January 25th, 2012
by David Leigh
It appears that Skyfall‘s second unit was shooting in Shanghai in China for three days last week, according to a number of reports that have surfaced online. According to a report on James Bond Brasil (and translated by Google Translate): …filming of 007 – Skyfall began in Shanghai on the evening of January 17 (Tuesday) […]
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January 24th, 2012
by David Leigh
Skyfall Bond girl Bérénice Marlohe says she landed the role of Severine through IMBb. According to a Digital Spy article, quoting an interview with Empire, the French actress says: “I totally heard by chance that they were doing the casting for a James Bond movie, and that one of the auditions was taking place in […]
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January 23rd, 2012
by David Leigh
Dozens of VW Beetles are headed for Turkey, where they will be involved in an elaborate action scene, according to Weston-super-Mare People. Their article, which was published earlier today, says: Motorists driving across the Avonmouth Bridge can see tens of thousands of cars sitting on the docks. The article quotes a reader, who spotted the […]
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January 22nd, 2012
by David Leigh
We recently reported on funeral scenes shot at Greenwich, which featured a number of hearses. However, the Royal British Legion has accused the film makers of being cynical. According to the Telegraph: The scenes, which feature the bodies of eight servicemen killed overseas being repatriated and driven in a funeral cortege past hundreds of mourners […]
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January 21st, 2012
by David Leigh
Skyfall cast and crew have arrived at Elstead, near Godalming, according to an article published by Godalming People. The shoot is shrouded in secrecy security staff claiming that trucks were for use by the army. The article says: …despite location signs directing filming vehicles and following signs for ’23’ (try the 23rd Bond film) security […]
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January 21st, 2012
by David Leigh
An article on the BBC website claims that a film production company has sought permission to film in the Brecon Beacons, speculating that the film in question could be Skyfall. The article that the national park authority has given the go ahead, but that the Welsh government has the ultimate say and has 21 days […]
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January 19th, 2012
by David Leigh
The official 007 twitter account published another clapperboard photo taken today, although it gives little away other than that scene number is 97F.
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January 19th, 2012
by David Leigh
We recently reported on the location filming at Greenwich involving scenes that included a number of hearses, but the Bournemouth Echo has published a report today with some more details. Of the eight hearses used in filming, four of them were from Bournemouth. The paper quotes Roger Smith, who drove one of the cars used […]
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January 19th, 2012
by David Leigh
Naomie Harris will not play Miss Moneypenny, the actress has confirmed to the Daily Mail in an interview published online at the weekend.
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January 13th, 2012
by David Leigh
The official 007 Twitter and Facebook channels published this photo last night, with the line “007 headed underground… next stop?” Sam Mendes was seen shooting around Charing Cross station again yesterday and this clearly is inside the underground station. However, since James Bond works for MI6, what is he doing on assignment in the UK? […]
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