James Bond: Scripts, Schemes & Kickboxing Babe
via Cinematical
Preparations for the next James Bond film -- aka Bond 22-- are moving along, according to Cinematical's Patrick Walsh. The follow up to CASINO ROYALE -- now being written by Neil Purvis and Robert Wade -- will not be an adaptation of any one Ian Fleming novel or story, but will reportedly contain elements of the Bond creators short stories "The Hildebrand Rarity," "The Property of a Lady," "Risico" and "007 in New York."
Read more here -- Walsh has a quote from a Sony executive confirming star Daniel Craig's participation and the start date. Costar casting has not been confirmed, but as always, villain and Bond babe rumors remain the most fun guessing game around. Who do you think should play the the late Vesper Lynd's Algerian boyfriend (the man who troubled her heart as much as Bond did?) And which up and coming dangerous beauty ought to portray the "kickboxing babe" mentioned in Walsh's story?
Honor Blackman (GOLDFINGER) and Famke Janssen (GOLDENEYE), the two brainiest, most dangerous beauties of the series, have set the bar rather high -- so think hard.
Additional reading:
Stuart Jeffries, one of the Guardian's best culture correspondents, meets the impressive Ms. Blackman, who's about to appear in the Lyric Theatre's production of CABARET. she's Fraulein Schneider: expect some expertly trilled/growled Teutonic rrrrrrrrrrr's.