Skyfall

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Skyfall

British cinema poster for Skyfall, designed byEmpire Design

Directed by Produced by Screenplay by

Sam Mendes Michael G. Wilson Barbara Broccoli Neal Purvis Robert Wade John Logan James Bond by Ian Fleming Daniel Craig Javier Bardem Ralph Fiennes Naomie Harris

Based on Starring

Brnice Marlohe Albert Finney Judi Dench Thomas Newman Music by Cinematography Roger Deakins Stuart Baird Editing by Kate Baird Eon Productions Studio Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures Release date(s) 23 October 2012(London,

premiere)

26 October 2012(United
Kingdom)

9 November 2012(United
States)

Running time Country Language Budget Box office

143 minutes[1] United Kingdom United States English $150200 million $1,108,561,013

Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. It was distributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2012.[2] It features Daniel Craigin his third performance

as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film'santagonist. The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The film centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6; the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 operative Raoul Silva to humiliate, discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him. The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films: Q, played by Ben Whishaw, and Eve Moneypenny, played byNaomie Harris. Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench, who played M, a role that she had played in the previous six films. The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes' character, Gareth Mallory. Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008. Development was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles and did not resume until December 2010; during this time, Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant. The original screenwriter, Peter Morgan, left the project during the suspension. When production resumed, Logan, Purvis, and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script. Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom, China and Turkey. Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9 November 2012. It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues, although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras. The film's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Bond series, which began with Dr. No in 1962. Skyfall was positively received by critics and at the box office, becoming the 14th film, as well as the first Bond film, to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide. As of May 2013, it is the eighth-highest-grossing film of all time, the highestgrossing film in the UK, the highest-grossing film in the Bond series, the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012. The film won several accolades, including the BAFTA Awards for Outstanding British Film and Best Film Music; the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture; and was nominated for five Academy Awards, of which it won two: Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers won the award for Best Sound Editing, and Adele's theme song won Best Original Song which also won the Best Original Song at the Golden Globe.