Today saw the revealing of the official title for the next Bond movie, and the title was confirmed an hour ago as Spectre. A live streaming was set up this morning by Sony and MGM to make the announcement, making the big moment rather special for everyone involved. If you would like to see the event in full, then head on over to 007.com to watch it.
The title refers to the fictional global terrorist organisation led by Blofeld in Ian Fleming’s novels and earlier films such as Dr. No, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice.
The 24th James Bond 007 film is called… #SPECTRE https://t.co/g8CCxtk5ga
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
Along with the announcement came the full cast run down, with actors being welcomed onstage, and recent rumours as to who is playing who being confirmed. Daniel Craig returns in his fourth outing as Bond. Alongside returning cast members Rory Kinnear (Tanner), Ben Whishaw (Q), Naomie Harris (Miss Moneypenny) and Ralph Fiennes (M), Spectre will also star Andrew Scott as MI6 agent Denbigh, David Bautista as Mr. Hinx, Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann and Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser. The announcements were also made on James Bond Twitter feed.
… Ralph Fiennes as M. pic.twitter.com/YxYbYC2xwC — James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
And welcoming… Andrew Scott as Denbigh pic.twitter.com/UNBlMoBmXz
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
…David Bautista as Mr Hinx pic.twitter.com/tJxGnt5tct — James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
…Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra pic.twitter.com/41klBClFzN
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
…Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann. #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/DR7DfAWkb1 — James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
And Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser! #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/CPUXDDf0jt
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
Daniel Craig will once again return as the legendary British secret agent in the 24th James Bond film and Sam Mendes will also return to direct the screenplay written by John Logan. The film is set for release in UK theaters on October 23, 2015 and in US theaters on November 6, 2015.
Mendes’ “Skyfall,” the 23rd James Bond movie, took over $1.1 billion at the box office worldwide.
Principal photography begins this Monday. Spectre will be filming at Pinewood Studios, Mexico City, Rome, Tangier & Erfoud, Morocco, Sölden, Obertilliach and Lake Altausee, Austria.
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