QWhy did Greene want to control the Bolivian desert?
AGreene wanted the area of Bolivian desert because it had natural water sources. (Remember, he says if Medrano turns the land over to Greene he "gets whatever they find there.") He used the idea that there was oil there in order to tempt the CIA into letting him install a puppet dictator. Once the General takes control, Greene intends to supply water back to Bolivia at a massive cost and become very rich. However, viewers have pointed out a flaw in the plot, such that Bolivia is a desperately poor nation that wouldn't be able to afford the high prices Greene would charge; in fact, the movie takes pains to illustrate the poverty in the country, raising the question of whether Greene's plot was truly to get rich from water or simply to be evil for evil's sake.
QWhat happened to Martin Campbell as director?
AMartin Campbell, although at first strongly tipped to direct Quantum of Solace, stated at the Chinese Premiere of Casino Royale that he was "unlikely to return to direct the 22nd film." No reason was given by Campbell but, in quick succession, he was signed to direct 2 new films, 36 and Unstoppable. Roger Mitchell, who has worked with Daniel Craig before on Enduring Love and The Mother, was briefly considered, but then decided not to direct the film, stating that, "I was very nervous that there was a start date but really no script at all. And I like to be very well prepared as a director." After Mitchell left, Sony Pictures then stated that 18 months was too short to produce a good film, so the release date was pushed back to November 7th, 2008.
QIs the hotel, Perlas de las Dunas, in the film's climax a real place?
AYes, but it's not called that. It's the ESO Hotel which is near the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The writers probably used the name Perlas de las Dunas to make the place sound more exotic.
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