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'Skyfall' gets royal red carpet premiere

Daniel Craig thrilled James Bond fans in London Tuesday when he stepped onto the red carpet with co-stars Judi Dench and Javier Bardem for the world premiere of the 23rd Bond film "Skyfall".
 Craig, making his third outing as Bond, said it had been a "real honour" to play the role in the franchise's 50th anniversary year, as he swept past a giant 007 logo
and the secret agent's favourite Aston Martin.
 The rugged Craig stars with Dench, again playing his controller 'M', and Spaniard Bardem as the spy's latest nemesis Raoul Silva.Heir to the British throne Prince Charles attended the screening, which fittingly took place amid the regal splendour of the Royal Albert Hall.
Critics have declared the 23rd Bond film one of the finest in the British secret agent's half century on the silver screen
The prince hailed Bond as "the most famous secret service agent of all time" in a letter included in the screening's programmes.
The release of "Skyfall" has special resonance because it is half a century this month since Bond strode stylishly into a film for the first time in "Dr No".
"It is just a real honour to be part of it and to have a chance to make a movie in this 50th year," Craig told Sky News on the red carpet.
"There is nothing quite like it, but this feels even more special for me than the ones that have gone before," Craig said of the premiere.
In "Skyfall", Britain's foreign intelligence agency MI6 comes under attack, leaving Bond to hunt down the threat.

Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes hands 'M' a more prominent role than in recent Bond adventures, giving Dench a chance to develop her testy personal relationship with Craig's inscrutable 007.
"There was lots more to explore -- a continuation of what has been happening to us over several years," Dench said at the premiere. "I boss him about all the time."

She said the Bond films remained popular 50 years on because "he (is) just very British" and "a hero that we love".
Even for a veteran of dozens of films, acting in a Bond movie was a unique experience, Dench told BBC TV.
 It is quite different from any other film. And they make you very, very welcome and they make you feel part of the franchise and part of the family."
 Mendes meanwhile described taking charge of his first Bond film as a nerve-wracking experience.
 "You're looking after something that is public property and you have to treat it properly," he said before the screening.

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