James Bond Spectre reveals its latest Bond girl

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Producers of the new James Bond film Spectre have announced their latest Bond girl - Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman.

Revealing the news on Twitter, they said she was joining the cast as a character called Estrella.

Filming on the 24th Bond movie is currently taking place ahead of its release date in November 2015.

Sigman joins the likes of actresses Monica Belucci, Léa Seydoux and Naomie Harris on the film.

Before now, she had appeared in movies such as Miss Bala and Pioneer.

She also featured in the US remake of Scandinavian series The Bridge before it was cancelled.

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From what we know so far Spectre will focus on 007's childhood as an orphan.

Speaking on a behind-the-scenes Vlog, director Sam Mendes said: "Spectre is a movie entirely driven by Bond. He is on a mission from the very beginning."

The director also said the storyline would develop the characters of Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Ben Whishaw as Q.

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