Spectre

Directed by  |  Sam Mendes
Produced by  |  Michael G. Wilson
Barbara Broccoli
Written by  |  Neal Purvis
Robert Wade
John Logan
Starring  |  Daniel Craig
Christoph Waltz
Léa Seydoux
Ben Whishaw
Naomie Harris
Dave Bautista
Monica Bellucci
Ralph Fiennes

Music by  |  Thomas Newman
Cinematography  |  Hoyte van Hoytema
Editing by  |  Lee Smith
Distributed by  |  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)  |  October 26, 2015 (UK)
November 6, 2015 (US)
Running time  |  148 minutes
Country  |  United Kingdom
Language  |  English
Budget  |  $245-$300 million
Gross revenue  |  $108.4 million
Preceded by  |  Skyfall
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Spectre is the 24th James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. The film stars Daniel Craig, his fourth film as James Bond. It had a budged of $245–300 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever made. The film is notable as being the first Eon-made James Bond film to feature Spectre and Ernst Stavro Blofeld since his brief cameo in the beginning of For Your Eyes Only, due to an ensuing legal battle between Eon/MGM and Kevin McClory's estate over the ownership of SPECTRE and Blofeld which was ultimately resolved after McClory's death.

## Cast[edit]

* Daniel Craig as James Bond 007
* Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
* Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann
* Ben Whishaw as Q
* Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
* Andrew Scott as C/Max Denbigh
* Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx
* Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra
* Ralph Fiennes as M
* Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
* Jasper Christensen as Mr. White

## Music[edit]

The film's score was composed by Thomas Newman. The theme song, "Writing's on the Wall" was performed by Sam Smith. The film would later go on to receive the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the Oscars ceremony the following year, becoming the second film in the series to win the award after Skyfall.