Daniel Craig covers the latest issue of Empire magazine as James Bond as production on Spectre, Craig’s third outing as 007, is well underway and the magazine has a couple of new looks at the movie, including the first picture of Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) as the latest Bond henchman, Mr. Hinx.
“When I came over to meet [director Sam Mendes], I only asked two questions,” Bautista told Empire. “I asked him if Mr. Hinx was a badass. He said, ‘Yes, he’s a badass.’ I said, ‘Well, is Mr. Hinx intelligent?’ He said, ‘Very.’ That’s what I like about Mr. Hinx. He’s very well-dressed and very well-mannered. I’m not just here to fight people. He has a sense of humour. He definitely knows what a metaphor is.”
Also included is a shot of Mendes working with Lea Seydoux on set (see below) as she plays Dr. Madeleine Swann. “I don’t consider myself a Bond girl,” says Seydoux. “I think I’m not really the stereotyped Bond girl. I feel quite different. You can’t be like, ‘Oh, James.’ You have to find something else. She’s not a fighter, she’s a doctor,” she adds. “She fights in another way.”
Along with those already mentioned, Spectre also stars Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Andrew Scott and Monica Belluci. The pic is set for a November 6 release.
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. 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.
