In 2015, Daniel Craig once again took on the role of the famous spy in 007 Spectre24th installment of the James Bond saga broadcast Sunday January 26, 2025 at 9:10 p.m. on France 2. For his fourth adventure in the shoes of 007, he must investigate a mysterious organization and dismantle it. For this mission, he is accompanied by Madeleine Swann, daughter of Mr. White played by Léa Seydoux. The film, by Sam Mendes (who also directed Heavy rain), brings together a five-star cast, including Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci and David Bautista. But long before its theatrical release, the project, still in its initial stage, was greatly threatened.
This enormous computer hack which almost compromised 007 Spectre
In December 2014, Reuters reveals that “On November 24, hackers attacked the entertainment arm of Sony Corp., paralyzing the computer network and stealing a significant amount of sensitive information. It was the most serious cyberattack ever perpetrated against a company in the United States “. A hack that directly impacts 007 Spectreand the extremely lucrative franchise, for a very specific reason. “Producers of the James Bond films said they learned Saturday morning that an early version of the Specter script was among the elements stolen and made public by hackers who infiltrated the Sony studio's computers. […] Eon Productions is concerned that third parties who received the stolen script may seek to publish it or its contents, Eon said in a statement, while warning that the script is protected by UK copyright laws.. At that time, the filming of the feature film had just started and all that was revealed by the director were: “the title, the cast and the new car, but few plot details”. However, the team did not become demoralized and the various productions launched by Sony were not interrupted.
How was the filming of 007 Spectre ?
The same day, France 24 reveals that “rumors have been circulating that North Korea is behind this cyberattack in retaliation for the comedy The Interview [ou L’Interview qui tue ! en français, avec James Franco, Seth Rogen et Lizzy Caplan, ndlr]. This film depicts an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. North Korea condemned the film, but denied piracy”. In addition to this hiccup, Daniel Craig also had to recover from a serious injury during this new shoot. Which was done in less than a year. “It didn't affect my work rate, which meant post-production was crazy because I refused to compromise and take shortcuts during filming. I was very lucky because it was the first time I worked with editor Lee Smith, who is a genius and was able to edit alongside us during filming. This meant that during the break we had to take when Daniel was injured, we were able to. really watch half the movie and shape it and reshape it. “So we were really early, not late. It was the first time, in any film and even in a film of this scale, that I had a very good edit three days after the end of filming.”confided Sam Mendes to our colleagues at Deadline. A relentless effort that paid off, since the film raked in no less than $880 million in international revenue.
