Bond is back: Daniel Craig returns in 'SPECTRE' as 007 with star-studded cast, a new baddie, a new car (and the oldest Bond girl ever)

The shroud of secrecy surrounding the 24th instalment in the James Bond franchise has finally been lifted.
On Thursday, it was officially announced at Buckinghamshire's Pinewood Studios that Daniel Craig would be reprising his role as super-spy 007 in Spectre, the latest film in the saga, to be directed by Sam Mendes.
On the set of the movie - scheduled to begin shooting over seven months from Monday - he will be joined by a star-studded returning cast that includes Ralph Fiennes (M), Naomie Harris (Miss Moneypenny), Ben Whishaw (Q) and Rory Kinnear (Bill Tanner).

Monica Bellucci, left and Léa Seydoux, right, were announced as newcomers to the cast, with Monica, 50,  making history as the oldest ever Bond girl