Risico

**Risico** is the twenty-fourth film in the James Bond series, produced by EON Productions and distributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment through its Columbia Pictures division. It features Daniel Craig's fourth performance as James Bond, and Christoph Waltz as Erich Lehner, the film's antagonist. The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. As a stand-alone adventure, it doesn't directly continue the story arc of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, or Skyfall, but does occur within the same continuity.

In the film, after a scientist is kidnapped, 007 must face his past and present to try and save the world from a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Risico premiered in London on October 23, 2015, and was released on October 26, 2015, in the United Kingdom and on November 9, 2015, in the United States. The title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only collection.

## Plot

In Austria, MI6 agent James Bond is authorised to eliminate a mercenary who goes the by the codename Orson. After a huge fight in the church, Bond kills Orson and learns he was sent by a paramilitary organization leader, Kyoko linked to someone very dangerous from Bond's past. Spectre agents extract bio-engineer, Alvaro Caruso from a laboratory in London and steal Project Heracles, a programmable DNA-targeting nanobot bioweapon developed under M's oversight.

## Production

### Title

After Skyfall was released many fans theorised that the title of the next film in the franchise would be an original title. The name Risico was officially confirmed in a press conference held in December 2014. According to producer Barbara Broccoli, the title has a more traditional approach that will be revealed in the film.

### Production

Production began on December 5 at Pinewood Studios.

Principal photography wrapped on July 5, 2015.

## Cast & Characters

### Main

* James Bond - Daniel Craig
* Erich Lehner - Christoph Waltz
* Madeleine Swann - Léa Seydoux
* M - Ralph Fiennes
* Kyoko - Tao Okamoto
* Q - Ben Whishaw
* Moneypenny - Naomie Harris
* Sir Walter Menard - Guy Henry
* Vito - Dave Bautista
* Bill Tanner - Rory Kinnear

### Supporting

* Olivia Hall - Noma Dumezweni
* Đurić - Joey Ansah
* Hannes Oberhauser - Erwin Leder
* Alvaro Caruso - Stefano Accorsi
* Strika - Barkhad Abdi
* Orson - Dino Kelly
* Moreau - Marc Zinga

### Cast Notes

* The character of Felix Leiter, played by Jeffrey Wright in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, played by Jeffrey Wright, does not appear in this film.
* Christoph Waltz is the third Oscar-winner to play a James Bond villain in a Bond film (after Christopher Walken; Javier Bardem; Benicio del Toro has also won an Oscar, but not until after his appearance in Licence to Kill).
* Léa Seydoux and Christoph Waltz previously worked together on Inglorious Basterds.

## Crew

* Director: Sam Mendes
* Writers: Ian Fleming (characters only), John Logan, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade
* Producers: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson
* Composer: Thomas Newman
* Editor: Stuart Baird
* Cinematographer: Roger Deakins
* Production Designer: Dennis Gassner

### Crew Notes

* The second Bond film that director Sam Mendes has directed, after Skyfall.

## Locations

* Athens, Greece
* Altaussee, Austria
* London, England
* Rome, Italy
* Aosta Valley
* Tangier, Morocco