The title of the 24th James Bond film is SPECTRE
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2014-12-04
The title, SPECTRE, and teaser poster for the 24th James Bond film adventure was revealed during a press call at Pinewood Studios on 4th December 2014.
"2014 will go to Bond history as the year when Christmas came early. Although the return of SPECTE was a much expected one it is nevertheless very exciting news for the millions of Bond fans around the world. The cast and crew that were revealed today evidently prove that the producers have done their best to out-perform the last film (Skyfall)."
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Anders Frejdh, founder and editor of FSWL
SPECTRE - the 24th James Bond adventure - set to begin production
– Directed by Sam Mendes
– Produced by
Michael G. Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli
– Starring
Daniel Craig as James Bond 007
LONDON, UK, December 4, 2014 – 007 Soundstage, Pinewood Studios, London. James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the title of the 24th James Bond adventure,
SPECTRE. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fourth film as
Ian Fleming's James Bond 007.
SPECTRE begins principal photography on Monday, December 8, and is set for
global release on November 6, 2015.
Along with Daniel Craig, Mendes presented the returning cast,
Ralph Fiennes,
Naomie Harris,
Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear as well as introducing
Christoph Waltz,
Léa Seydoux,
Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci and Andrew Scott. Mendes also revealed Bond’s sleek new Aston Martin, the DB10, created exclusively for
SPECTRE.
"A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind
SPECTRE."
The 007 production will be based at
Pinewood Studios, and on location in London, Mexico City, Rome and Tangier and Erfoud, in Morocco. Bond will return to the snow once again, this time in Sölden, along with other Austrian locations, Obertilliach, and Lake Altaussee.
Commenting on the announcement, Wilson and Broccoli said, “We’re excited to announce Daniel’s fourth installment in the series and thrilled that Sam has taken on the challenge of following on the success of SKYFALL with
SPECTRE.”
Written by John Logan and
Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Director of Photography is
Hoyte van Hoytema and Editor is Lee Smith. Production Designer, Dennis Gassner returns along with Costume Designer,
Jany Temime and Composer, Thomas Newman. Action Specialist, Alexander Witt is the 2nd Unit Director. Stunt Coordinator is
Gary Powell, SFX Supervisor is
Chris Corbould, and Visual Effects Supervisor is Steve Begg.
Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, was a worldwide box office phenomenon, opening #1 in 70 territories around the world, taking over $1.1 billion worldwide and setting a new all-time box office record in the UK by becoming the first film to take over £100 million.
The launch of
SPECTRE was streamed live on
007.com and
Facebook.com/JamesBond007, and the video is now available on demand at both sites.
Notes
Promotional partners returning to the Bond franchise include
Aston Martin,
Bollinger,
Heineken,
Jaguar Land Rover,
Omega,
Sony Electronics, and
Sony Mobile.
James Bond is the longest running, and one of the most successful franchises of all time, with twenty-three films produced and the twenty-fourth about to go in to production. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli succeeded Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli and have produced the past seven Bond films together, including the highly successful
Casino Royale,
Quantum of Solace and
Skyfall (2012). All of the James Bond films have been made in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios or United Artists, its predecessor.
Photo above:
Teaser poster for
SPECTRE. © 2014 Danjaq LLC. & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). All rights reserved.
For more information on Bond 24 and production updates, visit the official website:
www.007.com
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