James Bond filmography 007's defining characteristic: he's an absolute swine". James Chapman commented on the realism and violence in the film noting that Bond is seen to seriously bleed for the first time in the series; Chapman also identified a number of violent scenes which make "Casino Royale" notable in the series. In 2012 "Skyfall" was released: it was Craig's third outing as 007. Reviewing the film, Philip French, writing in "The Observer", considered that Craig managed to "get out of the shadow of Connery", while the "New Statesman" thought that he had "relaxed into Bond without losing any steeliness". Notes References James
Sam Mendes and Miles Anderson as Bill Sikes. Mendes, Pryce and Dexter received Olivier Award nominations for their work on "Oliver!". He has also directed productions of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie", Stephen Sondheim's "Company" (which had the first ever African American Bobby), Alan Bennett's "Habeas Corpus" and his farewell duo of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night", which transferred to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In 2003 Mendes directed a revival of the musical "Gypsy". Originally, he planned to stage this production in London's West End with an eventual Broadway transfer, but when negotiations fell through, he brought it to New