Since I haven’t any Bond in history today, I’m turning to
the April issue Empire, which has Daniel Craig on the cover. It is touted as
the magazine’s first look at the new movie, Spectre.
The 12-page was written in January when shooting was just
beginning at Pinewood Studios and in Austria. Chris Hewitt, along with
additional reporting Phil de Semlyen, discuss watching Craig on set as he
fights bad guys.
The spread has some side articles that include a spotlight
on both Lea Seydoux (Madeleine Swann) and Monica Bellucci (Lucia Sciarra). In
addition, there’s a few info graphics in which we can can meet the Spectre
team of past Bond films, a dissection of the ultimate henchman, and a flowchart
in which you can determine which Bond you are (I got David Niven). I did find
it interesting that Bob Holness, from the 1956 South African radio version of Moonraker, was a Bond option. Even James Bond the
ornithologist is an option!
Within the article, we get to hear from David Bautista (Drax
of Guardians of the Galaxy), who has
been a long time Bond fan. He reveals the two questions he asked Sam Mendes
about Mr. Hinx, the role Bautista took for this film.
The writers include a brief summary about Kevin McClory and
the disposition of SPECTRE and why we are now seeing it resurface after such a very
long time. It remains to be seen if the Quantum organization that Mr. White
represented will fold nicely within the Spectre group or not.
Lastly, there is a fluff sidepiece on “Spying by Numbers”
that recaps the double-o agents that have been referred to in Bond films prior
to Spectre. And of course, there are
several large photos throughout the article.
Is it worth ten-dollar price tag
because it is an import to the US? I would say yes, especially if you like
following Bond alums: a few pages further in is a juicy interview with Mads
Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre from Casino Royale) as he discusses his NBC television series, Hannibal.
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