04/12/2014 - Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux and Christoph Waltz to star alongside Daniel Craig

The much-awaited 24th James Bond film will be titled Spectre [+see also:
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Other returning cast includes Rory Kinnear as Tanner, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Ralph Fiennes as M. The last Bond outing Skyfall collected more than $1.1 billion worldwide. Skyfall [+see also:
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In 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. 

Wilson and Broccoli said, “We’re excited to announce Daniel’s fourth instalment in the series and thrilled that Sam has taken on the challenge of following on the success of Skyfall with Spectre.”

Spectre will release on November 6, 2015.