Is Ralph Fiennes Replacing Judi Dench as M in SKYFALL?

that sounds really cool. love ralph i think he's a great actor p.s ralph fiennes for BRAINIAC!!!

That would be pretty awesome.

Damn, I was all hyped up for Blofeld. Oh, well. I shall role with it.

Maybe he'll end up pulling an 'Emperor Palpatine' and be playing both sides of the field? :P

Blofeld would have been AWESOME. But i think i actually like his as M better. This opens the door for Javier Bardem to play Blofeld which he will be better at than Fiennes. No offense to Fiennes, he is a fantastic actor, but I think that Bardem makes a better fit for Blofeld.

i could see this happening since they said the plot will revolve around M

Aww really? That's too bad, Ralph is a phenomenal villain actor and would've been an astounding Blofeld, and Judi Dench is the M I've grown up watching. I love her dynamic with Bond, sort of like a reluctant step-mother or teacher, scorning her disobedient son/student, unlike the other M's, who seemed to basically have the whole boss/employee dynamic with 007.

Would be cool to have Ralph take over in the film then be exposed as a double agent (Blofeld), and have Judi's M return to her role at the end.

i'm gonna guess this means javier bardem is blofield

Damn. I hoped he'd be Blofeld.

Interesting, but I really love Dench as M, so it will take a while if so...but he's great, too.

Oh yeah and Fiennes for the next Batman film as Clayface (Basil Karlo), Man-Bat or Mr. Freeze.

Here's how I think things might pan out in Skyfall... Something from M's(Judi Dench's) past which is perhaps ethically questionable is uncovered and the MI6 angency has to get rid of her. They bring in Ralph Fiennes character to replace her. We all know that M and Bond's relationship is somewhat trying at times, but she ultimately serves as a protective mother type to Bond. But this will probably affect his ability to fully trust her. Ralph's character probably won't put up with Bond's B.S as much as she did and he will probably still serve as somewhat of a protagonist in proventing Bond from completing his mission. M will at some point in the movie redeem herself and return to MI6, thus restoring Bond's faith in her. Ralph's character will likely be fired for some reason, perhaps everything goes to sh#@% under his leadership. Something like that would be my guess.

casting Ralph Fiennes as M would be like casting Diane Lane as Martha Kent. they're too young for the role. i'd rather see him as the new and improved BLOFELD and HELEN MIRREN replacing Judi Dench as the same M, much like the actors playing James Bond replacing one another in the very same role.

Bernard Lee was always the best M. I can see LoudNoises' scenario panning out but I sincerely hope not. Am tired of Judi Dench already. Was actually hoping Fiennes was going to be another 00 but this is good too. And people, there is no SPECTRE, no Blofeld, no Moneypenny, no stupid gadgets. JUST LET IT GO.

Yeah, Fiennes would be perfect for Blofeld. I love Bardem, but he hasn't got quiet that vibe. So, kind of disappointing if true, but Fiennes is always a good addition to a film.

Fiennes should have been young Alec Trevelyan OO6

I'd prefer a woman who looks like she could do this: http://youtu.be/OvgJ6foD58Y

I never care much for Judi Denches' M and was hoping they killed her off in The world is not enough. Brenard Lee is my favorite M, just as Jack Lord is my favorite Felix Leiter. I have faith that Ralph Fiennes will do a fantastic job in whatever role he's in. It's nice to see him play a goody again after watching him play Voldemort and Hades. I would like to see Jared Harris as Blofeld, George Clooney as Felix Leiter, Marc Dacasco as Dr. No cuz he's wasting his time on Iron Chef. Stellan Skarsgard as Hugo Drax (Like the novel, not the sci-fi Moonraker movie)