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CAST

James Bond, Agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan) Pierce Brosnan returns for his third stint as Agent 007. This time, he's assigned to protect Elektra King, whose father was killed in a bombing at MI6. He soon finds out about a plot to take over the world's oil supply, and enlists the help of a nuclear weapons expert (Richards) to stop it.

Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards) Richards (Starship Troopers) plays a nuclear weapons expert who Bond turns to for help in defusing Renard's plot to take over the world's oil supply. While Jones agrees to lend Bond some advice, she soon gets caught up in far more than she bargained for.

Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) Elektra is the daughter of an oil tycoon and an old friend of MI6 head M. When her father dies in a bombing, Bond is assigned to protect her, and soon begins falling for her. But he soon finds that she has less noble intentions than continuing her father's legacy.

Renard (Robert Carlyle) Carlyle (The Full Monty) plays the evil villian who has a bullet lodged in his brain, rendering him impervious to pain. Renard launches a plot to take over the world's oil supply, and soon enlists several people to assist him, including Bond's new charge, Elektra.

M (Dame Judi Dench) The Oscar-winning actress reprises her role as the head of MI6. This time, M sees an old friend killed by a bombing at MI6 headquarters. She asks Agent 007 to guard her friend's daughter, who soon leads Bond, into a plot to control the world's oil supply.

Q (Desmond Llewellyn) The familiar and much-loved staple to the Bond films returns for his 18th reprise as MI6's gadget wizard, Q. This time, Q not only has to deal with the frustration he feels around Bond, but with the headaches brought on by the bumblings of his new assistant, R (Cleese).

R (John Cleese) John Cleese (of Monty Python fame) plays R, the bumbling new assistant to Q. R's role will be to assist the gadget wizard at MI6 and to assume the role once Q "retires."

Other cast members include:

Samantha Bond: Moneypenny, M's trusted secretary.

Robbie Coltrane: Valentin Zukovsky, an enemy turned ally turned enemy of Bond (last seen in GoldenEye)

Maria Grazia Cucinotta: Cigar Girl, who Bond pursues down the Thames River after an explosion at MI6 headquarters.

John Seru: Gabor, a bodyguard for Renard, the villian.

Claude Oliver-Rudoph: Akakievich, a Russian colonel who falls for Renard's propoganda

Ulrich Thomson: Davidov

PLOT

The World Is Not Enough begins at MI6 Headquarters in London, England. A bomb goes off, killing Sir Robert King, an old friend of M's and the father of Elektra King. A high-speed chase ensues on the Thames River to capture the guilty parties and concludes at the Millennium Dome.

After the bombing, Bond is charged with protecting the Elektra (Marceau), who has just inherited her father's vast oil empire. Bond begins falling for Elektra, but soon gets distracted by a villian's plans to take over the world's oil supply. He later discovers that his newest charge isn't as innocent as he thought.

Bond encounters Renard in his attempt to protect the world's oil. Renard bears an unusual trait: A bullet lodged in his brain renders him unable to feel pain. Bond finds that it is Renard who is concocting a plan to hold the world's oil reserves hostage -- a plan that involves Bond's latest charge, Elektra.

Bond enlists the help of Dr. Christmas Jones (Richards), a nuclear weapons expert. She soon becomes entangled in Bond's attempts to foil Renard's plans.

Filming locations included England, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, France and Azerbaijan. Action scenes include a chase down the Thames River to the Millennium Dome in England; a pursuit of Bond and Elektra on skis as they are chased by parachutists across the French Alps; and an explosive helicopter attack.

ARTICLES

Agence France Presse -- James Bond Star Becomes First Freeman of Irish Hometown (pic)
Belfast Telegraph Newspapers -- Navan Welcomes Home 007
Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd. Daily Record -- Bond's Night Out With His Enemies (pic)
(Newcastle) Evening Chronicle -- Brosnan, Stars Attend Premiere
The Scotsman -- Bond Premiere Is Not Enough
Daily Mail (London) -- 007 Is Back and Running on Girl Power
The Evening Standard -- The World Is More Than Enough for Non-Stop 007
The Mirror -- Fans Camp Out to Bond With Pierce
The Mirror -- Brosnan Is 00-Heaven
Belfast News Letter -- License-to-Drill Town Crowns 007
Sunday Times (London) -- Robbie Williams Wants to Play 007
Sunday Mail (London) -- 007's Tartan Army the Best Bond Villains Ever
Mail on Sunday (London) -- Premium Bond
The Evening Standard -- Sophie's Choice: Accepting the Role of Bond's New Sidekick Wasn't Easy
Tribune News Services -- Bye-Bye Bond? Brosnan Would Do It
Associated Press -- Bond Popularity a Surprise to New Bond Girl
MGM -- MGM Paying for MTV Bond Programming
New Musical Express -- Garbage Preview Bond Theme Online Now: I'm With the Bond
BIC -- BIC Announces Global Launch of James Bond Limited Edition Lighter Series
Leicester Mercury -- City Premiere Will Put Fans in 007 Heaven
Coventry Evening Telegraph -- Date a Celeb? We'd Rather Sleep!
Daily Mail, London -- Is Ioan Licensed to Thrill?
Coventry Evening Telegraph -- Licensed -- To Shop
Bond Out Early to Foil Pirates in Singapore
Knight Ridder Newspapers -- Spice-y Songstress to Sing Bond Theme
Associated Newspapers -- James Bond Filming Kicks off in Azerbaijan
The Daily Mail (London) -- Ego Blow
South Wales Evening Post -- Shaken but not Stirred by Bond
Associated Newspapers -- "Pussy Galore" Turns Down Bond Reunion
Knight Ridder Newspapers -- No More Butts
The Times (London) -- Bond Star Banned From "Risky" Alps
The Mirror (London) -- Insurers Keep Bond Star From Alps
WENN Entertainment News -- No More Q?
Daily Mail -- Former Bond Girls joining Bond 19?
Liz Smith, Daily Variety -- Pierce's Pressure Point
Dark Horizons Movie News -- August 29&30 and August 31 editions
BBC Online -- "Michael Apted to Direct new Bond film"
Reuters/Variety -- Michael Apted in talks to helm 'Bond 19'
WENN Entertainment News -- James Bond to Tackle Scottish Villains

PUBLICITY

TV Appearances

Pierce Brosnan

Denise Richards

DATES

The World Is Not Enough is available in the U.S. on VHS and DVD.

 

The World Is Not Enough debuted in theatres worldwide on the following dates:

United States	Nov. 19, 1999
Canada	Nov. 19, 1999
Australia	Nov. 25, 1999
United Kingdom	Nov. 26, 1999
France	Dec. 1, 1999
Spain	Dec. 3, 1999
Germany	Dec. 9, 1999
Mexico	Dec. 24, 1999
Italy	Jan. 14, 2000
Japan	Feb. 12, 2000

More premiere dates are available at

http://www.jamesbond.com/bond19/prod_newsflashes/release_schedule.html