THE latest James Bond adventure will be called Skyfall, it was announced
yesterday.
It will see Daniel Craig’s secret agent joined by actors Albert Finney and
Ralph Fiennes.
Dame Judi Dench returns once more as spy chief M and Oscar winner Javier
Bardem will star as the spy’s latest nemesis.
At a press conference in London the film’s director Sam Mendes – who admitted
he had been a fan of the series since childhood – said the film would be
shot in London, Turkey and Scotland.
Finney has already been a villainous star of rival Bourne film franchise, but
movies bosses would not go into detail about his or Fiennes’ roles in the
new Bond film.
Craig revealed filming starts today, adding: “It’s too late to turn back now”.
Bond girl Naomie Harris plays an agent called Eve. French actress Berenice
Marlohe said her character would be “glamorous” and “enigmatic”.
It will be 007’s 23rd screen adventure.
The franchises’ future was thrown into doubt when studio MGM filed for
bankruptcy in 2010.
But the latest instalment will hit cinema screens a year from now – four years
after Bond’s last adventure, Quantum Of Solace.
And its 43-year-old star has been impatient for filming to start, previously
saying: “We’ve got a script, it’s fantastic. I’m gagging to go, I’ve
had a break now.
“Although it sort of seemed like it was never going to happen, it always
was going to happen – it was just a matter of sorting out people and
financing.
“We start shooting October or November this year.
“It’s been nice to have some time off from the role, it’s given me a
chance to have a break.”