October 19th, 2012
by David Leigh
Coke Zero, official partner on Skyfall, as released a new video showing how rail commuters were challenged to unlock their inner 007 and win tickets for Skyfall. Naturally, with a variety of obstacles to contend with, it wasn’t as easy as it first appeared.
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October 19th, 2012
by David Leigh
In an interview with Time Out, Sam Mendes discusses Skyfall, telling the interviewer that when he started working on the project he was surprised at how opinionated he was about how to make a good James Bond film. Mendes finishes the interview by saying that he enjoyed the experience enough to make another Bond film. However, he […]
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October 19th, 2012
by David Leigh
One element strongly associated with 007 is his drinking, with “shaken, not stirred” almost guaranteed to recall the world’s most famous secret agent in the mind of anyone in the English speaking world. While his vodka martinis have become something of a cliché, at least Daniel Craig got to drink something else in Casino Royale, with […]
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October 16th, 2012
by David Leigh
The latest video blog from 007.com takes a look behind the scenes at Skyfall’s music, talking to composer Thomas Newman and trumpeter Derek Watkins, who has unbelievably played on every one of the Bond films to date. During the video Newman calls the James Bond Theme “classic and iconic”.
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October 16th, 2012
by David Leigh
MTV recently interviewed Daniel Craig about Skyfall and when they asked him about the timetable for Bond 24 he replied: “I think they’d like to [speed up the timetable], and I think that would be the plan. That was too long last time. […] As long as we’ve got the script and we’re ready to […]
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October 15th, 2012
by David Leigh
After last Friday’s first press screening in London there have been numerous reviews published over the weekend, a selection of which have been compiled below. While some claim to be spoiler free, all that I have looked at have told me more than I wanted to know, so if you really don’t want to learn […]
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October 12th, 2012
by David Leigh
Members of the press were invited to a screening of Skyfall at the Odeon Leicester Square this evening. Here’s what some people who were lucky enough to attend have been saying: @VassosA: The new Bond film is tense, thrilling, tremendous. Funny in places too. Bond back on form #skyfall @BazaarUK: The question is.. Who isn’t […]
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October 12th, 2012
by David Leigh
The running time for Skyfall has been confirmed at 143 minutes accordingly the British Board of Film Classification, which has rated the film 12A. The BBFC also notes that no cuts were made to the film. Click here to view details on BBFC website
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October 12th, 2012
by David Leigh
A short video of Omega’s limited-edition Seamaster Planet Ocean watch has been posted on YouTube. With the 007 gun logo in place of the digit seven on the watch face, it doesn’t really seem to be a serious timepiece, especially considering the cost , but each to their own taste.
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October 12th, 2012
by David Leigh
Harrods department store in Knightsbridge currently has a Land Rover used in the filming of Skyfall on display in one of the windows. The Land Rover Defender was driven by Naomie Harris, who plays Eve, in the opening sequence of the forthcoming Bond film. Click here to read the full article
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