Spectre: 8 Things Sam Mendes Doesn't Want You To Know
4. Judi Dench Is Back (Kind Of)
This one's not a total secret - it's just that Sam Mendes wanted to keep it between him and a roomful of select journalists who, to their credit, mostly kept quiet. At CinemaCon in May this year, Mendes showed off an exclusive scene from Spectre, one that featured Bond watching a recording of an old boss giving him a mission from beyond the grave.
All sites but one elected not to reveal who this mysterious figure was, deciding it was a major surprise that fans shouldn't know about until they actually see the film; i09, however, thought differently. Turns out Judi Dench is back in Spectre, kicking off the whole film by appearing in video footage as M, who's still giving the orders.
This one sounds like a cameo, then, one that will come and go not long after the opening sequence. Intriguingly, there's another name reportedly mentioned by M in the video footage that Mendes probably also wanted to keep quiet...