Listened to a few interviews from Ralph Fiennes from the Spectre launch, and he mentioned that the death of M in Skyfall leaves significant echoes throughout this film. Could the service be coming down hard on the fact that the head of MI6 disappeared off the grid and ended up dead? The synopsis mentions something about M having to deal with threats to the service, which could refer to the repercussions the former M's death and of course from SPECTRE.
"Ralph Fiennes, who plays the new M, said Dame Judi Dench's M "still haunts this movie in a way you'll find out". He added: "There's an interesting follow-on from things in other films - I wouldn't say it's a sequel but there's a connective tissue."
Edited by DamnCoffee, 07 December 2014 - 03:35 PM.