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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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond]] 007 | *[[Daniel Craig]] as [[James Bond]] 007 | ||
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*[[Ralph Fiennes]] as [[Gareth Mallory]]/M | *[[Ralph Fiennes]] as [[Gareth Mallory]]/M | ||
*[[Albert Finney]] as Kincaid | *[[Albert Finney]] as Kincaid | ||
| − | *[[Helen McCrory]] | + | *[[Helen McCrory]] as Minister Clair Dowar |
| − | *[[Ola Rapace]] | + | *[[Ola Rapace]] as Patrice |
[[Category:Movies]] | [[Category:Movies]] | ||
[[Category:James Bond Movies]] | [[Category:James Bond Movies]] | ||
Revision as of 03:46, April 7, 2016
| Skyfall | |
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| Directed by | Sam Mendes |
| Produced by | Michael G. Wilson Barbara Broccoli |
| Written by | Neal Purvis Robert Wade John Logan |
| Starring | Daniel Craig Javier Bardem Naomie Harris Ralph Fiennes Judi Dench Ben Whishaw Naomie Harris Ralph Fiennes Albert Finney Bérénice Marlohe Rory Kinnear |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Editing by | Stuart Baird |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 26, 2012 (UK) November 9, 2012 (US) |
| Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Quantum of Solace |
| Followed by | Spectre |
| [007.com Official website] | |
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.
Cast
- Daniel Craig as James Bond 007
- Javier Bardem as a Raoul Silva
- Bérénice Marlohe as Severine
- Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
- Judi Dench as M
- Ben Whishaw as Q
- Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
- Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory/M
- Albert Finney as Kincaid
- Helen McCrory as Minister Clair Dowar
- Ola Rapace as Patrice