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[Luigi Ferrari]

If these photos were taken during the filming would be interesting to know precisely where Bond is. Maybe on the steps of the national gallery ? And even more interesting would be to understand what he is looking at ,as he is staring at something up in this picture:
http://justjared.buz...lgar-square-04/

[Captain Tightpants]

But there's no sign of any cameras in the area ...

[Vauxhall]

Not sure if we can read anything into it, but I had a quick search and a debating forum website member posted the following on Friday: "Daniel Craig is filming the new Bond at the National Gallery all next week."

[Luigi Ferrari]

http://www.dailymail...azine-free.html
"A copy of the October issue, which features an image of Charles Dickens on the cover, is now set to appear as a prop in a scene set in M’s flat."
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[Captain Tightpants]

"A copy of the October issue, which features an image of Charles Dickens on the cover, is now set to appear as a prop in a scene set in M’s flat."

I don't know how I feel about that. I have no objections to product placement, provided it is handled appropriately (ie, it is somewhere you would expect to find it; for example, when Bond traces Mollaka's text message in CASINO ROYALE, the Sony Ericsson logo appears above the screen ... which is would do on just about any phone). A magazine in M's flat sounds appropriate, but it's not a particularly large prop. Hopefully we don't get a god-awful DIE ANOTHER DAY retreat with the camera lingering over the brand names.

[Captain Tightpants]

"I don't just read Cracked, Bond. Villiers, did you renew my subscription to Fine Arts ... Aficionado ... uh, Monthly"?

[killkenny kid]

I'm sorry, to my eye, he looks like a 60-year-old man. That grey beard is nasty. But maybe all this will work in context, or look better on film than in these pics. I just hope this isn't some up their own "artist" decision to reinvent James Bond that just proves to be a big distraction.

I really think Skyfall is going to challenge tradition in a big way. I'm talking The Man From Barbarossa here. I'm going to need to go into this one with an ultra open mind. I don't know. Maybe I could get into this in the same way that I can (now) get into Barbarossa.

Hey zen, my goatee is grey. btw I like Craig's look for this movie.

[univex]

Love the clothes. Hair too short. Beard?! He looks worn out. But hey, it´s...well...different. We´ll see.... Craig did talk about bringing in a new style.
The location intrigues me. The National Gallery? Anyone would care to elaborate on that? BTW, nice to see London featured in such a proeminent way.

[Matt_13]

I'm a fan. It's exactly what I figured he'd look like following his remark about shaking things up in the looks department. He looks ( as another member said) like a seasoned field operative.

[007jamesbond]

I agree with Matt_13, he has the look of a older more experience Mi6 00 agent than a rookie agent we seen in CR. More of a seasonal agent than someone who is just starting out.

[DamnCoffee]

I think Craig looks great. It's just nice to see stuff finally get underway.

[Captain Tightpants]

Love the clothes. Hair too short. Beard?! He looks worn out. But hey, it´s...well...different.

I think it's intentional despite the cut of his suit looking sharp, Bond himself looks ragged and spent - I think SKYFALL will see a James Bond who is pushed to his physical and mental limits.

The location intrigues me. The National Gallery? Anyone would care to elaborate on that?

The photos are taken on the steps of the National Gallery, adjacent to Trafalgar Square. However, there is no evidence of any cameras rolling. He could be filming something, or he could just be admiring the building in his downtime between takes.

[DominicGreene]

It's really interesting to see Craig age throughout the Bond films. I love the beard and short hair, it's different but I love it. Craig is no longer a kid, he's an adult, a grown man who has went through pain and suffering, but he made it out and is ready to fully serve his country again. This is very interesting, I can't wait for an official picture and publicity videos. The only problem is that I feel old, seeing Craig so young looking on the big screen in Casino Royale to this!

[univex]

Love the clothes. Hair too short. Beard?! He looks worn out. But hey, it´s...well...different.

I think it's intentional despite the cut of his suit looking sharp, Bond himself looks ragged and spent - I think SKYFALL will see a James Bond who is pushed to his physical and mental limits.

Reminds of a quote from Sir James Moloney in one of the novels refering to Bond as someone who as seen hell and lived through it. So we had the begining thing going on in CR, the debonair in QOS and now the spent, still sharp Bond look in SF? It´s a character arch not unlike the novels right?

[Captain Tightpants]

Reminds of a quote from Sir James Moloney in one of the novels refering to Bond as someone who as seen hell and lived through it. So we had the begining thing going on in CR, the debonair in QOS and now the spent, still sharp Bond look in SF? It´s a character arch not unlike the novels right?

No, I think Bond's less-than-manicured demeanour will be a direct result of the events of SKYFALL rather than his age. If Bond looks ragged and unkempt, it's because he's been up all night working. After all, we know that there will be some kind of attack on MI6 and/or London, and the photo of the clapperboard reveals that the scene takes place at night. I suspect Bond's unkempt look comes from being up all night.

[JimmyBond]

I gotta say, all the pictures of a haggard Bond have me intrigued. I kind of hope he doesn't maintain the stubble throughout the whole film. but then again, I wouldn't be bothered if he did.

[univex]

Reminds of a quote from Sir James Moloney in one of the novels refering to Bond as someone who as seen hell and lived through it. So we had the begining thing going on in CR, the debonair in QOS and now the spent, still sharp Bond look in SF? It´s a character arch not unlike the novels right?

No, I think Bond's less-than-manicured demeanour will be a direct result of the events of SKYFALL. If Bond looks ragged and unkempt, it's because he's been up all night working. After all, we know that there will be some kind of attack on MI6 and/or London, and the photo of the clapperboard reveals that the scene takes place at night. I suspect Bond's unkempt look comes from being up all night.

Personally, I hope you´re right Cap. And I also hope they´ll finally show us Bond´s Chelsea flat with the DB5 parked outside. Tanner waking him up (and his very sexy lady friend) only to drag him immediatly to that underground MI6 bunker, would be very cool to see.

Also, Craig´s look remind me of his character Joe, in Confessions of a Fool.

Edited by univex, 20 November 2011 - 04:00 AM.

[Captain Tightpants]

Personally, I hope you´re right Cap. And I also hope they´ll finally show us Bond´s Chelsea flat with the DB5 parked outside. Tanner waking him up (and his very sexy lady friend) only to drag him immediatly to that underground MI6 bunker, would be very cool to see.

I still reckon the scene will involve Bond racing M to the bunker. Being rousted from his flat would be good, but I think the actual scene will take place alte in the day, since the clapperboard shows the scene takes place at night.

[Leon]

Interesting! So Bond is sporting the stubble for a number of scenes.

I wonder why. All I can think of is Bond at the beginning of the novel You Only Live Twice. He's suffering from depression and not acting himself. Skipping work, seeing shrinks and hiring prostitutes. Who knows!

[The Shark]

Skipping work, seeing shrinks and hiring prostitutes.

In other words, he's playing me.

[Shane]

Those shoes look like John Lobb to me

[Luigi Ferrari]

It has been reported that a copy of Literary Rewiew featuring Charles Dickens on the cover will appear in a scene set in M's flat.
Yesterday they took some scenes featuring Bond on the steps of the National Gallery.
Here I found that a Charles Dickens portrait exhibition is taking place actually at the National Portrait Gallery.
http://www.viewlondo...icle-11309.html
What may be the connection between the two elements ? Could it be relevant to the plot?

[Captain Tightpants]

What may be the connection between the two elements ? Could it be relevant to the plot?

None. It's most likely coincidence. Although there were photos of Craig on the steps of the National Gallery, there was no evidence that he was filming a scene at the time (there was no evidence that he was not, either). The article on Dickens in Literary Review is unrelated to the portrait display. So unless SKYFALL is actually THE DICKENS CODE, there's probably not going to be any cross-over.

Also, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery are not the same building. They are adjacent to one another, but Craig was clearly on the steps of the National Gallery.

[Aris007]

Not a fan of the beard at all. It does make him look old. But let's not judge from a shot or two. It'll look differently on screen surely.

Will the difference be big enough though?

[SecretAgentFan]

He looks very stylish. Older, of course, due to the grey/whitish beard.

Impossible to say now why Bond has to have a beard.

I will wait for the film - but personally I wouldn´t mind if they did not stray too much from the formula...

[Matt_13]

Well here's the thing. When I read the books, the Bond in my head is never perfectly shaved. I've always imagined a bit of scruff (more along the lines of five o clock shadow minus the grey, but you get the idea) so for me, this is pretty Bondian. I wouldn't worry about context either (though the idea that Bond is yanked from another mission, forced to observe some carnage in London, and then whisked away elsewhere doesn't really leave him with time to shave. If the devastation is enough, he probably doesn't care about his face. Still, very, very interesting, and again...the tabloids were dead on the money.

[MattofSteel]

It's worth noting that Bond's "stubble" in these new pics is considerably less intense than the beard we saw in the previous ones. Suggests we're indeed dealing with something plot-specific.

That being said - how long have they been shooting? Two weeks? Assuming he's maintained some form of the beard the entire time, that's more than an incidental scene or two.

[Matt_13]

The could always CG some color into it.

[univex]

It's worth noting that Bond's "stubble" in these new pics is considerably less intense than the beard we saw in the previous ones. Suggests we're indeed dealing with something plot-specific.

Yeah, it has to be plot-specific because the alternative is simply ludicrous, what?, Bond has a beard just for the sake of it? To make this one a different one? A new style? Something distracting just...well, just because? That´s just preposterous. It will probably have to do with something plot-specific and I bet it will be awesome. Reminds me of Bond in the novels, when he had to cut his hair and dye his skin to go on a specific mission. The crew cuts and all. It also reminds of the all Sir James Moloney comments (which gave us a very nice perspective on Bond´s psychological traits) and the vices phase he had going on after Tracy´s assassination. So, who knows why the stubble? Personally, I think the fun is on again, the last time we had so much fun speculating was in 2005, when the first pics of Craig in CR showed up online. So, it´s all from me.

PS: A thought just occured to me. What if the beard is somewhat of a humouristic element. You know. Bond likes to have a close shave but no one gives him the oportunity to do so for a while.

After not being able to shave in London:
Villain - (...) And give him a clean shave. The least we can do for him is to let him die looking decent.
Bond - Thank God! Some people complained I didn´t look like myself and that, frankly, is a disturbing thought.

You know what? Scrap that That´s why Bond fans can´t write Bond official stuff.

Edited by univex, 20 November 2011 - 04:50 PM.

[deth]

Very nice! But yeah, like someone mentioned... his pants are too short lol