In Quantum of Solace James Bond can be spotted in two different versions of the Range Rover Sport.
First, Bond is driven by someone else to the MI6 headquarters in London, in a black Right Hand Drive Sport HSE, license plate BJ57 OGD.
In Bolivia, Bond has his own Range Rover Sport HSE, grey, in which he first drives to and from the Greene party. He uses the same car to drive in to the desert wth Camille, eventually leaving the luxury vehicle as collateral in exchange for a plane.
The Range Rover Sport is a luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Land Rover since 2005. It shares its platform with the Land Rover Discovery rather than the larger Range Rover. Land Rover calls the vehicle a sports tourer. It slots below the Discovery/LR3 in size and has seating for five. The top-level Sport is powered by a supercharged 390 PS (287 kW/390 hp) 4.2 L AJ-V8. A normally-aspirated 4.4 L version is available with 300 PS (220 kW/295 hp).
Range Rover (or rather Land Rover) is owned by Ford, who supplied most of the vehicles in Quantum of Solace. The Range Rover is quite a fuel inefficient vehicle, making it not the ideal car for environmentalists. On the other hand, if you're planning to drive in the deserts of Bolivia, then maybe the Ford Ka is not the best choice either.
The ever changing guide to clothing, gadgets, accessories and vehicles spotted in early released photos and videos from SkyFall.
Omega
Bond will sport another Omega watch in SkyFall. In one photo of Bond on a motorcycle we can see an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, but the exact model reference number is not yet known. MI6 reported early on that James Bond's new watch in SkyFall will be the Titanium Planet Ocean (see images here). An Omega source confirmed the plans, although it was not official news yet. The website Rumorfix claims a watchmaker from Omega was flown in from Switzerland to the SkyFall set to match the face of Bond's watch with Daniel's blue eyes. Other rumours have arisen about an Aqua Terra. It's not 100% confirmed yet, but some spy shots seem to confirm that Bond might be wearing the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 38.5mm with a blue dial, reference number 231.10.39.21.03.001.
Several shots from the SkyFall filmsets in London and Scotland show Bond's trusted Aston Martin DB5. More has now been revealed in this videoblog about the DB5. According to MI6-hq.com, the new Aston Martin Vanquish, or any other new Aston Martin, won't be seen in SkyFall.
Just as in Quantum of Solace, James Bond will be transported by MI6 in a dark colored Range Rover. Spy shots taken in London during the first week of filming show Bond and Bill Tanner in a Range Rover Vogue SE. This luxury vehicle has 4.4 Litre Turbo Diesel V8 engine and is listed at the time of filming for a base price £76,635.00 excluding extra options. The version seen in the film is Sumatra Black Metallic, has the standard 20 inch 10 spoke alloy wheels and an electric slide/tilt glass sunroof.
Jaguar XJ L
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In the spy shots taken in London during the first week of filming we can see M in the backseat of a black Jaguar XJ L, with the optional 20" Kasuga Alloy Wheels. On the set another black XJ L was spotted with 19" Aleutian Alloy Wheels. We're not sure yet which exact version of the XJ L it is (3.0 V6 diesel or 5.0 litre V8) but it seems to be the long wheel base version (with the L added to the XJ sign on the back of the car).
Tom Ford clothing
Bond will wear Tom Ford suits, ties, cufflinks and sunglasses in SkyFall, just as he did in Quantum of Solace. Tom Ford worked closely with SkyFall costume designer Jany Temime to create a range of made-to-measure tailored clothing, eveningwear, suits, shirts, knitwear, ties, accessories and eyewear (sunglasses). Tom Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "I could not be happier to be dressing Daniel Craig again in the next James Bond film. James Bond epitomizes the TOM FORD man in his elegance, style and love of luxury. I am thrilled to move forward with this iconic character."
Tom Ford representatives have announced to Bond fan David Zaritsky that the two new styles of suit Craig will wear in SkyFall are the Falconer and the Wetherby. The Falconer is a VERY slim suit that Colin Firth wore in A Single Man.
Bond will once more use a Walther PPK gun, as the first official image of SkyFall clearly shows.
Heckler & Koch HK416
In a photo released on April 11th 2012, it looks like Bond is firing a Heckler & Koch HK416 assault rifle. We can't be sure yet if it is his own weapon or one he took from an enemy, but Bond once again (a UMP-9 in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace) holds a H&K rifle.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic will once again be transporting 007, at least during the production of the film. We can probably expect another Virgin airplane sighting in the film just as we did in Casino Royale, especially since the Shangai Airport will be featured in SkyFall (see Ascot location further down on this page).
A copy of the October 2011 issue of Literary Review, which features an image of Charles Dickens on the cover, is set to appear as a prop in a scene set in M's flat, according to The Daily Mail Online.
On the 1st of December 2011, Daniel Craig took part in the filming Bond swimming in the luxurious pool of the London Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf. See above for the blue swimming trunks and in spyshots of this scene we can see that Bond will also be wearing swimming goggles.
At the end of November 2011, scenes were filmed at Ascot Racecourse. This location will double as Shanghai Airport, as a set photo of a sign saying "Shanghai International Airport" revealed.
On December 5th 2011, scenes were filmed at the rooftop of the Department of Energy and Climate Change building (3 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2AW, see on Google Maps). We see Bond (Daniel Craig) meeting field agent Eve (Naomie Harris), and Eve handing a box to Bond.
Around December 8th 2011, scenes were filmed at Charing Cross metro station in London. Spy photos show that the location will double for Temple Station, another metro station in London.
On January 6th, 2012, funeral scenes were filmed at Old Royal Naval College (ORNC) in Greenwich. According to FootprintsofLondon.com, eight coffins draped in union jack flags and arranged in two neat rows occupied the vaulted ceilinged room which normally houses the elegant tables and chairs of the King William Undercroft restaurant.
Scalextric has announced their SkyFall movie tie-in scale race sets. With the two James Bond cars featured in SkyFall, an Aston Martin DB5 and a Range Rover Sport, chase scenes can be re-enacted on the track using the gravity defying flying leap.
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A chicane and crossroads form part of the extended figure-of-eight for endless dare-devil manoeuvres. The ramps and chicane can change position for a different challenge.
The Scalextric 1/32 James Bond 007 Skyfall Set (C1294) total track length is 532cm and the space needed for the track is 210 x 140cm.
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Also available wil be a stunning Limited Edition James Bond 007 Skyfall Twinpack (C3268A) – limited to 3500 pieces.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.A smaller set, the Micro Scalextric James Bond 007 Skyfall Set (G1083) will be also available. Set features: Super Resistant, Easy Change Pick-Ups and Magnatraction™ System. The track measures 370cm (space needed: 120 x 68cm) and can be formed into 5 different shapes.
The large set will cost £119.99 while the Micro set will cost £44.99. The Limited Edition Twinpack will sell for £84.99.
Scalextric has made similar sets for earlier Bond films. The Casino Royale version (hard to find but sometimes available on eBay) featured an Aston Martin DB5 and a DBS, while the Quantum of Solace version (available here) came with an Aston Martin DBS and an Alfa Romeo 159. The Scalextric C3162A James Bond 007 Casino Royale Aston Martin DB5 1:32 Limited Edition Slot Car is still available on Amazon.comImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. and Amazon.co.ukImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.). Carrera, another slot car producer, created a Die Another Day set with an Aston Martin Vanquish and a Jaguar XK8 (this set can still be found on Amazon.co.uk and eBay.com).
Eve (Naomie Harris) drives a Land Rover Defender Double Cab in the movie SkyFall (2012). James Bond rides as a passenger in the vehicle (we can see Daniel Craig jump out of the Land Rover in this behind the scenes video), but he doesn't drive the car himself.
The exact Land Rover model is a Defender Double Cab, 110 wheelbase version in the color Stornoway Grey Metallic. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.It looks like the Land Rover has white heavy duty steel wheels with five holes (as pictured on the right).
Several of these Land Rovers were specially adjusted by Berkshire Land Rover for use in the film. One of these Land Rovers was offered for sale by Berkshire Land Rover on eBay, but this auction has ended. If you're interested in this $85,000 piece of movia memorabilia, contact Berkshire Land Rover (note: the vehicle is for display purposes only and can't be registered as a vehicle in the USA).
Another Land Rover Defender used for the filming of SkyFall was on display at Harrods department store in London. See the Land Rover being set up at Harrods in the video below:
Scalextric has released their SkyFall movie tie-in scale race sets. With the two James Bond cars featured in SkyFall, an Aston Martin DB5 and a black Range Rover, chase scenes can be re-enacted on the track using the gravity defying flying leap.
Scalextric James Bond 007 Skyfall Set A chicane and crossroads form part of the extended figure-of-eight for endless dare-devil manoeuvres. The ramps and chicane can change position for a different challenge.
The Scalextric 1:32 scale James Bond 007 Skyfall Set (C1294) has a total track length of 532cm (200") and the space needed for the track is 210 x 140cm (82" x 55"). The set features an Aston Martin DB5 and a Range Rover both as featured in the film SkyFall.
Micro Scalextric James Bond Skyfall A smaller set, the Micro Scalextric James Bond 007 Skyfall Set (G1083) is also available. This set features an Aston Martin DB5 and the Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace. The track measures 370cm (145") (space needed: 120 x 68cm / 82" x 26") and can be formed into 5 different shapes.
Limited Edition Twinpack Also available wil be a stunning Limited Edition James Bond 007 Skyfall Twinpack of cars (C3268A) – limited to 3500 pieces, more about this soon.
Scalextric has made similar sets for earlier Bond films. The Casino Royale version (hard to find but sometimes available on eBay) featured an Aston Martin DB5 and a DBS, while the Quantum of Solace version (available here) came with an Aston Martin DBS and an Alfa Romeo 159. The Scalextric C3162A James Bond 007 Casino Royale Aston Martin DB5 1:32 Limited Edition Slot Car is still available on Amazon.comImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view. and Amazon.co.ukImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.). Carrera, another slot car producer, created a Die Another Day set with an Aston Martin Vanquish and a Jaguar XK8 (this set can still be found on Amazon.co.uk and eBay.com).
Bond girl Bérénice Marlohe (Severine in SkyFall) attended Land Rover's introduction of the Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Autobiography Black edition, Land Rover’s newest and most exclusive luxury model ever.
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The intimate event, for a private audience of brand loyalists and friends,took place at a private estate in Beverly Hills, California. The property featured four separate residences within the main gate, private polo fields, horse stables, a man-made lake and swimming pools. The guests included not only SkyFall actress Bérénice Marlohe, but also actor Goran Visnjic, who can currently be seen in the latest Ridley Scott film The Counselor.
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The new Range Rover LWB Autobiography Black edition, which has a starting MSRP of $185,000, meets a strong global demand for enhanced luxury, rear seat ambiance and exclusivity at the pinnacle of the Range Rover line-up. Land Rover is dedicated to providing its loyal customers with the most luxurious experiences and this evening’s occasion was no exception.
With nearly eight inches more rear seat legroom than standard-wheelbase models and an increased seatback recline of 17 degrees, the Range Rover LWB Autobiography Black edition creates an atmosphere of indulgence for the vehicle’s drivers and passengers.
Several Range Rovers and Land Rovers can be spotted in the Bond movies Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) and SkyFall (2012). A Range Rover Classic Convertible was used to tow the Acrostar mini jet in the movie Octopussy (1983).
The ever changing guide to clothing, gadgets, accessories, vehicles and locations spotted in early released photos and videos from SPECTRE. Spoiler Alert: this article might reveal parts of the SPECTRE plot and other elements from the upcoming Bond movie.
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Last update: 28 December 2014
Omega
Omega is once again an official partner, so James Bond will almost certainly sport another Omega watch in SPECTRE.
Bond will wear Tom Ford suits and ties in SPECTRE, just as he did in Quantum of Solace and SkyFall. Details of the Tom Ford models are not yet known, but it is likely that costume designer Jany Temime once again works together with the designer to fit Bond a range of made-to-measure tailored clothing, eveningwear, suits, shirts, knitwear, ties and maybe some cufflinks and eyewear (sunglasses).
In one of the first set photos from a shoot on December 15th, when Bond is riding on a speedboat on the River Thames together with Bill Tanner (played by Rory Kinnear), we can see Bond wear a navy coat, navy scarf, and necktie which are probably Tom Ford. The blue dress shirt and black shoes are not yet identified. The grey trousers could be part of a Tom Ford suit.
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"JB" Cufflinks
Looking closely at the cuffs of the blue dress shirt, we can just see a pair of black round cufflinks with the initials "JB". The cufflinks seem to have the same design on both sides.
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The cufflinks may have been made by Tom Ford, just like he did for SkyFall, when he created a very limited set of cufflinks featuring James Bond's family crest and motto "Orbis Non Sufficit". Those cufflinks were also black, round and double sided.
Not 100% confirmed yet, but James Bond will probably wear Crockett & Jones shoes in SPECTRE, just like he did in SkyFall. During the SPECTRE press announcement, Bond wore his personal Crockett & Jones Molton boots, and in the first photos of Bond on the boat on the river Thames it looks like he wears black Crockett & Jones shoes.
N.Peal
Also not yet confirmed, but it's likely we see Bond wear N.Peal sweater in SPECTRE. During the SPECTRE press announcement, Bond wore a blue N.Peal sweater, the same model as he wore in the movie SkyFall.
Aston Martin DB10
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The Aston Martin DB10, Bond's car in SPECTRE, was revealed during the SPECTRE announcement in December 2014. This brand new Aston Martin model is exclusively made for the film and only 10 cars will be built for the film. The car will be driven by James Bond and will almost certainly feature several exciting gadgets.
Just as in Quantum of Solace, and SkyFall, Range Rovers will also be used in SPECTRE. Several Range Rovers that were to appear in SPECTRE were stolen in December from a garage in Germany. The cars included five Range Rover Sport models and had been specially customised for the Bond film. The cars were going to be used in sequences filmed in the Austrian Alps.
Bollinger
The collaboration between Bond and Bollinger is being continued, Champagne Bollinger is mentioned in the SPECTRE press release as a promotional partner of SPECTRE. This means we will probably see some Bollinger bottles in the film and we can only hope for a cool successor to the Bollinger 002 for 007 Limited Edition merchandise set.
On December 16th 2014, it was announced that Belvedere Vodka is a partner of SPECTRE. Belvedere will promote the film and the vodka in their new "Excellent Choice, Mr. Bond" advertising campaign. It is likely that James Bond will drink a "shaken, not stirred" martini, created with Belvedere vodka in SPECTRE, but if the brand and bottle will be mentioned by name or be visible in the film is not yet known. Two Limited Edition Belvedere 007 bottles were released to celebrate the announcement of the partnership and more merchandise items might follow.
Another official partner is Sony Electronics and Sony Mobile. It is likely we will see James Bond using another Sony mobile phone, and Sony (VAIO) laptops and other devices will probably be seen in SPECTRE.
Locations
SPECTRE filming locations include United Kingdom (London, Pinewood Studios), Austria (Sölden, Obertilliach, Lake Altaussee), Mexico (Mexico City), Morocco (Tangier, Erfoud) and Italy (Rome).
Sölden and Obertilliach, Austria
A major location in SPECTRE will be Austria, specifically the towns of Sölden and Obertilliach, which might mean that Bond will once again stand on skis or use a skidoo. Daniel Craig hasn't been seen on skis yet in his Bond films. One of the locations is the ICE Q Restaurant in Sölden, a new restaurant on top of a mountain, slightly reminiscent of Piz Gloria, the famous Swiss location in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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Estimated filming days for SPECTRE in Sölden are:
10 - 12 Dec. 2014: Road up at the Glacier, road tunnel at the Glacier 07 - 10 Jan. 2015: 3S Cable Car and ICE Q Restaurant 12 - 13 Jan. 2015: Road up at the Glacier, road tunnel at the Glacier 09 - 17 Feb. 2015: Road up at the Glacier, road tunnel at the Glacier
In the small town of Obertilliach, near the Italian border, some filming for SPECTRE already took place with an airplane and a skidoo, and stunt tests with a crashing Land Rover. Earlier some temporary buildings were already built just for the movie, which will be used for filming in 2015.
On 15 December 2014, Daniel Craig was spotted filming some scenes in London. Daniel Craig as James Bond and Rory Kinnear (who plays MI6 Chief of Staff Bill Tanner) were riding on a speedboat on the river Thames, filming a scene directed by Sam Mendes.
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In the scene, Bond is wearing a navy coat, navy scarf, a light blue dress shirt, grey trousers, black leather shoes, black leather gloves.
Some of the shots seemed to take place in front of the MI6 Headquarters, used since the movie GoldenEye, suggesting that the building will make some kind of appearance in SPECTRE, even though it was partly blown up in SkyFall. The use of the MI6 building on the Belvedere Limited Edition MI6 bottle also hints at this.
Another location in SPECTRE is what could be Bond's own apartment. On the evening of 15 December 2014, the same day that the filming on the Thames took place, the SPECTRE film crew was spotted filming a night scene with Miss Moneypenny (played by Naomie Harris) on a street in London and Bond (Daniel Craig) looking down in an apartment.
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The address of the apartment is 1 Stanley Crescent in Notting Hill. Bond is wearing a striped dressing gown, while looking down from the apartment onto the street, while Moneypenny is wearing a blue coat, blue dress and blue shoes.
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In 2012, Scalextric released a twin pack slotcar set, number C3268A, including a black Range Rover Voge SE and an silver grey Aston Martin DB5, cars feature. These are the same cars that came with the Scalextric 1:32 SkyFall race set, but these Limited Edition models have see-through windows (instead of the black windows of the standard SkyFall set cars) so you can see a detailed interior and a driver figure behind the steering sheel.
The 1:32 scale Range Rover and Aston Martin models feature quick change braids, Magnatraction and working front and rear lights with Xenon effect headlights.
This is a limited edition of 3,500 models, still available via eBay, 007.com or Amazon.co.uk.
Jaguar Land Rover has officially announced that the Jaguar C-X75, Land Rover Sport SVR and Defender Big Foot will appear in the upcoming Bond film SPECTRE.
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Spy shots from the set in Austria already revealed the special Defender and some Range Rovers. Rumours about the Jaguar C-X75 started to circulate online already in December 2014, but finally Jaguar has confirmed that this unique sports car will be seen in Bond 24.
Special Vehicle Operations, the new bespoke and high performance division of Jaguar Land Rover, has modified the cars for the movie. Managing director John Edwards said: “This is an exciting partnership for Jaguar Land Rover, and an opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic capabilities of the team.”
Spoiler alert
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Jaguar C-X75 The Jaguar C-X75 supercar debuted as a conceptcar in 2010 with a hybrid powertrain that employed micro-turbine diesel engines. Jaguar originally planned to build 250 cars at a price exceeding $1 million, but cancelled the program due to the global recession.
The C-X75 vehicles have been built in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering facility in Oxfordshire, England. The C-X75 in SPECTRE will reportedly use the F-Type coupe's 5-litre supercharged V8 as opposed to the original concept's hybrid drivetrain.
The Jaguar C-X75 will feature in a spectacular car chase sequence through Rome alongside the Aston Martin DB10.
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Land Rover Defender Big Foot Land Rover calls the heavily modified Defender the 'Big Foot' due to its massive 37-inch off-road tyres. Originally built by Jaguar Land Rover as a support vehicle for the company's Iceland, Finland, and Morocco product launches, the Big Foot is fitted with several foul weather and terrain modifications including bespoke suspension systems and enhanced body protection.
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Range Rover Sport SVR The Range Rover Sport SVR is Land Rover's fastest and most powerful production car ever. With 543 horsepower and high-performance suspension, brakes, and tyres, the SVR managed to lap the notorious Nurburgring Nordschliefe test track in just 8 minutes and 14 seconds last year. Not only the fastest SUV ever, but that time puts it firmly in supercar territory, and only 10 seconds slower than an Audi R8 V8.
Scenes featuring the Range Rover Sport SVR and the Land Rover Defender Big Foot have already been filmed in Austria in January.
The Jaguar and Land Rovers will be used by villains, most likely members of SPECTRE. The main villain Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz, will drive the Jaguar C-X75. It is likely that henchman Hinx (played by Dave Bautista) will drive the Defender, as it seems to fit his character.
The move to provide the film's villains with a car is in line with Jaguar's "Good To Be Bad" advertising campaign, which mainly focuses on the Jaguar F-Type sports car.
It is not the first time that we see villains in a Jaguar: in Casino Royale (2006), Le Chiffre and Mr. White drive a Jaguar XJ, and in Quantum of Solace (2008) Dominic Greene also drives a Jaguar XJ. In Die Another Day (2002), Zao uses a heavily modified Jaguar XKR.
In the 2012 movie SkyFall, the JLR vehicles were used by MI6: the rugged Defender 110 Double Cab Pick Up was driven by field agent Eve Moneypenny, and M is driven around in a Jaguar XJ-L.
007.com has released the first behind the scenes footage of SPECTRE and it looks amazing! Scroll down to watch the video.
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We can see clips of what will be a spectacular car chase in the Alps, and a bit of action of Bond himself outside the ICE Q restaurant in Sölden.
The scenery of the mountains and modern ICE Q restaurant and cable car look stunning and two Land Rover Big Foots and Range Rover speeding along the snow give use the first sense of what the film will look like. Dark colors (Bond's dark outfit, the dark grey vehicles and the black airplane) against the white snow, mixed with a beautiful sky.
A first image was also released at the same time, showing Bond with goggles, ribbed gilet, gloves, pants and gun withe the Land Rover and Defenders and snowmobiles in the background:
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The mountain top location is slightly reminiscent of On Her Majesty's Secret Service Piz Gloria, and the cable car brings back images of the cable car scene in Rio De Janeiro in Moonraker.
“We have to deliver an amazing sequence and this is going to be one of the major action sequences of the movie,” explains Associate Producer Gregg Wilson. “It’s going to be spectacular and Austria seemed to offer everything that we needed to pull it off.”
The behind the scenes footage includes Daniel Craig as James Bond 007, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista and director Sam Mendes. “The thing Sam and I talked about was how we are going to top SkyFall”, says Production Designer Dennis Gassner. “We are going to continue the history of the Bond films, making things that are exciting for the audience to look at and what could be more exciting than to be on top of the world.”
Watch the first SPECTRE footage below:
Read the Ultimate Guide to find out what Bond is wearing in the Austria scenes.
In case you haven't noticed yet: Belvedere is the vodka brand associated with the movie SPECTRE. If the vodka will be seen in the film and who drinks it is not yet known, but the advertising campaign featuring Stephanie Sigman is already in full swing, making sure you know the name, and you know the recipe.
I was lucky to be invited to a few Bond related Belvedere events in the past year, and they all have been very luxurious and stylish, but the latest event in Amsterdam on 8 October was a real Bond experience.
The evening started in The Oyster Club bar at the Olympic Stadium, with of course a never ending supply of Belvedere martinis, shaken not stirred.
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A select group of members of the Dutch press gathered at the stylish bar. While networking, drinking a martini and having cocktail party appetizers, guests were mysteriously taken away in small groups of 2 or 3, by a beautiful and mysterious woman.
After about an hour almost every guest had been taken away and I was one of the few still holding a martini (in a special frosted SPECTRE martini glass) at The Oyster Club.
But then finally it was my turn. Instead of joining others, I was taken away alone, without words, but with gestures I was guided to a small door and stepped onto a dimly lit path that led to the oval athletic race track in the center of the Olympic Stadium.
As soon as I took my first steps along the path into the darkness, I saw and heard a sportscar racing towards me, curving around the athletics track, screeching to a halt at the end of my path. I could just see that it was a beautiful silver grey Jaguar F-Type convertible with a red soft top.
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Jaguar F-Type S Convertible on the running track
The driver got out and opened the door for me, inviting me in the passenger seat. Good thing there was a chauffeur, as driving the 380HP sportscar myself after drinking a few martinis would probably end up in a world record breaking rollover, the complete destruction of the car and an even bigger hangover.
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As soon as the driver and I were settled in the smooth leather seats of this brand new F-Type (less than 500 miles on the clock), the driver took off with skidding wheels and roaring V6 engine, and raced along the second half of the running track, and out the other side of the stadium, into to bustling streets of Amsterdam.
What followed was a high speed tour of the city, towards the next secret destination. As I admired the sound of the car as it accelerated and screamed through tunnels, I was handed a SPECTRE envelope, which contained a message and clue for the next location. It didn't make much sense yet, but the experience of the exciting drive was already distracting enough.
I found out during the trip that other guests were driven in the latest Ranger Rovers and Jaguar XJs to this secret location. But I was happy to be one of the lucky ones to get a private ride in the stunning F-Type sportscar.
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After about 15 minutes trying to break every speed limit in the city, we arrived in the north of Amsterdam, and I was dropped off at the Faralda Crane Hotel, a unique hotel with 3 designer suites built in an old freight crane (see the website for some great images of this hotel).
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Crane Hotel, Amsterdam
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The Crane Hotel entrance. Not exactly Christmas, is it?
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A female lift girl took me in a industrial looking crane elevator to the bar of the hotel where, not surprisingly, more Belvedere martinis were served. I ordered a dirty one here, while I was told to wait for two other guests to arrive.
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Crane Hotel Bar
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A 'dirty' Belvedere vodka martini
Together with my two new allies (the Managing Director at Moet Hennessy The Netherlands and a fellow journalist, Albert from MisterCocktail.nl), we solved riddles and puzzles in one of the hotel rooms.
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One of the many puzzles in the room
We finally found a gold clad Bond girl sleeping in one of the bedrooms, who we had to wake up with a secret code. Our group turned out to have solved the mystery the fastest of the whole evening, probably because I was the only Bond fan, which made some of the questions fairly easy!
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Erm, what was the question again?
But the evening was far from over: the race though Amsterdam was continued on the river IJ in a hand crafted Waterdream speedboat.
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The boat took us to another location (with just enough time to drink another cocktail during the trip) where once again our vehicles were waiting for us for a final ride.
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The Waterdream boat came with built-in cooler and bar
I switched cars as I wanted to experience the Range Rover Sport and Mister Cocktail was happy to exchange his comfortable Range Rover seat for a more sporty Jaguar ride.
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Goodbye Jaguar. Hello Range Rover.
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The brand new Range took me to the fancy 5-star Okura Hotel in the center of Amsterdam, where one of the top floor bars was turned into an exclusive party, with models and martinis as far as the eye could see.
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I must be dreaming
As if I didn't have enough Belvedere vodka that evening, the goodie bag at the exit included a 70cl SPECTRE Belvedere bottle. Living like Bond is never easy.
Thanks to Nicole Canoy (LVMH The Netherlands) and Gili Papier (Maison PR) for this exciting Bond evening.
Tweaked Automotive, a company offering bespoke vehicle conversion packages and customisation, currently offers a special edition release, the SPECTRE Edition Land Rover Defender.
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Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
This fully customised Defender is a replica of the car seen in SPECTRE, driven by villain Hinx.
2015: Land Rover Defender Big Foot in SPECTRE
For the James Bond movie SPECTRE (2015) Land Rover created the Defender Big Foot. Based on the Defender 110, the car was heavily modified by Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department.
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The original Land Rover Defender SPECTRE
The Big Foot is fitted with several foul weather and terrain modifications including bespoke suspension systems and enhanced body protection. The movie car was named 'Big Foot' due to its massive 37-inch off-road tyres.
The car had a prominent role in the film during the chase through the Austrian mountains. The scenes involve SPECTRE henchmen kidnapping Madeleine Swann in a Range Rover Sport SVR and two Land Rover Big Foots, while James Bond is in pursuit in a Britten-Norman BN-2 Defender airplane.
2016: Tweaked Automotive SPECTRE Edition Land Rover Defender
Skip to 2016, when Tweaked Automotive decided to honour the Land Rover Defender with a special edition based on the car seen in SPECTRE.
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Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
In 2015, Land Rover ceased the production of the much loved Defender model, that has been around since 1948. For the James Bond movie SPECTRE (2015) big screen movie was on release featuring SVO’s designed 110 DCPU Defenders with their most purposeful stand featuring top spec components only seen on few off road rigs.
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Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
This was enough to light the spark leading to the decision to proceed on a concept for a never done before 90 chassis Defender to be based on the Land Rover seen in the Spectre film. Making this a world first taking people by surprise going by the positive comments received after the teasers and launch video.
The external parts were true to the ones used by SVO on the original design. Tweaked Automotive worked very hard to ensure this build was authentic as possible and utilised the highest quality components available.
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Custom Made bumber on the Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
Tweaked Automotive carried out a large amount of custom work and fabrication which was required to ensure certain components fitted together correctly and functioned; such as the roll cage and fixed snorkel. The bumper was custom made to mimic the bumper used in the film with the raised sides and a few more details required custom work.
On this build Tweaked Automotive gave the Defender 90 a two-inch lift and opted for the 35 inch Maxxis tyres rather than the 37’s used on the film car that are more suited to the 110 body.
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35" Maxxis tyres on the Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
A full suspension overhaul with uprated springs/shocks, replacement heavy duty radius arms, adjustable panhard rods, heavy duty steering arms, uprated steering damper and a full upgrade to poly bushes were carried out to ensure the drive and handling matched the exterior and performance upgrades.
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An Aston Martin meets the Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
In hand with that the engine is given a stage three tune ECU, air filter, exhaust system and intercooler boosting the power to around 185-190 BHP and raising torque levels to around 490 NM. Tweaked Automotive uplift the complete interior with their supportive leather bucket seats, leather interior upgrade, a more compact leather steering wheel, satellite navigation with full 6-view front and rear cameras and a few other unique touches, such as a built-in torch in the dash and a starter button and engine cut-out switches.
This project and build took around eight weeks of research, design and the gathering of parts, fabrication and fitment of the vast number of components required for this build.
Available as either a 90 or 110, Tweaked Automotive can build this edition to a Defender supplied from stock or to a customers existing Defender or to a specific Defender sourced for the customer.
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Special plaque on the dashboard Tweaked Automotive Land Rover Defender, SPECTRE Edition
All the Tweaked Automotive Spectre Edition Defenders are supplied with a comprehensive build book, a numbered interior plaque and unique exterior plaque.
Jaguar Land Rover announced today it has entered into a three-year partnership with 007 ELEMENTS - a state-of-the-art, interactive experience center that is entirely dedicated to James Bond.
007 ELEMENTS is located in the Austrian town of Sölden, in a special building at the top of the Gaislachkogl, at 3,050 meters altitude, next to the Ice-Q restaurant that was used in the film SPECTRE as the 'Hoffler Klinik'.
Visitors can fully immerse themselves in the world of James Bond at 007 ELEMENTS. Interactive displays with technical information about Jaguar and Land Rover are part of the experience, as are the Land Rover Defender and the Range Rover Sport SVR used in SPECTRE.
Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender in SPECTRE
Visitors will also see the latest Jaguar Land Rover technology, such as the artificial intelligence systems and 90kWh lithium-ion battery from the electrically powered Jaguar I-PACE performance SUV. These techniques have also been used for the Jaguar C-X75 concept car that emerged in SPECTRE in the blood-curdling chase scene across Rome.
Land Rover Defenders and Range Rover Sport in SPECTRE
Models from Jaguar and Land Rover have been making an appearance in nine Bond films since 1983. The first was Octopussy, in which protagonist Roger Moore as James Bond made a savage escape in a Range Rover Classic convertible, driven by Bond-girl Bianca (Tina Hudson).
Mark Cameron, Jaguar Land Rover Experiential Marketing Director, said: "From one British icon to another, Jaguar Land Rover is proud to be part of 007 Elements, the new James Bond experience. We have collaborated with EON Productions and Cable Car Companies Sölden to showcase our Bond vehicles and latest technologies in this unique installation overlooking the Ötztal Alps."
Eve (Naomie Harris) drives a Land Rover Defender Double Cab in the movie SkyFall (2012). James Bond rides as a passenger in the vehicle (we can see Daniel Craig jump out of the Land Rover in this behind the scenes video), but he doesn't drive the car himself.
The exact Land Rover model is a Defender Double Cab, 110 wheelbase version in the color Stornoway Grey Metallic. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.It looks like the Land Rover has white heavy duty steel wheels with five holes (as pictured on the right).
Several of these Land Rovers were specially adjusted by Berkshire Land Rover for use in the film. One of these Land Rovers was offered for sale by Berkshire Land Rover on eBay, but this auction has ended. If you're interested in this $85,000 piece of movia memorabilia, contact Berkshire Land Rover (note: the vehicle is for display purposes only and can't be registered as a vehicle in the USA).
Another Land Rover Defender used for the filming of SkyFall was on display at Harrods department store in London. See the Land Rover being set up at Harrods in the video below:
Scalextric has released their SkyFall movie tie-in scale race sets. With the two James Bond cars featured in SkyFall, an Aston Martin DB5 and a black Range Rover, chase scenes can be re-enacted on the track using the gravity defying flying leap.
Scalextric James Bond 007 Skyfall Set A chicane and crossroads form part of the extended figure-of-eight for endless dare-devil manoeuvres. The ramps and chicane can change position for a different challenge.
The Scalextric 1:32 scale James Bond 007 Skyfall Set (C1294) has a total track length of 532cm (200") and the space needed for the track is 210 x 140cm (82" x 55"). The set features an Aston Martin DB5 and a Range Rover both as featured in the film SkyFall.
Micro Scalextric James Bond Skyfall A smaller set, the Micro Scalextric James Bond 007 Skyfall Set (G1083) is also available. This set features an Aston Martin DB5 and the Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace. The track measures 370cm (145") (space needed: 120 x 68cm / 82" x 26") and can be formed into 5 different shapes.
Limited Edition Twinpack Also available wil be a stunning Limited Edition James Bond 007 SkyFall Twinpack of cars (C3268A) – limited to 3500 pieces, more about this soon.
Scalextric has made similar sets for earlier Bond films. The Casino Royale version (hard to find but sometimes available on eBay) featured an Aston Martin DB5 and a DBS, while the Quantum of Solace version (available here) came with an Aston Martin DBS and an Alfa Romeo 159. Three Limited Edition DB5's were produced, the Goldfinger (C3091A), Casino Royale (C3162A) and GoldenEye (C3163A) editions respectively. Carrera, another slot car producer, created a Die Another Day set with an Aston Martin Vanquish and a Jaguar XK8 (this set can still be found on Amazon.co.uk and eBay.com).
Bond girl Bérénice Marlohe (Severine in SkyFall) attended Land Rover's introduction of the Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Autobiography Black edition, Land Rover’s newest and most exclusive luxury model ever.
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The intimate event, for a private audience of brand loyalists and friends,took place at a private estate in Beverly Hills, California. The property featured four separate residences within the main gate, private polo fields, horse stables, a man-made lake and swimming pools. The guests included not only SkyFall actress Bérénice Marlohe, but also actor Goran Visnjic, who can currently be seen in the latest Ridley Scott film The Counselor.
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The new Range Rover LWB Autobiography Black edition, which has a starting MSRP of $185,000, meets a strong global demand for enhanced luxury, rear seat ambiance and exclusivity at the pinnacle of the Range Rover line-up. Land Rover is dedicated to providing its loyal customers with the most luxurious experiences and this evening’s occasion was no exception.
With nearly eight inches more rear seat legroom than standard-wheelbase models and an increased seatback recline of 17 degrees, the Range Rover LWB Autobiography Black edition creates an atmosphere of indulgence for the vehicle’s drivers and passengers.
Several Range Rovers and Land Rovers can be spotted in the Bond movies Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) and SkyFall (2012). A Range Rover Classic Convertible was used to tow the Acrostar mini jet in the movie Octopussy (1983).
The ever changing guide to clothing, gadgets, accessories, vehicles and locations spotted in early released photos and videos from SPECTRE. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Spoiler Alert: this article might reveal parts of the SPECTRE plot and other elements from this Bond movie.
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You can see the list of Products in SPECTRE which might contain a few more products than listed below.
Omega is once again an official partner, so James Bond will sport Omega watches in SPECTRE. Bond wears two, maybe three different Omega (Seamaster / Aqua Terra) watches in the film. Bond wears the Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE edition (read more below) and an Omega Aqua Terra 150M. In the last scene of the film, Bond wears a third watch (steel with leather strap), but this watch has not yet been identified, as it appeears very briefly.
Omega Aqua Terra Limited Edition There are two special 007 limited editions. The first Limited Edition Aqua Terra was announced on February 2, 2015 and has Bond's coat of arms on the dial and seconds hand. It is likely that Bond will wear a similar Aqua Terra, without his coat of arms, but with the same anti-magnetic 15,000 Gauss functionality (meaning that it is resistant to magnetic fields greater than 1.5 tesla), which might be used somehow in the film's plot.
Read more about the watch here. The watch is now available at Omega boutiques and retailers. In the UK you can find the watch at trusted jewellers Ernest Jones for £4630 or Fraser Hart for £4630.
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Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition On the first promotional SPECTRE photo, and on some photos from the set in Rome, we can see an Omega NATO strap in grey and black on Bond's wrist. The watch has been revealed to be the vintage style Omega Seamaster 300 with NATO strap.
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On August 14th, it was revealed by Omega that the watch, an Omega Seamaster 300, modelnumber 233.32.41.21.01.001, will be available as a Limited Edition (7,007 pieces) in September 2015. In the UK you can purchase the 300 Limited Edition at respected jewellers Ernest Jones for £4785 and Fraser Hart for £4785. Read more about the watch here.
Daniel Craig was wearing Seamaster 300 on a NATO strap during the SPECTRE Photocall in Rome. In some spy photos from a set in Rome on February 19th, the NATO strap could once again be seen, so he will wear the NATO strap not only in Austria.
Bond will wear Tom Ford clothing and accessories in SPECTRE, just as he did in Quantum of Solace and SkyFall. Details of the Tom Ford clothing items in SPECTRE are now available thanks to David Zaritsky (The Bond Experience).
Find several of the Tom Ford suits, jacket and trousers exclusively online on Harrods.com.
James Bond wears a Tom Ford Bomber jacket in the Austria scenes in SPECTRE. The jacket is already selling out fast, but available at Tom Ford boutiques and online at Mr Porter.
On the sets in Rome, Daniel Craig was spotted wearing a pair of sunglasses with the Tom Ford signature long line along the temples, the Tom Ford Snowdon (read more).
During filming near Whitehall in London in May 2015, Craig was spotted with a grey pin-stripe suit, white shirt, grey necktie and navy coat, which are all by Tom Ford. He was wearing a pair of Tom Ford Marko sunglasses (as seen in SkyFall) in between shoots, but these sunglasses are not seen in SPECTRE.
Tom Ford announced that Bond wears Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237 sunglasses in SPECTRE. This is the third time Bond wears Tom Ford sunglasses (Tom Ford FT0108 in Quantum of Solace and Tom Ford Marko FT0144 in SkyFall).
The color of the glasses was said by some Tom Ford boutiques to be Shiny Black 05B, but it is actually the Havana 52N (see new image from Rankin's Behind The Scenes book below and the pair offered at the Christie's SPECTRE auction in February 2016).
There are two sizes: 50 and 52, it is confirmed that Bond wears the smaller size 50.
The sunglasses are worn in the Rome scenes.
Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer 52A sunglasses
In one of the official promotional screenshots of SPECTRE we can see Bond wear another model Tom Ford sunglasses, the Tom Ford Henry Vintage Wayfarer FT0248 model in the color 52A. The frame is Dark Havana with dark metal nose bridge and edges around the lenses. These Tom Ford Henry glasses are available on Amazon.com ($314) or SmartBuyGlasses ($246). In the UK you can find them at SmartBuyGlasses (£172), Amazon.co.uk (£215 - £249) or Harrods (£251). In the EU you can purchase these frames at United Shades (€193). Madeleine Swann is wearing a pair of Persol sunglasses.
In one of the first set photos from a shoot on December 15th, when Bond is riding on a speedboat on the River Thames together with Bill Tanner (played by Rory Kinnear), we can see Bond wear a navy Tom Ford overcoat, navy scarf, and necktie which are probably Tom Ford. The blue dress shirt and black shoes are not yet identified. The grey trousers could be part of a Tom Ford suit.
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"JB" Cufflinks
Looking closely at the cuffs of the blue dress shirt, we can just see a pair of oval shaped cufflinks with the initials "JB". The cufflinks seem to have the same design on both sides.
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Update: The cufflinks were made by Tom Ford, just like he did for SkyFall, when he created a very limited set of cufflinks featuring James Bond's family crest and motto "Orbis Non Sufficit". Those cufflinks were black, round and double sided.
On some photos from the Mexico pre-title sequence it looks like Bond wears the same cufflinks, but this is not confirmed.
Mulberry Gloves
The black gloves don't seem to be from Dents (the gloves worn in SkyFall), but it was suggested these could be from Mulberry. Update: Mulberry has now mentioned that these gloves are the Mulberry Day Glove Black Deerskin with a retail price of £225 (thanks to Ian Darlington for the alert).
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Crockett & Jones
Crockett & Jones confirmed (read full article) on September 14th that it has supplied James Bond with a selection of styles for 24th Bond film SPECTRE. The shoes include the Camberley in black calf, Alex in black calf, Northcote in black wax calf, Norwich in black calf, Radnor in black calf and Swansea in dark brown suede.
It looks like Daniel Craig was wearing Sanders and Sanders Chukka Boots during the action scenes filmed near Westminster. These Sanders and Sanders Chukka boot are available on Mason & Sons in several colours.
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The Sanders Chukka boot was made famous by Steve McQueen, the movie star and style icon that has inspired Daniel Craig in some of his personal clothing choices as well. The colour of the Chukka boot in the film looks like either Chocolate Suede or the slighly lighter Snuff Suede. Online store Private White VC has the Snuff Suede colour available, and Mason & Sons has both the Chocolate and Snuff version on Mason & Sons.
In the trailer (at 1m27) and one of the new released stills (see image above) we can just spot Bond wearing another N.Peal sweater, confirmed by N.Peal to be the N.Peal Fine Gauge Mock Turtle Neck in Lapis Blue, also available on the N.Peal website. This is the sweater worn by Bond underneath his Tom Ford snow jacket, when he meets Madeleine Swann at the Hoffler Klinik and later in the action scenes in Austria.
Dior Homme jacket
The blue peacoat style jacket with zipper and zipper at the sleeves worn by with the grey N.Peal Cable Roll Neck sweater is apparently a Dior Homme jacket from a few seasons ago (thanks to rstv and Steviekim at the AJB Forum for the ID). This jacket is currently impossible to find anywhere. The Bond Experience has found on of the 20 jackets ever made, watch the video here.
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James Bond wears this blue jacket on the boat on the lake in Austria and when he meets Mr. White at the cabin in the mountains next to the lake.
John Varvatos
Together with the N.Peal NPG-300 Fine Gauge Mock Turtle Neck, Daniel Craig wears a John Varvatos Suede Racer Jacket (thanks to Simon Ruzgar for the ID). The jacket features a two-way front zip closure, hand pockets and zip cuffs. This jacket has just been re-released, but most sizes are out of stock again.
In Esquire magazine, Daniel Craig is said to wear the same John Vavatos jacket in the photoshoot for the October issue of Esquire Magazine but although the jacket in that photoshoot is not the John Varvatos SPECTRE jacket, it shows that the John Varvatos marketing was already working towards the film.
Daniel Craig wearing a Canada Goose Lodge Hoody during the photocall in Sölden Photo by Alexander Tuma
Daniel Craig is wearing a Canada Goose Lodge Hoody, (color seems to be either Spirit Blue or Pacific Blue), this jacket won't be seen in the film. Find this jacket on Aphrodite1994 (different blue), Canada Goose, Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
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Canada Goose Manitoba Jacket (Daniel Craig)
On other photos taken on January 9th and 10th, showing Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes walking in the snow, Craig is wearing a Canada Goose Manitoba Jacket, (probably in the colour Navy, but could be Graphite). The same jacket was worn in London during some shoots in May.
Canada Goose Constable Parka (Dave Bautista)
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Dave Bautista wearing a Canada Goose Parka during the photocall in Sölden Photo by Alexander Tuma
A watch or other device can be spotted on the wrist of Bond and he's holding what looks like a Walther PPX, Heckler & Koch, Glock or similar gun. The sunglasses in the pictures are only worn in between takes and will not be seen in the film, although he will wear Vuarnet goggles in the film as can be seen in the first official SPECTRE image below:
More details can be spotted on this official promotional photo.
When looking closely, an Omega NATO strap can be spotted on Bond's (Omega) watch! This is very cool, adding to Bond's retro look of his slim fit snow outfit.
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Vuarnet
Bond wears (vintage style) snow goggles / sunglasses, which suggested by Kittlemeier earlier this year, look a lot like vintage Px Vuarnet model 027 glacier goggles/glasses. It was confirmed on 3 July 2015 on Bloomberg (thanks to TJBD for the link) that these are indeed Vuarnet 027 sunglasses. Vuarnet has just released a similar pair called the Vuarnet Glacier. The Glacier ($600 or €420) is the modern version of the ones worn by Bond: the Glacier is missing the leather protection on the nose bridge and the logo is not white as the ones from Bond and the frame is also slightly different.
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A vintage pair of RX Vuarnet 027 sunglasses Thanks to Andrea Mattiazzo for the photo
The navy zipper jacket with ribbed front is a Tom Ford bomber jacket - read more.
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Pants with button on side pocket are also from Tom Ford - read more about the trouwens or get them on Harrods.com (£999).
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Heckler & Koch VP9 Gloves, and the gun, which seems to be a Heckler & Koch VP9.
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Agnelle Gloves The gloves are Agnelle leather gloves, read more here.
When Bond first arrives at the Höffler Klinik in Austria, he carries a Brunello Cucinelli bag, read more here.
Sunspel underwear
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Sunspel announced that it has provided underwear (Stretch Brief, Stretch Boxer Brief and Riviera Crew Neck T-Shirt) to Daniel Craig to wear in SPECTRE. If these products will actually make it in to the final film is not yet known.
Globe-Trotter announced a SPECTRE range of suitcases and leather goods (read more). If any of the Globe-Trotter products will be seen in SPECTRE is not yet officially announced, but it is very likely that the brown suitcase, seen on one of the recent promotional images, is a Globe-Trotter case.
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James Bond and Madeleine Swann in SPECTRE. Bond's case looks like a Globe-Trotter Original Brown suitcase.
Matchless On the same image (see above), Mr. Hinx is wearing a soon to be launched Matchless jacket, according to Matchless.
Matchless suede jacket
Matchless revealed in September that James Bond himself wears a suede Matchless jacket in Morocco, in the first scenes when he arrives in Morocco and later again in one of the train scenes. Read more about that jacket here.
The sunglasses are now confirmed by Tom Ford to be Tom Ford Snowdon FT0237 sunglasses, a model already worn by Daniel Craig in his private life. The color of the sunglasses is said to be Shiny Black (05B) although now also claimed to be Havana (52N). Read more about the glasses here.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.Monica Bellucci is wearing black Christian Louboutin Bianca suede knee-high boots (note the red sole), knee-length black dress and black jacket and hat.
The Aston Martin DB10 was also spotted on this location on February 19th.
Rome Chase Outfit
During a chase between the Jaguar C-X75 and Bond in the Aston Martin DB10 in Rome, Bond will wear the same outfit as in the funeral scene. In new photos from the set we can see many new details. James Bond wears a Tom Ford navy three-piece Windsor suit. The jacket has peak lapels, double pockets and one vent in the back. The white shirt has a collar pin and turnback cuffs (thanks to Suits of James Bond for spotting that, read a detailed description of the suit on TheSuitsOfJamesBond.com).
Q wears a Missoni striped sweater in SPECTRE (thanks to sruzgar for the ID). The price of this sweater from the 2014 collection was $1200, but is currently hard to find.
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Clarks Nanu Rise GTX
Q will wear Clarks Nanu Rise GTX shoes (colour: Chestnut brown) in SPECTRE (thanks to Stirling for the ID). These shoes are not produced anymore, and can't be found online at the moment. (note that the Clarks Nanu Hike GTX ("Hike" instead of "Rise") is a similar model, but not same the shoe worn by Q. Q wears the "Rise" model).
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Canada Goose Como Parka
Q (Ben Whishaw) wears a Canada Goose Como Parka in SPECTRE (see image above). Thanks to Frederic for the ID.
Univo 5 C1 eyeglasses
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Q's eyeglasses in SPECTRE are Univo 5 C1, the same model as seen in SkyFall. Read more here.
Barbour x Land Rover briefcase
With the Clarks / Missoni / Canada Goose outfit, Q (Ben Whishaw) carries a Barbour x Land Rover Briefcase bag, read more here.
Billy Reid Astor
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Q (Ben Whishaw) wears a Billy Reid jacket in the movie SPECTRE. Q's jacket is the Billy Reid Astor wool-blended tweed coat. The Astor jacket can now be ordered on the Billy Reid website. Thanks to The Bond Experience and sruzgar for the ID.
Paul & Joe
With the Billy Reid jacket, Q (Ben Whishaw) wears a Paul & Joe sweater in the movie SPECTRE,read more here.
Kenzo Graphic Trees shirt
With the Billy Reid jacket, Q (Ben Whishaw) wears a Paul & Joe sweater in the movie SPECTRE, read more here.
Ghost Hollywood Salma dress
Dr. Madeleine Swann will wear a Ghost Hollywood Salma dress, colour Silver Satinupdate: Dusty Green (according to Ghost), in SPECTRE (thanks to lilusako and The Bond Experience for the ID). This dress is available for £225 at JohnLewis.co.uk or on Ghost.co.uk. The dress can be spotted in the trailer and one of the new stills when we see Swann in the restaurant car of the train. The colour sometimes looks green, and sometimes blue, but according to new information from Ghost the colour is Dusty Green. You can change your order to the new colour if you already ordered a Silver Lake version, just contact Ghost customer service.
Madeleine Swann wears David Deyong earrings with this dress (read more)
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.To complete the Ghost dress, Madeleine Swann wears David Deyong DiamonDust Sterling Silver Drop Hexagon Style earrings. Get 5% off these earrings if you order online at David Deyong for £199,99 - worldwide shipping available; free UK shipping; fill in the promotional code BONDLIFESTYLE5 during checkout to get the 5% disount.
Persol sunglasses
In one of the official promotional screenshots of SPECTRE we can see Madeleine Swann wearing a pair of Persol sunglasses, which is probably the Persol PO3092SM, in Havana with grey/green lenses (9015/31), available on FramesDirect, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk.
Another official partner is Sony Electronics and Sony Mobile. As noted by Hart008 via contactform and a comment from Sam below, we probably won't be seeing any Sony VAIO computers in SPECTRE, since Sony announced in 2014 that it will sell its PC business and focus on mobile devices. It is likely we will see James Bond using another Sony Xperia mobile phone and maybe an Xperia Tablet and if Sony wants to put all their mobile devices in the film, maybe even a smart watch (probabaly not worn by Bond though, as he will wear Omega). Other possible electronics might include Sony cameras and Sony TVs.
Sony Xperia Z5 'Made for Bond' Edition On 14 september, the Sony 'Made for Bond' campaign was released, starring Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, finding Bond's phone, which in the commercial is a Sony Xperia Z5. If Bond will actually use a Sony Xperia Z5 in SPECTRE is not yet confirmed but it is very likely. A Sony Xperia Z5 Made for Bond edition will be exclusively available via Vodafone in the UK from 5 October 2015.
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Sony RX100 IV camera Another possible product placement is the Sony RX100 IV camera, which also can be seen in the 'Made for Bond' commercial. The camera is not seen in the SPECTRE movie itself.
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Moneypenny uses a Sony RX100 IV in the Sony Made for Bond commercial
Naomie Harris wore a blue outfit (not yet identified) during SPECTRE shoots on 30 May 2015 near Whitehall.
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Burberry
Andrew Scott revealed in a GQ Interview that his character ("Denbigh, a member of Whitehall") in SPECTRE will wear Burberry. Maybe we will see him in a Burberry trench-coat, the item the brand is most famous for, but it could be another piece of clothing.
Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) wears a Burberry Cotton Poplin Trench jacket in Sony's 'Made For Bond' commercial
Arsenal Firearms AF2011 Dueller Prismatic
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Mr. Hinx (played by Dave Bautista) will be using a Arsenal Firearms AF2011 Dueller Prismatic. This gun has a double barrel. The weapon can be spotted in the Mr. Hinx image released by Empire magazine on February 26th, and also in the Behind The Scenes video released on the same day.
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Matchless Hinx coat
Mr. Hinx, played by Dave Bautista, wears a Matchless Coat in SPECTRE (see image above), read more here. James Bond also a Matchless suede jacket, see it here.
Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz, wears a pair of Prada PR03RS sunglasses during the funeral scene in SPECTRE, read more about the sunglasses here.
Oberhauser also wears Prada Suede shoes at the end of the film.
Aston Martin DB10
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The Aston Martin DB10, Bond's car in SPECTRE, was revealed during the SPECTRE announcement in December 2014. This brand new Aston Martin model is exclusively made for the film and only 10 cars will be built for the film. The car will be driven by James Bond and will almost certainly feature several exciting gadgets.
The Aston Martin can be seen in action in this YouTube video with footage from the set at Blenheim Palace, and it was also spotted for several car (chase) scenes on the streets of Rome.
The license plate of the Aston Martin on the sets reads DB10 AGB, but it's not certain that this will be the same in the film.
On February 9th, Jaguar confirmed that a Jaguar C-X75 will feature in SPECTRE as a villain's car, driven by mr. hinx (played by Dave Bautista). The car was already spotted in Rome, where a chase was filmed between the Jaguar and Bond's Aston Martin DB10 (see photos on the Daily Mail and the official video blog with spectacular footage here).
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Official press photo Jaguar C-X75 SPECTRE.
The choice for a Jaguar is a logical one as Le Chiffre and Mr. White in Casino Royale and Dominic Greene in Quantum of Solace all drove Jaguars. Currently Jaguar runs an advertising campaign with the tagline "It's Good To Be Bad", which ties in perfectly with a Bond villain-owned Jaguar. The choice for a C-X75 is also an odd one though, because this car was a prototype and never made it to production. But since Bond's Aston Martin DB10 in the movie is also more like a prototype and not a production model (yet), it would be an equal opponent. The C-X75 will be powered by an F-type sourced 5-litre V8 as opposed to the concept car's original four-pot hybrid powertrain. Read more about the Jaguar C-X75 announcement. See video footage of the Jaguar in the chase with the Aston Martin here.
During filming in May 2015, M and Bond were spotted in a black Jaguar XJ, the 2005 model, which is M's car in the film.
Rolls-Royce Phantom
During filming in London on 7 June 2015, Christoph Waltz was spotted getting in and out of a dark green Rolls-Royce Phantom, going to or coming from his Aerospatiale helicopter which was also on set. The car is not visible in the final film.
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
In a shot in the music video Writing's On The Wall, we can see a vintage red and black Rolls-Royce driving through the desert. This might be another Rolls from Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz). It is a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith from 1948 (as Bond mentions in the film), in two-tone (burgundy red and black).
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A Rolls-Royce driving through the (Moroccan?) desert. Oberhauser's car.
Range Rover Sport
Just as in Quantum of Solace and SkyFall, Range Rovers will also be used in SPECTRE. Land Rover Jaguar announced that a Range Rover Sport SVR will be seen in the film, driven by a villain or henchman. The car is used in the scenes filmed in Austria as can be seen in the Behind The Scenes video.
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Official promotional photo of the heavily modified Range Rover Sport SVR that will be seen in SPECTRE
The SVR is an extremely powerful and fast version of the 'regular' Sport model. Read more about the SVR.
Several Range Rovers that were to appear in SPECTRE were stolen in December from a garage in Germany. The cars included five Range Rover Sport models and had been specially customised for the Bond film. The cars were going to be used in sequences filmed in the Austrian Alps.
Range Rover New Discovery In scenes filmed in London in May 2015, a grey Range Rover New Discovery was spotted with and without camera rig mounted on top so we can assume that it will make an appearance in the film.
Several black Land Rover Defenders with extra spotlights on the roof and extra large (snow) tyres will be used in the scenes filmed in Sölden and Obertilliach, Austria.
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Official promotional photo for the SPECTRE Defender Big Foot
On February 9th 2015, Jaguar Land Rover official confirmed that the Land Rover Defender 'Big Foot' will be seen in SPECTRE (read the announcement). In the first behind the scenes footage, we can see two Big Foots and a Range Rover speeding through the snow.
A Defender Double Cab was seen in SkyFall, when Eve Moneypenny drove the car in Turkey.
In the Austria scenes, James Bond will fly (and crash) a Britten-Norman BN-2 Defender airplane. The exact model variant of the plane is not yet identified yet. The plane is black or navy and the registration number is "OE-FZO" (thanks to Ian for the alert) as can be seen in this video. This model is made by British company and in real life the aircraft is also used by the British Army and Police forces in the United Kingdom, so it would make sense if the plane in the story is property of MI6. But it is also possible that Bond takes control of an enemy plane, so we will have to wait and see.
Read more: Wikipedia, Britten-Norman.com - Thanks to Steve Webendorfer for identifying 'Defender' instead of 'Islander'
Aérospatiale SA 365 N2 Dauphin 2
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The helicopter used during filming on the Thames, on Sunday 17 May 2015, identification number G-LCPL, is an Aerospatiale SA 365 N2 Dauphin 2 (thanks to Gijs-Jan Laan for the ID).
The Aerospatiale helicopter is probably owned by a villain in SPECTRE. Interestingly enough the exact same helicopter, G-LCPL, can be spotted in a recent Jaguar "It's Good To Be Bad" commercial.
MBB Bo105 Helicopter
In Mexico, a fight takes place between James Bond and assassin Sciara inside a green MBB Bo105 Helicopter (thanks to Gijs-Jan Laan for the ID). The Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter developed by Bölkow of Ottobrunn, Germany. The same type of helicopter was also used in the pre-title sequence for A View To A Kill (thanks to Robert Scheidemann for the tip).
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MiG 21 & MiG 23
This is really only a rumour based on one tweet, but according to the tweet former Hungarian Air Force MiG-21 & MiG-23 were mocked up as US Air Force aircraft for the filming of new James Bond SPECTRE.
Source: Joseph Dempsey thanks to Frank Anderson for the alert
Bollinger
The collaboration between Bond and Bollinger is being continued, Champagne Bollinger is mentioned in the SPECTRE press release as a promotional partner of SPECTRE.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.To celebrate the release of the new James Bond film, Champagne Bollinger announced that it is launching a Bollinger SPECTRE Limited Edition bottle and a very limited SPECTRE Crystal Set with Bollinger R.D. 1988 Magnum. It was also announced that in the movie SPECTRE we will see the exclusive prestige cuvée Bollinger R.D. 2002.
On December 16th 2014, it was announced that Belvedere Vodka is a partner of SPECTRE. Belvedere will promote the film and the vodka in their new "Excellent Choice, Mr. Bond" advertising campaign. It is likely that James Bond will drink a "shaken, not stirred" martini, created with Belvedere vodka in SPECTRE, but if the brand and bottle will be mentioned by name or be visible in the film is not yet known. Two Limited Edition Belvedere 007 bottles were released to celebrate the announcement of the partnership and more merchandise items might follow.
In September 2015 the first limited edition 007 bottles are available for sale, and an advertising campaign was launched starring Bond Girl Stephanie Sigman.
The Belvedere 007 SPECTRE special edition bottle features the iconic gun barrel and 007 gun logo. Available from September at retailers around the world, the collector's item will be released in 70cl, 75cl, 1L and 1.75L Magnum (illuminating bottle). The first online to store to offer the 70cl (£29.95) and 1.75L illuminating bottle (£94.95) versions in the United Kingdom is 31DOVER.com (UK only, next day delivery). You might be able to find the Belvedere 007 bottles in a retailer near you, and more online stores will offer the bottles soon as well.
The collaboration between Bond and The Macallan is also being continued. In SkyFall, Bond drank The Macallan at multiple occasions, and in the SPECTRE teaser trailer (and the final film) we can just see a The Macallan 18 Year Old on Bond's table at his new apartment.
The collaboration between Bond and Heineken is also being continued. After being a partner of the 007 franchise for many films, Heineken beer finally is consumed by Bond himself In SkyFall (2012), and in the 2015 movie SPECTRE, James Bond once again drinks Heineken. The bottle can clearly be spotted in the hotel room at Hotel L'Americain in Tangier, Morocco, and Bond even uses the beer to discover a secret.
Château Angélus
In a movie still released in August 2015, we can see a wine bottle which is Château Angélus Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion, the same wine that James Bond and Vesper shared in the train scene in Casino Royale.
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The bottle is sitting on a table of some extras. The main characters Bond and Madeline Swann don't drink Château Angélus in SPECTRE.
Furniture
Interstuhl KINETICis5 and MOVYis3 chairs
The futuristic lair of Franz Oberhauser in the Moroccan desert in SPECTRE features several Interstuhl chairs, read more here.
The chairs at the SPECTRE meeting in the movie SPECTRE are made by British bespoke furniture company Tudor Oak, read more here.
Locations
SPECTRE filming locations include United Kingdom (London, Pinewood Studios), Austria (Sölden, Obertilliach, Lake Altaussee), Mexico (Mexico City), Morocco (Tangier, Erfoud) and Italy (Rome).
Sölden, Lake Altaussee and Obertilliach, Austria
A major scene in SPECTRE is filmed in Austria, specifically the towns of Sölden and Obertilliach, which might mean that Bond will once again stand on skis or use a skidoo. Daniel Craig hasn't been seen on skis yet in his Bond films. One of the locations is the ICE Q Restaurant in Sölden, a new restaurant on top of a mountain, slightly reminiscent of Piz Gloria, the famous Swiss location in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
If the scene will actually take place in Austria, or if the location doubles for a location in another country is not yet known.
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Estimated filming days for SPECTRE in Sölden are:
10 - 12 Dec. 2014: Road up at the Glacier, road tunnel at the Glacier 07 - 10 Jan. 2015: 3S Cable Car and ICE Q Restaurant 12 - 13 Jan. 2015: Road up at the Glacier, road tunnel at the Glacier 09 - 17 Feb. 2015: Road up at the Glacier, road tunnel at the Glacier
On January 7th, 2015, the official beginning of filming in Sölden, actors Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux and Dave Bautista posed on the peak of Gaislachkogl, near the ICE Q restaurant. See the photos and see which clothes they are wearing in this article. It is not likely that any of these clothes will be seen in the film, but it's possible.
In the small town of Obertilliach, near the Italian border, some filming for SPECTRE already took place with an airplane and a skidoo, and stunt tests with a crashing Land Rover. Earlier some temporary buildings were already built just for the movie, which will be used for filming in 2015.
On 15 December 2014, Daniel Craig was spotted filming some scenes in London. Daniel Craig as James Bond and Rory Kinnear (who plays MI6 Chief of Staff Bill Tanner) were riding on a speedboat on the river Thames, and in the Regent's Canal near Camden Lock.
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In the scene, Bond is wearing a navy coat, navy scarf, a light blue dress shirt, grey trousers, black leather shoes, black leather gloves.
Some of the shots seemed to take place in front of the MI6 Headquarters, used since the movie GoldenEye, suggesting that the building will make some kind of appearance in SPECTRE, even though it was partly blown up in SkyFall. The use of the MI6 building on the Belvedere Limited Edition MI6 bottle also hints at this.
Thames River and Westminster Bridge The Thames River and MI6 Building are once again seen in another scene in the film. Filming on the Thames, between Vauxhall Bridge and Westminster Bridge, took place on Sunday 17 May 2015 and 24 May. More filming will take place on Westminster Bridge in June 2015, indicating that something will happen on or around this bridge in the film.
Admiralty Arch, Trafalgar Square & Whitehall Filming took place around Admiralty Arch on May 31st, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall on May 30th.
Bond's apartment Another location in SPECTRE is what could be Bond's own apartment. On the evening of 15 December 2014, the same day that the filming on the Thames took place, the SPECTRE film crew was spotted filming a night scene with Miss Moneypenny (played by Naomie Harris) on a street in London and Bond (Daniel Craig) looking down in an apartment.
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The address of Bond's apartment is 1 Stanley Gardens (Bond's balcony looks out on Stanley Crescent) in Notting Hill. Bond is wearing a striped dressing gown, while looking down from the apartment onto the street, while Moneypenny is wearing a blue coat, blue dress and blue shoes.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.In the apartment we might see the book "Birds of the West Indies". We can see the book on a promotional teaser image from SPECTRE, which is taken in the apartment (or a studio made too look like the apartment). This is a real book written by James Bond. Ian Fleming knew this book well and took the name of his spy hero from this book. Another edition of the same book can be seen in Die Another Day (2002). The version seen in SPECTRE is from the 1960s, the exact same edition/cover as the book seen in the 1989 tv film GoldenEye, a movie about Ian Fleming.
The Royal Doulton Bulldog "Jack" figurine is prominently seen on the desk of M in SkyFall. After the attack on MI6, one of the few things that survives is the Royal Doulton figurine. It was damaged, but the pieces were glued together and once more it stands proudly on M's new desk. M bequeathes the statue to Bond, who didnt particularly like the statue, after her tragic death.
A special SkyFall edition of the Jack bulldog was released in 2012, which was very popular and sold out quickly, even after several re-releases in 2013 and 2014.
To celebrate the appearance of the statue in SPECTRE, Royal Doulton has released a new version of the Jack, this time with a 'restored after explosion' look.
The statue comes in a SPECTRE packaging and has the SPECTRE logo printed at the bottom.
In April 2015, SPECTRE filming took place in London's City Hall.
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City Hall is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority, which comprises the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. It is located in Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman Foster and opened in July 2002, two years after the Greater London Authority was created.
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The building is famous for its unique design and impressive staircase.
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How the City Hall building will be used in SPECTRE is not yet known, but looking at the clapperboard image an interior scene featuring the staircase is to be expected.
Blenheim Palace, UK
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Early February 2015, SPECTRE filming takes place in front of Blenheim Palace, one of the largest stately homes in the UK. Dozens of expensive cars (including a Porsche 911 Turbo S, Audi R8, Rolls Royce, Bentley, even a rare Bugatti EB110 parked next to the Jaguar C-X75 and several Aston Martins and Ferraris) were parked in front of the Palace, indicating some high end party, meeting or gathering. This is a beautiful place for Bond to arrive in his Aston Martin DB10 and one of the villains in the Jaguar C-X75. The Aston Martin was spotted filming an action scene on the location (see video on YouTube and spectacular footage of the chase in this video blog), and the Jaguar was seen parked next to a Bugatti EB110 in the parking lot where the luxury cars are parked.
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The location is doubling for a location in or near Rome, as some of the cars have Italian (Roman) license plates.
A partly covered up 2015 model of the Jaguar XJ was also spotted, this could either be the car of just one of the guests, but it could also indicate a visit of M who drove an XJ-L in SkyFall.
In Rome, filming will take place between 19 February and 12 March 2015.
On February 18th, Daniel Craig and Bond Girl Monica Bellucci attended a photocall at the Campidoglio in Rome where they met with Ignazio Marino, the mayor of Rome.
Rome Car Chase In February 2015 it was officially revealed in a Jaguar Land Rover press release that a Jaguar C-X75 will feature in a spectacular car chase sequence through Rome alongside the Aston Martin DB10. According to first reports, a Fiat 500 might also be used. The Fiat 500 currently comes in many variations but it might be a classic 500 from the 1960s.
Rome locations will include the Ponte Sisto bridge, where preparations for filming took place on February 20th, and roads near the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
The car chase will partly take place along the Tiber river, see photos on the Daily Mail. Some scenes were filmed at night, and some during the day (see video footage here).
In Mexico, filming will take place after 16 March 2015, reportedly from 20-24 March in Mexico City. In February a large number of extras is being cast (read more on this Facebook page).
Filming scenes for the SPECTRE pre-title sequence has started this week in Mexico. Locations in Mexico City will include Plaza Tolsá, Allende Metro Station, Tacuba Street from 21 - 24 March, and Zócalo, the main square in the city, also known as Plaza de la Constitución, from 25 - 31 March. See a map of the closed roads on CNN Mexico.
The first images of James Bond in action in Mexico City can be seen on the Daily Mail website and a video shows the Day of the Dead parade.
More image sof Daniel Craig walking through a street where a massive explosion just took place can be seen on Daily Mail.
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In 2012, Scalextric released a twin pack slotcar set, number C3268A, including a black Range Rover Voge SE and an silver grey Aston Martin DB5, cars feature. These are the same cars that came with the Scalextric 1:32 SkyFall race set, but these Limited Edition models have see-through windows (instead of the black windows of the standard SkyFall set cars) so you can see a detailed interior and a driver figure behind the steering sheel.
The 1:32 scale Range Rover and Aston Martin models feature quick change braids, Magnatraction and working front and rear lights with Xenon effect headlights.
This is a limited edition of 3,500 models, still available via eBay, 007.com or Amazon.co.uk.
Jaguar Land Rover has officially announced that the Jaguar C-X75, Land Rover Sport SVR and Defender Big Foot will appear in the upcoming Bond film SPECTRE.
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Spy shots from the set in Austria already revealed the special Defender and some Range Rovers. Rumours about the Jaguar C-X75 started to circulate online already in December 2014, but finally Jaguar has confirmed that this unique sports car will be seen in Bond 24.
Special Vehicle Operations, the new bespoke and high performance division of Jaguar Land Rover, has modified the cars for the movie. Managing director John Edwards said: “This is an exciting partnership for Jaguar Land Rover, and an opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic capabilities of the team.”
Spoiler alert
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Jaguar C-X75 The Jaguar C-X75 supercar debuted as a conceptcar in 2010 with a hybrid powertrain that employed micro-turbine diesel engines. Jaguar originally planned to build 250 cars at a price exceeding $1 million, but cancelled the program due to the global recession.
The C-X75 vehicles have been built in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering facility in Oxfordshire, England. The C-X75 in SPECTRE will reportedly use the F-Type coupe's 5-litre supercharged V8 as opposed to the original concept's hybrid drivetrain.
The Jaguar C-X75 will feature in a spectacular car chase sequence through Rome alongside the Aston Martin DB10.
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Land Rover Defender Big Foot Land Rover calls the heavily modified Defender the 'Big Foot' due to its massive 37-inch off-road tyres. Originally built by Jaguar Land Rover as a support vehicle for the company's Iceland, Finland, and Morocco product launches, the Big Foot is fitted with several foul weather and terrain modifications including bespoke suspension systems and enhanced body protection.
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Range Rover Sport SVR The Range Rover Sport SVR is Land Rover's fastest and most powerful production car ever. With 543 horsepower and high-performance suspension, brakes, and tyres, the SVR managed to lap the notorious Nurburgring Nordschliefe test track in just 8 minutes and 14 seconds last year. Not only the fastest SUV ever, but that time puts it firmly in supercar territory, and only 10 seconds slower than an Audi R8 V8.
Scenes featuring the Range Rover Sport SVR and the Land Rover Defender Big Foot have already been filmed in Austria in January.
The Jaguar and Land Rovers will be used by villains, most likely members of SPECTRE. The main villain Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz, will drive the Jaguar C-X75. It is likely that henchman Hinx (played by Dave Bautista) will drive the Defender, as it seems to fit his character.
The move to provide the film's villains with a car is in line with Jaguar's "Good To Be Bad" advertising campaign, which mainly focuses on the Jaguar F-Type sports car.
It is not the first time that we see villains in a Jaguar: in Casino Royale (2006), Le Chiffre and Mr. White drive a Jaguar XJ, and in Quantum of Solace (2008) Dominic Greene also drives a Jaguar XJ. In Die Another Day (2002), Zao uses a heavily modified Jaguar XKR.
In the 2012 movie SkyFall, the JLR vehicles were used by MI6: the rugged Defender 110 Double Cab Pick Up was driven by field agent Eve Moneypenny, and M is driven around in a Jaguar XJ-L.
007.com has released the first behind the scenes footage of SPECTRE and it looks amazing! Scroll down to watch the video.
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We can see clips of what will be a spectacular car chase in the Alps, and a bit of action of Bond himself outside the ICE Q restaurant in Sölden.
The scenery of the mountains and modern ICE Q restaurant and cable car look stunning and two Land Rover Big Foots and Range Rover speeding along the snow give use the first sense of what the film will look like. Dark colors (Bond's dark outfit, the dark grey vehicles and the black airplane) against the white snow, mixed with a beautiful sky.
A first image was also released at the same time, showing Bond with goggles, ribbed gilet, gloves, pants and gun withe the Land Rover and Defenders and snowmobiles in the background:
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The mountain top location is slightly reminiscent of On Her Majesty's Secret Service Piz Gloria, and the cable car brings back images of the cable car scene in Rio De Janeiro in Moonraker.
“We have to deliver an amazing sequence and this is going to be one of the major action sequences of the movie,” explains Associate Producer Gregg Wilson. “It’s going to be spectacular and Austria seemed to offer everything that we needed to pull it off.”
The behind the scenes footage includes Daniel Craig as James Bond 007, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista and director Sam Mendes. “The thing Sam and I talked about was how we are going to top SkyFall”, says Production Designer Dennis Gassner. “We are going to continue the history of the Bond films, making things that are exciting for the audience to look at and what could be more exciting than to be on top of the world.”
Watch the first SPECTRE footage below:
Read the Ultimate Guide to find out what Bond is wearing in the Austria scenes.
