Lea Seydoux boards James Bond 24

According to reports French actress Lea Seydoux has signed on to play the femme fatale in the 24th instalment of the James Bond franchise. According to said reports, Seydoux is set to begin doing her table reads next month with giving her time to get into character before filming starts this December.

Already on board the project are Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw with Sam Mendes returning to direct.

James Bond 24 going old school???

Looks like James Bond 24's production is moving forward at a nice pace, now they are working on some casting for the upcoming film. According to MI6 a website dedicated to James Bond himself are reporting that Daniel Craig will be facing "someone extremely physically fit and over 6' 2", check out the apparent casting call here;

"Casting has begun for the main assassin, with the search specifically focussed on someone extremely physically fit and over 6' 2". Whoever wins the role will have several altercations with Daniel Craig's 007 throughout the film and also a driving sequence. Former sports athletes will be under consideration along with anyone 'very unusual'. The character has the working name of 'Hinx' (which may change before shooting starts) and is said to be between 30 and 45 years old... The goal is to find the next Jaws or Oddjob - a henchman so different to anything that has gone before that they will become instantly iconic in the film series,"

Does this mean we are set to see the return of the over the top iconic henchman like in previous Bond instalments some of the wonders like Jaws or Oddjob? That would be a great addition to the newer Bond world, I loved watching Jaws as a kid he is still an all time favourite villain to a lot of fans of the franchise I know.

Sam Mendes will return...

Says James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, according to reports just last month Sam Mendes had turned down returning for another James Bond film. Speaking recently Broccoli said that she and producer Michael G. Wilson aren't going to let "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes leave so easily.

“We will get him back," she says. "We haven’t given up hope... Maybe not for the next one… but we will get him back again.”

“We are working on him," Wilson adds. "We hope that maybe he will have gotten inspired to come back.”

Mendes himself admits that, while he's unlikely to helm the 24th EON Production, he's tentatively interested in a future franchise entry.

“Bond movies, they need someone working on it now," Mendes himself explains. "...I’m doing my theatre projects and then I’ll work out... I’ve definitely left the door open though... I’ve never really repeated myself, done the same type of movie one after the other, so just give me a chance to think about what I actually want to say."

The return of the DB5

James Bond is known for many things, the women, the gadgets, the guns and the cars. He has always had a cool car in every film, this film is not looking any different in fact it's looking extremely familiar as Skyfall is set to feature the Aston Martin DB5. The filmmakers have released a little behind the scenes video with this incredible vehicle.

Everybody, meet Q!

Anybody who has ever seen a James Bond movie knows the famous Q from 20 of the previous 22 Bond films. Q hasn't made an appearance yet in the Daniel Craig era of Bond, but that is all about to change this October. The actor playing Q is called Ben Whishaw, don't worry if you have never heard of him this is the first time I've came across his name. A couple of years ago he was in the cinematic flop "The Tempest" other than that he has made appearances in "Layer Cake", "Brideheads Revisited" and "Bright Star".

"Skyfall" official teaser

This trailer has helped re-store my faith in the Bond franchise, there was a rumour late last year/early this year that they might be scrapping a lot of action from the movie in order to go for an Oscar. By the looks of this trailer, that is simply not true, Bond is back!

First poster for "Skyfall"

There has not been enough released for "Skyfall" I believe, but we finally have a poster for the upcoming instalment in the Bond franchise. I'm excited for the new Bond film, but I really do wish that they would hire a new actor to play him I don't believe Craig is the right man for the job.

"Skyfall" lodge set photos

Daniel Craig was pictured filming scenes from the upcoming instalment in the Bond franchise, the scenes are being filmed as part of James going back to his ancestral lodge. The Hollywood star was accompanied on set by the legendary Judi Dench who portrays M in the film.

"Skyfall" set photos

Finally we have some set photos of the upcoming villain in the newest instalment in the James Bond franchise, there is still a lot of speculation of whether or not Bardem will be playing a corrupt police officer or that he is in disguise.

James Bond still from "Skyfall"

New official still of Daniel Craig's James Bond in the upcoming Bond instalment "Skyfall".

"Skyfall" Judi Dench as M

Just in case you forgot what Dame Judi Dench looks like, well today is your lucky day. Here she is on the set of "Skyfall" as M the head of MI:6. M is looking a bit worse for wear, no disrespect to Dench herself but she has had the role of M for nearly 20 years now. But we all know she will come out kicking ass when the film is released October 26th.