James Bond escorts Queen Elizabeth to the Summer Olympics
Daniel Craig, Winston Churchill and Welsh Corgis co-star in clip
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When Queen Elizabeth II decided to drop in on the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, she got her top agent to escort her. In the video below, James Bond (Daniel Craig) picks her majesty up at Buckingham and whisks her away to a helicopter (leaving her Welsh Corgis behind), they fly over the crowded city (with a cameo from Winston Churchill), before making a grand entrance.
The opening ceremonies were directed by Danny Boyle ("28 Days Later," "Slumdog Millionaire") and were loaded with references to Britain's formidable cultural history -- from Dickens to The Beatles to Mr. Bean, and what would a celebration of England be without the Queen and 007?
...and -- what do you know? -- there just happens to be a new Bond movie scheduled to hit theaters later this year.
"Skyfall," also starring Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris and Albert Finney, opens October 26 in the U.K..
Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.
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July 29, 2012 at 11:23AM EST Reply to CommentFunny how it went from day to night in a split second at the end of this clip..not very good planning.
Watchwolf
July 30, 2012 at 8:46PM EST Reply to CommentThis fantasy is all well and good, but if, in the Olympics held in London, all announcements are given in French before they are given in English this is absolutely reprehensible!
Umberto The Official language utilized in the olympcs is the french, the language of the IOC: international Olimpic Commitee and it is an exigence
August 2, 2012 at 11:34AM ESTJason
July 31, 2012 at 8:01AM EST Reply to CommentI thought this was great to see the Queen show she can still surprise people and have a fun time at the olympics.