Daniel Craig in SkyfallSam Mendes’ Skyfall has been breaking a handful of records here in the UK since its release at the end of last month. It had the biggest opening weekend of any 2D film ever, the second-highest opening weekend of all time, and it’s recently become the fastest film on British shores to reach m.

Its US release is finally coming this weekend, and with its release now very much on the horizon, Yahoo Movies have debuted a handful of new images before it hits the big screen.

“In SKYFALL, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.”

Daniel Craig takes the lead alongside an all-star cast, headed up by Javier Bardem, Bérénice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Albert Finney, Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace, and Dame Judi Dench.

Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, is making his Bond debut behind the camera, with a script penned by Bond frequents Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and the ever-brilliant John Logan (Gladiator, Coriolanus).

The early reviews were very promising – you can read our review here – and the number at the UK box office and in the dozens of other territories have been equally impressive. All that’s really left to see is how the US welcomes it this coming weekend, particularly following such a successful debut from Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph.

Skyfall is currently continuing to soar at the UK box office, playing in cinemas and IMAX theatres across the country. In the US, it will arrive in IMAX theatres a day early on Thursday, 8th November, before going wide on 9th November. For now, here are the great new images, which you can click through to enlarge.