As expected, MGM and Sony have released the first teaser trailer for the 23rd Bond movie Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes.

It runs for just over a minute and starts off quite solemn, but it picks up with some great shots from China and we get some action in the form of gunfire and a train derailment (possibly the London Underground?)

Watch below:

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.

As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond and Judi Dench returning as M, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

Skyfall will be released October 26, 2012. What do you think of the teaser trailer?

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Ahead of the release of the first trailer for Skyfall on Monday, the official 007 blog has debuted the official teaser poster which features Bond walking down a tunnel which mirrors the classic ‘barrel of a gun’ opening.

Check out the full poster below:

As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond and Judi Dench returning as M, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

Skyfall will be released October 26, 2012.

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Due to the whole MGM situation it’s been 4 years since we last saw James Bond on-screen. We’ll be seeing Daniel Craig return as 007 later this year in Skyfall, but it looks like the producers are trying to make up for the hiatus by planning the 24th movie already, with a 2014 release in mind.

According to Bond fan site Mi6 Sony’s President of Worldwide Distribution Rory Bruer announced the plans at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Apart from a few exceptions we’ve usually seen a Bond movie every two years, so a 2014 release for the next film would make sense and suggest they are hoping to get back into a similar cycle again.

Apparently Daniel Craig’s original contract from when he agreed to play Bond involves Bond 24, but it’s said to be ‘optional’ so he could hang up his gun after three films. He could very well continue however, which I’m sure many would be happy with.

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The official 007 blog has released a new production video from the set of Skyfall in Shanghai. We see 1st Assistant Director Michael Lerman scouting for Chinese locations, prepping scenes, and shooting a scene on Shanghai’s neon blue highways. We also get to see Bond Lady Bérénice Marlohe and 007 himself Daniel Craig scooting scenes in an airport.

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As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond and Judi Dench returning as M, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

The movie will be released October 26, 2012 and we can expect to see the first Skyfall trailer next month.

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According to The Daily Mail the first trailer for Skyfall will be released next month, and will be attached to Sony’s Men in Black III which opens May 25th.

As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond and Judi Dench returning as M, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

Skyfall will be released October 26, 2012.

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As expected, Sony has released the very first video blog for the 23rd Bond movie, Skyfall. In the 90 second video director Sam Mendes speaks about his “personal relationship” with the Bond movies, and why Casino Royale spurred his passion to direct one himself.

Watch below:

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.

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The official Facebook page for James Bond has released a new behind the scenes image which gives us our first look at Judi Dench in Skyfall. The image also features director Sam Mendes and members of the crew.

Check out the full image below:

The Facebook page also tells us we can expect a video blog from the set tomorrow morning, and provides a quote from Mendes:

“The roots of my doing this Bond movie start way before anybody approached me because, like everyone else, I have my own personal relationship with Bond which began when I was I suppose about nine or ten years old. I’ve always been a fan of the movies.”

As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond and Judi Dench returning as M, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

Skyfall will be released October 26, 2012.

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We got a behind the scenes image of Daniel Craig as 007 beside a pool earlier this month, and now 007.com has released the first official image from the film which features Bond wielding a gun and sporting stubble. The shot is taken from a scene set in Shanghai.

As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

Skyfall will be released October 26, 2012.

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With filming on Skyfall well under-way it was only a matter of time before we started getting some images, and today Empire got their hands on the first one. It features Daniel Craig as 007 at the side of a pool, with 10% of his arse hanging out.

As well as Daniel Craig returning as Bond, Skyfall stars Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Helen McCrory, Ben Whishaw and Albert Finney. Director Sam Mendes said the storyline will take 007 to London, China, Turkey and Scotland, and it had “”all the elements of a classic Bond movie”.

Skyfall will be released October 26, 2012.

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David Fincher’s remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been received well by critics (85% on Rotten Tomatoes) and Rooney Mara has received praise for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander, but the movie is only expected to be a mild hit when its theatrical run is over.

Fincher’s version cost Sony $90m to produce (the original cost $7m and earned $105m) but so far it’s only grossed $72 million worldwide. That’s not bad for an R-rated thriller that’s been out for 3 weeks, but with such as high budget Sony was probably hoping for something higher, especially given the book has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

The Girl Who Played with Fire, the follow-up to Dragon Tattoo, already has a script written by Steven Zaillian who worked on the first film, and a Sony rep recently confirmed to EW that it was still on track to be made.

“[Dragon Tattoo] continues to do strong business and nothing has changed with respect to development of the next book,”

Given the film’s merely decent performance, there’s been much speculation about whether Sony will now actually move forward with the sequel. But the Sony rep tells us that “development continues” on the sequel and Steven Zaillian is still working on the script as planned.

While Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara are already signed on for further films director David Fincher is not, but he’s already expressed interest in shooting The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest back-to-back so if he does return it’ll probably be for both films.

Dragon Tattoo has yet to open in many European territories so it could still end up with a gross Sony are happy with. The last we heard the studio was targeting a late-2013 release for Played With Fire, so shooting may begin later this year.

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