"Skyfall Skyfall is a 2012 British spy film, the twenty-third in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the villain. It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, and features the theme song ""Skyfall"", written and performed by Adele. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Columbia Pictures. The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6; the attack is part of a plot by former agent"
"the Golden Gun' or Dr. No. So we just decided we would play the card and enjoy it."" Raoul Silva Raoul Silva (real name Tiago Rodriguez) is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the 2012 James Bond film ""Skyfall"". He is portrayed by Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem. A former MI6 agent, he turns to cyberterrorism and begins targeting the agency he used to work for as part of a plan to get revenge against M, against whom he holds a homicidal grudge. Bardem received critical acclaim for his performance, and Silva is regularly ranked among the greatest"
"Raoul Silva Raoul Silva (real name Tiago Rodriguez) is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the 2012 James Bond film ""Skyfall"". He is portrayed by Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem. A former MI6 agent, he turns to cyberterrorism and begins targeting the agency he used to work for as part of a plan to get revenge against M, against whom he holds a homicidal grudge. Bardem received critical acclaim for his performance, and Silva is regularly ranked among the greatest villains in the James Bond series. ""Skyfall"" establishes that Silva's real name is Tiago Rodriguez, and that he"
"had been given the name ""Skyfall"". These reports were not confirmed at the time by Eon Productions, Sony or MGM. ""Skyfall"" was later confirmed as the title at a press conference on 3 November 2011, during which co-producer Barbara Broccoli said that the title ""has some emotional context which will be revealed in the film"". The title refers to the name of Bond's childhood home ""Skyfall"", and the setting for the film's finale. The main cast of ""Skyfall"" was officially announced at a press conference held at the Corinthia Hotel in London on 3 November 2011, 50 years to the"
"Rory Kinnear Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of ""Othello"". He is known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films ""Quantum of Solace"", ""Skyfall"", and ""Spectre"", and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Sir"
"equip gadgets to enhance their abilities, such as the Fast Switch gadget which halves the time it takes to switch weapons. Scenarios revealed are Conflict, Golden Gun, You Only Live Twice, Escalation, Data Miner, Team Conflict, Icarus and Black Box. The game begins with the opening chase sequence in ""Skyfall"", in which MI6 agent James Bond (likeness of Daniel Craig, voice of Timothy Watson) pursues the mercenary Patrice in Istanbul, only to be accidentally shot and wounded aboard a train by his partner Eve Moneypenny. Plunging into the river below, Bond begins to flash back to several of his previous"
"was announced that British actor Ben Whishaw had been cast in the role. Whishaw, aged 31 in 2012, became the youngest actor to play the role. In ""Skyfall"", Q's gadgets were comparatively simple, consisting of a miniaturised radio and a gun coded to Bond's palmprint so only Bond could fire it. Q is demonstrated to be highly knowledgeable on the subject of computer security to the point where he designed some of the most sophisticated security protocols in existence. However, he is also somewhat short-sighted; while engrossed in the puzzle of a security system set up by Raoul Silva, the"
"the lead role of ""Gunslinger"" Roland Deschain in Ron Howard's adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower novels. If he had signed, he would have starred in the TV series as well. Then Eon Productions offered him a role as villain Raoul Silva in the James Bond film, ""Skyfall"". With Universal deciding not to go forward with the ultra-ambitious adaptation of the Stephen King 7-novel series, and to end months of speculation, Bardem officially confirmed his role in ""Skyfall"" during an interview with Christiane Amanpour for ABC's ""Nightline"". Bardem received the 2,484th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 8"
"until 24 February 2015, when he resigned following a sting by journalists involving a bogus Chinese company and his suspension from the Conservative Party. Former Attorney-General the Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve, QC, MP was appointed as his replacement on 15 September 2015. The membership of the committee is as follows: Previous chairmen of the committee are Tom King (1994–2001), Ann Taylor (2001–05), Paul Murphy (2005–08), Margaret Beckett (January – October 2008), Dr. Kim Howells (2008–10) and Malcolm Rifkind (2010-2015). In the 2012 James Bond film ""Skyfall"", Ralph Fiennes plays Gareth Mallory, the chairman of the committee, who becomes the new"
"Shanghai. Although set in Scotland, Bond's family home of Skyfall was constructed on Hankley Common in Surrey using plywood and plaster to build a full-scale model of the building, with some exterior scenes shot in Glen Etive and Glencoe. In September 2012 it was announced that Daniel Craig had signed to the role of Bond for the following two films, the first of which was ""Spectre"", funded by MGM and Sony. In March 2013 Mendes announced he would not return to direct the next film in the series, although he later decided to return. In July 2013 it was revealed"
"in the United Kingdom, with smaller portions shot in China and Turkey. ""Skyfall"" premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was then released in the United Kingdom on 26 October and the United States on 9 November. It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues, although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras. The release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series, which began with ""Dr. No"" in 1962. ""Skyfall"" was well-received by critics, being praised for its acting (particularly by Craig, Bardem, and Dench), screenplay, cinematography, Mendes's"
"been his full-time guardian, observing the back story established by Fleming. The main cast was revealed in December 2014 at the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios. Daniel Craig returned for his fourth appearance as James Bond, while Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw reprised their roles as M, Eve Moneypenny and Q respectively, having been established in ""Skyfall"". Rory Kinnear also reprised his role as Bill Tanner in his third appearance in the series. Christoph Waltz was cast in the role of Franz Oberhauser, though he refused to comment on the nature of the part. It was later revealed"
"‡ Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is a retired award that was handed out to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards from 2012 to 2016. 2012: Daniel Craig – ""Skyfall"" as James Bond 2013: Mark Wahlberg – ""Lone Survivor"" as Marcus Luttrell ""'2014: Bradley Cooper – ""American Sniper"" as Chris Kyle ‡ 2015: Tom Hardy – """" as Max Rockatansky ""'2016: Andrew Garfield – ""Hacksaw Ridge"" as Desmond"
"Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is a retired award that was handed out to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards from 2012 to 2016. 2012: Daniel Craig – ""Skyfall"" as James Bond 2013: Mark Wahlberg – ""Lone Survivor"" as Marcus Luttrell ""'2014: Bradley Cooper – ""American Sniper"" as Chris Kyle ‡ 2015: Tom Hardy – """" as Max Rockatansky ""'2016: Andrew Garfield – ""Hacksaw Ridge"" as Desmond Doss"
"on 6 December 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2012. The release was cancelled in Australia. The game was released to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the James Bond film series. To achieve this the single player campaign includes one mission from each of the six actors' eras, being ""Goldfinger"" (Sean Connery), ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (George Lazenby), ""Moonraker"" (Roger Moore), ""Licence to Kill"" (Timothy Dalton) and ""Die Another Day"" (Pierce Brosnan), with ""Skyfall"" (Daniel Craig) released as downloadable content for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and included on disc for the Wii U"
"by Ralph Fiennes' character. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the ""James Bond"" series, ""Skyfall"" was positively received by critics and at the box office, grossing over $1 billion worldwide, and became the highest-grossing film of all-time in the UK and the highest-grossing film in the ""James Bond"" series. Critics called Dench's Saturn Awards-nominated performance ""compellingly luminous"". In 2013, Dench starred as the title character in the Stephen Frears directed film, ""Philomena"", a film inspired by true events of a woman looking for the son which the Catholic Church took from her a half-century before. The film was screened in"
"Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in Bond film ""Quantum of Solace"", his performance in Steven Spielberg's ""Munich"", and for his role in ""The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"", for which he drew critical acclaim. He has also won several César Awards and the Lumières Award. Amalric was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, France, the son of journalists Nicole Zand, a literary critic for ""Le Monde"", and Jacques Amalric, who has worked as a foreign affairs editor"
"acclaimed, earning him a BAFTA award nomination. ""Casino Royale"" became the highest-grossing in the series at the time. ""Quantum of Solace"" followed two years later. Craig's third Bond film, ""Skyfall"", premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series and the twentieth highest-grossing film of all time; it was also the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom until 2015. Craig's fourth Bond film, ""Spectre"", premiered in 2015. He also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II. His fifth (and, possibly, final) Bond film, currently"
"Ben Whishaw Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. In 2004, he played the title role in an Old Vic production of ""Hamlet"", earning an Olivier Award nomination. On television, Whishaw has appeared in ""Nathan Barley"", ""Criminal Justice"", ""The Hour and"" ""London Spy"". His film roles including """" (2006), ""I'm Not There"" (2007), ""Bright Star"" (2009), ""Brideshead Revisited"" (2008), ""Cloud Atlas"" (2012), ""The Lobster"" (2015), ""Suffragette"" (2015), ""The Danish Girl"" (2015), and ""Mary Poppins Returns"" (2018). He played Q in the James Bond films ""Skyfall"" (2012) and ""Spectre"" (2015). He voiced Paddington Bear in ""Paddington"" (2014)"
"had commenced work on the ""Avatar"" sequels. In August 2017, Matt Gerald had officially signed on to portray his first film's role Corporal Lyle Wainfleet in all upcoming sequels. In August 2017, in an interview with Empire, Cameron revealed that Stephen Lang would not only be returning in all four sequels but he would also be the main villain in all four films. On October 3, 2017, Kate Winslet had signed on in all four sequels for an unspecified role in the film which was described by Cameron as ""Ronal"". On January 25, 2018, Dileep Rao was confirmed to return"
"for and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was the first time a Bond song had won, and the fourth time one had been nominated. ""Skyfall"" also won the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 2013 BRIT Awards. The film also features Charles Trenet's 1938 song ""Boum !"" during scenes in which Silva shows Bond around his abandoned island, and The Animals' 1964 cover of John Lee Hooker's song, ""Boom Boom"" when Silva assaults Skyfall in the film's finale. The premiere of ""Skyfall"" was on 23 October 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall in London."
"Sévérine Sévérine is a fictional character who appears in the 23rd ""James Bond"" film ""Skyfall"" (2012). Played by Bérénice Marlohe, Sévérine is a former sex slave who works as an accomplice of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem). She collaborates with James Bond (Daniel Craig) to stop her boss, but is captured and killed by Silva. Marlohe had secured the role after two auditions for director Sam Mendes and casting director Debbie McWilliams. She looked to Xenia Onatopp as a point of inspiration for her performance. Distancing herself from the Bond girl title, she interpreted the character as more modern and realistic."
"the service. Javier Bardem was cast as the film's principal villain, Raoul Silva, a cyberterrorist who is seeking revenge against those he holds responsible for betraying him. Bardem described Silva as ""more than a villain"", while Craig stated that Bond has a ""very important relationship"" to Silva. In casting the role, director Sam Mendes admitted that he lobbied hard for Bardem to accept the part. Mendes saw the potential for the character to be recognised as one of the most memorable characters in the series and wanted to create ""something [the audience] may consider to have been absent from the"
"Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English stage, television, and film actor who has appeared in films in both Hollywood and Bollywood. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"" (for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor), Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of ""Jane Eyre"" and in his role as Captain Flint in the Starz television series ""Black Sails"". Stephens is a lead in the science fiction series ""Lost in Space"" released on Netflix 13"
"want to make."" Colin Firth joined the cast to lead the film on 29 April 2013. It was initially reported in 2013 that Leonardo DiCaprio was in talks to play a villain, although Vaughn himself later denied that he was ever considered, stating that he came as close to playing the role ""as I am to becoming the Pope."" Instead the role of the villain went to Samuel L. Jackson, Jackson took the role, in part because of a career long dream to be in a James Bond movie. As he felt that this was unlikely to come true he"
"""Tomorrow Never Dies"", Lisa Funnell dismissed Sévérine as based on outdated ideas. Sévérine Sévérine is a fictional character who appears in the 23rd ""James Bond"" film ""Skyfall"" (2012). Played by Bérénice Marlohe, Sévérine is a former sex slave who works as an accomplice of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem). She collaborates with James Bond (Daniel Craig) to stop her boss, but is captured and killed by Silva. Marlohe had secured the role after two auditions for director Sam Mendes and casting director Debbie McWilliams. She looked to Xenia Onatopp as a point of inspiration for her performance. Distancing herself from the"
"""Skyfall"" ""Daniel Craig [takes] full possession of a role he previously played unconvincingly""; Philip French commented that ""Craig manages to get out of the shadow of Connery""; while Daniel Krupa thought Craig's Bond was a ""defining performance"" for ""a great actor"". Edward Porter, writing in ""The Sunday Times"", considered that ""Craig has developed an authoritative Bond persona, dry and intelligent"". Ryan Gilbey thought Craig had ""relaxed into Bond without losing any steeliness"". The supporting cast also received praise. Roger Ebert reflected that ""Skyfall"" ""at last provides a role worthy of Judi Dench, one of the best actors of her generation."
"Intelligence"") hasn't come up with a villain nearly as memorable as Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber. I know that comparison may seem unfair, but when you're ripping off ""Die Hard"" this shamelessly, it's kind of not."" Skyscraper (2018 film) Skyscraper is a 2018 American action film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber and Hannah Quinlivan. The film follows Johnson as a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a newly built skyscraper, the tallest in the world, after it is taken over"
"Skyfall (Adele song) ""Skyfall"" is the theme song of the ""James Bond"" film of the same name, performed by English singer Adele. It was written by Adele and the producer Paul Epworth and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford. The film company Eon Productions invited the singer to work on the theme song in early 2011, a task that Adele accepted after reading the film's script. While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture the mood and style of the other Bond themes, including dark and moody lyrics descriptive of the film's plot. ""Skyfall"" was released at"
"rarely seen and only spoken of. When Bean auditioned for the film, he was considered for the role of Bond (see List of actors considered for the James Bond character). Trevelyan has been ranked among the greatest Bond villains and is considered the dark inversion of Bond. Alec Trevelyan Alec Trevelyan (006), also known as Janus, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 James Bond film ""GoldenEye"", portrayed by actor Sean Bean. The likeness of Bean as Alec Trevelyan was also used for the 1997 video game, ""GoldenEye 007"". Once known as ""Agent 006"" under the"
"the villains into the house. I don't know why but I thought that Vesper [Lynd] had to be in the sinking house and Bond has to want to kill her and then try and save her"". In February 2005 Martin Campbell was announced as the film's director and the next Bond film was revealed to be ""Casino Royale"", although the identity of the new Bond was still unknown; the producers had chosen not to renew Pierce Brosnan's contract, and in October Eon announced that the part of Bond would be taken by Daniel Craig. Principal photography for ""Casino Royale"" commenced"
"Lives"" for the 2012 Chichester Festival, reprised at the Gielgud Theatre in 2013. Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English stage, television, and film actor who has appeared in films in both Hollywood and Bollywood. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"" (for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor), Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of ""Jane Eyre"" and in his role as Captain Flint in the Starz television series ""Black Sails"". Stephens is a"
"In the film, Bond is posthumously sent by Judi Dench's M to assassinate Marco Sciarra, which in turn leads him on the trail of the organisation. It is revealed throughout the course of the film that Spectre, and in turn Ernst Stavro Blofeld, have been responsible for the villainous events of the previous Craig films. The Quantum organisation from 2008's ""Quantum of Solace"" is revealed to be a subsidiary of Spectre, while Raoul Silva from ""Skyfall"" is shown to be affiliated with the organisation. In addition to Silva, Le Chiffre, Mr. White, and Dominic Greene are all revealed to have"