Tag: SPECTRE
Stephanie Sigman appeared in the pre-title sequence of SPECTRE as Estrella. She was born in Obregon, Mexico on this day in 1987.
Rory Kinnear played Bill Tanner in four Bond films, starting with Quantum of Solace. He was born in London on 17th February 1978.
Dave Bautista played Mr Hinx in SPECTRE. He was born in Washington DC on this day in 1969.
Ralph Fiennes, who played M in Skyfall, SPECTRE and No Time to Die, was born in Ipswich on this day in 1962.
On this day in 2015 SPECTRE premiered at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Royal World Premiere of SPECTRE, Daniel Craig’s fourth Bond movie, took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 26th October 2015. Cast and crew were in attendance to walk the red carpet, as well as dozens of Bond fans from around the world.
The approach to the Royal Albert Hall was spectacularly decorated in a Mexican theme, along with the Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75, while Daniel Craig was interviewed by David Walliams. The whole event was streamed online for the world to see.
As well as the Royal Premiere taking place, the film went on general release across the UK the same night.
Production designer Dennis Gassner was born on this day in 1948. He worked on Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and SPECTRE.
Dennis Gassner, who was production designer on Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and SPECTRE (2015), was born in Vancouver on 22nd October 1948.
Andrew Scott, who played Max Denbigh in SPECTRE, was born in Dublin on 21st October 1976.
Andrew Scott, who played Max Denbigh in SPECTRE (2015) was born in Dublin on 21st October 1976.
Thomas Newman was born on this day in 1955. He composed the scores for Skyfall and SPECTRE.
Composer Thomas Newman, brought into the 007 fold by Sam Mendes for Skyfall, was born on 20th October 1955 in Los Angeles, replacing house composer David Arnold.
Newman has a long history with Mendes, scoring the director’s first feature film American Beauty, followed by Road to Perdition, Jarhead and Revolutionary Road and has many more feature film credits dating back to 1984 with Reckless.
Donald Pleasence played Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice. He was born on this day in 1919.
Actor Donald Pleasence, who played SPECTRE leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, was born on 5th October 1919 in Nottinghamshire.
During his long and distinguished career, Pleasence appeared in dozens of films, including Look Back in Anger, The Great Escape, George Lucas’s early science fiction film THX 1138 and was awarded the OBE for his work.
Photo: Donald Pleasence in Eye of the Devil trailer. Licensed under Public Domain.
