First SPECTRE TV spot revealed

Sports fans watching last night’s NBA play-off finals were given a surprise sneak peak at SPECTRE, as the film’s first TV spot was broadcast to viewers in the United States.

Half of the minute-long advert recaps the SPECTRE teaser trailer released in March, but the second half contains brand new wall-to-wall action from filming in Austria, Rome, Mexico City and the UK.

It’s now been posted to the official 007 social media accounts:

Some Kind Of Hero

From the overbrimming vaults of The History Press tidings reached CBn of an intriguing upcoming project of theirs, due to hit shelves this October. While so far we’ve had no chance to take a peek at the book, their press release speaks probably best for itself.

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 SOME KIND OF HERO

The Remarkable Story of the James Bond films

By Matthew Field & Ajay Chowdhury

Published October 2015

Hardback, £25

978-0-7509-6421-0

THE MOST IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE JAMES BOND FILMS. EVER.

 

 

The History Press is delighted to announce that it will be publishing Some Kind of Hero this October.

 

For over 50 years, Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions has navigated the ups and downs of the volatile British film industry, enduring both critical wrath and acclaim in equal measure for its now legendary James Bond series. Latterly, this family-run business has been crowned with box office gold and recognised by motion picture academies around the world. However, it has not always been plain sailing.

 

Changing tax regimes forced 007 to relocate to France and Mexico; changing fashions and politics led to box office disappointments; and changing studio regimes and business disputes all but killed the franchise. And the rise of competing action heroes has constantly questioned Bond’s place in popular culture. But against all odds the filmmakers continue to wring new life from the series, and 2012’s Skyfall saw both huge critical and commercial success, crowning 007 as the undisputed king of the action genre.

 

Written by Bond scholars Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury, Some Kind of Hero is based on over

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Shooting SPECTRE – “London Calling”

Filming for SPECTRE continued in London over the weekend, with scenes being shot in Westminster and other central parts of the capital.

The official 007 social media accounts posted a picture from filming on Saturday afternoon at the Government Offices Great George Street, which is thought to have involved Daniel Craig and Naomie Harris. Scenes were captured later in the day at nearby Great Scotland Yard, which was also used in SKYFALL.

On Sunday evening, London’s famous Trafalgar Square was, very unusually, sealed off to the public to allow filming to take place.

More scenes are expected to be filmed across the capital for the next couple of weeks, including more helicopter stunts close to the River Thames.

Shooting SPECTRE – Clapperboard #10

If you can’t stand the heat…

Shooting SPECTRE – Clapperboard #9

Pushing the boat out…

Short Tail on an Aston

So, to entertain the masses of fans during the shooting of SPECTRE, the good people at Eon house – in their 007.com incarnation – have taken to pick up the valued and ages-old tradition of the video blog again. ‘Ages-old’ as in ‘since SKYFALL’. Valued as in ‘kicks serious hindquarters’.

Bowdlerised service for the extremely spoiler-averse: the footage shown consists of material from a car chase between two luxury brand models on the streets of a European capital. It may be also possible to imply – without disclosing too much – that the events appear to happen during a phase of reduced daylight. A member of the cast is making a comment, amounting to a sum total of about four-and-a-half sentences in what might be called ‘Bentley-tradition’. Members of the crew make a number of shortish remarks. And the rest is…pure joy.  

But judge for yourself:

The SPECTRE Teaser Trailer is Here!

The wait is over – for now. Without further ado, here’s the first SPECTRE teaser trailer:

International trailers in various languages can be found on the James Bond 007 Youtube page.

FIRST TEASER FOR “SPECTRE” COMING!

It´s official – the first scenes of the next James Bond film will be revealed in a teaser on either Friday 27th or Saturday 28th, depending on your time zone.

Check out the countdown on 007.com:  http://www.007.com

Shooting “SPECTRE” – Clapperboard #6

This time: The clapperboard of SPECTRE’s very first scene, taking place at the “Day of the Dead” in Mexico City:

SPECTRE filming moves to Mexico

Filming of the opening sequence of SPECTRE is due to get under way in Mexico City. Crowds of extras will be involved in the scenes around Zocalo and Plaza Manuel Tolsa in the historic city centre. Filming is expected to last for around two weeks.

Producer Michael G. Wilson and Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman, who plays Estrella, held a press conference in Mexico City on Wednesday.

Photo from the official 007 Twitter account:

Filming of a major car chase in Rome ended in Via Nomentana earlier this week.