Spectre was released in US cinemas on November 6, 2015. A press conference was held in December 2014. Director Sam Mendes announced the title of the film and introduced the cast, which included Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Dave Bautista, Monica Belluci, Andrew Scott and Christoph Waltz, who was said to be playing Franz Oberhauser. Right from that moment, most Bond fans saw through the charade and surmised Waltz was playing Ernst Savro Blofeld. It seemed