LONDON: French actress Lea Seydoux and Italian star Monica Bellucci will star alongside Britain’s Daniel Craig in the new James Bond film “Spectre,” the producers said on Thursday at the historic Pinewood Studios.

Academy Award-winning Austrian actor Christoph Waltz is joining the cast, while Andrew Scott — Moriarty from BBC series “Sherlock” — will play a government official.

SPECTRE was the terrorist organization headed by Ernst Blofeld in early Bond films starting with “Dr. No.”

The film will be shot in Mexico City, Rome and Tangier and Bond will drive a new sleek Aston Martin, which was shown off to reporters by director Sam Mendes.

Bond will also return to the ski slopes in Austria and spy chief “M” will be played by Ralph Fiennes.

“We start shooting on Monday,” Mendes said.

This will be the 24th instalment in the hugely successful series based on author Ian Fleming’s fictional Secret Service agent, which began with Sean Connery starring in Dr. No in 1962.

Skyfall” was the most successful Bond film yet, taking more than $1.1 billion at the global box office.

Waltz said his character was called Oberhauser, but many fans will hope he is really Blofeld, one of the most enduring Bond villains.

Principal photography on the new film begins Monday. Filming will take place at Pinewood Studios near London and on location in Morocco, Mexico and Austria.

The movie is due for release late next year.