New James Bond film titled ‘Spectre,’ new Aston Martin revealed
Director Sam Mendes revealed the title o f the new James Bond film at a launch event at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, where principal photography is due to begin on Monday. Spectre will be the 24th film in the popular franchise with Daniel Craig returning again to play 007.
The new Aston Martin featured in next year’s James Bond film: “Spectre”
Craig will play 007 for the fourth time in the film and other cast members were also announced at Thursday’s event, which was beamed around the world. They include Sherlock‘s Andrew Scott,as a Whitehall-based character called Denbigh and Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista, playing a henchman called Mr Hinx.
Italian actress Monica Bellucci and France’s Lea Seydoux have been unveiled as the new ‘Bond girls’, named Lucia Sciarra and Madeleine Swann respectively.
Oscar winner Christoph Waltz will have a role in the film, playing a character called Oberhauser. This is the name of the Bond’s former ski instructor, though it has been rumoured Waltz will really be playing Bond’s old nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris are also set to reprise their roles from the previous Craig-led films.
Spectre – Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion – was the name of an international crime syndicate, whose ‘Number One’ was Blofeld himself.
The organisation featured in the Bond films of the 1960s and was part of a legal tussle with a rival film producer that was recently resolved after many years. Thursday’s event also saw the unveiling of the Aston Martin DB10 which Bond will be driving in his latest screen adventure.
Spectre arrives in theaters on November 6, 2015.
