Bond (2)3 Action Sequence Revealed?

People watch the James Bond movies to see exotic locations they've never seen before, the most beautiful women for the males in the audience to lust over (and, by default, be envious of the oversexed, ice-blooded MI6 agent) and have action sequences to make them go, "God. DAMN!"

The problem is the Broccolis always make the effort, to great or no success, to top those set-pieces from the previous outing. I distinctly remember folks saying that during the African chase-scene in the opening fifteen minutes of Casino Royale, and as much as I liked its sequel Quantum of Solace, there just wasn’t anything to match up to that. Although the Tosca scene was damn good by its own right.

The Times of India (via MI6) reports a major action scene for Bond (2)3's been planned to shoot in India but may not work out unless all the red tape can be taken care of:

"Pravesh Sahni of India Take One Productions, which is looking after the Indian leg of the shooting, said, 'This could be one of the biggest Hollywood movies shot in our country. Trains are the backbone of the film. We'll pay for the shooting and also mention Indian Railways in the credit line. The shooting was supposed to happen in October-November. Now, we've postponed it to January-February. For the past three months, we've been trying to get things in order. The film has Daniel Craig doing stunts on a freight train. While the Indian Railways has given us permission to shoot, I need to meet someone and explain how important it is for us to block two tracks for eight hours a day over five to six days. For the past 15 days, I've been trying to get someone to hear me out. South African authorities are waiting to provide everything that is required to support this movie. If we can't get this cooperation from India, the film will no longer be shot here.'"

Surely, the local authorities wouldn’t stop a major motion-picture like a James Bond movie from shooting there. Either or with the outcome, plenty of other parts of the world are ready and willing to take in Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig and the Broccolis.

Maybe we can finally get some genuine news on the movie beyond its release date next November?