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007.com have released another still from the set of "Skyfall", this time depicting Ben Whishaw as a young "Q"...
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Q's New Look
12th July 2012
Today 007.com officially confirmed the news that Ben Whishaw is playing the MI6 quartermaster, affectionately known by 007 and colleagues as "Q". Whishaw's name was amongst those mentioned at the November 2011 kick-off press conference. It later emerged that his role was that of MI6 gadget master, when his agent let slipt the news in late November. Since then, Whishaw has conducted a number of interviews in which the actor did not confirm nor deny exactly what his role has been. Today, however, the official website has confirmed that Whishaw's character will be entitled "Q".
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond's quartermaster, affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q's assistant, R, in The World Is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented, "It's a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in SKYFALL played by the enormously talented, Ben Whishaw. We are delighted to have this beloved character back in the series."
Ben Whishaw will be seen later this year in the film adaptation of David Mitchell's best selling novel, Cloud Atlas, alongside an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Jim Sturgess and Halle Berry, and in the BBC's Richard II. He will also be seen in the second series of The Hour for the BBC, in which he stars opposite Dominic West. His films include roles in Bright Star, The Tempest, Brideshead Revisited, I'm Not There, Stoned, Layer Cake, Enduring Love, The Trench, Mauvaise Passé, and the lead roles in My Brother Tom and Perfume opposite Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman. He has also starred in the hugely popular BBC TV drama Criminal Justice which saw him pick up the award for best actor at the 2009 Royal Television Society Awards, Best Actor at the International Emmy Awards 2009 and was nominated for Best Actor at the 2009 BAFTA Television Awards. He will appear in Michael Grandage's production of Peter and Alice in the title role opposite Judi Dench in 2013.
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The 23rd James Bond
film, "Skyfall", commenced principal studio photography on 7th November
2011 for a UK
release on October 26th, 2012 and the USA on November
9, 2012. MGM will produce, finance and distribute 007's
23rd adventure in
partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Daniel Craig will
be returning as the legendary British secret agent, alongside Judi
Dench as "M", with Sam Mendes directing a screenplay written by Neal
Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The cast will also include Bérénice Marlohe,
Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Wishaw.
The film will shoot at Pinewood Studios and on location in London, England;
Scotland; Shanghai, China and Istanbul, Turkey.
It will be the longest gap between Bond movies without
a change in the lead role. In addition, 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of
the EON Productions series of James
Bond films.
