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MI6 rounds up the latest intel on the upcoming 24th James Bond film
001: New Wheels 002: Villain Casting 003: Continuing Themes 004: Scheduling Slip |
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005: Old Friends
Everyone from the core MI6 team will be back from "Skyfall".
Ralph Fiennes will take charge of MI6 as the new chief 'M',
Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw will reprise their roles as Miss
Moneypenny and gadget-master Q respectively, and Rory Kinnear
will be back as chief of staff Bill Tanner for his third film.
Both Kinnear and Harris talked
about Bond 24 on the red carpet
in London last month.
006: Action For MI6
Both Ralph Fiennes ('M') and Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny) have
expressed their desire to get in the field again and share
in some of the action with 007. Although Fiennes says he has
yet
to see a script, the head of MI6 expects to be getting
out of the office again. "The rumours are that I'm
not stuck behind a desk, that I maybe do get out and maybe
there's a
little bit of action for M. I hope so." Harris also made
similar statements.
007: New Cinematographer
A surprising and, for many, saddening development on the Bond
24 crew broke last month when Roger Deakins announced he would
not
be returning from "Skyfall". The Academy Award-nominated
cinematographer will not be back for Bond 24 when it goes
into production late this year. Deakins said: "[Sam Mendes]
has got a great idea for another film, which is really an extension
of
'Skyfall', but from my point, I don't know what else I could
do with it, really." Deakins was nominated for an Oscar
for his work on "Skyfall", and whilst he's been nominated
for a further 9 films between 1995 and 2013 the respected cinematographer
has never clinched the award.
Bond 24 will be released on October 23rd in the UK and November 6th in the USA.
Briefing
SPECTRE (2015) is the new James Bond film and the 24th in the series. It will be the fourth outing for Daniel Craig as 007, and the second film to be directed by Sam Mendes from a screenplay by John Logan, Neal Purvis & Robert Wade. The new MI6 team of Ralph Fiennes (M), Naomie Harris (Moneypenny), Rory Kinnear (Tanner) and Ben Whishaw (Q) are all reprising their roles. The cast will include Lea Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Christoph Waltz. Production commences on December 8th 2014, with location work as early as 5th January 2015 in Austria. The film will also shoot on location in: Erfoud and Tangier, Morocco; Rome, Italy and Mexico City, Mexico. SPECTRE is scheduled for release on 7th November 2015.