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Tower Hill Filming, again
Yes, the crew were, yet again, filming at Tower Hill. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Rory Kinnear were one set last Saturday. the crew then moved to Buckingham Palace and since then they have gone back to Pinewood Studios were sets of a street and town have been constructed. Images can be seen in the gallery (yes there is actually a picture of Daniel Craig smiling)

Preparations for Turkey shoot
As planned, the SKYFALL team have started to prepare for the filming in Turkey. The citizens of Adana where the first too see trains and vehicles that are going to be used during these scenes. The VW Beetles were on set and are prepared to be blown up as fantastic train stunts will be performed here over the coming weeks. The scenes being shot here were originally planned to take place in India, but they were cancelled. Locals took some shots of them preparing, the video can be seen below.

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The Second Official Photo

'Its raining M'
The SKYFALL were shooting again in the streets of London, again these scenes will be near the beginning of the film. M's Jaguar was spotted in St Margaret's Street by Parliament Square. This scene is believed to be a follow-up from the driving shots that were filmed a last week. A rain-maker rig was fixed in Cadogan Square for a realistic downpour during the scene. Judi Dench was on location as well as her double. The scene was shot at night and M was leaving a building and quickly ran into the Jaguar. Images can be seen in the gallery.

SKYFALL at IMAX
It was revealed last week that SKYFALL will be shown  in IMAX with the films official release. This will be the first time any Bond film has ever been shown here. "SKYFALL will be the cool, must-see event release of the fall, and releasing the film in IMAX only reinforces that," said Rory Bruer, President, Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution.

"It is fitting that with SKYFALL marking the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond franchise, we celebrate in epic style and what could be more larger-than-life than IMAX joining the festivities," said Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officers of MGM.

"It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of this legendary franchise, whose iconic characters and electrifying action will only be amplified in the IMAX format," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President, IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "We are excited to rejoin forces with our friends at Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM and so pleased to work with Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, and Sam Mendes to bring their vision to IMAX and Bond fans around the world."

Naomi Harris; the stunt woman
Naomi Harris and Berenice Marlohe have been interviewed about their experiences so far during the production of SKYFALL. "I’m trying to do all my own stunts," Harris told reporters. "I’ve done them all so far. In a couple of weeks we’ve got another big stunt thing, so I don’t know if I can do all of them. But I’m trying to!"

Berenice Marlohe says that she is still waiting for the chance to have some romantic scenes with Craig. "I certainly hope I’ll kiss Daniel Craig," the French actress told Total Film. "I will have Sam [Mendes] change everything if not!"

A Range Rover for Bond
Car Magazine has recently announced that the Land Rover Defender will be used in SYKFALL. The car will be driven by agent Eve (Naomi Harris). "We are really going to test that car, do things to it it's not normally designed for. Some of the stuff is so hairy and dangerous, we have to use a stuntman in a pod on the roof to do the driving. We've had to crank up the suspension, and the Defender is going to work very, very hard." The Defender was last used careering off the rock of Gibraltar in The Living Daylights 1987. The Rave Rover was last used in Quantum of Solace.

As well as the Range Rover, other known vehicles to be used in SKYFALL are M's Jaguar, which has recently been spotted in London, James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 and several VW Beetles which were rigged to blow up in one of the scenes we believe has already been shot.

Sam Mendes' first SKYFALL video blog

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WARNING: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS SPOILERS

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.

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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 release dates
UK - 26th October 2012
France - 26th October 2012
Spain - 31st October 2012
Germany - 01st November 2012
USA - 09th November 2012
Canada - 09th November 2012
Australia - 22nd November 2012
Japan - 01st December 2012

Tom Ford as costume designer
Tom Ford has been confirmed as Daniel Craig's costume designer. He has worked on previous James Bond films. "I couldn't be happier to be dressing Daniel Craig again," says Ford. "James Bond epitomises the Tom Ford main in his elegance, style and love of luxury. I am thrilled to move forward with this iconic character." Tom Ford will also be joined by Jany Temime, who is famous for being costume designer for the Harry Potter series.

London Transport
'Transport for London' have been asked to use their new Routemaster bus in the new movie. "The James Bond people want it for their movie. We have received approaches. When people see the bus they love it.". The last time a Routemaster bus was used in the James Bond films was in Live & Let Die. The eight prototype Routemaster busses are not scheduled to run until next year.

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Timothy Gibbs rumour
Timothy Gibbs has been added to the cast on IMDB. According to the cast and crew section, Timothy Gibbs will be playing a character called Agent Folstrum.

IMDB is a good movie database, but due to its open editing features it can lead to false accusations. For this reason, it is most likely that Timothy Gibbs will not be playing anyone by the name of Agent Folstrum. He could still be part of the cast though. No characters names will be released until at least the press conference in November, except for James Bond and M of course.

Reduced budget rumour
In The Sun news paper, they claim that Bond 23 will have a reduced budget compared to the one of Quantum of Solace, almost $100 million. It is also understood that only some of the cast and crew from Bond 23 will be travelling to the exotic filming locations. Turkey and Scotland are the only confirmed locations at the moment, with China and South Africa rumoured.

"They’ve really scaled back. The lavish production and locations have been cut. There is only a reduced cast and crew travelling to the few overseas destinations. There’s not so flash hand-to-hand fighting, it’s gone back to blowing stuff up – including London’s Vauxhall Bridge"

Range Rover now at Pinewood Studios
Recent reports have said that the new Range Rover Evoque has been delivered to Pinewood Studios. Range Rover has been rumoured to supply the next Bond car because EON's conract with Aston Martin ran out. Although the company have denied the fact that this car has involvement in Bond 23, rumours that a chase scene taking place in London for the new film involving a Range Rover and a Jaguar backs us up.