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I think it's likely he's SPECTRE. Number 2? I'm not sure I'd go that far. Although the structure may be quite different in this new SPECTRE. There may be several members on the tier below No.1.
Before Waltz my money was on Simon Russell Beale who worked a lot with Sam Mendes on stage. because of his role in one of the Austin Powers movies I always doubted to see Kevin Spacey as Blofeld.
It could very well be that Blofeld is revealed as the head of SPECTRE, as played by Christoph Waltz. It'll be the first appearance of the character since 1971 (1981). But I think it could also immediately be the final, last appearance of the character. A bit like Dr. No, who was the first No.1 of SPECTRE in the old timeline, and who got killed off by Bond.
Then perhaps Denbigh could evolve into the No.1 of SPECTRE.
Blofeld has been known to use aliases...
But both Oberhauser and Blofeld are characters in their own right. Blofeld can use all the aliases he wants, but surely not the name of an already existing character in 007's universe (Oberhauser was both a father-figure and ski-instructor of Bond's when he was young).
Or it's a ruse - he (Blofeld) uses that name from Bond's past to lure 007 to Austria, or wherever. That sort of thing could work, I guess.
Don't get things mixed up.
HANNES Oberhauser is the father-figure/ski instructor.
Waltz is NOT playing HANNES Oberhauser, but Franz Oberhauser.
And Franz Oberhauser is NOT a Fleming character, so he can be anyone or turn into anyone.
But the Fleming character is Hans Oberhauser. Waltz is playing a character called Franz Oberhause. So this is not "the name of an already existing character in 007's universe."
C'mon. Both Austrian. Both with surname Oberhauser. Pull another leg, would you.
Of course they are related in some way. But I can see nothing wrong in that.
Kincade was never mentioned by Fleming. But his inclusion in Bond's past in Skyfall did not change the youth that Fleming invented.
... and when you get 2 people with the same surname and different first names, what does that usually mean?
So they're including Fleming's H. Oberhauser, as a father figure - just as Fleming described.
It means someone is being smugly sarcastic for the sake of it & that Babs Broccoli is out of her depth making creative decisions about a fictional legacy that her similarly surnamed pops had more understanding of and managed to run far better.
Next.
Exactly.
Isn't that wonderful? :-)
Detlef Bothe = et the BlofeD
Ahem. Let's rather say that once your secret is no more a secret for thousands of people, ironically it seems you've got less trolls who come and say "Hey I know that.." just for the sake of spoiling : you have less "spoiling power" when you know already a lot of persons know what you know...
I fear it will happen in the few weeks before the release though, like it did for Skyfall. Alas I expect spoilers on the Internet the last 2 or 3 weeks before the release. FYI, we had a major spoiler given by the host on a French radio show already...
Let's say that so far the fans who read the leaks are very respectful of those who want to stay spoiler-free. And that means we let some people boast aboutsome conclusions that are very wrong [even though even reading the leaks doesn't mean we're 100% sure about everything :)] , but now it seems we're in the 95% zone...] But the "Leaks thread" is starting to leak a bit too now, some people don't realize they post info, hindsights, or confirm info, outside this thread, that could come only from reading the leaks. Some others should not bait for it, more and more will do this otherwise.
Should this not be posted in a topic I once created? About the ethics behind the SonyLeaks? This is foremost a positive spirited topic in which most posters are merely.....wonderin. It's filled with open ended "What if" questions, that joyfully enhances excitement and is almost never containing spoilers.
"SPECTRE have been in the shadows for many years, we've been watching, manipulating, secretly running governments all over the world. We have had many great leaders. Maibaum, Harwood, Mather, Blofeld, White, but they are all in the past. I am the power now. My name will spread fear throughout the criminal underworld. I am Oberhauser"
I doubt it. That would be cheating. Blofeld IS SPECTRE, not just a former chairman.
... unlike the dimly-lit Christoph Waltz-shaped chap who has an open double-door him behind him and is flanked on his left by another seated attendee in this shot:
It could mean any number of things - massive continuity error, two different scenes made to seem like one scene for the trailer, Waltz NOT playing Blofeld because he's not chairing the meeting, Oberhauser/Blofeld not being in charge of the organisation (yet), etc, etc - but what do you lot think?