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. United Kingdom. United States Language English Budget $150–200 million Box office $1.109 billion Skyfall is a 2012, the twenty-third in the produced. The film is the third to star as the fictional agent and features as, the. It was directed by and written by, and, and features the theme song ', written and performed. It was distributed by (MGM).
The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on; the attack is part of a plot by former agent Raoul Silva to discredit and kill as revenge for having betrayed him. The film sees the return of two recurring characters after an absence of two films:, played by, and, played. Mendes was approached to direct after the release of in 2008. Development was suspended when MGM ran into financial trouble, and did not resume until December 2010. The original screenwriter, left the project during the suspension. When production resumed, Logan, Purvis, and Wade continued writing what became the final version.
Filming began in November 2011, primarily in the United Kingdom, with smaller portions shot in China and Turkey. Skyfall premiered in London at the on 23 October 2012 and was then released in the United Kingdom on 26 October and the United States on 9 November. It was the first James Bond film to be screened in venues, although it was not filmed with.
The release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series, which began with in 1962. Skyfall was very well-received by critics, who praised its screenplay, acting (particularly by Craig, Bardem, and Dench), Mendes' direction, cinematography, musical score, and action sequences. It was the 14th film to gross over $1 billion worldwide, and the first James Bond film to do so. It became the film at the time, the, the highest-grossing film in the series, the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM, and the. The film won several accolades, including two, two and two.
Director at the film's premiere in Paris, October 2012 Skyfall was directed by, who first signed on to the project shortly after Quantum of Solace was released, and remained on board as a consultant during the period of uncertainty surrounding MGM's financial situation. Mendes, who had previously worked with Craig on, was approached after seeing Craig in a production of. The two met after a performance, where Craig broached the subject of directing a Bond film for the first time. Mendes was at first hesitant to accept the job as directing a Bond film had no appeal to him, but he did not reject the offer immediately because of Craig's involvement and enthusiasm for the project; Mendes described Craig's casting and performance in as being precisely what he felt the Bond franchise needed in its lead actor. He agreed to direct after meeting with producers Michael G.
Wilson and and seeing the early direction the film was going to take. Speculation in the media suggested that Mendes had commissioned rewrites of the script to 'remove action scenes in favour of 'characterful performances' with the intention of bidding for an. Mendes denied the reports, stating that the film's planned action scenes were an important part of the overall film. Was originally commissioned to write a script, but left the project when MGM filed for bankruptcy and production of the film stalled; despite his departure, Morgan later stated that the final script was based on his original idea, retaining what he described as the film's 'big hook'. Director Mendes adamantly denied this, stating that it was 'just not true' and that Morgan's script treatment had been discarded once Mendes agreed to direct. The final script was written by Bond screenwriting regulars.
Logan recounted being brought into the project by his long-time friend Sam Mendes, describing the process between Mendes and the writers as 'very collaborative', and that writing Skyfall was one of the best experiences he had had in scripting a film. British playwright also provided uncredited contributions. Signed on as cinematographer, having previously worked with Mendes on. Returned as production designer, the costume designer was Jany Temime, was director of the, the stunt co-ordinator was Gary Powell and supervised the special effects, while the visual effects supervisor was Steve Begg.
All had worked on previous Bond films. Returned to design the film's after stepping aside to allow graphic design studio to create the Quantum of Solace sequence. Location scouting and travelled to South Africa for in April 2011. With the film moving into pre-production in August, reports emerged that shooting would take place in India, with scenes to be shot in the district of New Delhi and on railway lines between. The production crew faced complications in securing permission to close sections of the. Similar problems in obtaining filming permits were encountered by production crews for. Permission was eventually granted to the Bond production crew; however, the production ultimately did not shoot in India.
The in London was scheduled to take up to 133 days, although the actual filming took 128. Filming began on 7 November 2011 in and around London, with the cinematographer Roger Deakins using digital cameras to shoot the entire film. Scenes were shot in London Underground stations, the, the in,. Was used as the filming location for the scene in which Bond enters MI6's underground headquarters, while underneath Waterloo Station in London served as the MI6 training grounds. For the meeting between Q and Bond, production worked during the National Gallery's closing hours at night.
The was used in the scene when Bond stood on the roof near the end of the film. The and Millbank were closed to traffic for filming the explosion at the at. Unlike, which also featured an explosion at the building—which was filmed at a large-scale replica—the explosion in Skyfall was added digitally in post-production.
Shooting of the finale was planned to take place at in, but was cancelled shortly after filming began. Was instead chosen for filming of these scenes. Although supposedly based in Scotland, Bond's family home of Skyfall was constructed on in Surrey using plywood and plaster to build a full-scale model of the building. And in Paris at the film's French premiere, October 2012. Skyfall set an opening weekend record in Switzerland ($5.3 million) and recorded the second-largest opening weekend of the year for a Hollywood film in India after ($5.1 million), as well as grossing $14.3 million on its opening weekend in France. In Austria, it achieved the second-highest opening weekend ever ($3.4 million) behind, while in Finland, it scored the largest opening weekend when excluding previews ($1.47 million).
In North America, the film opened in 3,505 cinemas, the widest opening for a Bond film. The film earned $2.4 million from midnight showings on its opening day and a further $2.2 million from IMAX and large-format cinemas. Polls reported that the average grade filmgoers gave the film was an 'A' on an A+ to F scale. Skyfall went on to gross $30.8 million on its opening day in the US and Canada, and $88.4 million in its opening weekend, the biggest debut yet for a Bond film.
By the end of its theatrical run, the film earned $304,360,277 in the United States and Canada, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2012 in these regions. Critical response Skyfall received 'generally positive reviews from critics and fans', according to the.
On website, the film received an of 92% based on 361 reviews, with an of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'Sam Mendes brings Bond surging back with a smart, sexy, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best 007 films to date.'
On, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 based on 49 critics, indicating 'universal acclaim'. A number of critics, including, reviewing for, writing in, 's Daniel Krupa and the reviewers for the and the, all asked whether Skyfall was the best Bond film produced. 's film reviewer, considered Skyfall to be 'often dazzling, always audacious', with excellent action sequences in a film that contained humour and emotion. Of thought that Skyfall was 'dramatically gripping while still brandishing a droll undercurrent of humor', going on to say that it was a film that had 'some weight and complexity to it'.