Bond 24 is officially called Spectre, director Sam Mendes has revealed.
At a livestream today from the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios in England, Mendes confirmed the title and also revealed many of the casting rumours we heard were true.
New additions to the cast include Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista as Mister Hinx and Sherlock's Andrew Scott as Denby. The new Bond girls, meanwhile, will be The Matrix's Monica Bellucci and Inglourious Basterds' Lea Seydoux.
The biggest casting news, however, has to be the fact that Christoph Waltz will indeed star in the film. Mendes didn't elaborate on what role he'll play but the Bond Twitter reports it'll be as Oberhauser, rather than his rumoured role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Shooting for the film begins on Monday morning, with rehearsals currently ongoing. The official synopsis reads: "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." Locations include London, Rome, Mexico City, Morocco and snow-covered Austria, with shooting expected to last for seven months.
Much of the original team from Skyfall return, including all-important writers John Logan, Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, though new additions include editor Lee Smith and Interstellar cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema.
Mendes rounded out the presentation by confirming Rory Kinnear will return as MI6 chief of staff Bill Tanner, Ben Whishaw is back as Q, Naomie Harris is Moneypenny and Ralph Fiennes will step in Judi Dench's shoes as M. Finally, we also got a tantalising glimpse at the new Aston Martin DB10
The film is due out on November 6, 2015
As a large mega Bond fan I'm incredibly excited about this news, we haven't heard of Spectre or Blofeld in a Bond movie since the Connery and Moore days!
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