Daniel Craig and Naomie Harris were spotted filming scenes at the Department of Energy and Climate Change in Whitehall, London for "Skyfall"...

Rooftop Filming

6th December 2011

Principal photography for "Skyfall", the 23rd James Bond adventure, was in full swing today in London. Filming took place on the roof of the Department of Energy and Climate Change located at 3 Whitehall Place, Westminster. London's press and paparazzi were tipped off as to the location of the shoot by George Barker MP via his twitter feed. The photos below include the first look at Naomie Harris in character as field agent Eve. Observant fans also noticed that Daniel Craig is once again clean shaven, after earlier sequences filmed in London saw the actor sporting a stubbly beard. The clapper shows that Harris and Craig are capturing scene number 172, which will take place near the end of "Skyfall".

Briefing
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.

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