"Wait," you're asking, "Why is it so fitting that we should see new stuff from both the Bourne and Bond sequels?" Mostly just because the philosophy of the Bourne series – ostensibly based on novels by Robert Ludlum – was a reaction to the Bond movies. Matt Damon even said that Bond is "an imperialist and a misogynist. He kills people and laughs and sips martinis and wisecracks about it." The really interesting thing is how the Bond franchise – ostensibly based on novels by Ian Fleming – then reacted to the reaction, stripping Bond down and Bournifying him with 2006's Casino Royale.
But you're not here to read about Bond's mutability and how he's a reflection of different cultural environments, you're here to see cool pictures. So here they are, thanks to C7nema and Kinopoisk, via The Playlist.
After Quantum of Solace elicited a nearly universal shrug from audiences, the franchise is changing things up a bit on this installment. The big deal here is that Skyfall is directed by Sam Mendes, an Oscar winner not known for his blockbuster sensibilities. While the screenplay includes contributions from Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who've done work on every entry since The World is Not Enough, subsequent drafts were done by Gladiator and Rango writer John Logan.
Craig is cracking skulls on Her Majesty's Secret Service yet again, and the only other returning castmember is Judi Dench as M, a role she's been playing since GoldenEye. Newbies include Javier Bardem, Naomi Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Helen McCrory, and Ben Whishaw, whose newer, younger Q showed up online last week.
Skyfall arrives on conventional and IMAX screens this November 9th.
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