Spectre is the 24th James Bond film to be released in the major franchise. The previous three films, starring Daniel Craig as the lead, have all been released under the Sony Pictures banner, but Spectre will be the final Bond film that they will distribute. On that note, you know full well that it will be open season for studios trying to seal a deal with MGM and EON to get distribution rights on the franchise. More on the story below.

According to Variety, there will be a huge bidding war for the rights to distribute James Bond. The trade says that Warner Bros. may be the one who gets the deal because of Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara has a close relationship with MGM chief Gary Barber. The pair have worked together on the recent Hobbit trilogy and are partnered up to release the Rocky spinoff Creed.

If we are to believe the latest rumor for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then fans will have to be on the lookout for a certain StormTrooper. We know that John Boyega and Gwendoline Christie will be playing Stormtroopers, with the former playing a regular one while the latter more of an elite version of the First Order – the new name of the Galactic Empire.

Now, we are hearing rumors that Daniel Craig will also be playing a Stormtrooper, although we may not know which one because he will play one of the many we will see in the film. More on that below.

The first trailer for the latest James Bond adventure, Spectre, has premiered this evening. You can watch it here below.

After doing a bang-up job directing Skyfall, Oscar-winner Sam Mendes is back behind the camera for Daniel Craig‘s fourth go-around as Ian Fleming‘s iconic, globe-trotting British superspy. Spectre‘s inaugural teaser is light on action and heavy on mood and mystery, literally keeping Christoph Waltz‘s secret villain in the shadows. We get some hints at Bond’s past, including a callback to the final battle in Skyfall, and the surprise appearance of Jesper Christensen as Mr. White, the enigmatic puppet master who appeared briefly in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, indicates that we might see some loose ends from those earlier films finally get tied up.

The first teaser poster for the new James Bond film, Spectre, debuted on Twitter today. It pretty much lives up to the whole idea of teasers by not showing us much of anything. But in the poster we clearly see that Bond has ditched the traditional suit for a turtleneck while brandishing a Walther PPK — I know there is a Archer joke in this poster somewhere.

Hit the jump to see the full poster.

Sony Pictures shared some set photos and a behind the scenes video of the new James Bond film Spectre. The snowy backdrop provided only a glimpse of what is to come from the new film directed by Sam Mendes. Daniel Craig returns to reprise his role as Agent 007, and joining him will be Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx, who is described as smarter than your average henchman; and Léa Seydoux as Dr. Swann, who is not your typical leading lady in Bond.

A couple of new images have dropped online, as well as some interesting new quotes from Bautista and Seydoux describing their characters. Hit the jump to see them.