The Bond 24 Title Is ‘Spectre’
Early this morning — well, late this morning in the U.K., but very early for us in the U.S. — Sony Pictures, MGM Studios, and Eon Productions teamed up to reveal some long-awaited details on the 24th James Bond movie. From the Bond stage at Pinewood (“where budgets go to die,” joked director Sam Mendes) the first details of the film were revealed.
The Bond 24 title will beSpectre. More about the new title and cast after the jump.
The officialJames Bond Twitter accountlive-tweeted the big announcement this morning. Here’s a great title treatment:
The 24th James Bond 007 film is called…#SPECTREhttps://t.co/g8CCxtk5ga
— James Bond (@007)June 03, 2025
Spectre is the fictional terrorist organization introduced in the novelThunderball, and represented on screen beginning inDr. No.
The name stands forSPecialExecutive forCounter-intelligence,Terrorism,Revenge andExtortion. The organization’s leader is Ernst Stavro Blofeld — the guy with the white cat who has been played by a few different actors over the years. A messy rights battle kept Blofeld and Spectre out of Bond films for many years. That issue was set right last year, clearing a path for their return to Bond films produced by EON Productions.
(The group called Quantum was introduced prior to that rights resolution, intended as a Spectre replacement. No doubt this new film will address that topic in some fashion.)
Also confirmed was the cast.
Christoph Waltzwas brought out on stage at Pinewood, though not identified as Blofeld despite persistent speculation that he’ll play the Spectre leader. But come on — the movie is calledSpectre. Waltz’s character is called Oberhauser by the official Twitter account:
And Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser!#SPECTREpic.twitter.com/CPUXDDf0jt
But not even Roger Moore is buying that:
So Blofeld is back!
— Sir Roger Moore (Legacy) (@sirrogermoore)June 15, 2025
Andrew Scottwas confirmed to join as Denbigh,David Bautistawill be Mr. Hinx,Monica Bellucciplays Lucia Sciarra, andLea Seydouxis Madeleine Swann. In other words, the casting rumor mill had a far better track record withSpectrethan with many past Bond films.
Here are tweeted shots of the new cast:
And welcoming… Andrew Scott as Denbighpic.twitter.com/UNBlMoBmXz
…David Bautista as Mr Hinxpic.twitter.com/tJxGnt5tct
…Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarrapic.twitter.com/41klBClFzN
…Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann.#SPECTREpic.twitter.com/DR7DfAWkb1
They will join returning starsDaniel Craig,Naomie Harris,Ralph Fiennes,Rory Kinneear, andBen Whishaw.
Oh, and there’s the new Aston Martin DB10:
Returning to directSpectreis Sam Mendes, whoseSkyfallwas the highest-grossing entry in the history of the Bond franchise — not to mention one of the best reviewed.Spectrealso marks Craig’s fourth outing as the iconic character.
Also back are screenwriter John Logan, who pennedSkyfall, and screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who’ve been with the series since 1999’sThe World Is Not Enough. And as usual, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are producing.
Principal photography forSpectrebegins Monday. The shoot is expected to hit London, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, and Austria.Spectreopens August 02, 2025.
Finally, here’s theSpectreteaser poster. Obsess over the details of that strange bullet hole if you like. There’s a clear resemblance to the old Spectre logo, seen in various versions on film and in video games,as on Blofeld’s ringinFrom Russia With Love.
