![Image](http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en_fuego/files/2010/07/chicken-little-sky-falling.jpg)
![Image](http://www.urbandigs.com/sky-falling.jpg)
Digital Spy reported live from the event. Follow the James Bond 23 press conference in full below:
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a ... yfall.html
11:23am: We've arrived at the venue in our Aston Martin (actually, the tube). Journalists are gathered awaiting Daniel Craig, Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. We're due to kick off at 11.45am... stay with Digital Spy for our James Bond 23 live blog!
© Digital Spy
11.36am: Still waiting for the arrivals. Early rumors have the film's title pegged as Skyfall. What do you all think of that? Unfortunately we can't take pictures during the press conference, so here's another sneaky one before it all begins.
You might also want to follow our Twitter feed @dsatthemovies for updates.
11:43am: The James Bond theme music has started playing. Exciting!
11:46am: We're off! On the panel are producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Michael has just confirmed that the title is i fact Skyfall.
11:47am: Sam Mendes says the movie will shoot at Pinewood, Whitehall in London, China, Istanbul and Scotland. He calls the script "fantastic" and has all the elements of a Bond movie. To quell rumors, he says, there'll be lots of action.
© Digital Spy
11:49am: Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris and Judi Dench are the Bond girls taking to the stage, alongside Javier Bardem and Daniel Craig. Sam Mendes also reveals Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw are in the cast
11:51am: Sam Mendes, who says his first Bond film seen was Live and Let Die, says: "I thought the story was fantastic, I love Daniel and Judi. This is an enormous challenge."
11:55am: Daniel says he's feeling "very comfortable" about playing Bond now for a third time. He says they start shooting today. "No turning back now!" he quips.
11:56am: Naomie says she's spent two months in training for "the rollercoaster that's about to commence". Rumors are she's playing Moneypenny - will she be joining 007 on a mission?
11:57am: A question to Bérénice, whose looking splendid in red, to expand on her character. She plays a "glamourous enigmatic" character, while Naomie adds that she portrays a field agent called Eve.
11:59am: Michael says the producers haven't had to change anything in the script for budget reasons. "All the money will go on the screen," according to Barbara.
12:01pm: Skyfall does not relate to any other Ian Fleming story. Regarding the theme song, they are considering people but nobody to announce yet.
© Digital Spy
12:02pm: Daniel Craig says this will be Bond with a capital 'B'. "It's all in the script and we've got a great script."
12:04pm: Sam Mendes will be hands-on with the actin sequences, name-checking Martin Campbell and John Glen as helmers who've been very involved with the big set pieces. "The action needs to co-exist with the drama. That's the balance we have to strike."
12:05pm: Next year will be the 50th anniversary of James Bond on screen. Michael says a documentary is being made that looks back at the history of Bond, along with much more for the golden anniversary. The theme of this conference seems to be: We'd love to tell you more, but we can't!
12:08pm: The title Skyfall "has some emotional context which will be revealed in the film".
12:10pm: The movie doesn't connect with the previous two films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. It's its own story.
12:12pm: Will Javier and Daniel be taking their shirts off? Barbara: "d**n right!"
12:15pm That's your lot. The press conference has wrapped. We're off to shake a dry Martini. Keep your eyes peeled on the Digital Spy movies section today for much more on Skyfall.
And Craig can now sue her as soon as he is done working for her. If this were a male producer saying this about a female star, no way it is appropriated behavior.12:12pm: Will Javier and Daniel be taking their shirts off? Barbara: "d**n right!"
Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Announce 7th November Is Start of Production for 23rd James Bond Film "SKYFALL"
LONDON, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today presented the cast of the 23rd James Bond adventure, entitled SKYFALL. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his third film as James Bond 007. The screenplay is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan. SKYFALL, which goes into production on Monday, November 7th, will begin its worldwide roll-out in the UK and Ireland on October 26th 2012 and in North America on November 9th 2012.
Joining Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Director Sam Mendes were members of the cast of SKYFALL, including: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe. The filmmakers also announced Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw.
In SKYFALL, 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.
"We're so delighted to have Sam Mendes direct SKYFALL and be working once again with Daniel Craig. We've a great script, an extraordinary cast and an incredibly talented creative team for this latest James Bond adventure," said Wilson and Broccoli.
The Director of Photography is Roger Deakins, a nine-time Oscar® nominee who previously shot the films Jarhead and Revolutionary Road for Mendes. The Production Designer is Oscar® winner Dennis Gassner, who previously designed Quantum of Solace and collaborated with Mendes on the films Road to Perdition and Jarhead. The Editor is Stuart Baird, A.C.E., whose many credits include Casino Royale. Jany Temime, whose many credits include the Harry Potter series, In Bruges, and Children of Men, is the Costume Designer. Action specialist Alexander Witt is the 2nd Unit Director. Gary Powell is Stunt Co-ordinator, Chris Corbould is SFX Supervisor and Steve Begg is Visual Effects Supervisor, all of whom have worked on previous Bond films.
Yeah, not trying to sound sexist (and no offense to female viewers here) but this is the same sad crap some female (some not all) get away with on UK tv getting a guy to strip down, point at them or in interviews ask them to do that..a male presenter wouldn't say to a woman show us your...etc love why because it's sexist but yet it can be done for this and seriously wtf why is bond and the villain shirtless? if it's a scene where bonds seducing a woman, getting changed or going to the beach I can understand, but this?, this is meant to be bond ffs not a fighting film where that's expected, christ we've already lost the sauveness, class, cool villains, gadgets, hot bond women, q, moneypenny and bond now we've got this and if craig grew a pair he should retaliate to babs comment because regardless of hating craig she's being bloody sexist.Omega wrote:And Craig can now sue her as soon as he is done working for her. If this were a male producer saying this about a female star, no way it is appropriated behavior.12:12pm: Will Javier and Daniel be taking their shirts off? Barbara: "d**n right!"
Trying to find a pic from today, this one is from CvA and Craig look like he is going to lose it.
The bond franchise may as well be called twilight now, any other actor would've reacted to babs comment, but since craig seems to like being babs pet he wont say anything, but I guess like this bond (no balls) it's expected, it just really ticks Me off that this is meant to be more of an equel society for everyone but now it seems more like it's gone the opposite way and ..yeah if I was an actor and someone only wanted Me in a film for the opposite and not My skills I'd ask why the hell am I here then, if that's what danielle wants so much along with babs go be a bloody male model not james bond, bond always had style and class now he's bile and crass, then again most daytime tv shows seem to do that if a guys on, sometimes before they're on they don't talk about their acting skills and say when he's there we basically don't care what you have to say, take your clothes off, again maybe it's just Me and getting the wrong impression here but what the hell's happening to this world?, I would've said pardon and questioned them, I don't treat women like sex objects and I don't understand why we have to be treated like that as well, I want to hear what said actors films about because it sounds interesting but said female presenter only wants them there for exact same reason babs wants craig in the bond films..again it's an insult and I don't know if it's just Me that feels like that sometimes.Mazer Rackham wrote:The video is worse mate.Although it was tongue and cheek for the most part. Danno should object to this because it reinforces what everyone already thinks they know, he didn't get the job because of skill or merit if you take my meaning.
Here ya go:Omega wrote: I'm looking for a video of the presser just to see what it looked like.
Kristatos wrote:Here ya go:Omega wrote: I'm looking for a video of the presser just to see what it looked like.
[video][/video]
Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote:Will this nightmare never end?
I think you're wasting your time hoping anything good for this movie, and I'm sure BJ will agree with me on this.CaptainLewis wrote:Ho-hum, maybe Ralph Fiennes can save this film.
Sounds like a Lifetime movie of the week.Omega wrote: In SKYFALL, 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.
Chief of Staff, 007's gone round the bend. Says someone's been trying to feed him a poisoned banana. Fellow's lost his nerve. Been in the hospital too long. Better call him home.