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[PPK_19]

Amazing. Marketto, you're a God.

Love that one with him next to the flag, its my desktop background now

[Vauxhall]

Anyone else unreasonably thrilled by the look of some of these scenes? The manner in which Mendes/Deakins have lit Bond skulking through the shadowy and dusty corridor almost has me salivating.

[DamnCoffee]

It looks amazing. Truly.

This is the part of the production process where just everything starts to kick off. First the official pics, then a poster, then some leaked trailer footage, and then the actual teaser.

[PPK_19]

Anyone else unreasonably thrilled by the look of some of these scenes? The manner in which Mendes/Deakins have lit Bond skulking through the shadowy and dusty corridor almost has me salivating.

Indeed. That one of him in the corridor is lit in a way that reminds me of westerns.

[MattofSteel]

Wow. Those look amazingly retro - like they could have actually been ripped from FRWL. Mendes/Deakins going hardcore for the look on this one.

[Matt_13]

Every image released by the production looks brilliant. The lighting is consistently beautiful. Genuinely intrigued by the Shanghai and Macao sets. Bond must appear as though he is back from the dead, and enters a casino that looks like a kingdom of the dead. Very, very interesting. Wish my French was a bit better, I can only pick up bits and pieces.

[DominicGreene]

Ah, this is why I love being a Bond fan.

[Royal Dalton]

I like the one where he's pointing the gun at Albert Finney.

[Leon]

Nice! Looks amazing! I really hope Mendes gives it a nice dose of the Road to Perdition style of heavy dark elegance, detail and loud-a** gunshots.

This Bond sure will be doing alot of scenes walking around in a suit with his gun out :oP

This quote from the article intrigues me: 'He wants to explore the roots of the MI6, as to make a loop with Dr No (probably for the 50th anniversary)'

[007jamesbond]

I like the one where he's pointing the gun at Albert Finney.

what? where did you get that indication?

[S K Y F A L L]

Here' another one, where we can see Ralph Fiennes for the first time.



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Thanks for the post Marketto007!!! Awesome stuff. Simply Awesome. Finally a Ralph Fiennes photo!! Love the dark hallway, such good stuff !

I like the one where he's pointing the gun at Albert Finney.

what? where did you get that indication?

I think that was just meant as some fun speculation.

[Leon]

This quote from the article intrigues me: 'He [Mendes] wants to explore the roots of MI6, so as to make a loop with Dr No (probably for the 50th anniversary)'

[Royal Dalton]

I like the one where he's pointing the gun at Albert Finney.

what? where did you get that indication?

In this pic, here. He's confronting Finney in Skyfall Lodge.

[The Shark]

How do you know who he's pointing the gun at?

[Matt_13]

We don't know that for sure, 007jamesbond, but it's reasonable guess based on what little we know.

Absolutely no evidence at all, but a fine guess.

[S K Y F A L L]

But why would Bond take M somewhere he suspects could be a dangerous place to for her?

[Royal Dalton]

He doesn't. He takes her there because he thinks it's a safe haven.

[sharpshooter]

The quality of the shots are fantastic. Bond in the hallway pointing the gun caught my eye immediately, as did Bond and the British flag in the background. There is real flair and feeling going on here. It looks stylised but also retro, just as Jenny Temine says about the costumes. Interesting that they're going to tackle the relevancy thing again ala GE, not for Bond but for the organisation he works for. I like it.

[Matt_13]

It should be stressed we are just speculating. The only reason I'm not convinced that Finney is there is because it would indicate his role is almost identical to the one he had at the end of the Bourne Ultimatum. What possible threat to Bond could the man possibly represent anyway?

Still, it's not hard to imagine Bond making his way through his former living room, only to hear a noise on the floors above. He stows M somewhere safe and begins to comb the area.

[S K Y F A L L]

He doesn't. He takes her there because he thinks it's a safe haven.

Oh good point, my bad and then perhaps the villlans suspect this and decide to surprise Bond and M with a warm welcome.

[Royal Dalton]

It should be stressed we are just speculating. The only reason I'm not convinced that Finney is there is because it would indicate his role is almost identical to the one he had at the end of the Bourne Ultimatum. What possible threat to Bond could the man possibly represent anyway?

Still, it's not hard to imagine Bond making his way through his former living room, only to hear a noise on the floors above. He stows M somewhere safe and begins to comb the area.

It's definitely Finney. We know Kincade's at the house during the daytime, because Bond was seen holding him at gunpoint outside that barn.

[Matt_13]

Forgot about that. Finney it is. I really hope his role is at least a little different than his one in Bourne.

Now that I think about it, could his fate and M's be tied together? If we're dealing with the inception of MI6, then is it possible M and Kincade were there at the beginning?

[killkenny kid]

Anyone else unreasonably thrilled by the look of some of these scenes? The manner in which Mendes/Deakins have lit Bond skulking through the shadowy and dusty corridor almost has me salivating.

Indeed. That one of him in the corridor is lit in a way that reminds me of westerns.

Funny, I was thinking Hitchcock.

[Marketto007]

For those interested, here's the cover of the Studio Ciné Live magazine with the Skyfall coverage.



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[Marketto007]

Looks like M's Office is actually on the "real" MI6 Building, judging by the color of the windows and the architecture.

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[thecasinoroyale]

I simply echo the others - fantastic pics, and already looking very atmospheric! Love Bond on the roof...that's almost on par with 1964's Connery on the Aston Martin phot for summing up the Bond image.

Love it!

[Col. Sun]

That pic of Bond on the roof with the Union Jack and city-scape in the background is truly an iconic image.

I'm betting that's the final image of the film. Bond, alone, staring out across the city, wondering what the future holds
after the devastating events in Skyfall.

[thecasinoroyale]

In that pic, Fiennes could almost be a younger Bernard Lee's character of 'M'!

This is the best time now...drip feeding us images, teasers...bring it on!

[marktmurphy]

Looks like M's Office is actually on the "real" MI6 Building, judging by the color of the windows and the architecture.

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Good spot. I did see some crew members standing on the upper balcony of the SIS building; I was surprised they'd been allowed access so presumably it was for this. If they weren't really there on location I suppose the windows would be greenscreens in this shot.

[Shrublands]

I like the one where he's pointing the gun at Albert Finney.

what? where did you get that indication?

In this pic, here. He's confronting Finney in Skyfall Lodge.

The wall on the right looks the same as in the shadowy hallway shot. (And the lighting appears to indicate it’s from the same scene too.)
Floor to ceiling louver doors are not something that I would normally associate with a Scottish manor house, they say more Mediterranean to me, Turkish in this case.