Live from London’s Pinewood Studios, we got major announcements about the title and cast of the 24th Bond movie, due out Nov 6, 2015. The new title will be “SPECTRE,” a name that Bond aficianados will immediately recognize and get excited about: in Ian Fleming’s novels and several of the Bond films, SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) is the evil terrorist spy agency whose plots Bond ends up often foiling.
Bond producers also announced a full cast for the film, including, of course, returning as the iconic MI-6 agent James Bond we have Daniel Craig. He will be countered by villains Denbigh (Andrew Scott– most recognizable as Moriarty in the BBC’s “Sherlock”), his henchman Mr. Hinx (Dave Bautista — Drax from “Guardians of the Galaxy”), and a mysterious other frenemy Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz — from “Inglorious Bastards,” “Django Unchained,” and opening on Christmas Day, Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes”). Previous reports about Waltz’s character may be somewhat of a spoiler, so I won’t bring them back up again, but those who need to know can check this previous article. What I think may bear repeating is the rumor that Waltz has signed on to also be in the 25th Bond film, which, knowing his character, should also send shivers up the spine of many a Bond fanboy, your truly included.
Joining the ranks of the iconic Bond Girls will be Monica Belluci as Lucia Sciarra and Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann. And, returning from their appearances in “Skyfall,” Ralph Fiennes will return as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Ben Whishaw as Q. Also returning is a brand new Aston Martin design created by a collaboration with Bond producers, the DB10:
You can watch the full announcement from Pinewood on Youtube here, but this gets me all sorts of excited, looking like their plan is to once again synthesize and reset the familiar Bond universe into our modern sensibilities: