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Scenes on Turkish railway bridge
During January and February 2012, the filmmakers of SkyFall will be shooting in Turkey on the Varda Railway Bridge in the Taurus Mountains. Daniel Craig will be on location after filming in Istanbul. This new setting appears to be the replacement of the cancelled filming location in India.

Daily Mail claims Miss Moneypenny is Eve
The Daily Mail still claims that Naomi Harris will be playing Miss Moneypenny even though she has been confirmed as Eve. The paper claims that the character of Eve will become Miss Moneypenny in the future. "She starts as a field operative called Eve and then comes inside the organisation as Miss Moneypenny, M’s right-hand woman." Daniel Craig hinted to the press that Miss Moneypenny and Q will return. A few months ago we found out that Q will be returning but there is still no word on Moneypenny. If this is true, the character will most probably not be credited as Miss Moneypenny until Bond 24 if she is included in that film.

Scottish location to be filmed in Wales?
Recent reports have claimed that the castle sequence in SkyFall will be shot in a Welsh castle. “They were looking at other venues, and I think they’re going to fake it that the Welsh castle is going to be in Scotland.The last thing I heard was that they were going to have some shots of somewhere like Rannoch Moor that’s pretty desolate and a few mountains – which Wales can come up with too."

NBC interview with Daniel Craig
Promoting his latest movie Girl With The Dragon Tatoo, Daniel Craig was joined by NBC host Matt Lauer discussing the new Bond film.
ML: "You're in the middle of shooting your third Bond. How's that going?"
DC: "It's going good, yeah."
ML: "How long do you have ahead of you?"
DC: "We've shot six weeks, and we shoot 'til the end of May... I can't work that out. It's a long time."
ML: "Staying true to the genre and what people expect?
DC: "Oh yes, and more so. A little bit more this time."
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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.

There are two new additions to the cast of Skyfall: Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace.

Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace confirmed
The official James Bond Twitter page confirmed Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace for the new film. At the moment, it is unknown what characters they will play. "There are two new additions to the cast of Skyfall: Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace."

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SKYFALL set photographs
The people at MI6-HQ have provided the internet with images of the scene currently being filmed in London. Click here to see the photographs_

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Press Conference for Bond 23
Next month a press conference is going to take place dicussing details of the film. We should get details of the name, the actors involved and perhaps some of the plot. A specific time and date has not yet been specified but we will add it to our new calendar when we get more info.

Javier Bardem role confirmed
On Monday it was revealed that Javier Bardem has landed the role of the main villain in Bond 23. When he was interviewed for a new documentary based around him, he was prompted about his role as the next villain. He said that he has got the role but is not allowed to give any further information.

"about the next villain you are going to play, in James Bond?"
"I am very excited, my parents took me to watch the movies, and I saw all of them, and to play that is going to be fun. They chose me to play this man, but I cannot give you many details."

Brianna Meighan Bond Girl rumour
According to recent reports, Brianna Meighan is rumoured for the role of the villains girlfriend. She also had a cameo role in Quantum of Solace.

Tang Wei for Asian Bond girl role
A short list of actresses have been auditioning for the role of an Asian Bond Girl.

Among them is 32 year-old Tang Wei, a Chinese actress. She has been chosen for the role because of her strong English language skills.

Other actresses include Fan Bingbing, Shu Qi, Li Bingbing and Josie Ho. According to recent reports, Tang Wei has the best chance of getting the role.

London filming location
A recent report from The Sun news paper, Bond 23 will begin filming on November 7th in the London Market.

Craig is suspected to jump 'straight into dangerous stunts' when he 'switches from a Range Rover to a Jaguar - with both motors on the move.'

Ford's three film contract expired when Bond 23 was postponed.

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Bond 23 Title hint
A recent interview with Daniel Craig has proved that an actual title for the new film has been considered.

Anrea Mineo from CNN posted a tweet on her Twitter account, "I think I'm interviewing Daniel Craig shortly. Bond baby." Later on, she made another post saying "So Daniel Craig just told me they are starting the next James Bond film and it's got a title but he wouldn't tell me it."

Bond 23, as its inevitably known, is scheduled to begin filming in Pinewood Studios this November ready for its release on 26th Octobert 2012 in the UK.

John Logan hints about returning iconic character
At a BAFTA event, screenwriter John Logan hinted that an iconic character may be returning. A member of the audience reminded Logan of something he said years ago. He said "Bond should always fight Blofeld'. He replied by repeating the phrase after letting of a little smirk. However, the posibility of Blofeld returning to the series is quite bleak, as the previous fimls have been based around a QUANTUM organisation. It is more likely that James Bond will go after the QUANTUM organisation before engaging in SPECTRE. If you didn't already know, both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace are set before the rest of the Bond films, bringing Bond back to basics and giving audiences the chance to see how Bond has changed into the Bond we all know and love. The SPECTRE organisation was first introduced in Dr No and James Bond had never heard of it before.

Because of this, it has left us wondering if John Logan meant someone else. Perhaps his quote from ten years ago was just to wet our appetites. Here are some iconic characters we think could return:
Q - The quartermaster of MI6, who hasn't been present in the previous two films. A lot of fans have been dissapoined with the fact that he has been considered 'not-required'.
Miss Moneypenny - Another character who has not appeared in the latest two films. Although suspicion has risen that Naomi Harris will play this role
Jaws - The guy with the expensive teeth. He has only been present in two films (and several video games)
Paris Carver - In Tomorrow Never Dies 1997, a relationship between James Bond and Paris Carver had blossomed before the film. Could she be returning?
Valentin Zukovski - James Bond hints in GoldenEye 1995 that he was the one who 'gave him the limp', suggesting that he has had an encounter with him before which hasn't been present in the current films.
Other characters could include Tanner or Robinson

Bond 23 to begin production next week
At the premiere of George Clooney's new film The Ides of March, Daniel Craig was asked about his third outing as James Bond

"Craig told me he starts the next James Bond movie next week, which means a lot of working out. Daniel did not know whether the deal was done for Adele to sing the main theme"

Filming at Pinewood Studios is still expected to begin in November. This means that they could be working on another scene in an unidentified location. It also confirms that the rumours of Adele singing a theme song is true, but we still don't know if it is for Bond 23.