Bond returns in Skyfall teaser

Bond is back - if only briefly - in the first teaser for the secret agent's latest adventure.

The clip of Skyfall, lasting around one minute and 20 seconds, opens with James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, gazing out on the London skyline towards the Houses of Parliament.

The teaser, which will be shown at the Cannes film festival, features 007 in a word association exercise with an unnamed character while he is watched over by Dame Judi Dench's M and Ralph Fiennes's character.

Bond is asked to respond to "Skyfall" and hesitates before saying "done".

A flurry of clips show Bond in China, a row of Union Flag-covered coffins and the usual array of gunfights, chases and explosions.

At one point, a London Underground train appears to come crashing through a wall.

Another scene sees Bond tell someone off camera, "Some men are coming to kill us, we're going to kill them first".

New Bond girl Berenice Marlohe, who plays Severine in the new 007 thriller, will unveil the trailer at Cannes. Original Bond girl Martine Beswick, who starred as Zora in From Russia With Love and as Paula in Thunderball, will also be present to introduce a special screening of From Russia With Love immediately afterwards.

The screening of the trailer and the film will take place as part of the Cannes Classics Cinema de la Plage outdoor screening series that is celebrating 50 years of Bond this year. The series represents the first time the franchise has ever been to the festival.

Other James Bond films on the schedule include Dr No, Diamonds Are Forever, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Casino Royale. Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, will be in cinemas from October 26.