Two years ago Ian Fleming’s beloved character of James Bond celebrated its cinematic 50th anniversary with the highly successful SKYFALL, Daniel Craig’s third outing at 007. It also saw the exit of Judi Dench as “M”, but the introduction of Ben Whishaw as “Q”, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Ralph Fiennes as the new M. The new franchise cast members will be returning for the 24th outing along with SKYFALL director Sam Mendes. So far we’ve heard that wrestler and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY star Dave Bautista and BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR star Lea Seydoux would be in the new film, but the biggest news of all hit today. Baz Bamigboye, reporter for Daily Mail who is very much in the know on Bond info, sent out the following Tweet:
#CHRISTOPHWALTZ SIGNS ON FOR BOND24.Shoots early December Mexico Morocco Austria Italy & London.
— Baz Bamigboye (@BazBam) November 13, 2014
While we don’t know exactly what role he’ll be playing just yet, there’s already assumptions he could be playing the main villain. Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 YEARS A SLAVE) was previously rumored for a villain role, so this could be that same character. In a strange bit of irony, Waltz was supposedly in negotiations to star in the fifth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film, and that role is now rumored to be taken by SKYFALL villain Javier Bardem. As announcements like this keep coming in, we expect there will be a traditional 007 press conference soon enough to announce the full cast and official title.
BOND 24 is scheduled for release on October 23, 2015 in the UK and November 6, 2015 in the United States. What are you thoughts on Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz joining the cast? Let us know in the comments.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
