James Bond has a licence to thrill once more in new film “Spectre,” which premiered on October 26th, at a glitzy event attended by Prince William, his wife Kate, and brother Prince Harry.
Broadly praised by critics, the film is directed by Sam Mendes and sees Daniel Craig play the suave, Martini-quaffing MI6 spy 007 in what is Bond’s 24th outing since the first—“Dr No”—in 1962.
“I hate watching myself on screen, but I love playing James Bond,” Craig said on the red carpet at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where he was joined by co-stars Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux.
“There’s different sides of his character that we explore in this,” said Craig, who was in black tie.
He added that the film was intended to honor Bond classics while trying to “freshen everything up.”
Mendes, who won an Oscar for “American Beauty” in 1999, said, “We sweated blood over it and I’m really, really thrilled and a little bit relieved.”
