

He starts to uncover he existence of a sinister organisation, Spectre, and infiltrates a secret meeting.īack in London, he enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of Spectre. In the 24th James Bond adventure, a cryptic message from the past sends 007 on a rogue mission to Mexico City and then to Rome, where he meets Sciarra, the widow of an infamous criminal. The 30-year-old Seydoux was the right choice for the part because "she's the whole package", Mendes continued. So it probably couldn't be a total newcomer because it needed someone with a certain amount of life experience, maturity". He added that Seydoux's character, Swann, "needed to be soulful, feisty and complicated, and I think it's a pivotal relationship. Films presented at Cannes CRIMES OF THE FUTURE 2022 In Competition - Feature Films THE FRENCH DISPATCH 2021 In Competition - Feature Films TROMPERIE (. She's an incredibly seductive presence in life and in the movie." In behind-the-scenes footage shot at night, Seydoux is shown running up steps next to the river Thames in London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.ĭirector Sam Mendes also explained why he had cast the two actresses as Bond girls, saying: "In Spectre, the two women who Bond hooks up with - both have great mystery, they both have depths and for that you need fantastic actresses. Seydoux, whose character Madeleine Swann is the second Bond girl in the film, said: "She's a doctor, she's intelligent and a very sensitive and human character." One clip in a new vlog shows Sciarra at church in a sombre, dignified black outfit, talking with James Bond (Daniel Craig).

Her first husband was killed and she risks the same thing happening to her." Spectre is the 24th official James Bond film and is released in the United Kingdom on 26 October. Bond girls Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux have given a glimpse of their characters in the new James Bond film, Spectre.īellucci, 50, who plays Lucia Sciarra, revealed: "She's an Italian widow with secrets. French actress/cast member Lea Seydoux (L) and Italian actress/cast member Monica Bellucci attend the world premiere of the new James Bond film Spectre at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, 26 October 2015.
