#Spectre film locations series#

The pair meet Q, who links Oberhauser to Bond's previous missions, identifying Le Chiffre, Dominic Greene and Raoul Silva as agents of the same organisation, which Swann identifies as Spectre. Bond confronts Swann and rescues her from Hinx and his forces. He tells Bond to find and protect his daughter, psychiatrist Madeleine Swann, who will take him to L'Américain in order to locate Oberhauser. Bond asks her to investigate Oberhauser, who was presumed dead 20 years earlier.īond locates White in Altaussee, Austria, where he is dying of thallium poisoning. White, a former member of the organisation's subsidiary Quantum, who had fallen afoul of Oberhauser.

Moneypenny informs Bond that the Pale King is Mr. After hearing Oberhauser give the order for the 'Pale King' to be assassinated, Bond is pursued across the city by the organisation's assassin, Mr. Bond uses Sciarra's ring to infiltrate a meeting to select Sciarra's replacement, where he identifies the leader, Franz Oberhauser. He saves and seduces Sciarra's widow, Lucia, who tells him Sciarra belonged to an organisation of businessmen with criminal and terrorist connections. Moneypenny agrees to assist Bond behind M's back.īond disobeys M's orders and travels to Rome to attend Sciarra's funeral. In private, Bond tells Eve Moneypenny that he went to Mexico to target Sciarra after receiving a video message from the previous M that was delivered to him after her death.

C campaigns for Britain to join the global surveillance and intelligence initiative 'Nine Eyes', and uses his influence to close down the '00' field agent section, which he believes is outdated. Upon his return to London, Bond is suspended from field duty by Gareth Mallory, the current M, who is engaged in a power struggle with Max Denbigh (whom Bond dubs 'C'), the Director-General of the new, privately backed Joint Intelligence Service formed by the merger of MI5 and MI6. Bond kills Marco Sciarra, the terrorist leader, and takes his ring, which is emblazoned with a stylised octopus, before stealing a helicopter to escape. MI6 agent James Bond carries out an unauthorised mission in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead, where he stops a terrorist bombing plot. The next Bond film, No Time to Die, was released in 2021, with Craig reprising his role for the final time and Cary Joji Fukunaga as director.

#Spectre film locations series#

Spectre grossed over $880 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2015 and the second-largest unadjusted total for the series after Skyfall. The theme song ' Writing's on the Wall', performed and co-written by Sam Smith, won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. It was released in the United States and Canada on 6 November, and received mixed reviews from critics who praised the film's action sequences, cinematography, acting, and musical score, but some criticised the length, pacing, and narrative decisions. It was followed by a worldwide release, including IMAX screenings. Spectre was released on 26 October 2015 in the United Kingdom on the same night of the world premiere at the London Royal Albert Hall. Spectre was estimated to have cost around $245 million-with some sources listing it as high as $300 million-making it the most expensive Bond film and one of the most expensive films ever made. The action scenes prioritised practical effects and stunts, while employing computer-generated imagery made by five different companies. Spectre was filmed from December 2014 to July 2015 in Austria, the United Kingdom, Italy, Morocco and Mexico. Hinx, Andrew Scott as Max Denbigh and Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra. Several James Bond characters, including M, Q, and Eve Moneypenny, return, with new additions Léa Seydoux as Dr. A character resembling Blofeld had previously appeared in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only, but because of the Thunderball controversy he is not named, nor is his face shown. The film marks Spectre's and Blofeld's first appearance in an Eon Productions film since 1971's Diamonds Are Forever. The story sees Bond pitted against the global criminal organisation Spectre and their enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld ( Christoph Waltz), who plans to launch a national surveillance network to mastermind criminal activities across the globe. It was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is the fourth film to feature Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond and the second film in the series directed by Sam Mendes following Skyfall. Spectre is a 2015 spy film and the twenty-fourth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures.