Skyfall- New James Bond movie announced

"Skyfall" will be the title of the 23rd James Bond pic, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced in London on Thursday.

Pic goes into production Monday and will begin its worldwide roll out in the U.K. and Ireland on Oct. 26, 2012, and in North America on Nov. 9, 2012.

In the pic, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, according to a statement released by Eon Prods., MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Helmer Sam Mendes plus stars Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem (confirmed as the villain in the pic), Judi Dench and Bond girls Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe were at a packed presser at London's Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place.

Additional cast, who weren't present due to work commitments, include Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw.

Mendes wouldn't reveal much about the plot -- in fact everyone present was tight-lipped about details -- but he assured journos that the film would contain "a lot of action."

He said the pic will lense in Whitehall in London, Pinewood Studios, China, Istanbul, Turkey and Scotland.

Wilson confirmed that the budget would remain in the same range as "Quantum of Solace," which sat at $230 million, and despite MGM's economic turmoil over the past year, project was not affected by budget cuts.

"We haven't had to change anything in the script to get what we want," said Wilson. "In fact we keep on adding things. We're not feeling that we've had to sacrifice for this film."

Screenplay was penned by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan.

The announcement was made in London 50 years to the day since Sean Connery was announced as Bond for "Dr. No."

The director of photography will be Roger Deakins, who previously shot "Jarhead" and "Revolutionary Road" for Mendes.

Production designer is Dennis Gassner, who designed "Quantum of Solace" and worked with Mendes on "Road to Perdition" and "Jarhead."

So now we have to research these two, that I've never heard of; Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe.

Did you know that Stana Katic had a small part in Quantum of Solace, right near the end, on screen for a minute or two.

Always ready for another Bond movie!

( by the way Helen McCrory was Narcissa Malfoy in the Potter movies)


Skyfall' adds to cast
Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace join James Bond pic
By Diana Lodderhose
LONDON -- Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace have joined the cast of James Bond pic "Skyfall."

News was announced on the official Bond Twitter account on Monday.

Brit thesp McCrory has been seen in the last three "Harry Potter" pics and features in Martin Scorsese's "Hugo."

She also voiced the character of Mrs. Bean in "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and played former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie Blair, in "The Queen" in 2006.

Swedish thesp Rapace (who was once married to Noomi Rapace, star of the Swedish version of "The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo") has starred in an array of pics native to his home territory, including "Beyond" and "Jag Saknar Dig."

Both will join a stellar cast including Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe.

Sam Mendes is at the helm of the 23rd Bond pic, which is skedded to be released Oct. 26, 2012 in Blighty.

I wonder what the new Aston Martin will look like?

Well for sure they're going to have plenty of 2012 models to pick from:

Virago, dbs, Cygnet, Rapide, Vantage, db9, Zagato.

Hopefully they will pick the Zagato, my favorite and a revival of the classic Aston Zagatos of the 60's. They've retained the "double bubble" roof, a trademark of many of Zagato's bodies. He used them on Alfas, Maseratis, etc. Originally they were there to provide extra head clearance for the driver and passenger because he brought the roof line down so low to save metal and weight. Minimum weight for the car was always Zagato's design goals and his bodies were always in aluminum (this was long before carbon fiber of course) and he used plexiglass instead of glass in the windows to save weight. Of course plexiglass would scratch, discolor, and cloud over with time so if the car survived that long (many Zagatos were raced ) visibility became a chancy thing... :lol:

Of course with the new Astons, Zagato is a style feature rather than a minimalist statement so I expect it will be about as luxurious as any of the other models.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/frankfurt/2012-aston-martin-v12-zagato

https://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=emilio+zagato&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGLL_enUS373US373&ie=UTF-8

Looking forward to this!