With all the fanfare and pomp we expected, the new trailer for the latest James Bond adventure has arrived… and if it proves one thing. 007 is well past his sell-by-date.
Skyfall, the most recent James Bond film, was the most lucrative in the history of the franchise. It succeeded partly because it was a reboot of sorts – looking to undo the damage of Quantum of Solace – and partly because it copied the winning formula other blockbusters so closely.
Even hardcore Bond fans will acknowledge that there was a hint of The Dark Knight in the DNA of Skyfall.
This perpetual need to revitalise the series is… Read the full story