Yesterday morning a press event was held to offer a wealth of information on the 24th James Bond adventure, which will be called SPECTRE. You can watch that announcement here.

There’s not a whole lot for me to say about this franchise. I’ve seen a fair amount of the installments, and even enjoyed some of them, but I’m not the first guy you’d come to for James Bond enthusiasm. Nothing at all against the series, per se, it’s simply a matter of tendencies. Some people are right-handed and some are left-handed. Nobody’s wrong about it. If I’m in the mood for suave lady-killing and debonair brutalism, I’ll put in a SHAFT movie. For me personally, the great appeal of 2012’s SKYFALL was primarily in the luxurious photography of Roger Deakins and in the chance to see Naomie Harris.

Happily, Naomie Harris will be back for SPECTRE, but Deakins will not. Photography will be overseen by Hoyte Von Hoytema, no slouch himself, who shot LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, HER, and this year’s INTERSTELLAR.

Here’s who else is involved:

DANIEL CRAIG is returning as JAMES BOND.

RALPH FIENNES as M

NAOMIE HARRIS as MONEYPENNY

BEN WHISHAW as Q

RORY KINNEAR as TANNER

ANDREW SCOTT AS DENBIGH

CHRISTOPH WALTZ as “OBERHAUSER”

DAVE BAUTISTA as MR. HINX

LÉA SEYDOUX as MADELEINE SWANN

MONICA BELLUCCI as LUCIA SCIARRA

THE ASTON MARTIN DB10

SAM MENDES is the director.

JOHN LOGAN, NEIL PURVIS, & ROB WADE are the writers (not pictured).

A few more pictures from the event:

So there it is. I’m particularly excited about seeing Monica Bellucci in a high-profile project like this one. I think she’s great.

SPECTRE is kicking up production this month, with an expected release date of November 6th, 2015. Follow the production on Twitter.

— JON ABRAMS. 

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Jon Abrams is a New York-based writer, cartoonist, and committed cinemaniac whose complete work and credits can be found at his site, Demon’s Resume. You can contact him on Twitter as @JonZilla___.

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