More actors added to 'Skyfall'

By Adnan Tezer Nov 8, 2011, 20:07 GMT

Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace have joined the cast of the 23rd James Bond film called "Skyfall."

According to Variety, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are producing with shooting underway.

The film will open in the U.K. and Ireland on October 26, 2012, and in North America on November 9, 2012.

Sam Mendes is directing from a script by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan.

Daniel Craig is returning as 007.

The cast includes Javier Bardem (who will be the villain) as well as Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Judi Dench, and Bond girls Naomie Harris and Bérénice Marlohe.

In "Skyfall," Bond's loyalty to M (Dench) is put to the ultimate test when a critical element of her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 is put in jeopardy, Bond must eliminate the threat no matter the cost.

MGM and Sony are co-financing and distributing the film, which will shoot in London and Pinewood Studios as well as Shanghai, China, Istanbul and other parts of Turkey and Scotland.

McCrory is best known for portraying Narcissa Malfoy in the last three "Harry Potter" films.

Rapace (the ex-husband of Noomi Rapace, who starred in the Swedish version of "The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo") is best known for his work in such Swedish films as "Brothers: The Return" and "Beyond."