>UP, Hollywood
Sept. 23rd, 2001
The Bond Beetle? It may have been hard to believe only a few months ago, but the next James Bond film may just feature the famed British spy in a new Volkswagon Beetle instead of the usual BMW or Aston Martin.
Universal Studios, the owners of the Bond license, recently announced a deal with the German automaker to feature the Volkswagon brand in the next 3 Bond films. Cheryl Keating, a spokesperson for Volkswagon, commented that the company would like to see Bond promote the more unique and market friendly cars in the VW line. "We've noticed that the same demographic that buys the new Beetle are also the same consumers who used to watch Bond in the '60s and '70s. We hope to capitalize on that product knowledge with the visibility of the James Bond franchise."
Producers of the next Bond film are apparently already at work designing modifications to the now famous Beetle to make it more like a car 007 would drive. "Apart from the remote driving we plan to bring back to this film, we have a scene where a carjacking henchman is in the passenger's seat. The effects guys suggested that the daisy in the dashboard could squirt acid when (Bond) touches a hidden trigger. Its things like that we plan to use to make the Beetle more intimidating."
The next Bond movie is due out November 2002.
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Joking!!!! I just wrote that myself for kicks. Did I fool anyone?
