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London Chase Scene continued
SKYFALL is well underway as we draw a close to the scenes shot in London. The team will be focussing on scenes in Turkey from now on. As reported in February, Daniel Craig was seen running through the streets of London chasing after the main villain, who's name we can confirm as SILVA. This time, both Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem were on set along with hundreds of extras. 

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Whitehall was closed off during filming. Northumberland Avenue had fake sign posts above a disused exit of Charing Cross station so that it  appeared to be 'Embankment station'. Silva (Javier Bardem) exited Whitehall via the side and quietly escaped disguised as a metropolitan police officer. We believe that he caused the chaos in the streets. With this disguise, it could be the twist that is said to appear in the film. 

A video below shows Daniel Craig's stunt double in action while Daniel
Craig continues to chase the villain down. Rememberance poppies are also seen on vehicles, which could mean that this film is set when the film is released (in October/November)
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The crew were said to be moving out to Turkey last Wednesday, but there has currently been no reports of them arriving yet. 
 

The true meaning of SKYFALL
Last month, the crew were in Scotland where they filmed a chase sequence with Daniel Craig and Judi Dench in the famous Aston Martin DB5. The crew have reconstructed an old Scottish estate which is going to be blown up in the film. This building will be called 'SKYFALL Lodge' and is supposed to be the home of James Bond, where he grew up. James Bond takes M there after they flee London and he talks of his childhood, before being attacked by Silva. 
 
Similarities between SKYFALL and other Bond films
We decided to take a moment and think of where the writers of SKYFALL got their ideas from. 

 - Silva's desguide resembles Kananga's Mr Big desguise in Live & Let Die
 - There is a lot of action on trains. From Russia With Love's main fight sequence was completely based on a train, and the battle between Tee Hee and Bond in Live & Let Die were also set on a train.
 - Istanbul was a filming location used in From Russia With Love and The World Is Not Enough
 - The Whitehall pillars which are used in SKYFALL relates to the hall of pillars in From Russia With Love, where Krilencu is killed.
 - The MI6 Head Quarters blowing up resembles the explosion in The World Is Not Enough pre-title sequence
 - The character of M plays a larger role in the film, like in The World Is Not Enough

As you can see, quite a lot of the inspiration comes from Live & Let Die and From Russia With Love. It makes sense because Live & Let Die is Sam Mendes' favorite Bond film and From Russia With Love is Daniel Craigs favorite. 

Poll for SKYFALL theme
An unnofficial poll was started on IGN last week about popular artists to sing the new song for SKYFALL. Musicians from U2, Florence + the Machine, Rihanna, Guns N Roses, Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, Take That, Plan B and Noel Callagher. The Foo Fighters came third after Muse beat them in second. Of course, Adele is currently in the lead.

Actor joins as SKYFALL's Evil Henchman
Hopefully, we will get a good iconic henchman (like Jaws or Oddjob). Luckily, a new actor confirmed his involvement in the series last week. Swedish actor Jens Hultén will be playing henchman to Javier Bardem's SILVA. He said that he had already been shooting scenes for the film, which we presume took place at Pinewod Studios. "It's obviously a great honor to participate in "Skyfall". Bond movies are huge  productions with some of the greatest talents both in front and behind the  camera as it is fantastic to be part of."

James Bond's ancestory
As the crew prepare the new building in SKYFALL, several grave-stones were made for the chapel named SKYFALL-Lodge. James Bond's mother (Monique Delacroix) and father (Andrew Bond) will be amongst these head-stones; as well as Robert Bond, Celia Bond, Valentine Bond and Kathleen Bond. On Monique Delacroix's stone the latin phraze "Mors Ultima Linea Rerum Est" is engraved; which means "Death is Everything's Final Limit".

James Bond's family was briefly mentioned in Goldeneye (1995), but the films haven't gone into as much depth as SKYFALL.

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SKYFALL Callsheets leak Javier Bardem's character's name
It was reported earlier on in the week that SKYFALL call sheets (which include the scene numbers, the characters involvement and a brief summary of the scene) were leaked onto the internet. According to the report, they had been released on eBay by an annonymous seller, but it was quickly removed.

From the call sheet, we was able to find out that...

• Scenes of Bond and Eve in a hotel room were shot on 7th February
• An action sequence on the "moor" was captured with Bond dispatching with one of Bardems henchmen
• The name of Javier Bardem's character is Silva.

More information on train sequence in Turkey
Last week we reported the train sequence that was being prepared in Turkey. We now know that the sequence is scheduled to begin shooting this Wednesday. Turkish officials have said that the film will be using lots of trains; a good reference to Sam Mendes' favorite film Live & Let Die and Daniel Craig's favorite film From Russia With Love. Some more pictures are available in the gallery.

Extras wanted for Istanbul scenes
A total of 25-day shoot, during 10 days extras will appear as tourists in the Bazaar. These 10-days are not fixed yet. The parties will be notified when determined. The extras will get 80 TL per day and they will be paid at the end of every shooting day. Estimated shooting time range is between end of March and mid of April. Persons wishing to take part as an extra should come for interview on Wednesday 07.04.2012. Persons who will come for interview should call the following phone number in order to inform about the meeting place and meeting time. Communication:
Çınar Türker (0090 535 389 75 69)

This has been rumoured to be featured in the films' pre-title sequence

Tim Readings reveals some more scenes
Tim Readings is a fire risk and insurenace cover assessor who leaked a few spoilers for us. These scenes will most likely involve fire (hence his involvement in the film). He was quizzed about it on twitter, to which he replied "Top secret stuff! All I can say is: Bond's house, gas, kerosene, helicopter, grenades & 120000L water on standby..."

Later that day, he closed his Twitter account.

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Bond at BAFTAs
Tom Jones opened the BAFTAs by performing his song Thunderball. He spoke of the time he was approached to do the song "I was so thrilled when John Barry and Don Black asked me to do 'Thunderball', because Shirley Bassey had just done 'Goldfinger' and Matt Munro had just done 'From Russia With Love'. It was great, especially then, because I was a young man in my 20s. I am glad I did it!" New Bond girls Naomi Harris and Berenice Marlohe attended the event too. Naomi Harris was interviewed about her time on the set. "It's amazing working with Daniel, he's such a hard worker. After shooting he does two hours of training. Incredible and an inspiration to us both." Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes were nominated for awards. Judi Dench was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "My Week With Marilyn" and Ralph Fiennes was nominated for Outstanding Debut By A Director for his film "Coriolanus".

Vauxhall bridge filming
As planned, the crew were back in London this week shooting scenes with Judi Dench and Rory Kinnear. The scene appears to be taking place in the back of a Jaguar as M and Tanner drive back to MI6 Headquarters. The car was on a tow trailer with cameras rigged to the front windscreen. The shoot followed over to Sunday where they spent over 4 hours shooting with the road closed.

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The action shot on the bridge will be seen at the beginning of the film, when M's car is blocked from getting close to the famous MI6 building by police. M and Tanner watch in horror as an explosion rocks the area. The fireball will be a digital effect, unlike The World Is Not Enough when the production built a large scale replica of the front of the building in order to blow a hole in it.
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Stunt at Charing Cross
A very impressive stunt took place inside Charing Cross station last week where a camera was used to film inbetween an escalator along the old Jubilee Line which has been closed from the public for a while. This scene is believed to be part of the foot chase sequence, where either Bond or Bardem's character slides down the moving stairs.