[Solo]

TITLE:
SKYFALL




DIRECTOR:
Sam Mendes

WRITER:
John Logan

CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Roger Deakins

COMPOSER:
David Arnold

CAST:
Daniel Craig as James Bond
Judi Dench as M
Berenice Marlohe as Severin
Naomie Harris as Eve
Javier Bardem as ?
Ralph Fiennes as SOMEONE WHO APPARENTLY CAN'T BE NAMED BECAUSE BOND FANS KNOW HIM
Albery Finney as SOMEONE WHO APPARENTLY CAN'T BE NAMED BECAUSE BOND FANS KNOW HIM
Ben Wishaw as SOMEONE WHO APPARENTLY CAN'T BE NAMED BECAUSE BOND FANS KNOW HIM

SYNOPSIS:

Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Announce 7th November Is Start of Production for 23rd James Bond Film "SKYFALL" LONDON, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today presented the cast of the 23rd James Bond adventure, entitled SKYFALL. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his third film as James Bond 007. The screenplay is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan. SKYFALL, which goes into production on Monday, November 7th, will begin its worldwide roll-out in the UK and Ireland on October 26th 2012 and in North America on November 9th 2012. Joining Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Director Sam Mendes were members of the cast of SKYFALL, including: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe. The filmmakers also announced Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw. In SKYFALL, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. "We're so delighted to have Sam Mendes direct SKYFALL and be working once again with Daniel Craig. We've a great script, an extraordinary cast and an incredibly talented creative team for this latest James Bond adventure," said Wilson and Broccoli. The Director of Photography is Roger Deakins, a nine-time Oscar® nominee who previously shot the films Jarhead and Revolutionary Road for Mendes. The Production Designer is Oscar® winner Dennis Gassner, who previously designed Quantum of Solace and collaborated with Mendes on the films Road to Perdition and Jarhead. The Editor is Stuart Baird, A.C.E., whose many credits include Casino Royale. Jany Temime, whose many credits include the Harry Potter series, In Bruges, and Children of Men, is the Costume Designer. Action specialist Alexander Witt is the 2nd Unit Director. Gary Powell is Stunt Co-ordinator, Chris Corbould is SFX Supervisor and Steve Begg is Visual Effects Supervisor, all of whom have worked on previous Bond films.

RELEASE:
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SITE:
http://www.skyfall-movie.com/

[Anastacio]

I'm so excited!
MI6-HQ have a hard time dealing with the traffic.

Posted this in the other thread:
Press are inside now, they speculate there's room for 4 cast members:

-- I removed the picture as it's in the OP --

Anyone else doing live blogs, besides MI6-HQ?

[lobdale]

There's something that really takes me back about these tiny little images from a single, unhyped press conference from a fansite who has probably been waiting for this forever.

It's like the old N64 days all over again!

[Hot Coldman]

Um, it's 11:08 GMT right now, Solo. But it's definitely 40 minutes away?

Either way, SHAKE MY HYPE.

[Sirius]

Conference starts at 11:45am GMT -- should be good!

[Acidote]

I guess one of the cast members could be Anton... Javier Bardem, sort of official presentation of the villain.

[Solo]

4 cast members? I'm guessing Craig, Bardem, whoever the Bond girl is, and then either Dench or someone else (Fiennes?).

[AniHawk]

maybe cleese will reprise his role as q.

[Solo]

Um, it's 11:08 GMT right now, Solo. But it's definitely 40 minutes away? Either way, SHAKE MY HYPE.

Well, it would be 37 minutes for you then :P

34 minutes as of this very post.

[Anastacio]

I think we'll see Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Berenice Marlohe and Javier Bardem (?)
Won't we get confirmation on more roles than those who are represented at the conference?

Live Tweet
BBC are live tweeting the press conference on their Twitter as well.

And a little trivia, today it was exactly 50 years ago Sean Connery were introduced as James Bond.

[Solo]

I think we'll see Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Berenice Marlohe and Javier Bardem (?) Won't we get confirmation on more roles than those who are represented at the conference?

We should. I would imagine we will get an official title, most of the major casting, and most importantly, something we haven't had yet - a plot synopsis.

[Scullibundo]

MI6 is timing out goddammit!

[Solo]

MI6 is timing out goddammit!

They are no doubt getting hammered worldwide right now. Probably gonna be their heaviest traffic day in their entire existence.

[Scullibundo]

This is the avatar teaser all over again.

[Dead Man]

Come on...

[Anastacio]

A little article to read while we wait (for those who aren't up to date with the rumors):
5 Things WhatCulture Expects From Today's Conference

Edit:
Oh wow, are you guys hammering this site now as well? They can't handle the traffic.

[Solo]

And a little trivia, today it was exactly 50 years ago Sean Connery were introduced as James Bond.

Bond At 50: Sean Connery Is James Bond 3rd November 2011 Exactly 50 years ago today, Sean Connery was announced as the actor who would be playing Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond 007 in "Dr. No", the first movie in the series by EON Productions. The beginnings of James Bond's film career went virtually unnoticed by the trade press, except for a few brief notices announcing the forthcoming film as one of a slate of productions being readied by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. 'Cubby' Broccoli. But while the rest of the world carried on blissfully unaware of what was coming, the producers had hired writer Richard Maibaum to work on a treatment based on Thunderball. But that messy court case surrounding the novel was to rear its ugly head and frightened Saltzman and Broccoli away, though not before Maibaum had actually finished his first draft screenplay. Instead, they turned their attentions to Dr No which was now being prepared by Maibaum and Wolf Mankowitz. Above: Sean Connery meets James Bond's creator Ian Fleming in 1962. But there was one vital element still missing from the production - Saltzman and Broccoli didn't have anyone yet to play Bond. On 5 October 1961, Kinematograph Weekly announced that production on Dr No would not now take place until the following year, allowing the producers to concentrate on their search for a star. A national newspaper ran a competition looking for the screen Bond and had whittled down more than 1,000 contestants to a more manageable six, all of whom were screen tested by EON at Twickenham studios. Of the six, one man emerged as the clear leader - a young model named Peter Anthony. But he was ultimately deemed unsuitable, though as consolation, he was offered a small part in the film, though he eventually failed to appear. Others who were reportedly being considered for the role at this time included Richard Johnson (who would later play another fictional British secret agent, Bulldog Drummond), Roger Moore, Rex Harrison, Trevor Howard, Max Von Sydow and Patrick McGoohan. The latter was reportedly offered the role but he turned it down, appalled by the character's brutality and wanton behaviour. Broccoli himself, meanwhile, was keen on pursuing Cary Grant for the role. Fleming favoured either David Niven, Moore or his cousin, Christopher Lee, with his neighbour in Jamaica, Noel Coward, as Dr No, all of whom were deemed unsuitable for one reason or another. The first time that Sean Connery's name went into the hat was at a dinner party attended by Saltzman and his wife at the Polish club in London. Also present were producer Benjamin Fisz, and editor Peter Hunt (then finishing off work on a comedy, "On The Fiddle", for Fisz and himself a key player in later Bond films). During dinner, Saltzman mentioned the problems that he and Broccoli had been having in finding the right man to play Bond when Fisz mentioned to Hunt that Connery, who was appearing in the still unfinished "On the Fiddle", might fit the bill. Hunt screened a couple of reels of the film featuring Connery for Saltzman, while in the States, Broccoli had already seen Connery's work in the successful Disney comedy-musical "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" (1958). Connery, a former naval rating, milkman and labourer, had been toiling away in film and TV since 1957, never really achieving the sort of roles that would best suit his obvious talents. In October 1961, Connery was invited to EON's offices in Mayfair, London, for the first of a series of interviews with Saltzman and Broccoli. The producers were impressed by what they saw - Broccoli liked the young Scot's body language and Saltzman later revealed [on the BBC's Whicker's World in 1967] that they simply "liked the way he moved..." United Artists were initially reluctant to employ Connery, feeling that Saltzman and Broccoli could do rather better if they tried hard enough. But Saltzman and Broccoli stood their ground and Connery was offered a multi-picture deal in late October 1961. The Daily Cinema announced the casting of Connery on 3rd November 1961 and Connery was immediately the attention of much press speculation and interest. His best print 'performance' was clearly his interview with Susan Barnes for The Sunday Express published on 31st December 1961 which culminated in Connery and Barnes debating violence towards women and Barnes "beating a rapid retreat" from the rising star's apartment.

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[Solo]

9 chairs at the conference.

Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem would all seem to be certainties. That leaves 4 seats up in the air in my eyes.

[brianjones]

any news on whether this will feature a love interest or a guy trying to take over the world

[Dead Man]

Bugger it, I'm off to bed. I'll catch up in the morning. Have fun, lads.

[Solo]

No, but snarky and unfunny posts lacking capitalization and punctuation have been confirmed.

[Hot Coldman]

No, but snarky and unfunny posts lacking capitalization and punctuation have been confirmed.

blame space will be there?!

[Solo]

blame space will be there?!

Half of GAF will be there!

[Superimposer]

Goddammit, 11.45 is the exact time I have to leave the house

[duckroll]

What's happening??? OMG I'm so excited! Someone hold me!! Have they announced anything yet?!

[Scullibundo]

What's happening??? OMG I'm so excited! Someone hold me!! Have they announced anything yet?!

Announcement of an announcement. I never did understand these kinds of threads.

[Solo]

I will kill you both

[Scullibundo]

It's Solo's birthday and he can cry another day if he wants to.

[duckroll]

I will kill you both

[Anastacio]

Definitely 9 chairs.

The Corinthia Hotel is now full.

[ZombieFred]

Should be interesting to see who's going to fill those other spaces.

[WillyFive]

Hopefully it's more Casino Royale than Quantum of Solace.

[ZombieFred]

What's the best live blog/stream for this?

[Anastacio]

What's the best live blog/stream for this?

I would say Twitter is your best source at this moment. MI6-HQ as an alternative.

[Sn4ke_911]

Hopefully it's more Casino Royale than Quantum of Solace.

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[Anastacio]

It's starting, dun, dun, duuuunnn.

By the way, is it a Sky News exclusive? Don't BBC or CNN show anything?

[Solo]

If anyone has Sky and an iPad, its streaming on there too.

[XDaveyboyX]

Skyfall it is then

[Anastacio]

Confirmed: 007 SKYFALL is the title.

[Solo]

So the title WAS indeed discovered by the same method as QoS was. Sony really needs to stop registering 800 domains right before the conference.

:lol

[Krev]

Skyfall is a great title, so I'm happy.

[strafer]

Great name.

[Anastacio]

Ben Wishaw has been confirmed as being part of the cast, as a yet unknown role.

Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney are on board too.

[duckroll]

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/n...007-movie.html

11:47am: Sam Mendes says the movie will shoot at Pinewood, Whitehall in London, China, Istanbul and Scotland. He calls the script "fantastic" and has all the elements of a Bond movie. To quell rumours, he says, there'll be lots of action.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[Solo]

Ben Wishaw has been confirmed as being part of the cast, as a yet unknown role.

Can I assume you are lucky enough to be actually watching this? You keep getting the info well before it gets on Twitter or MI6's blog for me.

[Acidote]

Ben Wishaw has been confirmed as being part of the cast, as a yet unknown role.

Working again with Daniel Craig then.

[Anastacio]

Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, Dame Judi Dench, Javier Bardem and Daniel Craig is on stage!

Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney are on board too.

Great cast!

Edit:
Apparently both Bérénice Marlohe and Naomie Harris are Bond girls.. Maybe there's still a chance Naomie is Moneypenny, we don't know yet.

[Solo]

Fiennes? OH MY GOOOOOOOD

[FyreWulff]

"Sky-" is the new 3D.

Pretty cool name for a Bond movie though.

[Guzim]

Albert Finney is going to be in this too? Hell yes!