After a thrilling recent trailer today brings a new look at Spectre, the latest James Bond feature, but first we have news on the character. As rumors still swirl of Idris Elba potentially taking up the agent in a future film, David Oyelowo will get his chance, although unfortunately in strictly audiobook form. BBC reports the Selma actor will narrate an audiobook for Anthony Horowitz‘s forthcoming Bond novel Trigger Mortis, arriving in early September. “I am officially the only person on planet Earth who can legitimately say ‘I am the new James Bond’,” Oyelowo says.
Back to Sam Mendes‘ film, a new featurette has arrived which dives into the new pair of Bond girls. Monica Bellucci takes the role of Lucia Sciarra, along with Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, and the two discuss their characters briefly as we see more behind-the-scenes footage. With both already being fairly established actresses — unlike some previous Bond films — it’ll be interesting to see the dynamic here. Check out the featurette below.
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE.
Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.
As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.
Spectre opens on October 26th in the U.K. and November 6th in the U.S.