Ben Whishaw to become Q in 'Skyfall'

LONDON -- Brit thesp Ben Whishaw is proven to act as M16 gadget master Q in approaching Mission Impossible pic "Skyfall."Whishaw, who had been already introduced included in the cast from the pic alongside Difficulties, Judi Dench and Javier Bardem, follows within the actions of Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese to act as the mind of Branch Q, the imaginary armory division of MI6.Whishaw is simply 31 years of age and the casting within the role will repetition the very first time within the good reputation for the text franchise that Q is going to be more youthful than 007: Difficulties is a few 12 years over the age of the thesp.Whishaw's credits include Julie Taymor's "The Tempest," "Brideshead Revisited," "I am Not There" and "Perfume: The Storyline of the Killer."Mike Mendes is placed to helm the 23rd Bond pic, that will unspool in Blighty in October 2012. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com