Christoph Waltz, who brought the iconic James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld to life in 2015’s Spectre, has defended the character’s shocking twist. One of the original Bond villains created by novelist Ian Fleming, Blofeld made his first film appearance in 1963’s From Russia With Love and would go on to appear in many of the franchise’s entries through the years. In Spectre, Waltz’s Blofeld was provided with an entirely new backstory, controversially revealing him to be Bond’s own adopted brother. So contentious was the move, the plot twist would go on to earn itself the derisive nickname of “Brofeld”.
