Following the recent release of Sam Mendes' "Spectre," actor Christopher Waltz said that he is not playing the role of Blofeld in the forthcoming action film. In the trailer, his character was featured in a silhouette.
In an interview with GQ, Waltz denied that he is playing the classic Bond antagonist Blofeld. He added that it was a rumor that began on the Internet. He said, "The name of my character is Franz Oberhauser."
The actor also expressed that he always hesitate when doing a film. But for "Spectre," Waltz acknowledged the work of the director, the writers, and his co-actors. In addition, he praised the sequences in Mexico as "extravagant" as well as the Australia scenes as "traditional Bond snow action."
"These films with Daniel Craig have shifted the tone," Waltz said. "They don't depend on a set formula that forces actors simply to go through the motions."
With Waltz insisting that he will be playing Oberhauser, there were also some similar cases in the past, as per Empire Online. Naomie Harris told Empire before that she would not be playing Miss Moneypenny in "Skyfall." It also has a similar pattern with Benedict Cumberbatch who said before that he was not playin Khan in "Star Trek Into Darkness."
The upcoming action film "Spectre" will center on the events following the MI6 bombing incident. Along with Waltz, other members of the cast include Lea Seydoux as Madeleinde Swann, Dave bautista as Mr. hinx, Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory, Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny, Monica Belluci as Lucia Sciarra, and Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Sam Mendes is set to pilot the film, along with Michael Wilson, Gregg Wilson, Wolfganf Ramml, Callum McDougall, Roberto Malerba, Barbara Broccoli, and Zkaria Alaoui as co-producers. Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, John Logan , and Ian Fleming are set to pen the screenplay.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures will distribute the film, with Eon Productions in charge of the production. A full trailer is assumed to be seen with "Jane Got a Gun" on Sept. 4.
"Spectre" is set to hit theaters on Nov. 6.