Spectre (2015 movie)

***Spectre*** is a 2015 British-American spy movie and the twenty-fourth _James Bond_ series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. It is the fourth movie to feature Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond and the second movie in the series directed by Sam Mendes following _Skyfall_, and was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is the last _James Bond_ movie to be distributed by Columbia Pictures, as Universal Pictures will internationally distribute the next movie in the series, _No Time to Die_.

The story sees Bond pitted against the global criminal organisation Spectre and their enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Christoph Waltz), who plans to launch a national surveillance network to mastermind criminal activities across the globe. The movie marks Spectre and Blofeld's first appearance in an Eon Productions movie since 1971's _Diamonds Are Forever_; a character resembling Blofeld had previously appeared in the 1981 movie, _For Your Eyes Only_, but, because of the _Thunderball_ controversy, he is not named, nor is his face shown. Several _James Bond_ characters, including M, Q and Eve Moneypenny, return, with new additions Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann, Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx, Andrew Scott as Max Denbigh and Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra.

_Spectre_ was filmed from December 2014 to July 2015 in Austria, the United Kingdom, Italy, Morocco and Mexico. The action scenes prioritised practical effects and stunts, while employing computer-generated imagery made by five different companies. _Spectre_ was estimated to have cost around $245 million—with some sources listing it as high as $300 million—making it the most expensive Bond movie and one of the most expensive movies ever made.

_Spectre_ was released on 26 October 2015 in the United Kingdom on the same night of the world premiere at the London Royal Albert Hall. It was followed by a worldwide release, including IMAX screenings. It was released in the United States and Canada on 6 November, and received fairly positive reviews from critics who praised the movie's action sequences, cinematography, acting and musical score, but criticized the screenplay and pacing. The theme song "Writing's on the Wall", performed and co-written by Sam Smith, won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. _Spectre_ grossed over $880 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing movie of 2015 and the second-largest unadjusted total for the series after _Skyfall_.

The next movie in the series, _No Time to Die_, was released in 2021, with Craig reprising his role for the fifth and last time. It was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.

## Cast

- Daniel Craig as James Bond
- Christoph Waltz as Franz Oberhauser / Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann
- Ben Whishaw as Q
- Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
- Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx
- Andrew Scott as Max Denbigh / C
- Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
- Jesper Christensen as Mr. White
- Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra
- Ralph Fiennes as M

## Other websites

- – official site

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Spectre
- **image**: Logo oficial de Spectre.jpeg
- **caption**: British cinema poster for _Spectre_
- **director**: Sam Mendes
- **producer**: Michael G. Wilson
Barbara Broccoli
- **screenplay**: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, Neal Purvis
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, Robert Wade
John Logan
Jez Butterworth
- **story**: Neal Purvis
Robert Wade
John Logan
- **starring**: Daniel Craig
Christoph Waltz
Léa Seydoux
Ben Whishaw
Naomie Harris
Dave Bautista
Andrew Scott
Monica Bellucci
Ralph Fiennes
- **music**: Thomas Newman
- **cinematography**: Hoyte van Hoytema
- **editing**: Lee Smith
- **studio**: Eon Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures
- **distributor**: Sony Pictures Releasing
- **runtime**: 148 minutes
- **country**: United Kingdom
United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $245–300 million
Spectre (2015 film)/Credits
- **gross**: $880.7 million