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Sam Mendes: Spectre is my last Bond film – probably | Sam Mendes: Spectre is my last Bond film – probably |
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Spectre, the forthcoming James Bond movie which reunited director Sam Mendes and actor Daniel Craig, will be Mendes’s last 007 film. Speaking on BBC Radio’s Test Match Special, Mendes confirmed that he intended to walk away from the franchise for good after changing his mind over quitting after the success of Skyfall. | Spectre, the forthcoming James Bond movie which reunited director Sam Mendes and actor Daniel Craig, will be Mendes’s last 007 film. Speaking on BBC Radio’s Test Match Special, Mendes confirmed that he intended to walk away from the franchise for good after changing his mind over quitting after the success of Skyfall. |
Mendes told the BBC: “I said no to the last one and then ended up doing it, and was pilloried by all my friends. But I do think this is probably it.” | Mendes told the BBC: “I said no to the last one and then ended up doing it, and was pilloried by all my friends. But I do think this is probably it.” |
Saying the two films together had taken five years to make, Mendes said: “I don’t think I could go down that road again. You do have to put everything else on hold. It feels almost, even though we’ve just finished shooting [Spectre], like one big experience and it was a fantastic life-changing thing ... It really is more a lifestyle choice than a job,” he said. | |
Related: Spectre teaser trailer: five things we learned about the new James Bond | Related: Spectre teaser trailer: five things we learned about the new James Bond |
Spectre will be the second Bond film directed by Mendes. Filmed in London, Italy, Morocco and Mexico with a cast and crew of over 1,000 people, Mendes said: “This is a bigger movie than Skyfall. It’s shot in more places ... It’s been an enormous undertaking.” | Spectre will be the second Bond film directed by Mendes. Filmed in London, Italy, Morocco and Mexico with a cast and crew of over 1,000 people, Mendes said: “This is a bigger movie than Skyfall. It’s shot in more places ... It’s been an enormous undertaking.” |
Along with Daniel Craig playing Bond for the fifth time, the film will feature actors such as Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Andrew Scott, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci and Ralph Fiennes. | Along with Daniel Craig playing Bond for the fifth time, the film will feature actors such as Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Andrew Scott, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci and Ralph Fiennes. |
Spectre will have its world premiere in London on October 26, and go on release in the UK and Ireland on the same day. Its US release date has been announced as 6 November. | Spectre will have its world premiere in London on October 26, and go on release in the UK and Ireland on the same day. Its US release date has been announced as 6 November. |
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