What Role For Albert Finney In “Skyfall”?

What role for Albert Finney in “Skyfall”?

by

David Leigh

Albert Finney was recently confirmed as one of the big hitting stars signed up to appear in “Skyfall”, the next James Bond adventure staring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes. Alongside him are Javier Bardem, the highly regarded Spanish actor married to Penelope Cruz, and Ralph Fiennes as well as Bond regular Dame Judi Dench as M.

What is currently intriguing for many Bond fans is the lack of information regarding the characters these actors will be playing. Bardem is in a villain’s role, as is Fiennes; however, the speculation that Fiennes will be resurrecting the character of Blofeld for the movie have been neither confirmed nor denied. There is also a strong rumour that Finney will be playing M’s boss, although it is impossible to verify this claim as no reputable sources have been quoted for the information.

Director Sam Mendes is the man responsible for bringing onboard such heavyweight talent and while it is certainly an interesting approach to a James Bond film it leaves many people wondering what direction the new film will take and whether these actors will overshadow 007 himself, although Daniel Craig was a highly regarded actor before he took on the role of Bond.

Albert Finney graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1958 and began his acting career on the stage and among his early roles was a part in “Coriolanus” alongside Sir Laurence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave.

He received a BAFTA for “Saturday Night and Morning”, his second film after The Entertainer, followed up by a Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Circle Award for his work in “Tom Jones”. He won a second Golden Globe in 1970 for his portrayal of Scrooge in the musical version of “A Christmas Carol”.

In the period that followed Finney decided to concentrate his theatre work, although he achieved some critical acclaim in “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974), “Wolfen” (1981) and “Shoot the Moon” (1982).

You can read my article on Albert Finney to learn about his award from the Berlin International Film Festival and his other work since.

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What role for Albert Finney in “Skyfall”?