Where should Bond's office be in the future?

Number24

This topic is in no way lifted from MI6Community, because no treads here are :v

The River House where the real MI6 is blew completely up in SPECTRE. There is the new building from the same movie, the Centre for National Security Building (CNS). In practical terms it doesn't really exist and in movie terms it was pretty much buildt by spectre.
There is also the temporary HQ with access from the Thames in SPECTRE.

So where should James Bond's workplace be in the future?
The River House, CNB building, the temporary HQ or somewhere else?

I'm not sure where the MI6 HQ should be in the future. I really don't. But I would love it if the 00-section and the Q branch set up their own headquarters, but obviously still wurking under M and MI6. 00-section and Q Branch should start working under the cover of Universal Exports again. After all that company name hasn't been used in this timeline (has it?)
The UE building could be some stately building in central London that no-one knows is inhabitated by the secret services-

What do you think?

Oakvale

Was the CNS building in Spectre completely CGI or did they use a real exterior?

And Universal Exports was used in QOS when Bond gives a fake business card to one of Greene's henchmen by the docks, it bares the Universal Exports monitor.

In any event, part of me wishes they would go back to the River House, but then destroying it in Skyfall would lose some significance. The CNS building kind of pointless and is too sterile of an environment to use as MI6 HQ. I suppose having a new outpost only for the 00s and Q Branch would be the best choice overall.

Charmed & Dangerous

Before moving to River House, the real SIS building was in an anonymous tower block, I believe, close to where I had an office in Waterloo Road back in the '90s. It would seem fitting that the screen office reverts to somewhere anonymous again in keeping with its shadowy existence - perhaps somewhere overlooking Regents Park or Trafalgar Square to root it back to Bond?

Number24

I had forgotten about the Universal Exports business card in QoS. The CNB building doesn't really exist, it's exterior is entirely CGI.
I agree it's sterile and I don't like it. Completely rebuilding the River House (is that a Le Carre term, or is it in wider use?) makes no sense. After a little research I foud that the Old War Officebuilding in Whitehall was used as MI6 HQ in several Bond movies and was seen in Skyfall. I would like that building to be the HQ of the MI6 in the future and another building in central London to be the 00-section HQ with the Universal Exports cover. Perhaps the Q branch should be there too. It's tempting to let Q branch remain in the underground location it is now, but that might spread the MI6 location in too many places.

Dirty Punker

I don't care much about Skyfall, so they should return there ) . Where was M's scene in SPECTRE set?

Bond44

I was thinking about this recently - if Vauxhall Cross was not rebuilt they would have to airbrush it out of any future London or Thames scenes so why not just rebuild it.

But I was in London over the weekend and there are plenty of empty Government buildings they could relocate too like Admiralty Arch (was supposed to be a hotel but never happened), the old Customs House Building in Lower Thames Street or Old Scotland Yard that's empty now. Or even co locate in Millbank over the water with their oppos but then I guess that would give 'C' what he always wanted all eggs in one basket.

Makes sense to keep the new HQ near the seat of government though

Cheers :007)

Thunderpussy

They could operate out of the Hilderbrand rarity book shop. With Bond arriving to go into a private reading booth
Only to pull a coat hook, to open the door to the new UNCLE ..... Sorry new MI6

Charmed & Dangerous

) Del Floria's, twinned with Hildebrand Books and Rarities. )

Matt S

Thunderpussy wrote:

They could operate out of the Hilderbrand rarity book shop. With Bond arriving to go into a private reading booth
Only to pull a coat hook, to open the door to the new UNCLE ..... Sorry new MI6

The new Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie didn't do it, so it's fair game for Bond.

MooseWithFleas

This opens up a new question for me. Where is Mallory's office at the end of Skyfall and beginning of SPECTRE? If the building was half destroyed, considered unfit for use, and going to be demolished, then where was the classic M office held? Universal Exports front?

I hope they bring back the classic M office look back as it suits Fiennes version of M so well.

Thunderbird 2

Assuming its not a straight reboot, I'd say we will get some sort of office block at incorporates M-Malry's office.

In Spectre we see M-Malry addressing his staff on a monitor during the Blofeld media room scenes. The location is not the CGI almost Gherkin. I think this is pre-established for the next film that MI6 will be located away from the old location. One of the reasons for doing away with the Vauxhaul Building in the films completely.

Pity, I like the SIS building. Its impressive as real world arcitecture. Shame its not part of Bond's world anymore.

Matt S

Thunderbird 2 wrote:

Pity, I like the SIS building. Its impressive as real world arcitecture. Shame its not part of Bond's world anymore.

I liked the use of the SIS Building because it's the real place. But as far as real world architecture goes, the Whitehall buildings are far more impressive, IMHO. When I visited London I went to see both the SIS Building and the Old War Office, one of the old Universal Exports locations, and the War Office was one of the most impressive buildings I've ever seen.

MilleniumForce

I think a return to the war offices would be good, although isn't this suggested in Spectre? At the very end he drives away from the building in the DB5. If he got it from Q, I presume that's the place where he got it from - and presumably that's where Q's new place is located under as well.

Chriscoop

Gchq in Cheltenham would be a natural successor to vauxhall cross



But in these modern times Bond wouldn't have an office, he'd work from home or hotdesk, the government is all about "smarter working"

Chriscoop

Oakvale wrote:

Was the CNS building in Spectre completely CGI or did they use a real exterior?

And Universal Exports was used in QOS when Bond gives a fake business card to one of Greene's henchmen by the docks, it bares the Universal Exports monitor.

In any event, part of me wishes they would go back to the River House, but then destroying it in Skyfall would lose some significance. The CNS building kind of pointless and is too sterile of an environment to use as MI6 HQ. I suppose having a new outpost only for the 00s and Q Branch would be the best choice overall.

For the CNS building they used London city hall, so yes an actual building down on the river.

Number24

The London City Hall was used for interior shots, but the exterior shots were all CGI. So - not a real building.

always shaken

The way its all going east ,it will probably end up in Canary wharf , Jubilee line,DLR,London city airport , and soon crossrail ,and not forgetting Canary wharfs private army of ex police./soldiers running the estate security , id put it there ,