Complex sentence: On 5 January 2010, news broke that Mendes was employed to direct the 23rd Eon Productions installment of the "James Bond" franchise, "Skyfall", which was released on 26 October 2012, to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Bond films.
Split into simpler sentences: On 5 January 2010, news broke that Mendes was employed to direct the 23rd Eon Productions installment of the "James Bond" franchise. The film, "Skyfall" was subsequently released on 26 October 2012, to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Bond films.