"Bond 24" is "SPECTRE"

is "SPECTRE"

The title of "Bond 24" is "SPECTRE"


What else do we know so far:

Plot summary:
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.


Cast: 
Daniel Craig as "James Bond 007"
Christoph Waltz as "Oberhauser"
Léa Seydoux as "Madeleine Swann"
Monica Bellucci as "Lucia Sciarra"
Dave Bautista as "Hinx"
Andrew Scott as "Denbigh"
Ralph Fiennes as "M"
Ben Whishaw as "Q"
Naomie Harris as "Moneypenny"
Rory Kinnear as "Tanner"

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Screenplay by: John Logan
Neil Purvis & Robert Wade (Screenplay rewrite)

Produced by: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson
Callum McDougall (Executive producer)

Music by: Thomas Newman

Cinematography by: Hoyte van Hoytema

Film editing by: Lee Smith

Production design by: Dennis Gassner

Production management:
Callum McDougall (Unit production manager)
Angus More Gordon (Unit production manager)
Michael Solinger (Post-production supervisor)

First assistant director: Michael Lerman

Second assistant director: Alexander Witt

Supervising sound editor: Per Hallberg

Special effects supervisor: Chris Corbould

Costume design by: Jany Temime

Stunts (Stunt coordinator): Gary Powell

Release dates:

23 October 2015 (UK)

6 November 2015 (USA)

"Bond 24" announcement

Watch the "Bond 24" announcement press conference here





Live streaming was also possible to follow through 007 Travelers page

EVENT TIMINGS on 4th of December 2014 were: (all timings in GMT)
10.50am - Introduction
11.00am - Live announcement commences (the title will be revealed)
11.07am - Live announcement ends (approximate)
11.15am - Photo call with cast and director


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Will Range Rover Sport car be seen in "Bond 24"?

BOND vehicles stolen?!

Five Range Rover Sport vehicles had been prepared by the specialists of the Land Rover Training Centre Neuss near Dusseldorf, in Germany for the filming of "Bond 24", which will start soon in the Alps. But shortly before being transported to the location the vehicles were stolen along with four other cars with a total value of around 800,000 euros by unknown thieves and every trace of them is missing.
Therefore, new cars will be built for the shooting of "Bond 24",
and they will have a security update.
 
See more information here in German language (Wirtschafts Woche)

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Jany Temime is Costume Designer in "Bond 24"

Jany Temime, who was a Costume Designer already in "Skyfall", returns to do costume designing for Daniel Craig and other stars in "Bond 24".


See more information (in Dutch language) here

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007 skiing in Sölden

Tiroler Tagezeitung reported that ski sequences of "Bond 24" will be filmed in Sölden, Austria. Sölden is located about 100 kilometers north west of Obertilliach, which is already confirmed as a filming location by EON productions. 

This will be the first time, when we are expecting to see Daniel Craig's 007 skiing.

The filming takes place in two parts. First film crew will travel to Sölden on the 8th of January 2015 and stay there until 15th of January. Then they will come back and shoot between 9th-12th of February 2015.

According to newspaper, the crew size will be around 400 people.

See more information in German language (Tiroler Tagezeitung) here.

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"Bond 24" filming location and shooting updates: Filming in Rome in February and March 2015

Daniel Craig looking towards Rome
in February and March 2015

At the moment it looks like filming of "Bond 24" will take place at least in the following places:

Dates for filming in Rome, Italy seems to be from February 19th 2015 to March 12th 2015. Filming is supposed to happen at least in Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Lungo Tevere and Via Quattro Fountane as well as Borgo Vittorio and Ponte Sisto.
Royal Palace of Caserta is also mentioned in some reports. Palace is located in Campania, outside of Rome.

Other places that are quite possible shooting locations are:

London, England: Director Sam Mendes will meet main cast members on late November and filming will start on 6th of December 2014.

Obertilliach, Austria: January - February 2015 and possibly also
Sölden, Austria: 8-15 January and 9-12 February, where some ski-action scenes are expected to be filmed.

Also Morocco and Mexico have been mentioned, dates are not known.

Release dates for "Bond 24":
UK: 23 October 2015, USA: 6 November 2015

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Blofeld is back!

Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

Christoph Waltz is said to play the role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Bond 24".
The shooting will begin in December 2014.


The evil genius Blofeld - and his trademark white cat - has been seen earlier in Bond movies: 



"From Russia With Love" (1963)
Actors: Anthony Dawson (body), Eric Pohlmann (voice)

"Thunderball "(1965)
Actors: Anthony Dawson (body), Eric Pohlmann (voice)

"You Only Live Twice" (1967)
Actor: Donald Pleasence

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969)
Actor: Telly Savalas

"Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)

Actor: Charles Gray

"For Your Eyes Only" (1981)
"wheelchair villain"
(implied to be Ernst Stavro Blofeld)
Actors: John Hollis (body), Robert Rietty (voice)

"Never Say Never Again" (1983)

Actor: Max von Sydow

See more here (Daily Mail)

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Christoph Waltz, a new Bond villain in "Bond 24"

A German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz will join "Bond 24" cast. 

According to Daily Mail, a two-time Oscar winner ("Inglourious Basterds" and "Django Unchained", both directed by Quentin Tarantino), joins the cast of "Bond 24". His role is said to be a complex one, will he be Bond's (Daniel Craig) friend, his enemy or both? The filming starts in the beginning of December 2014.

See more information here

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Jez Butterworth has done some polishing to "Bond 24" script

Jez Butterworth is best known for the eight plays he wrote between 1992 and 2012, including "Mojo" and "Jerusalem". He has also penned scripts for the big screen including Tom Cruise blockbuster "Edge of Tomorrow" and James Brown biopic "Get On Up".

Source: International Business Times

According to an article in New Yorker magazine, Butterworth has been called to do some modifications to "Bond 24" script:


"It was early September, and Butterworth, who divides his time between London and a farm in Somerset, had spent the week in conference with Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig, tweaking story lines for the new Bond movie. (He hates corporate limos and had been conveyed every morning to Pinewood Studios, outside London, on the back of a motorbike.) This was Butterworth’s second Bond; he worked on “Skyfall,” too, making the kind of script changes that his twelve-year-old self, watching the movie at the St. Albans Odeon, would be pleased to see. “You know, like Bond doesn’t have scenes with other men. Bond shoots other men—he doesn’t sit around chatting to them. So you put a line through that.”

Read the whole New Yorker's article here

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"Bond 24" team is looking for 150 crew members

Foto: AP, krone.at-Leserreporter

"Bond 24" team is looking for 150 crew members.

Where: Obertilliach, Austria
When: 6 weeks between November 2014 and February 2015
Requirements: Good English skills, age over 18 with full drivers licences, experience of mountaineering and mountain rescue skills.

Sources: Kleine Zeitung and Bond fan site MI6.



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Academy Award winner Chris Corbould back as Special effects supervisor in "Bond 24"

Bond veteran Chris Corbould, who has worked in 13 Bond films already, confirms that he takes care of special effects again in "Bond 24".

Corbould won an Oscar in 2010, when working with director Christopher Nolan in the film "Inception".

Source: Chris Corbould's personal Twitter page

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Australian Lee Smith will be Film Editor of "Bond 24"

Lee Smith is going to make film editing of "Bond 24". He has edited earlier such films as e.g. "The Dark Knight" (2008), "Interception" (2010) and "Interstellar" (2014). 

Source: MI6 fan page.

Read the whole story here

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Dave Bautista to be Hinx in "Bond 24"?

Latino-Review.com has published news that Dave Bautista will be playing a henchman in “Bond 24”. Character name is suggested to be “Hinx”.

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Léa Seydoux cast to play "femme fatale" in "Bond 24"

According to newspaper Daily Mail's article Léa Seydoux is going to play "femme fatale" alongside Daniel Craig in the new Bond movie.

The "Bond 24" storyline originally called for an actress of Scandinavian origin, but that idea was dropped and role was re-written to accommodate Seydoux's French nationality.

Read Daily Mail article here

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"Bond 24" News: Per Hallberg is back

Academy Award winner Per Hallberg from "Skyfall" (2012) is back on duty to make sound editing for "Bond 24". Hallberg revealed the news in "Bond for Unicef" Gala, where 007 Travelers was also present. He has won two more Oscars as well: "Braveheart" (1995) and "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007) brought Oscars for him too.

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"Bond 24" News: New filming locations in England? Small role for you in "Bond 24"?

According to Live For Films site Liverpool and Manchester might be filming locations for "Bond 24". Site says that filming would begin in October 2014.

Uni-versalEXTRAS are looking for suitable people for small parts. No previous acting experience required. So, if you have UK or EU passport and you are over 16 years old and want to be in a (Bond?) film, this is your chance. Open casting is on 27 September 2014 in Manchester, England.

See more information here

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”Bond 24” news: Hoyte van Hoytema joins the “Bond 24” crew.

According to website “From Sweden with Love”, Hoyte van Hoytema will be Director of Photography for “Bond 24”.

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"Bond 24" news: 007 filming starts!

CONFIRMED!

What: Shooting of "Bond 24" starts
When: 6 December 2014 (which is also the Independence Day of Finland)

Release date: 23 October 2015 in the UK.

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"Bond 24" news: Bond villain role

Do you want to be in next 007 film?
Now you can be a male Bond villain "Hinx" (the name may change).

If you are over 6´ 2", and your age is 30-45 years, and you have an athlete body type,
you should know that Bond casting agency is looking for just a right man for the role!

Maybe it is YOU!

Source: MI6 fan page
  

"Bond 24" location rumours: Obertilliach, Austria and Rome, Italy

According to Tiroler Tageszeitung, the 24th Bond film, starring Daniel Craig will be shot partly in Obertilliach, Austria in early 2015.

See more (in German language) here

And as earlier has been reported in several places, Rome, Italy might be a place for a car chase near Via Quattro Fontane (AKA the Four Fountains).

Source: uk.movies.yahoo.com

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