DIAL M FOR MAGIC
(SKYFALL, 2012)
Wilson:“Judi Dench was
fantastic in her action-hero
role. Seeing her here writing
reminds me she would do the
Timescrossword every morning
on the set but she would do it in
ink. I couldn’t begin to do them
but the idea of doing them in
ink was unbelievable. But she’d
finish it in under an hour.”
Broccoli:“After his heart was
broken by Vesper Lynd in
Casino Royale, Bond shuts
down emotionally.Quantum Of
Solacewas all about revenge.
So when it came toSkyfall,
we wanted to impact him
emotionally. How could we
do that? The most significant
thing we could think of was to
kill M. It was really difficult
coming to the decision. Sam,
Michael and I took Judi for
lunch and broke it to her. She
was wonderful about it. She
had a long history with Sam
— she had doneThe Cherry
Orchardwith him — and
suggested him. She was very
instrumental in Sam’s career.
She knew the people who were
killing her off were people
who loved her. Shooting that
sequence we were all in floods.”
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