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FIRST LOOK at Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre and Spectre on Location: Sölden Vlog

Thursday, February 12, 2015 Craig Grobler 0 Comments

First Look at Daniel Craig as James Bond in SPECTREYesterday not only did we get a long overdue official James Bond Spectre clapperboard update from the set of Spectre shooting at Blenheim Palace - back here in the UK. We were also promised the first official behind the scenes footage of Spectre today at 7am.

Yes! Op delivered! And along with the first behind the scenes 007 vlog footage from the Spectre location at Sölden, Austria we also got to see our first look at Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre.

On a side note: if Bond was looking to revitalise its British roots you don't get more British than the Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill.

007 Clapperboard from Spectre location Blenheim Palace




Spectre

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.

Director:
Sam Mendes


Writers:

Ian Fleming, John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade

Stars:
Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, 
Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear

After filming in Rome it appears that Spectre team have moved back to British soil and have been filming overnight at Blenheim Palace.

But our first official location report is from Sölden in Austria where it appears Bond put has put his skis back on, a first for the Daniel Craig era Bond.


The Establishing Shot: FIRST 007.COM BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE SPECTRE ON LOCATION SÖLDEN VLOG



From 007.com:
We have to deliver an amazing sequence and this is going to be one of the major action sequences of the movie... It’s going to be spectacular and Austria seemed to offer everything that we needed to pull it off
                                                                - Associate Producer Gregg Wilson

The behind the scenes footage includes Daniel Craig as James Bond 007, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista and director Sam Mendes
The thing Sam and I talked about was how we are going to top SKYFALL... We are going to continue the history of the Bond films, making things that are exciting for the audience to look at and what could be more exciting than to be on top of the world. ”
                                                                   - Production Designer Dennis Gassner

And here it is ladies and gentlemen! Our first look of Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre.

First Look of Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre
First Look of Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (ZOOM)

Spectre official logo artwork

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James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the title of the 24th James Bond adventure, SPECTRE.

The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fourth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.


SPECTRE begins principal photography on Monday, December 8, and is set for global release on November 6, 2015.


Along with Daniel Craig, Mendes presented the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear as well as introducing Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci and Andrew Scott.

Mendes also revealed Bond’s sleek new Aston Martin, the DB10, created exclusively for SPECTRE.


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.


The 007 production will be based at Pinewood Studios, and on location in London, Mexico City, Rome and Tangier and Erfoud, in Morocco.


Bond will return to the snow once again, this time in Sölden, along with other Austrian locations, Obertilliach, and Lake Altaussee.


Written by John Logan and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Director of Photography is Hoyte van Hoytema and Editor is Lee Smith.  Production Designer, Dennis Gassner returns along with Costume Designer, Jany Temime and Composer, Thomas Newman.

Action Specialist, Alexander Witt is the 2nd Unit Director.  Stunt Coordinator is Gary Powell, SFX Supervisor is Chris Corbould, and Visual Effects Supervisor is Steve Begg.


Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, was a worldwide box office phenomenon, opening #1 in 70 territories around the world, taking over $1.1 billion worldwide and setting a new all-time box office record in the UK by becoming the first film to take over £100 million.


James Bond is the longest running, and one of the most successful franchises of all time, with twenty-three films produced and the twenty-fourth about to go in to production.

Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli succeeded Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli and have produced the past seven Bond films together, including the highly successful Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall.


All of the James Bond films have been made in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios or United Artists, its predecessor.


SPECTRE  is set for global release on November 6, 2015.

For more information on SPECTRE head over to the official James Bond website http://www.007.com/, FaceBook page  https://www.facebook.com/JamesBond007 or the official 007 Twitter feed https://twitter.com/007

Slideshow: SPECTRE




The Establishing Shot: FIRST LOOK AT DANIEL CRAIG AS JAMES BOND IN SPECTRE AND SPECTRE ON LOCATION: SÖLDEN VLOG

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