Motifs in the James Bond film series that is central to the spy film genre. The gun barrel imagery sometimes carried over to the film posters used to promote Bond films, including as a familiarising element on the introduction of Timothy Dalton for "The Living Daylights". The sequence was traditionally placed at the start of each film until the 2006 instalment "Casino Royale", where it appears after the cold open and is incorporated into the plot; in the 2008 film, "Quantum of Solace", the sequence was placed at the end of the film and incorporates the film's title in its design. For Skyfall, director Sam Mendes had
Daniel Craig film "The Trench" (1999), and the drama "Some Voices" (2000) attracted the film industry's attention. This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film "" (2001), the crime thriller "Road to Perdition" (2002), the crime thriller "Layer Cake" (2004), and the Steven Spielberg historical drama "Munich" (2005). Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's British secret agent character James Bond in the film series, taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005. His debut film as Bond, "Casino Royale", was released internationally in November 2006 and was highly