Next Bond novel has Gulf setting

Jan 18, 2011 |

Dubai

British superspy James Bond is heading to Dubai on his next mission.
The author of the upcoming Bond novel, Carte Blanche, says the Gulf city-state will be the backdrop for 007’s new adventures. Jeffery Deaver told reporters Monday he was attracted by Dubai’s “exotic” mix of gleaming towers and desert. But Deaver did not divulge any story lines in the novel, scheduled to be released in May.
Deaver, who has published more than two dozen novels, was commissioned to write the book by the estate of Bond creator Ian Fleming. It’s the first time Dubai has been featured in a Bond plot. But the debonaire secret agent has company. The next Mission Impossible film, due out in December, has scenes filmed in Dubai.
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A.R. Rahman misses out
Los Angeles: Music maestro A.R. Rahman wasn’t second time lucky. He lost out on the trophy for best original score-motion picture for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who composed 18 songs for The Social Network. Rahman, the double Oscar-award wining composer, was competing with the likes of Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech), Danny Elfman (Alice in Wonderland) and Hans Zimmer (Inception) at the awards here on Sunday.
—IANS

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