Daniel Craig and other cast members gathered at Pinewood Studios to discuss "Spectre", the 24th James Bond film to be directed by "Skyfall" director, Sam Mendes. Also at the event, Mendes unveiled Bond's latest Aston Martin, the DB10, made exclusively by the British car manufacturer for "Spectre".
Reprising their roles are Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Wishaw and Rory Kinnear as MI6 agents, as well as newcomers Lea Seydoux, Dave Bautista and Monica Bellucci.
Two-time Oscar Winner Christoph Waltz is also joining the movie's cast; which also explains his absence in Quentin Tarantino's latest effort, The Hateful Eight as many anticipated. Tarantino is also the director of both fillms that gave Waltz his two Oscars.
The Wrap reports that Waltz officially signed on for the project and pressumably had taken the role Ejiofor was being eyed for:
"Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz has signed on to join Daniel Craig in Sam Mendes' "Bond 24," according to Daily Mail reporter Baz Bamigboye, who has a solid track record when it comes to 007 news.
Representatives for EON Productions and Waltz did not immediately respond to requests for comment."
It wont take much for the actor to fill the shoes of a baddie as Waltz has gained Hollywood notoriety playing an eccentric villlain or anti-hero; namely in Inglorious Basterds as the double-crossing Colonel Hans Landa and in his most recent effort, as bounty hunter Dr. Schultz in Django.
News that Bond 24 will be shooting in a number of locations including Austria, coincidentally Vienna-born Waltz's country of origin.
Here's a press statement from Columbia Pictures (via pep.ph):
"In the film, 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."
Stay tuned to the Franchise Herald for more news on "Spectre", the latest James Bond film.
