Rumour: Ralph Fiennes to join James Bond 23 filming in December

MI6

Ralph Fiennes will play Prospero in "The Tempest," Shakespeare's final play, at the Theater Royal Haymarket in London's West End. Helmed by Trevor Nunn, the production will begin previews from Aug. 27 -- <a href = "http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034436"; target = "_blank">Variety</a> reports.

Fiennes's movie commitments mean the run will be strictly limited. He is skedded to start filming on the Sam Mendes helmed "Bond 23" In December. The latter is scripted by John Logan who also scripted Fiennes's recent movie helming debut "Coriolanus."

boldfinger

I would be interested to know if the latter half of the article is also from Variety, which would give the rumour quite some credibility.

MI6

@boldfinger - it is word for word from the Variety.com article: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034436

Variety has had some hit-and-miss reporting in recent times but this looks like it's worth the time of day.

boldfinger

Just noticed there is already a thread on this:


http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/355/ralph-fiennes-to-begin-filming-bond-23-in-december#Item_13

MI6

Good call!