![]() Skyfall put paid to the recurring theory that James Bond was merely a cover identity for a variety of 007s. Rather than Blofeld hating Bond because he wants to do evil things and Bond keeps stopping him, Blofeld has categorically destroyed his life over the course of the past three movies because… Blofeld’s dad sort-of adopted Bond after his parents died? Blofeld calls Bond a “cuckoo” several times, even claiming that his usurping of the son role is what justified Blofeld’s murder of his father, all of which is a little much traumatic familial backstory for a spy lark.Īt what point is an homage just a rehash? After all, I’m pretty sure it was illegal in the 2010s to have a hero and villain who weren’t clandestinely related. Yes, Spectre decided to go that most soap opera of soap opera routes: making Bond and Blofeld secret foster brothers. White’s (Jesper Christensen) daughter, Madeleine Swann ( Léa Seydoux) and for the whereabouts of the SPECTRE leader, whom Bond recognized as his former foster brother Franz Oberhauser, who now goes by the name of Blofeld ( Christoph Waltz). Hinx ( Dave Bautista) as he looks for former enemy Mr. After crashing (both in and out) of a SPECTRE meeting, Bond is pursued by henchman Mr. The new M ( Ralph Fiennes) has little time for Bond’s shenanigans, with MI6 merging with MI5 and Max Denbigh/C ( Andrew Scott) coming in as Director, complete with new technology and the intention to end the Double-0 program.īond (as Bond does) brushes these concerns aside, and with the aid of Moneypenny ( Naomie Harris) and Q ( Ben Whishaw), travels to Rome for Sciarra’s funeral, learning from Sciarra’s widow ( Monica Bellucci) about the existence of the SPECTRE organization. In Spectre, Bond ( Daniel Craig) goes rogue once again to carry out a mission left to him posthumously by Judi Dench’s M: he must find and kill a man named Sciarra and attend his funeral. Additionally, after being spoofed three times by Mike Meyers in the Austin Powers movies, it was always going to be a bit tricky to bring back the classic supervillain (and his adorable cat) in any sort of serious capacity. The lawsuit was settled in 2013, opening the door for the return of the character and his gang, but Blofeld in 2015 was a tricky concept to return to the franchise.Īfter 34 years out of the general audience’s consciousness, Bond had moved on from his archnemesis of old. Blofeld had been ignobly (and anonymously) killed off in 1981’s For Your Eyes Only after an injunction by writer Kevin McClory had kept the films from using either Blofeld or SPECTRE. Spectre marked the first time in decades that the films would be able to use both the organization SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion) itself and the greatest of all Bond’s nemeses: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Unfortunately, rather than the glorious return to form that many anticipated, Spectre is instead a grand collection of could-have-beens and wasted moments. Mendes initially declined to return for the follow up to Skyfall but changed his mind after seeing the script. Sam Mendes’ 2012 Bond film Skyfall was a critical and financial success, so it’s no surprise that the world was eagerly anticipating his follow-up, 2015’s Spectre. Since December sees the release of Sam Mendes’ WWI epic 1917, we’re looking back at the London theater director-turned-filmmaker’s eclectic works. Tensions run high in the Arrow bunker.Every month, we at The Spool select a filmmaker to explore in greater depth - their themes, their deeper concerns, how their works chart the history of cinema and the filmmaker’s own biography. Meanwhile, Oliver (Stephen Amell) must deal with the perpetrator behind the attack and realizes the best way to do so is as Mayor Queen instead of the Green Arrow. Flashbacks reveal how Rene went from simple family man to a hero named Wild Dog. WILD DOG’S HISTORY IS REVEALED - A traumatic attack on City Hall triggers painful memories for Rene (Rick Gonzalez) about his family. ![]() ![]() Soon enough that will all change as the CW has released the official synopsis for an upcoming episode titled “Spectre of the Gun” and according to the synopsis, the episode will shine a light on Wild Dog’s past. We know a little bit about Ragman, and we learned a lot about Mister Terrific in season 4, but at this point we know little to nothing about Wild Dog. Artemis has since betrayed the team, but Ragman, Mister Terrific and Wild Dog are still fighting the good fight. At the beginning of “Arrow” season 5 Oliver Queen and Felicity spent some time recruiting vigilantes for the new Team Arrow. ![]()
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