James Bond villain alert: 'Bond 25' to see Christoph Waltz reprise super-villain role, details here

upcoming James Bond film- 'Bond 25' has been creating a lot of buzz ever since project was anunced. Recently, makers gave out ar major update on project and revealed that celebrated actor Christoph Waltz will be returning as antagonist Ernst Stavro Blofeld in upcoming venture. As per media reports,  two-time Oscar winner will soon join cast who is currently shooting in London. 

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While iconic character has been previously essayed by actors including Donald Pleasence and Max von Sydow, Waltz first essayed  role in 2015's 'Spectre'.  Beside him, or actors who will reprise ir role include Daniel Craig as James Bond, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Ben Whishaw, and Rory Kinnear.  film also features Rami Malek as main villain alongside new entrants Ana De Armas, Lashana Lynch, David Dencik, Billy Magnussen and Dali Benssalah. 

As per media reports, 'Bond 25' revolves around Bond, whose peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter [Wright] from CIA turns up asking for help. mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leing Bond onto trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new techlogy.

 film, however, has h a tumultuous journey. It earlier hit a roblock following a troubled script process that saw original director Danny Boyle exit project over creative differences with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, resulting in a delay to production and a subsequent delay to planned release date, originally slated for October 2019. Later ar accident followed makers when a controlled explosion went wrong during shooting of film, damaging exterior of famous 007 st at iconic studio and injuring a crew member outside st.

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Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, 'Bond 25' is scheduled to hit big screens on April 8, 2020.

(With inputs from PTI)