The new James Bond movie is called Spectre, and the 24th edition in the franchise has a great cast. As rumored, Christoph Waltz and Guardians of the Galaxy‘s David Bautista are two villains, along with the UK Sherlock series’ Andrew Scott. That’s a big deal. The recent series of Daniel Craig 007 epics have gotten some acclaim, but they haven’t been much fun when it comes to providing villains. For those who don’t remember, SPECTRE was the name of the international crime empire ran by Bond’s nemesis Ernst Stravro Blofeld.
Bringing back those guys is a step towards having more fun with the franchise. Here’s a scene from 1962’s Dr. No, as the title villain explains how SPECTRE works–and that it stands for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion…
We’re also getting some new Bond Girls, of course. We already knew that Léa Seydoux was in the cast. Now we know that her character is named Madeleine Swann, which is kind of dull. At least it’s kind of a clever literary reference. The film also has Monica Bellucci as the ominously-named Luci Sciarra.
Check out the new Bond car, the Aston Martin DB10
Let’s also note that Christoph Waltz isn’t playing a character named Blofeld, but he’s a prominent enough actor that people are already speculating that his character will eventually be revealed as the man who runs SPECTRE. That’s possible. Just keep in mind that Blofeld wasn’t even seen onscreen for a long time in the original Bond films. SPECTRE was part of Dr. No, but we never saw Blofeld. Then moviegoers only saw his hands and heard his voice in From Russia With Love and Thunderball. We might be in for a similar long reveal.
Now we’re just waiting to see who sings the theme song. Sam Smith is currently getting the most talk in the rumor mill.
Until then, here’s an official poster to keep us happy. And that’s November 6th, 2015, so at least this won’t be some kind of CGI spectacular…
