Grizzled Bond in a Stylish New 'Skyfall' Image

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 08:59 Written by Jordan DeSaulnier

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Grizzled Bond in a Stylish New 'Skyfall' Image

A couple weeks ago, the first official image from the twenty third onscreen adventure of superspy James Bond made its way online, but today we have a second "first" official image from Skyfall. I'm not entirely certain what the deal is, since that first still of Bond hanging out poolside was definitely legit, but the marketeers or whomever else behind the scenes have decided to call this new image the first official image from Skyfall.*

It's certainly more in line with what you'd expect from a Bond still. Rather than having Daniel Craig in silhouette by a pool demonstrating his love of aquatic recreation, it has Craig with his pistol at the ready, looking ready to beat the piss out of someone in a rather blue-hued room. He's also rocking quite a bit of stubble, suggesting that perhaps there's a bit of strain on the debonair Mr. bond this time around.

The image, which debuted at the official Skyfall Facebook page, offers up the most grizzled Bond since Pierce Bronson's ridiculous Robinson Crusoe shag in Die Another Die (acquired over a long imprisonment in North Korea).

American Beauty director Sam Mendes is the latest director to take on Ian Fleming's globe-trotting spy, and his involvement alone promises something more interesting and compelling than the dramatically flaccid Quantum of Solace. The baseline script was written by frequent Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, but overhauled by The Aviator and Gladiator writer John Logan.

Daniel Craig is joined once again by Judi Dench, with Javier Bardem as the latest villain to face off against Bond. The rest of the new cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ben Whishaw, and Albert Finney.

Skyfall is set to arrive in American theaters on November 9th.

*That last image landed online through Empire, so maybe the idea here is that this is the first officially official still released direct from the filmmakers?