Your car is ready, Mr Bond: 007's most famous rides are lined up outside Winston Churchill's birthplace Blenheim Palace as Spectre shoot returns to UK
It's the birthplace of one of Britain's greatest ever leaders.
So it's no surprise that the UK's suavest spy is set to pay a visit to Blenheim Palace.
Speculation began to swirl earlier this week that the iconic stately home in Oxfordshire is the latest location for Spectre, the 24th James Bond film.
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Driving license to thrill: Speculation began to swirl that Blenheim Palace was set to be used as a location for the new 007 movie Spectre after a fleet of high-end cars were lined up outside
Cranes arrived at the site - where WWII Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born in 1874 - on Tuesday and began unloading a fleet of supercars from containers.
After 007's favourite rides - including an Aston Martin, a Porsche, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and a BMW - were lined up outside the palace, locals began to click that Daniel Craig could be on his way in guise as the bed-hopping secret agent.
What couldn't be seen in the jam-packed parking lot was the Aston Martin DB10, which was unveiled alongside the new cast late last year.
As usual with the Bond franchise, the vehicles are just as important to the spy's image as his tailored suits, his lovers and his gadgets.
Heavy work: Cranes arrived at the site - where WWII Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born in 1874 - on Tuesday and began unloading the vehicles from containers
Nice ride: Some of 007's favourite vehicles - including an Aston Martin, a Porsche, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and a BMW - could all be seen parked in front of the country house
Iconic: The stately home in Oxfordshire is a perfect spot for the British gentlemanly spy to shoot scenes
On home turf: Blenheim Palace is expected to appear as one of the UK locations in the 24th Bond movie, alongside sites in Austria, Rome and Morocco
Behind the scenes: Locals began to twig that Daniel Craig could be heading to the palace as production teams descended on the landmark
The producers behind the movie, which is being directed by Sam Mendes again after his stellar work on Skyfall, have also teamed up with Jaguar, who have created a line-up of new cars for the upcoming adventure.
The Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and Land Rover Defender Big Foot are all set to feature, with the C-X75 to form part of spectacular chase scene in Rome alongside the Aston Martin DB10.
Scenes including the heavily modified Land Rover Defenders & Range Rover Sport SVR have already been filmed in Austria.
Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, John Edwards, said: 'This is an exciting partnership for Jaguar Land Rover and an opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic capabilities of the Special Operations team.’
Bond's back: Daniel will play the suave superspy for a fourth time in the new film, which also stars a stellar cast including Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Monica Belushi, Dave Bautista and Andrew Scott
New wheels: Bond will be seen behind the wheel of the Aston Martin DB10, which will be featured in a car spectacular chase scene in Rome alongside the Jaguar C-X75
Shaken and stirred: Craig was previously filming in Austria where his gun-wielding antics saw him destroy an overturned jeep
Mayday: He also appeared to be caught up in a dramatic plane crash, which smashed its way down a snowy hillside
Alongside Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Monica Belushi, Dave Bautista and Andrew Scott are all lined up to star in the blockbuster. Ralph Feinnes will take over the role of M following Dame Judi Dench's departure in Skyfall.
Waltz has been widely expected to assume the role of legendary villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, head of the Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion.
This came shortly after Craig said the script for Spectre, which is expected out this October, is ‘better than we had last time’.
According to the actor, who's playing James Bond for the fourth time in the new film, Spectre should be superior to the 2012 hit Skyfall, which made more than $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office.
He said: ‘We've got an amazing cast and, I think, a better script than we had last time.'
Huge crew: Dozens of production teammembers were on site to ensure the epic scene went to plan
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