After the death of Dame Judi Dench's M at the end of Skyfall, she is succeeded by Gareth Mallory, played by Ralph Fiennes. Mallory had been the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee prior to heading MI6, and is a former lieutenant colonel in the British Army.
James Bond has reportedly cast Daisy May Cooper to play MI5 boss M. Daisy shot to fame in BBC series This Country, alongside brother Charlie, playing Kerry Mucklowe. Daisy's close friend Phoebe Waller Bridge is helping consult over the script for the next 007 flick.
Judi Dench, who played M, was 78 when Skyfall was released and was finding it harder and harder to read scripts and remember lines. Rather than wait for her to retire or become unable to work in between films, they opted to give her character a proper send off.
Dame Judi Dench, who has held the role of M in seven of the super-charged spy films based on the books by Ian Fleming, is the only woman to ever take on the part.
In the end, Dench's final appearance as the Head of MI6 unfolded five years later. During the climactic and spectacular Skyfall estate shootout, one of Raoul Silva's henchmen manages to wound her, and despite fighting on, M ultimately dies in Bond's arms.
The great heartbreak of Craig's Bond has long been seen as his facing the death of his first great love Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), but the effects of M's death ripple through both Spectre and No Time to Die. In these films he's less fuelled by wanting to avenge death than aged by the grief it leaves behind.
M accepts him back but forces him to go through a series of mental and physical evaluations. Bond passes...but unbeknownst to him, he only passes because M lies about his score.
Major Boothroyd better known as Q (which stands for Quartermaster) runs MI6's research and development department. He is responsible for supplying Bond with whatever equipment he needs for his missions.
What does M stand for? M is the head of MI6 and stands for for "Missions" – to identify that the incumbent is the head of the Missions Department. M is not one character, but rather a role that has been held by various characters across the 25 films.
C now stands for Chief. K ... was the name MI5 gave to its head, after the first man in the role, Sir Vernon Kell. However, unlike C, this soubriquet fell by the wayside in the 1940s. M ... is the title Ian Fleming gave Bond's boss.
He is a former MI6 agent who was betrayed by M when she turned him over to the Chinese government in 1997 during a mission in Hong Kong. Fifteen years later, Silva commits a series of terrorist attacks as part of a larger plan to publicly discredit and kill her as reveng for her betrayel.
Or, more accurately, was. Skyfall (2012 movie): M said, "Regret is not professional". Do you agree, and why / why not?
James Bond 007's post. Bond films? Bernard Lee played M the most times. Dench in 7 movies and 7 games.
Judi: More Impact On A Movie Than Any Other M
One of the most unique features of Judi Dench's run as M is that the character was given far more of a central role than any other M.
"MI5/MI6" were the original designations when both organisations came under the War Office, now the MOD - "MI" stands for military intelligence. Their official names (acquired in the 30s) are the Security Service (MI5) and SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
Suddenly, it all made sense. Silva, thought to be in Hong Kong, was M's son – adopted, possibly, but undeniably her son. (Why adopted?
The code name 007 has a specific meaning. The “00” designation signifies the agent's licence to kill, while the “7” is his identification within the elite unit of MI6, Britain's external intelligence service. The M designating Bond's boss comes from the Missions Department.
James Bond, designated Agent 007 (always articulated as “double-oh-seven”) in the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, was the creation of British novelist Ian Fleming, who introduced the character in his 1953 thriller Casino Royale.
In the Bond universe, "C" is replaced by "M" whilst in the James Bond 007 universe, "C" is the Director-General of the Joint Security Service. The first director, shown in the 2015 film SPECTRE is Max Denbigh. C's office is located in the CNS (Centre for National Security).
In the Eon Productions series of films, M has been portrayed by four actors: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes, the incumbent; in the two independent productions, M was played by John Huston, David Niven and Edward Fox.
In No Time to Die, it is implied that Q is gay when Bond and Moneypenny interrupt him preparing a romantic dinner for another man.
In the follow-up 2002 film Die Another Day, John Cleese's character is now the head of Q branch, having inherited the title of quartermaster from his predecessor. In 1967, Llewelyn also portrayed Q in an EON produced television documentary entitled Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond.
The main female lead here is the formidable M (Judi Dench), Bond's boss and the head of MI6. M is referred to by her agents as "Mum," and Skyfall is—very atypically for a Bond film—focused not only on women as sex objects, but also on women as mothers. Don't miss what matters.
He too cared for Bond, but like Bond, he was a man-of-action. And people like that often find it hard to adjust to 'normal' life. Just look at returning soldiers from wars; there are entire programs dedicated to helping them re-adjust after their experiences.
During the early production of Skyfall, there was a rumour circulating that none other Sean Connery would have a small cameo in the film. Unfortunately, Connery's advanced age meant that any plans had to be shelved - he is 85, after all - and the scenes were rewritten and quietly swept under the carpet.