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Bond Is Back!

Daniel Craig in Range Rover scenes
A small crew were spotted in Smithfield Market in London to shoot an extension of the scenes that were filmed near there on the first day of principal photography. A stunt driver had control of the Range Rover from the roof whilst Daniel Craig was in the back seat. The outside of the vehicle was rigged with cameras to film the actors inside.

Heron Tower filming, London
SkyFall is now well underway as the team were busy shooting scenes in London. This scene focussed on the Heron Tower which is believed to be doubling as a skyscraper in Shanghai. The Heron Tower can be seen near the famous Gherkin. Daniel Craig and the crew were spotted outside the Liverpool Street Tube Station. Exterior shots and the crew were photographed by Twitter user @jellideels. These images can be viewed in the gallery below.


'Nightfire' at Pinewood Studios
Ok, no reference to the video game, but a catering truck for the crew at Pinewood Studios caught alight on January 27th at around 10:00pm. 30 Fire fighters were called to the incident. 

"The lorry was well alight, with flames reaching the top of the adjacent building."

 "Crews from Gerrards Cross and Slough used a hose reel and main jet to tackle the fire, which was now spreading to the roof from becoming fully involved and the incident from becoming much more serious."

At 1am, the fire was put out and the area was secured. We only hope it didn't affect the interior sets.

Brecon Beacons, Wales scrapped
The BBC reported last week that scenes will be taking place in Brecon Beacons in Wales. They have now reported that they will not be filming here due to "logistical filming factors'. These rumours were never confirmed in the first place.

Chase sequence in Tower Hill
The SkyFall team have been busy again, this time, Daniel Craig was yet again racing through the streets of London. He is wearing a dirty suit and an earpiece; suggesting that this scene carries on from the one they started earlier on in the month. In this scene James Bond runs down the street, grabs a taxi and gets chased by cops. In one image, Daniel Craig is seen weilding his Walther PPK.

SIS building is back for MI6 Head-Quarters
The crew were shooting around London today on the Vauxhall Bridge that goes over the river Thames. It is also the location used in the most of the Pierce Brosnan films as the MI6 Head-Quarters, but has not featured in a Bond film since Die Another Day in 2002. It appears to be making a comeback in SKYFALL. Buses have will be delayed between 6:30am and 17:30 on Saturday 4th February. Helicopter filming has also been reported to take place. These scenes will be shot between 17:00 and 22:00.

Reports have stated that over the next few weeks, Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall Court and Whitehall Place will be closed for the filming of SKYFALL on Saturday 18th February.

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Skyfall shoots in Shanghai
Last week, the second unit team were spotted in Shanghai, China where they filmed amongst the neon highways. Filming lasted for three days and the crew were joined by Quantum of Solace stunt man Mark Higgins, who has previously won the British Rally Championship three times. Daniel Craig and the rest of the crew will not be going to China for filming. Interior sets have been created at Pinewood Studios. A glimpse of this set can be seen on the official 007.com introduction video by Michael G Wilson. Filming already started in for this scene at the Ascot Racecourse, doubling for the international airport in Shanghai.

Berenice Marlohe on Severine (Interview)
"It's very difficult in France to get access to castings when you don't have any relationships, 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 Paris. So I tried myself to contact every name involved in the movie I could possibly find on the IMDb! I finally managed to get the first audition in Paris, then I did the second in London with Sam Mendes, and then the third was with Sam and Daniel Craig, again in London. And then I was cast!"

Berenice Marlohe on her favourite Bond girl, Famke Janssen (Xenia Onnatopp from GoldenEye)
"She was so funny, so bold and so interesting!" she commented. "When you see all the Bond Girls, they have actually been very varied. So I'm working on creating a character as I would for any movie, which is to make her interesting for me"

Naomi Harris was interviewed last week about her character and she confirmed that her character has no involvement with Miss Moneypenny whatsoever. She was prompted about Eve's surname and whether it was going to be a gag like Onnatopp or Pussy Galore, she said "Will her name make people laugh? Um, yes. Yes, I suppose it will."

Lift shaft filming?
The latest clapper-board picture from the official 007 Twitter page reveals that they are filming some scenes from the movie in an industrial area. The image appears as though it has been taken next to a lift shaft. The fact that this location appears quite dark suggests that this scene will be appearing just before the scene in the club in Shanghai. The scene's reference number from the club was V64BA and the number from the latest clapper-board scene by a lift shaft is V63E.

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Chase sequence shot in London
After filming in Trinity Square and the Old Royal Navy College, Daniel Craig was spotted running through the streets of London, in costume with an ear piece. 007Bond understands that this scene shows James Bond chasing the villain (Javier Bardem) after they get off the train. Javier Bardem has currently not been seen so far during filming.

50th Anniversary SKYFALL Premiere Celebration
As part of the release of SKYFALL in 2012 the usual premiere is held in London. This time, celebrating the 50th Anniversary all six actors will be joined by some of the glamorous Bond girls to celebrate the 5 decades. This will be the first time that all six actors have got together. George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton joined together with Pierce Brosnan back when Die Another Day was released in 2002, which celebrated the 40th Anniversary. There have been no further details on all of the Bond girls which will be joining them but we understand that Ursula Andress (Honey Ryder) and Eva Green (Vesper) will be attending the event.

“It’s an astonishing record for any character to endure for five decades in showbiz but I’ll bet this: the franchise is such a phenomenon that in another 50 years time a whole new bunch of actors and their leading ladies will be gathering for another party when James Bond becomes a centenarian.” Daniel Craig

Its Eve, Not Moneypenny
After months of rumours from the Daily Mail and online users, Naomi Harris has stated in an interview last week that she will not be playing Miss Moneypenny. She says "The idea of me being Moneypenny was a good, racy rumour. But Eve is not remotely office-bound. She gets to see plenty of action. That meant a lot of gun training. I’m such a pacifist that I never thought I’d be excited about guns, but I absolutely loved it. The weapons training I’d done on Miami Vice was with real bullets, but this time I was shooting blanks. I did two hours three times a week for three months, mostly working with a Walther PPK, a very light, very beautiful, ladylike gun. To be honest, I don’t think I’d be very good at such a role, what drew me to this was the opportunity to play a new kind of Bond Girl. We are Bond Girls who are multi-faceted, intelligent and capable," said Naomie of the roles herself and Bernice Marlohe will play in "Skyfall".

"It’s not just the women who have changed. James Bond himself has changed and Daniel Craig has been a very big part of that. He’s brought depth and humanity to the role. He’s so layered in a way that other Bonds just weren’t, because nothing seemed to touch them. Daniel’s Bond is very much touched by his relationships. In 2012, there’s a need to have female characters who are equal to that. Otherwise it would be totally imbalanced and no one would care about the relationships Bond has. I love the way it’s developed in that way. Those Bond Girls in the Sixties and Seventies might have been good back then but they wouldn’t be seen as very PC now. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that we’re going for a feminist take on the Bond Girl, because that has so many connotations to different people. But I would say that we are Bond Girls who are multi-faceted, intelligent and capable. In the past, the Bond Girls were all over Bond and didn’t have a life outside that relationship. That’s not the case in this film."

Daily Mirror claims seaside filming
A recent report by the Daily Mirror has said that the budget for Skyfall will be cut, resulting in more scenes from England seasides. "They are using various UK beaches. Skyfall will also rely heavily on special effects and advanced sets at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire." A 'source' from the paper states "To say some of the cast and crew are a bit gutted is an understatement. Originally six different countries were selected to film certain scenes but after several technical and financial problems, it was decided to scale back and just use Turkey as the sole foreign location. As well as Pinewood’s incredible facilities, the UK has an array of amazing, untapped resources, and some stunning beaches particularly along the south coast and parts of Wales. While Bognor is hardly the most exotic of locations, it is important for the franchise that they support British industry, and give something back. Everyone is confident this will be one of the best Bonds ever."

Has the main plot to SkyFall been revealed?
On Thursday night, a new clapperboard image was released on the official 007 Twitter page. This time, fans have noticed something. It looks like what appears to be meteorites entering the Earths atmosphere at an astronomical speed. Perhaps this is what 'SkyFall' means. It hasn't yet been confirmed but it does look promising. However, the caption given to the image was 'Graphic action', perhaps this is just the filming of the opening credits against a fake background. The swirls appear to be similar to the ones used in the opening sequence of Quantum Of Solace. Take a look at the gallery below and let us know what you think.

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Filming in Charring Cross
Most of the filming this week happened in Pinewood Studios. However the crew are finishing off a scene they set up a few weeks ago at Charring Cross Station. It is understood that this scene is where Daniel Craig will be exiting the station to the streets while chasing the main villain portrayed by Javier Bardem.

Bond starts the New Year with a bang!
Quite literally in fact. After Craig and Dench were spotted with the crew in London last week, Land Rovers were being prepared to be blown up for the next few scenes. It is understood that this scene will be taking place in Greenwich, London. A total of 8 vehicles are going to be demolished during the filming later on today. A sneaky shot of one of the Land Rovers can be seen in the gallery below. Earlier last year, the team were purchasing lots of VW Beetles which are going to be blown up too.

Thomas Newman signs on as composer
David Arnold who has composed the soundtrack for five James Bond films (Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace), but now he is unable to work on SkyFall because he is currently the Music Director of the London Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies. Instead, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced that new composer Thomas Newman will score 2012's SkyFall. “We are delighted to confirm that Thomas Newman will score SKYFALL. Thomas is one of the most respected and successful composers, he has a long history of working with Sam Mendes and we look forward to welcoming him into the Bond family,” said Michael Wilson. Sam Mendes and Newman have worked together on previous films. Newman said “I’m incredibly excited to be working with Sam again. It’s a real thrill to be able to collaborate on something as special as a Bond movie.”

Canary Warf - Behind the scenes
After filming began in Canary Warf in December, a few sneaky snap-shots of Daniel Craig and the film crew leaked over the internet. Today, we have the first official photograph of this scene

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Filming - Trinity Square
Reporters at HeyYouGuys saw filming take place in Trinity Square in East London. The building was covered in white screens and exterior lighting through the windows, suggesting that they will be using a different setting for the outside of the building. Shooting started here yesterday evening.

Judi Dench scene filmed in Trinity Square
After the christmas holidays, it was time to get back to shooting. Judi Dench was spotted with Rory Kinnear (Tanner) and Sam Mendes with additional cast members on location in London.

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Ola Rapace on his scenes
Ola Rapace has finally started discussing his involvement in SkyFall. "We have had great fun. Bond filming is like a playhouse, you can ride a motorcycle, fighting and shooting automatic weapons and things like that. So it's fun and has been really good." Rapace was rumoured to have a role in the movie until it was finally confirmed after the press conference. He still hasn't given us any clue as to what part he is playing in the film, but we assume that he will be playing a henchman of the films main villain played by Javier Bardem.

Rapace is more used to television productions, so suddenly being a part of the largest and most recognised franchise in the world has shocked him. "Everything is bigger than I had thought, it's so much miscle, so much money, so many resources available anywhere. It's crazy really."

He has said that his scenes have finished for now, but he will be returning in March to shoot some more scenes through May.

Canary Warf scenes and images
Last week, it was confirmed that scenes from SkyFall will be taking place at the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Warf. We also suspected that these scenes would also feature an indoor spa (and we were right).

During filming, the spa was closed to the public and the windows of over-looking flats were blacked out. Somehow, someone managed to snap a few shots. To see the images, take a look at the gallery at the end of this blog post.

Helen McCrory is not playing Miss Moneypenny
After Ben Whishaw was confirmed as Q, we automatically thought that Miss Moneypenny was also going to get a part, with Helen McCrory seeming like the perfect actress for the role. And she even said that she would have a 'minor role in the film'.

Helen McCrory told the British public that she would be playing a politicial and member of the British Parliament called Clair Dowar.

Whitehall rooftop shoot
Last week Daniel Craig and Naomi Harris was spotted on the roof of the Whitehall in London. This is the first time Naomi Harris has been seen in character so far. From the photographs taken by the bpulic, we can see that this is scene number 172, which will be featured near the end of the film. See the photographs in the gallery below.

London's Charing Cross night shoot
Cameras were being set up at Charing Cross station in London on Thursday. Sign posts have been put up stating that the station is going to be called 'Temple station'. Temple is a London underground station in Westminster near Temple Place. The shoot is scheduled to start at 6:30pm and 5:30am. The station closes at 00:30 and will not reopen again until the first train leaves at 5:40. Presumably, filming will take place when the public is not around.

Aston Martin makes a comeback in SkyFall
Voted as the most famous car in the world, the Aston Martin DB5 will be making a spectacular comeback in SkyFall. Pictures were taken last night at a light industrial estate near Lewisham by the public. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench were said to be in the car as it drove past, Craig obviously at the wheel.