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James Bond Returns in 'Skyfall'
[An Nahar] Screen spy James Bond is returning next year with a new movie called "Skyfall" and a star-studded cast, producers said Thursday.Jeez! Hang it up! Connery must be pushing 100! Daniel Craig returns as the suave secret agent for a third time in the film, to be directed by Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes ("American Beauty"). What? No Sean Connery? Well, I ain't gonna go see it then. Spanish star Javier Bardem will also join the cast for 007's 23rd screen adventure as Bond's foe, producers said. Who's he gonna play? Zorro? I hope Guy Williams sues! "There's lots of surprises," Mendes told reporters, as he confirmed filming will begin Thursday and will take place in London's Whitehall, and on location in Scotland, Istanbul and Shanghai. I'm surprised they don't drop the whole idea. I mean, Ursula Andress is kinda past her prime, isn't she? English actress Naomi Harris plays a field agent called Eve, Judi Dench reprises her role as spy chief M, while French actress Berenice Marlohe also joins the cast. M is a girl? My gag reflex just kicked in. Bond's future was thrown into doubt when studio MGM filed for bankruptcy in 2010. That's understandable, given that the last time they did something original was 1961 or thereabouts. But its new management and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced earlier this year that the spy would live to fight another day. Posted by: Fred 2011-11-05 |
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