Spectre World Premiere

Spectre is the third James Bond film to premiere as a Royal Film Performance after Die Another Day (2002) and Casino Royale (2006). Proceeds from the evening support the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund.

FRIENDS REUNITED - James Bond star Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes follow the worldwide success of Skyfall with Spectre, the 24th in the world's longest running film series. It was Craig who persuaded his friend Mendes to direct the most successful film in the franchise to date and its direct sequel. 

Daniel Craig (James Bond 007) is joined on the red carpet by Spectre's leading ladies Léa Seydoux (Madeleine Swann) and Monica Bellucci (Lucia Sciarra).

ABOVE [left] Christoph Waltz (Franz Oberhauser) and partners in crime [top right] Dave Bautista (Hinx), and [bottom right] Jesper Christensen who reprises his role as Mr. White (Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace) in Spectre.

ABOVE: [L-R] THE 'NEW' OLD GUARD - Reprising their roles from Skyfall Ralph Fiennes (M), Naomie Harris (Miss Moneypenny) and Ben Whishaw (Q).

ABOVE: [top left] Bond's Aston Martin DB10 and Hinx's Jaguar C-X75 on display outside The Royal Albert Hall. [bottom left] Andrew Scott plays Max Denbigh/'C' in Spectre and [right] proud producers Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson.

ABOVE: [top left] Sam Smith whose Spectre title song 'Writing's on the Wall' made history by becoming the first James Bond theme to  reach #1 in the UK chart . [top right] Maryam d'Abo who played Kara Milovy in The Living Daylights (1987) attends the Spectre premiere, and [bottom] Dame Shirley Bassey who sang the title songs for Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Moonraker (1979).