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'''''Skyfall''''' (2012) is the twenty-third film of the ''[[James Bond]]'' film series, the third to star [[Daniel Craig]] as fictional British [[MI6]] agent James Bond. The film was released on October 26, 2012 in the United Kingdom, followed by a November 9, 2012 release in the [[United States]]. The characters of [[Q]] and [[Miss Moneypenny]] return in the film for the first time since 2002's ''[[Die Another Day]]''. This is also the last film in the series to feature [[Judi Dench]] in the role of [[M]], who is killed off at the conclusion of the film's finale. [[Ralph Fiennes]]' character, Gareth Mallory, is promoted to the position at the end of the film, following the death of Dench's character.

'''''Skyfall''''' (2012) is the twenty-third film of the ''[[James Bond]]'' film series, the third to star [[Daniel Craig]] as fictional British [[MI6]] agent James Bond. The film was released on October 26, 2012 in the United Kingdom, followed by a November 9, 2012 release in the [[United States]]. The characters of [[Q]] and [[Miss Moneypenny]] return in the film for the first time since 2002's ''[[Die Another Day]]''. This is also the last film in the series to feature [[Judi Dench]] in the role of [[M]], who is killed off at the conclusion of the film's finale. [[Ralph Fiennes]]' character, Gareth Mallory, is promoted to the position at the end of the film, following the death of Dench's character.

The film became the highest-grossing installment in the series following it's release, with a total gross of over $1 billion woldwide. ''Skyfall'' would later go on to receive the Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing (tied with ''[[Zero Dark Thirty]]'') and Best Original Song at [[the Oscars]] ceremony in early 2013, becoming the first film in the franchise since ''[[Thunderball (film, 1965)]]'' to win an Academy Award, as well as the first film since ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film, 1981)]]'' to be nominated for an Oscar.

The film became the highest-grossing installment in the series following its release, with a total gross of over $1 billion worldwide. ''Skyfall'' would later go on to receive the [[Academy Award]]s for Best Sound Editing (tied with ''[[Zero Dark Thirty]]'') and Best Original Song at [[the Oscars]] ceremony in early 2013, becoming the first film in the franchise since ''[[Thunderball (film, 1965)|Thunderball]]'' to win an Academy Award, as well as the first film since ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film, 1981)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' to be nominated for an Oscar. The film's title theme song, "Skyfall", was written and performed by British singer Adele and, upon its release on October 5, 2012 (the day of the 50th anniversary of the release of the first 007 film ''[[Dr. No (film, 1962)|Dr. No]]'' on October 5, 1962), became a huge hit on the music charts, reaching the number one spot on the charts in eleven countries and going top-five in many other countries, topping the [[iTunes]] chart and reaching number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, and it won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and many other accolades.

 

==Cast==

==Cast==

*[[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond]] 007

*[[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond]] 007

*[[Javier Bardem]] as a Raoul Silva

*[[Javier Bardem]] as Raoul Silva

*[[Bérénice Marlohe]] as Severine

*[[Bérénice Marlohe]] as Severine

*[[Naomie Harris]] as [[Eve Moneypenny]]

*[[Naomie Harris]] as [[Eve Moneypenny]]