British actor Daniel Craig was officially confirmed for the 24th
instalment in the James Bond franchise, entitled Spectre, at a press
conference at Buckinghamshire's Pinewood Studios on Thursday Dec 04,2014
Andrew Scott, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Sam Mendes, Léa Seydoux,
Daniel Craig, Monica Bellucci, Christoph Waltz and Ben Whishaw gathered
at Buckinghamshire's Pinewood Studios on Thursday to announce the new
Bond movie ''Spectre''
Monica Bellucci, left and Léa Seydoux, right, were announced as
newcomers to the cast, with Monica, 50, making history as the oldest
ever Bond girl
Daniel Craig with producer Barbara Broccoli and director Sam Mendes
Monica Belluci - playing Lucia Sciarra
(Dracula, The Matrix Reloaded)
The
Italian siren has made history - at 50 years old she has officially
become the oldest Bond girl to grace the screen. She takes over from
Honor Blackman, who was 39 when she played iconic character Pussy Galore
in 1964's Goldfinger. The role is especially poignant for the actress -
she almost played Paris Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997, only to
lose out to Teri Hatcher.
Christoph Waltz - playing Oberhauser
(Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained)
Waltz
will play Oberhauser—a character who shares the name of Bond's former
ski instructor. It has been rumored that Waltz will really play Bond's
old nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, although director Sam Mendes says
fans will have to 'wait and see'.
David Bautista - playing Mr. Hinx
(Guardians Of The Galaxy, WWF Raw)
Bautista would be playing Hinx, a heavy handed villain of 6ft 2 who will go up against Bond.
Léa Seydoux - playing Madeleine Swann
(The Grand Budapest Hotel, Blue Is The Warmest Colour)
Playing
one of Bond's leading ladies, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Wilson were originally planning to cast a Scandinavian star in the film
but changed their minds in favour of Lea.
Naomie Harris, who played Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall, is set to return for the latest film as the secretary to the now deceased M
Andrew Scott - plays Denbigh
(Sherlock, Saving Private Ryan)
Will play MI6 Whitehall based agent who is set to be Bond's nemesis
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