I have immersed myself in James Bond lately, taking the time recently to begin diving into Ian Fleming‘s original novels for the first time (I’ll be finishing “Casino Royale” later today) and also purchasing the “Bond 50” Blu-ray set. The goal is what will be nearly six months of features surrounding the Bond franchise leading up to the Nov. 6 global release of Spectre, the 24th Bond film in the franchise. To say I’m excited about it would be an understatement and I’m growing increasingly excited reading Fleming’s origin of the character, particularly because I’m learning just how well Martin Campbell handled Casino Royale, though I’m equally anxious to return to that movie as well, but I digress…
Today we have a few new pictures and a new video blog for the upcoming Spectre, this one coming from the set of the new film focusing on a car chase through the streets of Rome between Bond’s Aston Martin DB10 and the Jaguar C-X75 driven by new Bond henchman, Mr. Hinx, played by Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista.
The video features director Sam Mendes, Bautista, special effects supervisor Chris Corbould, stunt coordinator Gary Powell and action vehicles technical coordinator Neil Layton.
Quoted in the video, Mendes says, “I love the idea of this fantastic car being in a one-on-one battle with another incredible car from Jaguar, which is similarly extraordinary actually. So it’s a cat-and-mouse game through the night time streets of Rome, at great speed, between two of the fastest cars in the world.”
Just below is the new video blog along with a second photo of Bautista on set.
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.
Directed by Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci and Stephanie Sigman
