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The first James Bond: Quantum Of Solace images have been released, including character shots of Daniel Craig, Gemma Arterton, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench and Jeffrey Wright.

Columbia Pictures even released an official synopsis to Empire Mag: Quantum Of Solace continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (Craig) in Casino Royale.

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Dench) interrogate Mr White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (Joaquin Cosio). Using his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop his organization. More Here! »

Dame Judi Dench films scenes for the new James Bond film, Bond 22, in central London on Thursday. Old British women are so classy!

Dench, 73, reprises her role as M, the head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).

It was also confirmed yesterday by a Danjaq rep that Gemma Arterton has a “nice-sized role” in Bond 22. This was first reported mid-December.

Bond 22 has a tentative release date of November 7th and is being directed by the great Marc Forster (The Kite Runner, Finding Neverland).

The first pictures of Daniel Craig on the set of Bond 22 first appeared online yesterday.

10+ pictures inside of Judi Dench shooting Bond 22… More Here! »

Check out these great portraits from the New York Times, their “photographic portfolio of the actors and actresses who defined excellence in the past year.” Celebrities featured include:

• Christian Bale, The Prestige
• Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
• Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
• Ken Watanabe, Letters form Iwo Jima
• Cate Blanchett, Babel & Notes on a Scandal
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed & Blood Diamond
• Brad Pitt, Babel
• Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
• Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
• Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
• Annette Benning, Running with Scissors
• Vin Diesel, Find Me Guilty
• Eddie Murphy, Norbit
• Ivana Baquero, Pan’s Labyrinth
• Maggie Cheung, Clean
• Peter O’Toole, Venus
• Helen Mirren, The Queen
• Abbie Cornish, Somersault
• Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
• Gael Garcia Bernal, The Science of Sleep
• Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine
• Penelope Cruz, Volver

You can check out the rest of the New York Times portraits here.

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Aussie actress Cate Blanchett promotes her two films Notes On A Scandal and The Good German during the 57th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) this week in Berlin, Germany. What gorgeous outfits!! Cate, 37, wears Yves Saint Laurent in purple above and is pictured below with British co-stars Andrew Simpson, 18, Judi Dench, 72. More pictures of Cate, Andrew, and Judi here!!

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