Christoph Waltz, who played Ernst Stavro Blofeld in SPECTRE (2015), was born in Vienna on 4th October 1956.
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SPECTRE cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema was born on 4th October 1971.
Hoyte Van Hoytema, who was the cinematographer on SPECTRE (2015), was born in Switzerland on 4th October 1971.
Monica Bellucci was born on this day in 1964. She played Lucia Sciarra in SPECTRE.
Monica Bellucci, who played Lucia Sciarra in SPECTRE (2015) was born in Citta di Castello in Italy on 30th September 1964.
Screenwriter John Logan was born on this day in 1961. He worked on Skyfall and SPECTRE..
John Logan, who contributed to the scripts of Skyfall (2012) and SPECTRE (2015) was born in San Diego on 24th September 1961.
007 screenwriter Robert Wade was born on this day in 1962.
Robert Wade, who with writing partner Neal Purvis has worked on each Bond film since The World Is Not Enough (1999, with Bruce Feirstein), was born in South Wales on 16th September 1961.
Following their work on Skyfall it was announced that the screen writing duo were retiring from the Bond films. However, they were hired to work on problems with John Logan’s script for SPECTRE in 2014. On SPECTRE Purvis and Wade received credits for the story, along with John Logan, and screenplay, alongside both Logan and Jez Butterworth.
Many happy returns to Neal Purvis! The screenwriter was born on this day in 1961. Together with Robert Wade he has worked on the 007 series since The World Is Not Enough.
Neal Purvis, who with writing partner Robert Wade has worked on each Bond film since The World Is Not Enough (1999, with Bruce Feirstein), was born in the United Kingdom on 9th September 1961.
Following their work on Skyfall it was announced that the screen writing duo were retiring from the Bond films. However, they were hired to work on problems with John Logan’s script for SPECTRE in 2014. On SPECTRE Purvis and Wade received credits for the story, along with John Logan, and screenplay, alongside both Logan and Jez Butterworth.
Naomie Harris was born on this day in 1976. She joined the Bond series as Moneypenny in Skyfall.
Naomie Harris, who first appeared in Skyfall as Eve in Skyfall (later revealed to be Miss Moneypenny), was born in London on 6th September 1976.
Skyfall and SPECTRE director, Sam Mendes, was born in Reading on this day in 1965
Sam Mendes, who directed Skyfall and SPECTRE, was born in Reading on 1st August 1965.
Mendes made his name directing stage productions, which he continues to do today, and in 1999 directed his first film, American Beauty. Since then he has directed Road to Perdition (2002) with Daniel Craig, Jarhead (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Away We Go (2009), before being approached by Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson to direct Skyfall.
Although he initially said he would not do another Bond film, Mendes later agreed to direct SPECTRE.
Photo: Sam Mendes by Angela George. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Léa Seydoux was born on this day in 1985. In SPECTRE and No Time to Die she appears as Dr Madeleine Swann.
Léa Seydoux, who played Madeleine Swann in SPECTRE (2015) was born in Paris on 1st July 1985.
Jesper Christensen played Mr White in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and SPECTRE. He was born in Copenhagen on 16th May 1948.
