Premiere of 007 film highlight of London festival

THE first public screening of the new James Bond movie will be the highlight of this year’s London Film Festival, which will bring a host of world premieres and top stars to the English capital.

Daniel Craig’s second outing as the British spy in Quantum of Solace will be screened in central London immediately after the film’s world premiere on October 29.

The 52nd annual London Film Festival, which runs from October 15 to 30, will screen some 189 feature films and 108 shorts, including 15 world, 20 European and 119 British premieres.