Director Sam Mendes will make his mark on the Bond franchise later this year with the 23rd film in the series, Skyfall, and we now have our first look at the new Q of the Daniel Craig era. Ben Whishaw (Iâm Not There) takes on the role of 007âs gadget expert in Mendesâ pic, and this image proves that the character does indeed look super smart. Unless Iâm forgetting someone, weâve yet to see a reinvention of a classic Bond character in the Craig films besides Bond himself, so itâll be interesting to see how Whishawâs Q fits into the universe. The character was memorably played by Desmond Llewelyn from 1963-1999, then John Cleese took over during the Pierce Brosnan era from 1999-2002.Hit the jump to take a look at the image. The film also stars Bérénice Marlohe, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Helen McCroy, Albert Finney, and Ralph Fiennes. Skyfall opens in IMAX and conventional theaters on November 9th.Image via 007.comHereâs the official synopsis for Skyfall:
Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bondâs loyalty to M (Judi Dench) 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.
In case you missed it, hereâs some of our previous Skyfall coverage:
- Video Blog of the Film's Costumes
- Trailer
- Video Blog Recap of Visiting the Set in Istanbul
- Interview with director Sam Mendes
- Interview with Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli
- Interview with Berenice Marlohe
- Interview with Naomie Harris
- Video Blog highlighting the sets of Skyfall
- 8 Images from Skyall plus villain Javier Bardem talking about his character