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Ben Whishaw Cast As Q In ‘Skyfall’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 12, 2012 @ 12:48pm PDTTags: Ben Whishaw, Skyfall, Sony Pictures

Ben Whishaw Q James Bond SkyfallProducers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli confirmed today that James Bond’s MI6 gadget pal Q is returning to the franchise in the 23rd Bond installment Skyfall and will be played by Ben Whishaw. For proof, they unveiled a production still from the movie, which Sony is releasing November 9. He is the fourth actor to play Bond’s famous quartermaster, the latest being John Cleese in 2002′s Die Another Day. Whishaw recently wrapped Warner Bros’ Cloud Atlas opposite Tom Hanks on the film side in addition to his TV and stage work. He won a BAFTA for the BBC drama Criminal Justice in 2009.

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James Bond ‘Skyfall’ Adds Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace To Cast As Cameras Roll

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday November 7, 2011 @ 7:04pm PSTTags: Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Daniel Craig, Film Castings, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Skyfall

As filming got underway Monday for Skyfall, the names of two additional actors but not their characters’ identities were posted on the movie’s Twitter account @007: Helen McCrory (Hugo, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2) and … Read More »

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‘Skyfall’ Confirmed As Title Of New Bond Movie; Budget Around $230M; Sam Mendes Says He’s Open To Follow-up

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday November 3, 2011 @ 6:18am PDTTags: Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Daniel Craig, Eon Productions, James Bond, Javier Bardem, John Logan, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Skyfall

Shooting on the latest James Bond movie starts Monday, Daniel Craig revealed at this morning’s press conference for Skyfall, the 23rd 007 movie. Producer Michael G Wilson scotched UK tabloid rumors that the budget for the latest Bond film has been slashed by $100 million. “We’re in the same budget range as the last film. We haven’t had to change anything in the script. In fact, we keep adding things — everything is going to be just as it was,” he said. Director Sam Mendes also denied he was making a downbeat Bond with fewer action sequences. He would be directing action sequences himself. “There will be plenty of surprises,” Mendes promised. “The action needs to be balanced with the drama.” Mendes said he was open to directing another Bond installment, “if I still feel that it’s as much fun in six months’ time, then the answer is yes.” Read More »

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BBC America To Co-Produce BBC Period Drama ‘The Hour’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 24, 2011 @ 7:12am PDTTags: BBC America, Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, Shine International, The Hour
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BBC America has come on board to co-produce the new six-part drama series The Hour, announced in November by BBC Two. The series, which will premiere in the summer on BBC America, was  created and written by BAFTA-winning Abi Morgan (White Girl). It is a spy thriller set behind the scenes … Read More »

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HBO Pilot ‘All Signs Of Death’ Fills Cast

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday August 12, 2010 @ 2:00pm PDTTags: Alan Ball, All Signs of Death, All Signs of Death Casting, All Signs of Death Pilot, Ben Whishaw, HBO, HBO Pilots
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Mercedes Masohn has landed the female lead opposite Ben Whishaw in Alan Ball’s pilot for HBO All Signs of Death. Rounding out the cast are Ron Yuan, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali and Kelsey Ford, who have joined previously locked … Read More »

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British Actor Ben Whishaw Gets The Lead In Alan Ball’s HBO Pilot ‘All Signs Of Death’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday July 23, 2010 @ 11:18am PDTTags: Alan Ball, All Signs of Death, All Signs of Death Casting, All Signs of Death Pilot, Ben Whishaw, Charlie Huston, HBO, HBO Pilots, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, The Tempest, TV Casting, TV Pilots
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EXCLUSIVE: Ben Whishaw has been tapped as the lead in Alan Ball’s pilot for HBO All Signs of Death, marking the British actor’s U.S. TV debut. The dark comedic drama, based on Charlie Huston’s 2009 crime noir novel The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, centers on Webster Filmore Goodhue (Whishaw) an inveterate twenty-something slacker who stumbles into a career as a crime scene cleaner, Read More »

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