Before watching the 24th Bond movie, at least you need to know these 24 things!

Jedidiah 2021-10-18 09:30:39

1. The title of this episode "Spectre" (SPECTRE) is the abbreviation of Special Executive for Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion, which is a special enforcement organization for counterintelligence, terrorism, retaliation and extortion.

2. In 1962, the first 007 film "Dr. 007 Connaught", there was already a "Ghost Party" organization. In the early 007 movies, they have always been Bond's mortal enemies.

3. In the teaser poster of "007: Ghost Party", there is a piece of broken glass pierced by a gun to form an octopus-like shape, and the octopus is actually the party emblem of the Ghost Party, which is also a clever hint to the plot.

4. "007: Ghost Party" is the longest film in the entire series, reaching 148 minutes. Up to now, Daniel Craig has starred in all the top three movies in the series, the latter two are the 144-minute "007: The Battle of Casino Royale" and the 143-minute "007: The Desolation of the Sky".

5. The plot summary of this new work was once the top secret of the crew, only actor Daniel Craig, producer Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson and very few employees of EON knew about it.

6. According to reports, before director Sam Mendes has yet to decide to return. The producer had considered letting Christopher Nolan direct the film and said he was definitely an ideal candidate. In addition, I have considered Ang Lee, Tom Hopper, David Yates, Danny Boyle, Nicholas Winding Refn and so on.

7. This is the fourth time that Daniel Craig has appeared in Bond, and he will be confirmed in the next movie. In the entire 007 series, he is currently ranked third in four-term Bond like Pierce Brosnan, second only to Sean Connery who played six times and Roger Moore who played seven times.

8. Craig said that for the 47-year-old himself, weight loss has become more and more difficult. "In this movie I'm going to be topless again, so I spent nearly half a year to lose weight, almost trying my best. There are no other shortcuts besides hard work. Although it is really difficult, this is life! "

9. Daniel Craig is both the actor and co-producer of Bond. This is also the first part of the Bond series to play both roles.

10. The 51-year-old Italian actress Monica Bellucci became the oldest Bond girl in the series. The previous record holder was Hornal Blackman, who was a Bond girl in "007 Goldfinger" in 1964. She was 38 years old at the time. And "007 Goldfinger" was released in the same year as Monica Bellucci was born.

11. In fact, before the Ghost Party, Monica Bellucci had participated in the audition of Bond girls. In an interview, former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan mentioned that Monica Bellucci had auditioned for the role of the Bond girl Paris in "The Empire of Tomorrow" in 1997, but Terry Hatcher played this role.

12. Franz Oberhaus, the villain character in this episode, originally planned to play Gary Oldman, but he refused because of the shooting cycle. The final candidate was Christopher Waltz. The role of Franz Oberhaus is actually the son of Bond ski instructor Hannis Oberhaus in Fleming's original novel "Self-Destruction". Bond once had the same father and son with Hannes, but Hannes was killed in the original book.

13. Léa Seydoux is the sixth French actress to play a Bond girl. The top five are Eva Green from "007: Casino Royale" (2006), and from "007 Thunderbolt" (1965). Claudine Ogle, Corinne Clerey in ``The Space City of 007'' (1979), Carol Bouguet of ``The Top Secret of 007'' (1981), and the ``Dark Day Crisis of 007'' (1999)) of Sophie Marceau.

14. Dr. Q's actor Ben Weishaw and the villain actor Andrew Scott in this episode have both come out, and the two have also appeared as a couple in the stage play "Cock".

15. In the film, the background of Bond hunting Sheila should be the "Day of the Dead" in Mexico in early November. The festival has strong Indian national cultural characteristics. Mexicans believe that death is actually the reflection of life, so every day of the dead, they celebrate the completion of the life cycle with joy and welcome the living and the dead once a year. People pay homage to the dead, but there is no sorrow. They even sing and dance all night long, intending to celebrate the festival with their dead relatives.

16. This time Bond's new car is the Aston Martin DB10, which is also the 13th time Aston Martin has appeared in the series. According to the CEO, the car is completely built according to Bond. There are only ten cars in the world, and it is also the most expensive car in the DB series. In order to make the movie, seven of them were destroyed.

17. During the filming process, five Range Rover Sport vehicles used by the crew and four other vehicles were accidentally stolen. According to estimates, the total value of the 9 stolen vehicles was about US$1 million.

18. The budget of this 007 was seriously overrun, and with an investment of approximately US$350 million, it became the most expensive work in the entire series and even the entire film industry. At the same time, the film also created the Guinness World Records title for the largest film stunt blasting.

19. Although the previous film "007: The Destruction of the Sky" was completely digitally shot, this and the next Bond was filmed on 35mm film.

20. The film was shot in five countries: Britain, Italy, Austria, Morocco and Mexico.

21. Since the title did not use the name of the original novel by Ian Fleming, there are still four unused original 007 novels, namely "The Property of a Lady", "The Hildebrand Rarity", and "Risico" "And "007 in New York".

22. This is the first 007 movie without the trumpet of performer Derek Watkins as the soundtrack. Derek Watkins has been on the soundtrack of the series since the first installment, and he died after the release of "007: The Destruction of the Sky" at the age of 68.

23. This movie is the third time Bond's home has appeared in the 007 series. The first two were in "Dr. 007 Promise" (1962) and "Death and Life of 007" (1973). The producer said that Bond’s home may be the most difficult place to arrange. Maybe every viewer will have an idea about Bond’s place. No matter what the effect is, it will always be different from what they expected.

24. The cycle of the 25th Bond film will not be too far apart and is expected to be released in 2017.

This article is translated from the IMDb video tidbits.

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Spectre quotes

  • Blofeld: Goodbye, James Bond.

  • Hinx: [only spoken line] Shit!