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A Tale of Two James Bond Posters (For Skyfall)

A Tale of Two James Bond Posters (For Skyfall)

Two very different posters emerged for November's release of the 23rd James Bond installment, Skyfall. In one, current Bond incarnation Daniel Craig looks the upright perfectly dressed 007. Sure he has a gun, but he holds it more like a martini as he stands in perfect posture with the Union Jack and what appears to be the City of London in the background. The second one ditches the British flag for a more casual James Bond hitting the dirt in action (with blazer), with a side view of Craig pointing his pistol at an unseen assailant with large 007 emblazoned in the background.
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Report: Adele To Sing Skyfall's 007 Theme Song

Report: Adele To Sing Skyfall's 007 Theme Song

Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411 reports that U.K. mega-singer Adele will sing the title theme song to the next James Bond joint, Skyfall — though, grain of salt: He's confirming his own scoop here, and the phrase "I think I can confirm for you what I said some months ago" doesn't inspire total confidence. But it's Friday, and a girl can dream! And Friedman's got it right when he argues that "Adele’s sound is the quintessential James Bond sound." Also, those other recent 007 themes did roundly suck. Bring on Agent Adele! [Showbiz 411]

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The American Face Of The Anti-Islam Innocence Of Muslims Speaks Out − And He's Not Sorry

The American Face Of The Anti-Islam Innocence Of Muslims Speaks Out − And He's Not Sorry

Steve Klein says there's no blood on his hands.

In the aftermath of violence in Libya over the virulently anti-Islam video Innocence of Muslims  initial media reports pointed to a Coptic Christian filmmaker named Sam Bacile, the pseudonym for Egyptian immigrant Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. But according to an A.P. report, Klein, a California insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran, has become the unrepentant public face of the crude video that has resulted in the deaths of four American diplomats, including America's Ambassador to Libya,  J. Christopher Stevens.
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Dustin Hoffman & Led Zeppelin Among This Year's Kennedy Center Honorees; Updates On Anti-Muslim Filmmaker: Biz Break

Dustin Hoffman & Led Zeppelin Among This Year's Kennedy Center Honorees; Updates On Anti-Muslim Filmmaker: Biz Break

Also in Thursday morning's round-up of news briefs, the U.K. readies for a tour of James Bond. A museum says it has found the earliest-made color film. And, Summit sets date for Divergent.
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Jeffrey Wright Is Catching Fire's Beetee; Robert Pattinson's The Rover Sells Overseas: Biz Break

Jeffrey Wright Is Catching Fire's Beetee; Robert Pattinson's The Rover Sells Overseas: Biz Break

Also in Friday's Biz Break: indie horror maven Ti West goes "mainstream," Daniel Craig signs for more Bonds, and Spike Lee's Oldboy is snapped up by FilmDistrict for U.S. release.
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Roger Moore Says Daniel Craig Is 'Best 007' (And Has The Best Bod)

Roger Moore Says Daniel Craig Is 'Best 007' (And Has The Best Bod)

No stranger to James Bond himself, Sir Roger Moore said he thinks the current man to hold the reins of 007, Daniel Craig, is the best actor to play the eternally debonaire British secret service agent. Eighty-four year-old Moore, who played Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985 gave kudos to Craig's performance in his new book, Bond on Bond.
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Bond's 'Skyfall' Olympics TV Spot: 007 Sticks the Landing

James Bond Daniel Craig Skyfall

Accompanying Her Majesty the Queen, James Bond — AKA Daniel Craig — sported a bemused expression in the cheeky sky-diving promo that kicked off the 2012 Summer Olympics in London yesterday. But later in the telecast, Bond fans got another treat: A brief but potent new TV spot teasing November's Sam Mendes-directed Skyfall with glimpses of 007 in action, both in the field and with a few gorgeous ladies.
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Watch Your Back, Dame Judi Dench: Boyle Says Queen Elizabeth Is A Good Actor - She and James Bond 'Got Along Very Well'

Watch Your Back, Dame Judi Dench: Boyle Says Queen Elizabeth Is A Good Actor - She and James Bond 'Got Along Very Well'

If Queen Elizabeth ever tires of the throne, she has a future in acting. Filmmaker Danny Boyle, who directed an inspired and beautifully surreal opening ceremony for the XXX Olympiad in London, told NBC's Meredith Vieira that the Royal was "a good actor" for her pre-recorded segment with current James Bond Daniel Craig. more »

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2012 Olympics: Photo Highlights from Danny Boyle's Bizarre, Beautiful Opening Ceremony

2012 Olympics Ceremony

Well. Orchestrating a luminous, fiery 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony celebration that somehow managed to combine film, music, live theater, dance, the Beatles, a giant baby, flying men on freaking jetpacks, Mr. Bean, James Bond AND The Queen, Danny Boyle set the world abuzz with his tribute to British culture. While Olympics-watchers process the epic Brit-centric extravaganza, we've got good looks at 9 beautifully bizarre moments from the Opening Ceremony. Dive right in to Movieline's Olympics gallery and revel in the Boyletastic theatrics. Your move, Brazil '16.
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Robert Pattinson Eyes Future James Bond Role

Robert Pattinson Eyes Future James Bond Role

There could be a new cold-blooded young buck waiting in the wings to play 007 if and when Daniel Craig is over his stint in the role. Heartthrob Robert Pattinson is eyeing the future post-Twilight and has dabbled recently with roles in Bel Ami (which didn't do so spectacularly at the box office) and Cosmopolis which opens in the U.S. next month, but failed to whip up a frenzy in Canada where it opened last month. Still, the dashing actor packs some fan-base mojo and James Bond could be a place down the line and the actor has taken a peek.
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WATCH: Michael Fassbender Is 007 In Christopher Nolan's James Bond

Michael Fassbender as James Bond

Here's a YouTube mashup that is a little too much fun to ignore: Michael Fassbender as secret agent 007 in Christopher Nolan's James Bond (as edited together by one inspired internet film enthusiast).
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SIFF: William Friedkin on Killer Joe, His 007 Offer, The MPAA, and Citizen Kane

William Friedkin

Movieline caught up with the charismatic William Friedkin last weekend at the Seattle Film Festival, where the Exorcist/French Connection director received a Lifetime Achievement award and screened his brutal Southern-fried potboiler Killer Joe. Before he held court keeping a packed audience rapt with tales from his nearly five-decade career in film (highlights below), Friedkin stopped to discuss two of the topics he’s wrestling with these days: His legal battle to win back the rights to his 1977 pic Sorcerer, and the absurdity of the MPAA, which anointed Killer Joe with an NC-17 rating.
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Amour Gets Awards-Friendly Release Date, G.I. Joe 2 Debate Stirs: Biz Break

Amour Gets Awards-Friendly Release Date, G.I. Joe 2 Debate Stirs: Biz Break

Also among this morning news briefs: James Bond gets a complete retrospective in Los Angeles, a film journalist jumps to the production side, Men in Black 3 melts at the British box office, and more...
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First Skyfall Teaser: Bond. Bleak Bond.

First Skyfall Teaser: Bond. Bleak Bond.

Get excited for the first teaser for Skyfall, which steps beyond gay-travel-brochure stylings, Heineken gambits, and Photoshop banalities into a more conventional realm of 007 viral marketing. To wit: Daniel Craig, working his wounded, blue-eyed magic as the world's most tormented superspy. Things are getting dark around here! Which doesn't mean we can't have a little fun — at least visually, right?
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James Bond Goes Gun Barrel Chic in First Teaser Poster for Skyfall

Skyfall poster

While the first trailer for James Bond pic Skyfall won't hit until next week (!), official site 007.com has a treat in the form of a teaser poster for the November release. And while there's precious little to glean from the black and white composition, there's something surprisingly compelling in the simplicity of Daniel Craig, front and center, striding towards us from inside the Bond gun barrel.
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