Official 007: SKYFALL Set Video Teases Action; Ralph Fiennes Reveals His Role

An official behind-the-scenes video taken on the set of the 23rd installment of the James Bond film franchise, Skyfall, has hit the net as well as an interview with cast member Fiennes (Harry Potter series).

In SKYFALL, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Skyfall is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his third film as Agent 007 James Bond, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Ola Rapace, Helen McCrory, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw. The screenplay is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan.

Fiennes, who recently wrapped his gig as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise, shared a few words regarding his role in Skyfall (rumored to be 007's longtime nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld) and long standing affinity for the James Bond property with The Daily Record:

"I'm allowed to say that I'm a government agent...I used to be a complete nerd about the books and the detail in them. They are fantastic. There was Fleming's obsession with different kinds of champagne and caviar. He kind of fetishes these things."

SKYFALL will begin its worldwide roll-out in the UK and Ireland on October 26th 2012 and in North America on November 9th 2012. Courtesy of the official James Bond website 007.com, here is a new set video introducing Skyfall that is narrated by longtime Bond producer Michael G. Wilson and reveals the first official footage from the film: