SKYFALL (2012) starring Daniel Craig as James Bond

By: Anders Frejdh

Published:
2011-11-03

Second Skyfall teaser poster (2012)

Skyfall US one-sheet poster (2012)

In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Premiere:

2012-10-26

Swedish title:

SKYFALL

Original title:

SKYFALL

Director:

Sam Mendes

Second unit director:

Alexander Witt

Screenwriter(s):

Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan

Year:

2012

Release dates:

26 October 2012 (Sweden)
26 October 2012 (UK)
9 November 2012 (USA)

>Full release schedule for SKYFALL

Plot outline:

In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Awards:

Oscar nominations 2013:
• Cinematography: Roger Deakins
• Original Score: Thomas Newman
• Original Song: Skyfall (music/lyrics by Adele & Paul Epworth)
• Sound Editing: Per Hallberg & Karen Baker Landers
• Sound Mixing: Scott Millan, Greg P. R

MPAA:

PG-13

Runtime:

143 minutes

Promotional partners:

Aston Martin, Bollinger, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola Zero, Heineken, Jaguar, Land Rover, Omega, Sony Mobile

Filming locations:

China (Shanghai), London, Scotland, Turkey (Adana & Istanbul) and Pinewood Studios (England)

Film company:

Eon Productions (production company)
Sony Pictures (distributor)

Production budget:

200 Million USD (reportedly the same as Quantum of Solace)

Sweden Box-office:

113,4 Million SEK as per January 20, 2013 (Source: Swedish Film Institute)

UK Box-office:

162 Million USD, and counting (Source: Box Office Mojo)

US Box-office:

304 Million USD (Source: Box Office Mojo)

Worldwide Box-office:

1,109 Million USD as per March 10, 2013 (Source: Box Office Mojo)

Actors:

Albert Finney as Kincade
Ben Whishaw as Q
Bérénice Marlohe as Sévérine
Bill Buckhurst as Ronson
Daniel Craig as James Bond
Duncan Meadows as Isolation Guard
Elize du Toit som Vanessa (M's Assistant)
Helen McCrory as Clair Dowar
Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva
Jens Hultén as one of Silva's men
Judi Dench as M
Mayo Oliver as Firefighter
Mihai Arsene as Turkish Businessman
Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
Nicholas Woodeson as Doctor Hall
Ola Rapace as Patrice
Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory
Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
Santi Scinelli as London Commuter
Simon DeSilva as Commuter
Tonia Sotiropoulou as Bond's Lover

Producers:

Barbara Broccoli (producer)
Gregg Wilson (associate producer)
Michael G. Wilson (producer)

Music:

Adele (singer of the title song "Skyfall")
Thomas Newman (film soundtrack composer)
Monty Norman (composer of the James Bond theme)

Cintematograper:

Roger Deakins (Director of Photography)

Film editor:

Stuart Baird

Casting:

Debbie McWilliams (casting director)

Production desginer:

Dennis Gassner

Sound designer(s):

Anna MacKenzie (ADR editor)
Bill R. Dean (sound effects editor)
Chris Jargo (supervising adr editor)
Christopher Assells (sound designer)
Craig S. Jaeger (supervising foley editor)
Daniel Hegeman (sound effects editor)
Dino R. Dimuro (sound designer)
John C. Stuver (dialogue editor)
Karen Baker Landers (supervising sound editor)
Per Hallberg (supervising sound editor)
Peter Staubli (sound designer)
Simon Chase (supervising ADR editor)

Costume desginer(s):

Jany Temime

Stills photographer:

Francois Duhamel (main unit)
Jasin Boland (second unit)

Title designer(s):

Daniel Kleinman (main titles)
Pauline Hume (end tit

Second unit director:

Michael Lerman (first assistant director)
Ben Dixon (key second assistant director)
Melisa Kurtay (second assistant director)
Stewart Hamilton(second assistant director)

Stunt team:

Gary Powell (stunt coordinator)

Ami Verge (assistant stunt coordinator)
Diz Sharpe (Head Stunt Rigger)
Fatih Ugurlu (stunt coordinator: Turkey)
Kevin Lyons (stunt rigger)
Mark Mottram (assistant stunt coordinator)
Nicola Berwick (fight coordinator)
Roger Yuan (fight trainer)

Stunt doubles:
Andy Lister (for Daniel Craig)
Belle Williams (for Naomie Harris)
Ben Cooke(for Daniel Craig)
Damien Walters (for Daniel Craig and Ola Rapace)
Eugenio Jimenez Cubillo (for Javier Bardem)
James Cox (for Ralph Fiennes)
Kai Martin (for Daniel Craig)
Lee Morrison (for Daniel Craig and Ola Rapace)
Lloyd Bass (for Rory Kinnear)
Mark Higgins (M's driver)
Tina Maskell (for Judi Dench)
Tom Rodgers

Stunt drivers:
Alistair Whitton
Ben Collins (for Daniel Craig)
David Cheung
Jason Hunjan
Martin Ivanov
Marvin Stewart-Campbell
Rob King
Tilly Powell

Stunt performers:
Amir Badri
Angela Meryl
Arran Topham
Arsha Aghdasi
Belinda McGinley
Ben Wright
Bobby Holland Hanton
Boris Martinez
Bradley Farmer
Calvin Warrington-Heasman
Casey Michaels
Charles Ramsay
Charly Yoon
Cuco Usín
Dusan Hyska
Elliot Hawkes
Emre Ugantas
Evangelos Grecos
Gary Arthurs
Géza Kovács
Görkem Kün
Halil Ibrahim Gezer
Hussain Abdullah
Ian Pead
Inci Demirbas
James O'Donnell
Jan Loukota
Jason Hunjan
Justin Pearson
Lee Bagley
Mahsa Ahmadi
Marc Mailley
Marlow Warrington-Mattei
Mens-Sana Tamakloe
Michel Quach
Michel Quach
Mustafa Beyter
Nellie Burroughes
Oliver Gough
Paul Kennington
Reg Wayment
Rick English
Rowley Irlam
Vi-Dan Tran
Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik
Ümit Demirbas

Special effects:

Chris Corbould (special effects supervisor)

Visual effects:

Steve Begg (visual effects supervisor)

Distributor in Sweden:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

More information:

>Buy SKYFALL (2012) on Blu-Ray at low price

>Buy the soundtrack from SKYFALL on CD

>> SWEDISH-REVIEW-OF-SKYFALL.pdf

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