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]

In celebration of James Bond’s 50th anniversary, MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show BOND 50, a collectible box-set featuring all 22 James Bond films on Blu-ray Disc for the first time in one complete offering. The longest running film franchise of all time, the Bond 50 collection marks the debut of nine James Bond films previously unavailable in high definition Blu-ray.  The collection includes all 22 James Bond feature films from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace and more than 130 hours of bonus features including some new and exclusive content.

The box is very cool and sleek showcasing all six iconic James Bond actors, a very solid collection.  Fans of Bond will be pretty busy this year as Skyfall, the newest entry into the franchise, will be released this fall.  Fans can pre-order the set now with participating online retailers – the trailer is below:

• Ben Whishaw is the new Q in the James Bond film Skyfall. [thr]
• The first Men In Black III teaser poster spotted. [image]
• Watch a red-band clip from Young Adult. [traileraddict]
• Riddick secures new financing and resumes production. [tmz]
• Design for the Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man seen on Pez Dispenser. [cbm]
• Tom Hanks to star in WWII Hitler drama In The Gardern of Beasts. [thr]
• Fox wants Matthew Vaughn back to direct the sequel to X-Men: First Class. [shh]
• Michael Chiklis, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, and Common team up for thriller Pawn. [deadline]

The Angelina Jolie 60 Minutes Interview, watch it below:

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.

• A few movies have tweaked release dates, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse will open December 25th, The Adventures of Tintin and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will both open in wide release (including IMAX) on Wednesday, Dec. 21. [Deadline 1, 2] UPDATED in our Fall & Holiday Movie Guide 2011.
• X-Files creator Chris Carter is back to TV with mystery drama, I hope this doesn’t mean he’s forgotten an X-Files 2012 movie. [deadline]
• Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ gets a release date. [theplaylist]
• Ellen Page joins cast of ‘The East’ [variety]
• More photos from the Avengers. [comingsoon]
• Berenice Marlohe is the new Bond girl. [twitchfilm]

• Josh Brolin is set to star in Spike Lee’s remake of the Park Chan-wook revenge thriller Oldboy. [Deadline]
• A Back to the Future and Dukes of Hazard mashup T-Shirt design was only a matter of time. [teefury]
• Takashi Miike’s ‘Ninja Kids’ is set for a Hollywood remake, I for one am stunned. [THR]
• A real life Snakes on A Plane foiled by authorities. [latinofoxnews]
• The next James Bond movie may have a title and story, but probably not. [bleedingcool]
• Steven Spielberg and Stephen King take ‘Under the Dome’ to Showtime. [THR]

The Hunger Games Teaser Trailer:

MGM and Sony Pictures have set release dates for James Bond 23 (unofficial title), October 26, 2012 in the UK and November 9, 2012 in the US.  Little is known about the film so far, Daniel Craig will return as James Bond and Sam Mendes directs. As reported before, Javier Bardem could end up in the film, and Judi Dench will likely return.  Casino Royale was a great entry into the series, a lot of people didn’t like Quantum of Solace, but I think we can all agree the consistent performance of Daniel Craig is what makes these movies enjoyable, he’s awesome.