New James Bond Film gets a Title and more

Bond 24 just got it’s title: Spectre, as announced by director Sam Mendes mere hours ago. The title is derived from the global terrorist organisation introduced in the 1961 novel Thunderball by Ian Fleming.

The film will star  Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista and Andrew Scott. Here’s a summary of the announcement as posted on the official James Bond Twitter:

Watch a video from today's #Bond24 announcement. #SPECTREhttps://t.co/ZN0BzZf9hz

— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014

Along with the announcement, this teaser clip was released today as well:

The 24th James Bond 007 film is called… #SPECTREhttps://t.co/g8CCxtk5ga

— James Bond (@007) December 4, 2014

Sam Mendes also delved into further details, including the ongoing relationship with Aston Martin, and subsequently unveiling Bond’s car for the next film (pictured above).

The live stream for the press conference on the announcement is available below, although it may just be concluding as I’m typing this:

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