Spectre (2015 film) Spectre (2015 film) Spectre is a 2015 British spy film, the twenty-fourth in the "James Bond" film series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. It is the fourth film to feature Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, and the second film in the series directed by Sam Mendes following "Skyfall." It was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is the final "James Bond" film to be internationally distributed by Columbia Pictures, as Universal Pictures will become the international distributor of its future films. The story sees Bond pitted
James Bond in film be adapted for the cinema, and he approached producer Sir Alexander Korda to make a film adaptation of either "Live and Let Die" or "Moonraker". Although Korda was initially interested, he later withdrew. On 1 October 1959, it was announced that Fleming would write an original film script featuring Bond for producer Kevin McClory. Jack Whittingham also worked on the script, culminating in a screenplay entitled "James Bond, Secret Agent". However, Alfred Hitchcock and Richard Burton turned down roles as director and star, respectively. McClory was unable to secure the financing for the film, and the deal fell through. Fleming