State," a lot. Q: The opening sequence, the embassy protest, is very eerie. When the recent Middle East events happened, was there any concern? Affleck: I think it was always important to us that the movie not be politicized. We went to great pains to try to make it very factual and fact based, both on knowing that it was coming up before an election in the United States when a lot of things get politicized and also at a time... We couldn't obviously forecast how terrible things would become now. But even when we made the movie, we saw some resonance as I said to the Arab Spring, to the countries that were in tumult. So, naturally, we just wanted to be judicious and careful about presenting the facts and also stand firmly behind that and say this is an examination of this part of the world and just because a part of the world is undergoing strife and tumult doesn't mean you stop examining it or stop looking at it or talking about it. I think that would be a bad thing. Q: Considering espionage in film and the fact that this month marks 50 years of James Bond on film, what would you say is your favorite James Bond and why? Affleck: Oh my goodness. I love the poster for "Thunderball." They made some great posters in the early to mid-sixties during the Sean Connery-era Bond. I think they're doing a great job with it now. I'm