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Oscar winner Sam Mendes said James Bond fans can expect "a little more mischief" in 007's next adventure as he unveiled a cast including Christoph Waltz and Sherlock star Andrew Scott for the forthcoming film, which will be called Spectre.
French actress Lea Seydoux and Italian star Monica Bellucci will become Bond girls for the latest outing of the British agent, which will see Daniel Craig reprise his role as 007 for a fourth time.
The cast and crew - and Bond's latest car - gathered in front of the world's media at Pinewood Studios, the traditional production base for the movies and currently being used for rehearsals ahead of filming starting next week.
The film is named after the shadowy terrorist organisation created by Bond author Ian Fleming which first appeared in his novel Thunderball. It is an acronym for SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion and is led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
Austrian actor Waltz, 58, is to play a character called Oberhausen - the name of the climbing and skiing instructor from Fleming's books who taught Bond while he was at Fettes College.
Mendes, who is in the director's chair for a second Bond film, said the team were "very excited to be on the verge of shooting" the next instalment.
