The stunning Daniel Craig and regal Dame Judi Dench were in stunning Glencoe, Scotland for one day of filming.
Cast and crew are scheduled to film at Duntrune Castle, Scotland. Speculation is this is the location for the film’s finale and the villain’s lair.
In Ian Fleming’s novels, James Bond’s father is from Glencoe, Scotland.
For more photos here’s the link on MI6.com.
The meaning of Hollywood cool is being rewritten by Daniel Craig. Take the DNA of Steve McQueen and Sean Connery and you have Craig. The man is evolving cool with every film.
When I saw these pictures on MI6 I immediately of Craig as Mr. X in Layer Cake – smooth, in control, wears a suit like a weapon no matter how fast he’s running through London.
Director Sam Mendes, Craig and the Skyfall crew is filming in Tower Hall gunning for a cab and bearing his iconic gun. Team Skyfall is also filming at the famous Vauxhall Bridge that goes over the Thames and the cinematic home of MI6.
For more photos here’s the MI6 link.
James Bond is a family tradition and a family business. My dad took me to my first 007 movies as a kid and we could always reflect on our favorite moments as we both got older.
007 Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are continuing the legacy of their dad, Albert R. Broccoli. After the first official Skyfall set photo was revealed Wilson talked about the men who’ve played Bond over the years and how team Skyfall is bringing back elements that made the 007 adventures of the 60’s and 70’s such hits.
“Sean was a tough guy; he set the tone,” Wilson said. “[Roger] played it more comic. Roger was lighthearted. Timothy brought it down to earth and Pierce brought a touch of charm and touchiness.”
“[Daniel] is a great actor who takes it back to the Sean days,” Wilson said.
Did you notice no mention of George Lazenby who played Bond once in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service? I think that performance and film never gets the praise it deserves.
In an earlier story, Daniel Craig referenced From Russia, With Love and Live and Let Die as influential Bond films he enjoyed.
Thanks to MI6 for the story.
The first official photo from the set of the next James Bond movie Skyfall was revealed today. It shows a bearded Daniel Craig armed with his Walther in Shanghai.
This scene was filmed at the famed Pinewood Studios, England back in November. You may have seen the unofficial photo of Craig in a swimsuit in a rooftop hotel pool.
Thanks to MI6.com for the story behind the photo.
How thrilling would it be to live in London right now.? You might see James Bond in action.
The cast and crew are filming across the city. Director Sam Mendes and star Daniel Craig were at the Smithfield Market for a shoot involving Range Rovers.
The crew is busy in central London capturing shots of Heron Tower, a visually stunning new building. This may substitute for a scene set in Shanghai. A crew is going to China to shoot exteriors only.
For more photos and details visit MI6.com.
By the way I picked up Carte Blanche this weekend. It’s the new James Bond novel by Jeffrey Deaver. Very exciting read and cool update of the literary 007.
The writer penning the next James Bond adventure is nominated for an Academy Award. John Logan co-wrote Skyfall and has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Hugo.
If Logan wins that would mean even more Oscar gold for the cast and crew of 007’s new adventure. Oscar winners Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench are past of the cast. Oscar winning Best Director Sam Mendes is the director of Skyfall.
For more on Skyfall visit MI6.
Skyfall is not based on any of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels or short stories. An image on the official 007 Twitter feed could be a key plot point and perhaps the meaning of Skyfall? Never underestimate a fan’s obsessive eye and need for information!
You may consider this speculation a SPOILER so you may not want to keep reading:
It’s just clapper board but if you look closer you see what looks like two meteorites entering the atmosphere according to MI6.com.
Thanks to MI6-HQ.com for capturing the images and their analysis.
When I first heard Skyfall I thought the plot could be some invention that can bring down satellites – maybe like when Desmond Hume inadvertently brought down Ocean Flight 815 on Lost.
As I write this post (and remembering the official statement that M’s past come back to haunt her) I’m thinking of For Your Eyes Only when 007 races Russian operatives to recover critical military technology from a sunken ship. Perhaps Skyfall will involve Bond racing to recover secrets in a crashed satellite. After the plots of Daniel Craig’s previous films I think crashing meteorites is little too sci-fi but with the cast and crew involved – they could make any plot work.
All 6 actors who played James Bond will unite in the same place for a lavish party to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 007 film franchise. Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
MGM calls this meeting the climax in a series of events celebrating the anniversary and the upcoming new film Skyfall. 007 leading ladies including Ursula Andress and Eva Green will join the party.
Daniel Craig said: “It’s an astonishing record for any character to endure for five decades in showbiz but I’ll bet this: the franchise is such a phenomenon that in another 50 years time a whole new bunch of actors and their leading ladies will be gathering for another party when James Bond becomes a centenarian.”
Thanks to MI6 for the story.