A new James Bond’s film, Spectre, which premiered amid pomp at the Sliverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday, hits the cinema across the country on Friday, November 6.
The grand premiere paraded dignitaries including Mr. Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Cosmos Jn. Maduka, Executive Director, Cosharis Land Rover/Jaguar, Mr. Chris Maskell, Director, United Kingdom Trade Investment, Mrs. Ufoma Umukoro, GM, Cosharis Land Rover/Jaguar, Mrs. Clementine Vervelde, wife of Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, and Mr. Guy Murray-Bruce, Vice President, Silverbird Group.
Others are Mr. Paschal Dozie, Chairman, MTN/Founder, Diamond Bank, Mrs Bolanle Austin-Peters, MD/CEO, Terrakulture, Mr. Franco Maria Maggi, Marketing Director, NB Plc, Mr. Kufre’s Ekanem, Corporate Affairs Adviser, NB Plc, Mr. Edem Vindah, Corporate Media/Brand PR Manager, NB Plc, Mr. Kelvin Orifa, Experienced Market Segment Manager, MTN, star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Ms Mo Abudu, MD/CEO, EbonyLife, Ms Rosana George-Hart, GM, Silverbird Film Distribution, and actor Joseph Benjamin.
Produced by Eon Productions and distributed in Nigeria by Sliverbird Film Distribution Ltd, Spectre, the 24th James Bond adventure, features Daniel Craig in his fourth performance as James Bond, and Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, with the film making the character’s re-introduction into the series.
“Spectre” shattered box office records in nearly every market in which it has been released, led by a historic performance in the United Kingdom. In total in the six released territories, the film raked in $80.4 million, including $67.7 million from SPRI territories and $12.7 million from territories in which MGM is distributing. In the UK, the film opened to an estimated £41.7 million ($63.8 million USD) in its first seven days of release, securing new records for the biggest opening of all time in UK box office history.
The film narrates how James Bond (Daniel Craig) stumbles on a cryptic message from the past that sends him on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as Spectre.
Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), daughter of his old nemesis, Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of Spectre. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of Spectre, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.
Written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth, and directed by Sam Mendes as his second James Bond film following Skyfall, Spectre is the second most expensive film ever made, with a budget of over $300 million.
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