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Spectre
File:Spectre007.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed bySam Mendes
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Edited byLee Smith
Music byThomas Newman
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Country
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Spectre will be the twenty-fourth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. It will be the second film in the series directed by Sam Mendes and will feature Daniel Craig in his fourth performance as James Bond. Spectre will be released on 23 October 2015 in the United Kingdom.

Premise

A cryptic message from an unlikely source sets James Bond navigating the layers of a sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. As M continues fighting political pressures that threaten the future of MI6, Bond draws closer to uncovering a hidden truth that threatens to destroy everything he has fought to protect.[1]

Cast

Production

Main article: Thunderball controversy

The ownership of the SPECTRE organisation and its characters had been at the centre of long-standing litigation starting in 1961 between Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory over the film rights to the novel Thunderball after Fleming incorporated elements of an undeveloped film script written by McClory into Thunderball. In 1963 Fleming settled out of court with McClory, which awarded McClory the film rights to Thunderball. This enabled McClory to produce the 1965 film Thunderball—with Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman as executive producers—and the non-canonical film Never Say Never Again in 1983, although the literary rights stayed with Fleming.[3]

In November 2013 MGM and the McClory estate formally settled the issue with Danjaq, LLC—the parent company of Eon Productions—and MGM acquiring the full copyright film rights to the characters and concepts of Ernst Stavro Blofeld and SPECTRE.[4]

Pre-production

Following the release of Skyfall it was announced that Daniel Craig had been signed to the role of Bond for the next two films.[5] In March 2013 Sam Mendes said he would not return to direct the next film in the series, then known as Bond 24;[6][7] although he later recanted and announced that he would return. Skyfall writer John Logan resumed his role of scriptwriter,[8] collaborating with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who returned for their fifth Bond film.[N 1] Thomas Newman will also return as the film's composer, while cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema will take over from Roger Deakins, who elected not to return.

Casting

The main cast were revealed in December 2014 at the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios. In a separate interview with Euroman, a Danish website, Jesper Christensen revealed he will be reprising his role as Mr. White from Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.[2]

Filming

Director Sam Mendes revealed that production would begin on 5 December 2014 at Pinewood Studios.[9] Mendes also confirmed several filming locations, including London, Mexico City, Rome, as well as Tangier and Erfoud in Morocco, and Sölden, Obertilliach and Lake Altaussee in Austria.[10][11] Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema is shooting the film on Kodak film stock.[12][13]

Marketing

In December 2014 Aston Martin unveiled its new DB10 as the official Bond car for the film, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company's association with the franchise.[14]

Release

Spectre will be released on 23 October 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 6 November 2015 in the United States.[15]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Purvis and Wade were credited for the screenplay of Quantum of Solace as they wrote the original draft of the film. However, the final script was written entirely by Paul Haggis.

References

  1. ^ Martin, William (4 December 2014). "'SPECTRE': Poster and synopsis revealed for new Bond film". Cultbox. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Peter Nicolai, Gudme Christensen (4 December 2014). "Jesper Christensen skal være James Bond-skurk for tredje gang". Euroman. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ Lycett, Andrew (1996) [1996]. Ian Fleming. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-1-85799-783-5.
  4. ^ Vejvoda, Jim. "MGM, Danjaq Settle James Bond Rights Dispute With McClory Estate". IGN. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  5. ^ White, James (9 September 2012). "Daniel Craig Will Return As James Bond". Empire. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Sam Mendes "won't direct" next Bond". BBC News. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. ^ de Semlyen, Phil (6 March 2013). "Sam Mendes Won't Direct Bond 24". Empire. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Sam Mendes Returns to Direct". Eon Productions. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. ^ Miller, Ross (4 December 2014). "The next James Bond film is called Spectre: new car, poster, and full cast confirmed". The Verge. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  10. ^ "James Bond". 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  11. ^ "James Bond 24: new 007 film title unveiled as 'Spectre' with Christoph Waltz confirmed as Bond villain". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Productions on Kodak Motion Picture Film". Kodak. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  13. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (20 November 2014). "Interstellar cinematographer on grounding Nolan's movie and shooting Bond on film". HitFix. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Built for Bond: Aston Martin Debuts Unique Car for Spectre". Aston Martin. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Bond 24 is Officially Called Spectre". empireonline.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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