Director Sam Mendes just finished up a live event in the U.K. announcing the cast and title of the 24th film in the Jame Bond franchise.
Tweeters, meet “SPECTRE”:
The 24th James Bond 007 film is called… #SPECTREhttps://t.co/g8CCxtk5ga
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
SPECTRE, a recurring Bond foe from the books and movies, stands for the “SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion” and is led by the super-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Here are some highlights of the cast.
Daniel Craig is back as Bond, of course:
And returning as 007 is Daniel Craig. #SPECTRE
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
There is some question, however, on the actual identity of Christoph Waltz’s character, Oberhauser:
And Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser! #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/CPUXDDf0jt
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
It was rumored that Waltz would play Blofeld, but the information provided today says he is Bond’s skiing instructor. A ruse maybe?
Christoph Waltz was rumoured to be playing Blofeld in #Bond24. The character name announced today is Oberhauser – Bond's skiing instructor.
— BBC Entertainment (@BBCNewsEnts) December 4, 2014
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And the two new “Bond Girls”:
…Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann. #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/DR7DfAWkb1
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
…Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra pic.twitter.com/41klBClFzN
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
Some are commenting that the names aren’t very Bond-like and we don’t know if they are friend or foe to Bond:
The new Bond girl names are positively pedestrian: Madeleine Swann and Lucia Sciarra
— Nick Clark (@MrNickClark) December 4, 2014
Madeleine Swann doesn't quite do it for me as a Bond Girl name. It's no Xenia Onatopp, like. Or even Strawberry Fields! #SPECTRE
— karyn (@redlemonader) December 4, 2014
So one Bond girl is called Luci Sciarra. The other is called Madeleine Swann. Which one could be the baddie Bond girl? Hmmm…
— Dan Jolin (@DanJolin) December 4, 2014
Kicking my little feet in glee that one of the new Bond girls has a Proust joke for a name. Madeleine Swann. Tee Hee Hee. #iaminsufferable
— Gemma Hallam (@badhedgehog) December 4, 2014
Highbrow James Bond has got out of control. The new bond girl's name – Madeleine Swann – appears to be A PROUST JOKE cc @MrNickClark
— Sam Gad Jones (@samgadjones) December 4, 2014
WWE wrestler turned UFC fighter turned actor Dave Bautista, one of the stars of Marvel’s hit “Guardians of the Galaxy,” has been cast as a henchman of sorts named Mr. Hix:
…David Bautista as Mr Hinx pic.twitter.com/tJxGnt5tct
— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014
And now for the car, an Aston Martin DB10:
Unveiled: The Aston Martin DB10 – James Bond's new car in #SPECTRE #GoodToBeBond pic.twitter.com/y4Z1iFmoEK
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) December 4, 2014
Sweet.
Filming begins Monday, with at release date set for November 6, 2015 in the U.S.
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