First Official Look At Dave Bautista As ‘Mr Hinx’ & Lea Seydoux As ‘Dr. Swann’ For SPECTRE

“When I came over to meet Sam [Mendes], I only asked two questions,” says Bautista in Empire’s in-depth feature on the film. “I asked him if Mr. Hinx was a badass. He said, ‘Yes, he’s a badass.’ I said, ‘Well, is Mr. Hinx intelligent?’ He said, ‘Very.’ That’s what I like about Mr. Hinx. He’s very well-dressed and very well-mannered. I’m not just here to fight people. He has a sense of humour. He definitely knows what a metaphor is.” Just as Hinx doesn’t sound like your average Bond henchman, it seems the mysterious Dr. Madeline Swann won’t be just another “Bond Girl”. “I don’t consider myself a Bond girl,” says Lea Seydoux. “I think I’m not really the stereotyped Bond girl. I feel quite different. You can’t be like, ‘Oh, James.’ You have to find something else. She’s not a fighter, she’s a doctor,” she adds. “She fights in another way.” Be sure to pick up the current issue of Empire for more.

A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. 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. Starring Ben Wishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Andrew Scott, and Rory Kinnear, Spectre is set to be released later this year.

Sam Mendes returns to direct Spectre, which stars Daniel Craig, Ben Wishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Andrew Scott and Rory Kinnear. Written by John Logan and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, the movie hits theaters on November 6, 2015.

Source: Empire.com

Rocky Spinoff CREED Synopsis Released

Warner Bros. and MGM have released the official synopsis for Creed, the feature film spinoff of the Rocky movie franchise.

The film is being directed by Ryan Coogler and is currently filming in Philadelphia. Creed sees Sylvester Stallone reprise the role of Rocky Balboa. Fantastic Four’s Michael B. Jordan will play the son of Balboa’s rival and friend Apollo Creed.

Here’s the official synopsis, in full (via Philadelphia Magazine):

Adonis Johnson (Jordan) never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born.  Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky (Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer.  Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo—the fierce rival who became his closest friend.  Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any he faced in the ring.
With Rocky in his corner, it isn’t long before Adonis gets his own shot at the title…but can he develop not only the drive but also the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring?
Creed also stars Tessa Thompson (Selma, Dear White People) as Bianca, a local singer-songwriter who becomes involved with Adonis; Phylicia Rashad (Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias) as Mary Anne Creed, Apollo’s widow; and English pro boxer and former three-time ABA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Bellew as boxing champ “Pretty” Ricky Conlan.
Coogler directs from a screenplay he wrote with Aaron Covington, based on characters from the “Rocky” series written by Sylvester Stallone.  …
Opening on November 25, 2015, the film’s production is being overseen by MGM.  It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, with select international territories as well as all television distribution being handled by MGM.

Source: Philadelphia Magazine 

Warner Bros. Joins MGM On TOMB RAIDER Reboot

Warner Bros. is coming on board to co-finance “Tomb Raider” with Graham King and MGM  with Warners distributing.

Evan Daugherty has been tapped to write the script. His credits include “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Divergent” and “Snow White and the Huntsman.”

MGM acquired the film rights to the popular videogame in 2013 and partnered with King’s GK Films. King acquired the “Tomb Raider” rights in 2011 from Square Enix and will serve as producer.

The original “Tomb Raider” was published in 1996 by London-based Eidos, which is now part of Square Enix.

Paramount’s two films starring Angelina Jolie as the Brit archaeologist were released in 2001 and 2003 and grossed $432 million worldwide.

Warner Bros., which owned 20% of Eidos, subsequently launched development of a Tomb Raider project with Dan Lin producing, but the feature rights went to Square Enix after it bought Eidos in 2009 for $120 million.

In 2013, Square Enix released a “Tomb Raider” as an origin story rebooting the franchise, in which the player controls a younger Lara Croft who is shipwrecked and finds herself stranded on a mysterious island.

“Tomb Raider” is the latest in a growing list of MGM-Warner Bros. partnerships including
The Hobbit trilogy, “If I Stay,” “Hot Pursuit,” “Max” and “Creed.”

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/tomb-raider-reboot-warner-bros-joins-mgm-1201441601/

New Set Photos For SPECTRE Show Monica Bellucci And Daniel Craig At A Funeral

A few set photos of SPECTRE feature both Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci looking quite somber at a funeral.

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A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. 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. Starring Ben Wishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Andrew Scott, and Rory Kinnear, Spectre is set to be released later this year.

Sam Mendes returns to direct Spectre, which stars Daniel Craig, Ben Wishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, David Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Andrew Scott and Rory Kinnear. Written by John Logan and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, the movie hits theaters on November 6, 2015.

Source: Via Coming Soon

SPECTRE Spoilers Leaked Thanks To Sony Hack

When hackers broke into Sony’s computer system, they stole a ton of information including emails from MGM president Jonathan Glickman, as MGM is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Those internal memos contain some juicy information regarding the next James Bond film, Spectre. Most alarming, Glickman is worried about the film’s immense budget. He says it currently “sits in the mid $300Ms,” and wants the producers to cut it down to $250 million. CNN came across these emails and has this bit of additional info, “The shooting period already costs $50 million more than the previous film, Skyfall.”

Glickman provided some suggestions to bring down the budget:

Villa in Rome? It’s a nighttime scene, so try doing it in London instead.
There’s fighting on a train! Again! But use fewer carriages — three instead of four.
Forget the dramatic finale in the rain. It’ll lower the cost of visual/special effects.
Earn an extra $6 million by showing “the more modern aspects” of Mexico to maximize “the Mexican incentive.” (The makers of Spectre are getting paid to film there.)

Glickman comes off fairly sensible as he recognizes that fans of the series expect a big-budget spectacular, but he has to do what he can to reign in the spending. “This is not about ‘nickel and diming’ the production,” Glickman wrote to producer Barbara Broccoli. She wrote back, “cannot find the cemetery or villa in the UK,” and she refused to back down on 4 train carraiges.Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal jumped into the discussion with, “It’s insane and you know with no script this movie is gonna go overbudget.”

The leaked also gave us some major spoilers, so be advised of the following:

The emails also show that director Sam Mendes wants to cast Andrew Scott (who plays villain Dr. Moriarty in the Sherlock TV show) as Bond’s intelligence agency boss, “C.” And MGM can afford it, because they can pay Scott $1 million less than they were going to pay Chiwetel Ejiofor.
A few more tidbits: There’s a “lesbian bad lady.” And yes, we will meet Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the evil genius behind the creepy, secret transnational organization SPECTRE.

A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. 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.

SPECTRE – Directed by Sam Mendes (“Skyfall”) and Written by John Logan and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade. The returning cast includes Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Rory Kinnear. Newcomers include: Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci and Andrew Scott. The 24th James Bond adventure is set for global release on November 6, 2015.

"Bond 24" Is Now Called "Spectre" Plus Cast Revealed !!

Today is a good day if you are James Bond fan as today the title of “Bond 24” has been revealed plus the full cast has been revealed!!!

The film will be titled Spectre. It starts shooting on Monday at Pinewood, Rome, Tangier, Austria and more.

Director Sam Mendes followed that up by confirming a number of the crew and then introducing the cast, starting with the new Aston Martin DB-10.

Rory Kinnear will return as Tanner. Q will be Ben Wishell. Naomie Harris returns as Miss Moneypenny, while Ralph Fiennes will return as M. Andrew Scott was confirmed, playing Denby. Dave Bautista will play Mr. Hinks. Monica Belluci will play Lucia Sciara. Leia Seydoux will play Madam Swan. As expected, Christoph Waltz will join the film, but his role was not officially revealed. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as James Bond of course.

SPECTRE is set for a October 23, 2015 release in the UK and a November 6, 2015 release in the US.

Monica Bellucci And Andrew Scott May Be In "Bond 24"

When the official title and cast are announceed on Thursday you can put all Bond 24 rumors to bed, but until then, anything is fair game. Which brings us to two casting rumors that were reported today by Deadline and The Mirror.

Nancy Tartaglione from Deadline reports, “I’ve also heard that Monica Bellucci may be in the mix.” The Italian actress is best known to mainstream audiences for her roles in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Passion of the Christ (2004).

The Mirror believes Irish actor Andrew Scott, who plays Moriarty in BBC’s Sherlock, “is set to appear in the new James Bond movie as a villain.” They believe the Irish actor is looking to make the leap from TV to film, just like his Sherlock co-stars, Benedict Cumberbatch (“Star Trek Into Darkness”) and Martin Freeman (“The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies”). The Mirror’s inside source added, “Andrew was hand-picked for a role in the new Bond movie after film bosses loved his star turn in Sherlock.”

BOND 24 will be directed by Sam Mendes (“Skyfall”), from a screenplay written by John Logan. The cast will include: Daniel Craig as James Bond (007), Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny, and Ben Whishaw as Q. The film will be released in the UK and US on October 23, 2015 and November 6, 2015, respectively.

Wait Christoph Waltz Is Playing Who?

Just two weeks after initially reporting that two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz would play the main antagonist in the upcoming Bond 24, The Daily Mail is back and reports that Waltz will play none other than James Bond’s nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Production is expected to begin on the sequel next month.

It was revealed over a year ago that MGM had settled with writer Kevin McClory regarding the rights to the Blofeld character and the infamous SPECTRE organization, which sparked rumors they could appear in future films, and now it appears that could be a reality. Blofeld has been heard or seen in six of the previous James Bond films and was previously played by Donald Pleasence, Telly Savalas and Charles Gray.

Set for release on November 6, 2015, the Bond 24 will see Waltz join Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Dave Bautista. Sam Mendes returns to direct the film, which is produced by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.