This year marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond since the release of Dr. No and to celebrate, Eon Productions and MGM will be releasing Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond film. Skyfall is set to be released on the 9th of November 2012 and will feature Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond. While Javier Bardem has been cast as the villain, Judi Dench will appear in her eponymous role of ‘M’ with Ralph Fiennes in an undisclosed role.
“In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As M16 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.”
James Bond started as a series of novels and short stories first published in 1953. 007 was originally created by journalist and author Ian Fleming who wanted to create a spy novel after World War II. James Bond was born in Casino Royale, the very first novel, and acquired a successful spy-career in the twelve novels and two collections of short stories by Fleming that were to follow. From Fleming’s death in 1964, James Bond featured in the novels of a number of authors including Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks and most recently in Jeffery Deaver’s Carte Blanche.
From novels to film adaptations, James bond has become the longest running series in film history. Actors that have played 007 include Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.
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