Despite being asked several times about the character he plays in SPECTRE, the upcoming 24th Bond film, Christoph Waltz keeps saying his character is Franz Oberhauser. A few days ago in an interview Waltz said his character is not head of SPECTRE, and in a recent interview with Seth Meyers the two-time Oscar winner has reiterated this, […]
Christoph Waltz says his Bond character is not head of SPECTRE
Since before his casting in the latest James Bond movie SPECTRE, actor Christoph Waltz has been rumoured to be playing the classic Bond villain Blofeld. However, during the official casting announcement, it was revealed that Waltz will play the character Oberhauser who was Bond’s mentor in the Ian Fleming novels. Still, fans are still not […]
EON Productions issues statement over SPECTRE script leak
It has been reported that the script for the upcoming Bond film SPECTRE has leaked as part of the massive Sony hack. EON Productions, the producers of the James Bond series have now released a statement about the script leak, as well as a warning… EON PRODUCTIONS, the producers of the James Bond films, learned […]
Leaked Sony emails reveal SPECTRE details and budgetary concerns
The leaked emails resulting from the hack into Sony has already given us details about the Spider-Man franchise and a potential Jump Street / Men in Black crossover, and now details are emerging about next year’s 007 adventure SPECTRE. Minor spoilers follow… According to CNN (via Variety), there’s been some conflict between MGM Studios and […]
Filming on SPECTRE gets underway
After unveiling the title and cast last week, EON Productions has now marked the start of production on the 24th James Bond adventure SPECTRE by releasing the first set photo… 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 […]
Hornby acquires James Bond license for Corgi and Scalextric products to tie in with SPECTRE
Following on from the official announcement of 007’s 24th adventure SPECTRE last week, Hornby has announced that it has secured a worldwide license for Corgi and Scalextric-branded James Bond products, including the upcoming movie and – presumably – Bond’s new Aston Martin DB10. “James Bond has been a fantastic licensed partnership for our brands going […]
Why Marvel Studios owes James Bond
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… With Star Wars and Jurassic World the previous week, the past seven days has revealed the cast for Bond 24, aka SPECTRE, alongside confirmation that Ryan Reynolds will return in the standalone X-Men movie Deadpool. We knew 2015 was going to be busy, but now we are seeing […]
Spectre: Time to worry about the future of James Bond?
Ozzy Armstrong on whether it’s time to worry about the future of James Bond… After the announcements on Thursday regarding Bond 24, now known as Spectre, Bond fans took to the internet to announce their excitement for what’s in store. At the same time, there was also me. I’m not excited for Spectre, I’m nervous. […]
The Callow Way – Why I’m stopping watching trailers
This week, Neil Calloway is suffering from trailer fatigue… 1st July 2015, 6th November 2015, 17th December 2015. What are you doing on those dates? I bet some of you know already. For those that don’t know, they are the release dates for Terminator: Genysis, the new Bond film, Spectre, and the latest film in […]
Bond 24: What can we exSPECTRE?
Martin Deer on what we can expect from Spectre… I’m sure by now there is nary a soul among us who isn’t aware of the announcement today by Sony Pictures that the next and 24th film in the Bond franchise is titled Spectre. Which, of course, for any self respecting fan of 007 you know […]
