Holy f**k! I didn’t see this one coming! The next James Bond film is called “Spectre”.
For those not in the know; SPECTRE was the villainous organisation that was constantly trying to trigger World War 3 in the early
Bond movies and pretty much every super-villain that 007 was sent out to stop was a member of the SPECTER hierarchy. At the top of this criminal network was the shadowy figure known only as “Number One”, who, after a multi-film build-up, personally introduced himself to Bond (and the audience) during
You Only Live Twice as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Now, the last anyone saw of Blofeld was when Roger Moore dropped him down a chimney, and SPECTRE was never mentioned again because of an ongoing squabble over ownership of the name. During Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond, an underworld organisation identical to SPECTRE was hinted at but, disappointingly, named “Quantum”. More disappointingly, despite being really rather good,
Skyfall ignored the previous two films and veered away from the narrative that had been laid down. There was no mention of Quantum or of Bond’s investigation into it, as there had been across
Casino Royale and
Quantum of Solace. I was hoping for an introduction to the new Blofeld, or at least a hint of fluffy Persian, but all we got was that rather fruity fellow who liked monologuing about his rat-killing grandmother.
But here we are with Bond #24 being named
SPECTRE and money being put on Christoph Waltz to play the role of uber-villain Blofeld.
Screw
Star Wars. THIS I am excited about!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/30308894
The shape created by the bullet-hole is enough to have me geeking out.