New Bond film Quantum of Solace is set to debut on the spookiest date in the calender.

The latest instalment - the 22nd in the super spy series - will open across the UK on October 31 after a star-studded premiere at London's Leicester Square.

Daniel Craig, 40, returns as Bond and is joined by British newcomer Gemma Arterton, 22, in the much-anticipated 007 adventure.

Quantum of Solace will pick up just hours after the action in the last scenes of Casino Royale, where Craig made his Bond debut.

In the new film, 007 attempts to uncover the truth behind the organisation which blackmailed his lover Vesper Lynd.

The thriller became the highest-grossing Bond movie of all time, earning more than £230 million worldwide.

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