Skyfall Research

Skyfall is the newest James Bond film, it is the 23rd film in the James Bond series.

The director of the film is Sam Mendes, filming was suspended for a two years due to financial difficulties by MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a film producing company). 

Filming of Skyfall officially started in November 2011, and took place in the UK, China and Turkey.

Main Characters:

Daniel Craig as James Bond, agent 007:  The protagonist, in the film Bond seems to be in denial about whether he wants to continue his life as an agent.

Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva:  The revengeful antagonist, he originally worked for the MI6 but is now out looking to seek revenge on those he felt betrayed him, making him a 'cyber terrorist'.

Judi Dench as M (Head of MI6): The head of MI6 and Bond's commanding officer

Plot:

The identities of all Mi6 agents are leaked onto the internet and James Bond is thought to be dead after a failed operation at Istanbul. Later M's ability to run the Mi6 is questioned, subsequently the government proceeds to review her handling of the situation in Istanbul.
The service itself gets attacked, Bond then reappears which allows the head of the secret service to search for Raoul Silva, the villain of the film who attempts to black mail M and Bond as he has a personal connection to them both.

Production

The production of the film was delayed throughout 2010 as MGM faced finical problems;
The films budget is estimated to be at $150 million.
Skayfall is set to be the first James Bond film to be released in IMAX venues.

Filming

Filiming began in November 2011, and started in London. 

In March 2012  it was moved to Turkey and filming proceeded until the 6th of May. 

Some parts of South Africa, China are also featured in the film.  

The film was scheduled to take up 133 days to complete. 

Premier 

Skyfall will premier in London on the 23rd of October and will be released to the rest of the UK on the 26th. The film's release will share the anniversary of the 50th film of the James Bond series, which began with Dr. No in 1962.