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James Bond: SPECTRE

Name: James Bond: SPECTRE
SKU: 14221
Price: 95.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£95.00

“SPECTRE: SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion”

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After an extremely successful advertising campaign on “SKYFALL”, Empire Design have been retained by EON for the latest Bond extravaganza “SPECTRE” & it’s fair to say they have come up trumps again. This original “Coming Soon” Advance US one sheet for Sam Mendes’ second Bond film has a real retro feel about it; printed in a black & white style (if you look closely the only colour is a hint of steely blue in Craig’s eyes) exuding a strong “Live and Let Die” / Roger Moore vibe as Daniel Craig mimics Moore’s stance and rocks the dark turtleneck sweater look with shoulder holster accessory. These “Coming Soon” advance posters are always sought after and often give an indication of the coming film’s tone, and it’s fair to say this instalment upped the quips quota. Originally rolled (as issued) this lightly used example displays and presents to excellent effect. Guaranteed original this represents an extremely collectable piece of James Bond cinematic movie memorabilia.

Trivia: Dave Bautista is the fourth actor with a professional wrestling background to play a James Bond villain, following in the footsteps of Harold Sakata (Goldfinger (1964)), Peter Fanene Maivia (You Only Live Twice (1967), and Pat Roach (Never Say Never Again (1983).

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Year

2015

Size/Type

Black & White Style, US / International / Double Sided / Advance – Coming Soon / (27″ x 40″)

Country of Origin

United States (USA)

Condition

Near mint minus; originally rolled (as issued)

Director

Sam Mendes

Actor/Actress

Ben Wishaw, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes

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Film Description

James Bond SPECTRE Movie Poster

“A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Belluci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Meanwhile, back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre of National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Miss Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. As the daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of S.P.E.C.T.R.E., he learns a chilling connection between him and the enemy he seeks.”

Finally, with “SPECTRE“ we get to have some fun in the Daniel Craig James Bond era. “Skyfall“ was good but a little bit underwhelming. This brings back the punches of classic Bond and has outstanding performances from Craig, Léa Seydoux, and Christoph Waltz. Not to mention Naomie Harris (who is becoming crucial and wonderful in her character development), Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, and Rory Kinnear. Monica Bellucci and Dave Bautista (woefully underused as a villain) serve their roles very well. Waltz was the funnest to watch and I always pegged him for this role of Bond villain since I first saw “Inglourious Basterds“ and boy, he did not disappoint. He eats up his scenes and eschews the sadistic egomaniac with charm, style, and class. The scenery and shooting were breathtaking especially the shots in the Austrian Alps and the Train sequence was a great nod to the ghosts of Bond’s past (“From Russia with Love“ and “The Spy Who Loved Me“).

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11 x 14" printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.

WINDOW CARD
14 x 22" printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970's.

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40 x 60" printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.

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