First SKYFALL videoblog from director Sam Mendes // February 21. 2012
Late tonight in the US, the first videoblog entry from SKYFALL director Sam Mendes debuted on 007.com, the official James Bond website. In the all-too-brief 1:30 entry, Mendes describes his own "personal relationship with Bond" which began as a nine-year-old fan of the films. Mendes also describes how CASINO ROYALE reminded him a great deal of the Sean Connery era of Bond films, and the prospect of making such a "big, fabulous, glamorous, escapist movie" and comment on today's world simultaneously. While short, we can only expect many future entries to follow from Mendes and perhaps others in the cast and crew as the 50th year of Bond leads up to SKYFALL's release this autumn.
Fox/MGM announce BOND 50th anniversary Blu-ray box set // January 10. 2012
As announced at today's Bond director panel at CES, MGM and Fox will offer the ultimate Blu-ray collection of 007 cinema this fall with the BOND 50 box set, arriving in stores just before Bond's 23rd adventure SKYFALL opens in theaters. Read FilmEdge's full news report for complete details and watch the promotional trailer for BOND 50 below:
Production video relaunches Official 007 webstite for SKYFALL // December 28. 2011
The official James Bond 007 website has relauched itself with a new design and content geared directly to promote SKYFALL while also paying homage to the Bond legacy. The grayscale, high-tech design is eyecatching and appropriately gritty for the Daniel Craig era of 007, and the content is fairly robust for the new site jumpstart including sections for News, Skyfall, the Bond in Motion vehicle exhibit, Videos and Games currently touting the GoldenEye 007: Reloaded platform game. A retro flip-card countdown ticks off the 296-or-so days until SKYFALL debuts in theaters. Watch the introductory video by veteran Bond producer Michael G. Wilson in FilmEdge's Video Surveillance sector.
SKYFALL Press Conference Video // November 3. 2011
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli officially announce the title of Bond 23 as SKYFALL, an original story arc extending from CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE but not based on any existing work by Ian Fleming. Director Sam Mendes and cast members Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris and Bérénice Marlohe join in but reveal only cryptic clues about 007's new mission.
SKYFALL Press Conference Interview Soundbites // November 3. 2011
FilmEdge's compilation of post-press conference interview soundbites with SKYFALL cast members including Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Bérénice Marlohe and Naomie Harris.
SKYFALL Press Conference Introduction by Director Sam Mendes // November 3. 2011
At the London press conference producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli officially announce the title and production of the 23rd Bond film, SKYFALL, which will be released in Fall 2012 just days apart from the 50th anniversary of DR. NO.
Director Sam Mendes announces SKYFALL shooting locations in Whitehall, London along with Pinewood Studio, Shanghai and other parts of China, Istanbul plus other loations in Turkey, and Scotland. Mendes also confirms the casting of Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw in undisclosed character roles, joining cast members Javier Bardem, Judi Dench and Naomie Harris.
SKYFALL Press Conference [full-length video] // added November 5. 2011
AbsoluteRadio provides this full-length and unedited video of the SKYFALL press conference in London from November 3rd..
