Spectre director Sam Mendes and his team consequently decided to retcon SPECTRE's existence into the three prior movies by 'revealing' that Quantum was simply a division of the overall organization. As a result, Royale's direct sequel Quantum of Solace introduced an organization named Quantum which was planned as an ongoing alternative SPECTRE.īut by 2013, Eon had managed to strike a deal which allowed the producers to finally use the SPECTRE name. This was mainly due to the fact SPECTRE was at the heart of a copyright dispute, with production company Eon unable to secure the rights to use the name in Casino Royale or its follow-up. Royale hinted at a worldwide cabal of rogues without naming the group specifically. But one thing missing from Craig's Bond debut is the legendary SPECTRE organization – a shadowy group of villains and a mainstay of the Bond series since its creation. Casino Royale often tops the list of best Bond movies, and for good reason.

The 24th Bond movie was faced with the task of tying together the previous three Craig-led films while simultaneously dealing with behind-the-scenes rights issues. To be fair to Spectre, the movie inherited somewhat of a mess in terms of storyline. And while Skyfall somewhat redeemed Bond following Quantum, the lackluster Spectre – which is reliably ranked low among the James Bond movies – undoubtedly set things back for fans and critics alike, despite box office earnings of $879 million worldwide. Before it's revealed whether No Time To Die can make up for it, here's everything that went wrong with Spectre. Related: What Went Wrong With James Bond's Die Another DayĬonsidering how well Craig's tenure as Bond started, with the excellent Casino Royale, fans have often been dismayed at the route the Bond films have taken since.

Unfortunately, the consensus is that Spectre failed to deliver, with even Craig himself saying he returned for No Time To Die because ' if left it at Spectre, something at the back of head would have been going, ‘I wish I’d done one more'.' Skyfall had managed to get the Craig-led Bond movies back on track following the misstep that was Quantum of Solaceand fans were hoping for yet another improvement following Skyfall's success.

Coming after the most popular Bond movie ever in terms of box office draw, Skyfall, Spectre was always going to be under increased scrutiny.

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