( CNN ) -- The past is new again for agent 007 : The next James Bond film will be called `` Spectre . '' Director Sam Mendes announced the name of the 24th official Bond film Thursday at England 's Pinewood Studios . Austrian actor Christoph Waltz will join Daniel Craig in the cast . Craig makes his fourth appearance as the rugged British secret service agent . Ralph Fiennes , Rory Kinnear , Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw will be reprising their roles from 2012 's `` Skyfall . '' Newcomers to the franchise include Monica Bellucci , Lea Seydoux , Andrew Scott and Dave Bautista . Shooting for the film , due for release in late 2015 , begins Monday . Mendes all but said the title was a nod to the SPECTRE terror group featured in Ian Fleming 's James Bond novels and the early films . `` Those of you who have some knowledge of the Bond franchise and the legend of Bond will probably have some idea of what that refers to , but I could n't possibly comment , '' Mendes said . The film 's official Twitter account featured a picture of Bond 's new car , a snazzy Aston Martin DB10 . Rome , London , Mexico City , the Austrian Alps and Morocco will serve as some of the film 's exotic locations .
Director Ralph Fiennes announced the name late 2015 . Christoph Waltz , Ralph Fiennes , Daniel Craig will join Sam Mendes in the cast . It 's due for release in Thursday .