September 12th, 2012
by David Leigh
British tabloid The Sun has published an article this morning suggesting that Adele, who has long been rumoured to be the singer for the Skyfall theme, visited historic Abbey Road Studios earlier this month to record the theme for Skyfall. The article mentions that the rumours started when she appeared on Jonathan Ross’s chat show […]
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September 12th, 2012
by David Leigh
Bond fans in the UK will be able to purchase the phone used by Daniel Craig in Skyfall, the Sony Xperia T, exclusively from mobile operator O2 later this month. The phone, which O2 is selling it with exclusive James Bond packaging as “The Bond Phone”. It will also be loaded witha 007 ringtone, images from Skyfall and […]
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September 11th, 2012
by David Leigh
Several days ago it was announced that Skyfall would be unveiled in the UK at a charity Royal Premiere attended by Prince Charles and Camilla. The Royal Albert Hall this afternoon confirmed via twitter that a small number of tickets will be available to the public. As yet no announcement has been made as to […]
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September 8th, 2012
by David Leigh
A new video blog provided by 007.com on YouTube has Sam Mendes talking about filming in Turkey. He says that Skyfall shows the best of Turkey without falling into cliche, and how they have tried to capture Istanbul as it is today, as an every changing and developing city. The video shows some beautiful long shots of some of the city’s highlights, as well as behind the scenes footage of the pre-title sequence. He later adds that opening sequence is ambitious and varied.
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September 6th, 2012
by David Leigh
Today it has been confirmed that The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will attend the Royale Premiere of Skyfall at the Royal Albert Hall on October 23rd, three days before the film goes on general release. The date was confirmed on twitter via @ClarenceHouse, the official account for Prince Charles: Clarence House @ClarenceHouse […]
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September 6th, 2012
by David Leigh
In the last few days Bollinger champagne has unveiled its special edition packaging to coincide with Skyfall, on general release in the UK from October 26th, as well as marking 39 years since Bollinger first appeared in a James Bond film. This special edition is called 002 for 007 and includes a bottle of Grande Année […]
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August 30th, 2012
by David Leigh
The October issue of Empire Magazine has just been released containing extensive coverage of Skyfall. Director Sam Mendes is quoted as saying that Javier Bardem’s character, Silva, will be larger than life and a real match for 007. He also says that he considers the character to be one of the greats and giving something […]
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August 29th, 2012
by David Leigh
Sony today issued a press release confirming that their new flagship mobile phone, the Xperia T, would be used by James Bond in the forthcoming movie, Skyfall. As well as having an HD screen and superior camera, the phone is equipped with Sony’s Walkman software for users to enjoy their music in high quality. I’m […]
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August 21st, 2012
by David Leigh
Yet another Skyfall poster has been revealed by Sony Pictures, this time with Daniel Craig on his back while aiming his Walther PPK. The poster is a similar design to a cardboard design that has been appearing in UK cinemas recently.
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August 16th, 2012
by David Leigh
Director Sam Mendes talks about the challenges of shooting in London, while Daniel Craig says that being a Bond film meant they were able to access places that would be out of bounds to other films. Craig goes on to say that he and Mendes wanted to make the film very British.
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