comes from the 80 year old Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in 1964′s Goldfinger.

According to Thaindian News:
“In so many of the films, the girls just looked at James and fell flat on their backs,” the Telegraph quoted her, as saying. “Yet Pussy Galore was a career woman – a pilot who had her own air force, which was very impressive. She was never a bimbo,” she added.

She says that Pussy was a realistic depiction of a modern woman.

“Pussy’s flying a plane, so she’s got to be a strong feminist, but then she collapses into Bond’s arms at the end.”

“Deary me. Unfortunately women do do that. We’re good at our jobs, but if we fall in love, we’re a bit stupid,” she added.

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One event movie calls for another, as is evidenced by the recent announcement that the trailer for JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek reboot will premire during the coming attractions for Quantum of Solace.

According to Reelz Channel:
So is the Bond crowd and Trekkie fan base one and the same? While there is certainly crossover, the move most certainly signals Paramount and Abrams’ plan to seed out the reboot to more than the usual Trek fan base, whose attendance is already guaranteed.

So come November 14th, don’t be surprised to see a few Spock ears amongst the martini and tuxedo crowd.

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