Whether it was the 99 cent bargain bin VHS tapes at Superstore, or the annual TBS marathon, I have been a huge fan of the James Bond franchise since I was of a young age. Needless to say, when Skyfall was announced I was beyond excited. Daniel Craig is back for round 3, officially having him surpass Timothy Dalton, and eclipse George Lazenby in the 007 mythology.

While Casino Royale breathed new life into the franchise, Quantum of Solace seemed to take it away. With that being said, Skyfall doesn’t seem to be getting the press that I, and many fellow Bond fans, feel it deserves. Finding any news requires a lot of Google searches, and cross referencing (yes a bit of an exaggeration).

With that long winded description out of the way, consider this your one stop shop for all things Skyfall. As news and releases become available, we will be posting them. This page will be updated frequently. So without further ado..

What’s It About?

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.

Director: Sam Mendes
Stars: Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory, Javier Bardem
Featuring: Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench

Locations Will Be Limited

The word is that the budget for this movie has been cut heavily. So what does that mean for shooting locations? It will mostly be shot in the UK. The only other location shooting will be in Turkey. Originally shooting was to take place in Bali and China among others. At this point it will be shot  in the London locations of Canary Wharf, Charing Cross, and Turkey. At this point, I won’t let it bring me down, I still believe.. that’s what computer special effects are for, right? RIGHT?!

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Daniel Craig emerged from the ocean for our first look at him in Casino Royale, this time for Skyfall, it’s a from behind shot in a swimming pool.  I don’t want to say I know a lot about production, but is this really the best EON Productions could have done?  Also, buy some new trunks already sir.

Sam Mendes is directing Skyfall with Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Albert Finney, Berenice Malohe and Naomie Harris.

Release dates are set for Europe on  October 26th and North America on November 9th.  [Image:  Bond's Facebook]

2012 is the 50th anniversary of the Bond film series, so there’s going to be a lot going on I’m sure.  One thing they did was turn 007.com into the Skyfall website.  There is a short video (posted below) to welcome you that shows off some credit sequence making for the film.

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.

Skyfall is shooting now with director Sam Mendes and the cast of Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Albert Finney, Berenice Malohe and Naomie Harris.  The 23rd Bond film will be released on November 9th.  Until then stay on the official facebook page and 007.com for more.

Well for those who have seen some of my posts around the City of Films, I am a huge James Bond fan. And of course I wanted to quickly share the news that Bond 23 has a title. And what is that title? Skyfall.

My initial thought was that this doesn’t sound like a typical Bond title. But if you dig back far enough you will find single word titles of such great films as: Goldfinger, Thunderball, etc. I have a feeling it will grow on me.

Either way, I am excited this project is moving forward. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench will reprise their roles from the previous 2 films. Sam Mendes will be directing, and the addition of Javier Bardem as the villain will be a most excellent casting choice.

Skyfall hits theaters November 9, 2012.

UPDATE:  Sony Pictures held a press conference today and announced many details on the 23rd James Bond film, which we now know is titled SKYFALL.  Here are some other details via Deadline.

• In regards to the title, Barbara Broccoli says, “It has emotional context which will be revealed in the film.”
• The official James Bond twitter, @007, tweeted the logline: “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.”
• The film also stars Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, and Ben Whishaw.
• Shooting on Skyfall began today.
• Berenice Marlohe is the new Bond girl.

Indiana Jones has taken a new form in our man Tintin, this action is just crazy.  Watch for the motorcycle, that’s all I have to say.  This is the new international trailer for the Peter Jackson-produced Steven Spielberg-directed performance capture animated adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin…whew!  The film is due for release on December 26th this year, watch the trailer below and see all of our Tintin coverage here.

Here is the new international trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo [see all of our coverage].  Maybe a handful of movies a year come out where you just know it’s going to be something special, this dark tale is one of those I’m sure of it.  We will find out for sure December 21st.

There is also a pretty cool ‘making of’ video below set to a musical score from the film from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (check out the great soundtrack to The Social Network.  They make a metallic poster for the movie, an interesting way to tease the soundtrack I guess.

Watch them both below:

If it wasn’t clear enough before, trust me when I say The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has the makings to be the best movie of the year.  In the last City of Films Show [here] we all agreed that it was definitely on our radar as a must see this fall/holiday season, in a moment you will see why.

David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network) and Sony deserve a lot of praise for being so true to the material and holding onto that hard R rating, the feel bad movie of Christmas is for adults, the way it was meant to be.  Much of the success of course will be attributed to screenwriter Steven Zaillian, who’s work you have likely seen -  American Gangster, Gangs of New York, Schindler’s List to name a few.  And yes, Trent Reznor is back (heard in The Social Network) for another great soundtrack.

They have released an extended trailer – three minutes and forty five seconds which is worth watching, for me it marks the last trailer for the film I will watch (I want to go as fresh as I can).  The film stars Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander, a young hacker with a dark secret who investigates the Vanger family with disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig).

Hit the jump to check out the trailer and to read a synopsis.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens December 21.

Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption. [Amazon]

It’s a slow news day, can you tell?  Yesterday we shows you the 25 Greatest Unscripted Scenes in Film, today we have 25 Actors Before They Were Famous.  I didn’t know Daniel Craig was in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court, I did however know that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was on Roseanne because I’ve watched the series enough times.  Leonardo DiCaprio was on an episode in a non speaking role too [see].

Hit the jump to watch the compilation courtesy of YouTube user pleatedjeans: