If Bond 24 really is to be Sam Mendes' final dance with 007 he seems to be going for absolute broke. The interiors, the exteriors, the wide shots, the tight ones—every frame of this new Spectre trailer is rich and beautiful and art directed within an inch of its ever-loving life. Ben Whishaw looks like he was born to play a young Q. Naomie Harris, even in just the tiniest serving here, is deliciously Moneypenny. Daniel Craig is of course all the James Bond he can be, and he's joined by perhaps two of the most exciting Bond Women (we'll leave the term "girls" out of this) ever put on screen: Monica Bellucci and Léa Seydoux, playing Lucia Sciarra and Madeline Swann, respectively. Those names! Bellucci is simply one of the most captivating women in cinema, full stop, and Seydoux has demonstrated her capacity to kick ass and emote hard in roles from Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol to Blue Is the Warmest Color. Only through the combined power of these women can the wounds of our dear, lost Vesper Lynd (played to perfection by the perfect Eva Green) finally begin to heal. And then, of course, there's the villain. Christoph Waltz's mustache-twisting capabilities will be put fully to the test as Franz Oberhauser, who doesn't seem a far cry from the most enduring of Bond foes, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Blofeld tormented James for years, first appearing in 1963's From Russia With Love and last seen in Never Say Never Again from 1983. He was the head of SPECTRE (the Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), and in case the title of this movie didn't tip you off, SPECTRE is pretty central to the plot this time around. Mendes looks like he's made his best Bond yet if this trailer is any indication, and we are so ready to find out.
Pause at: 0:37. So is this, like, a supercar showdown or something? Welcome to the party at 1:01, Lea! Dave Bautista sighting at 1:04. Notes of the Casino Royale train scene at 1:57. Not normal at 2:03.
Song: "James Bond Theme"
Essential Quote: "It was me, James, the author of all your pain."—Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz)
The Stunning New Bond Trailer: Spectre
If this really is to be Sam Mendes' final dance with 007 he seems to be going for absolute broke.
