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  • leas_moleleas_mole love is the promise of suffering
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    French actress Joy Esther reveals that she participated in the Bond girl audition (but lost to Léa Seydoux) - "you cannot compete against Léa"

    Google Translate or in original French

    Besides, I thought they were originally screen testing Brits and Scandinavians?
  • GetafixGetafix
    edited January 2015 Posts: 11,425
    I think Dan has a thing for French girls. 3 out of 4 movies now with the Bond girl played by a French actress. He's got a very nice English girl at home so who can blame him for looking across the Channel to spice things up a bit in the casting department.
  • timmertimmer
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    You could say 4 out of 4 as Olga is of the French acting and modeling scene....having launched and developed her career in Paris...age 16
  • MadeleineSwannMadeleineSwann
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    Does anyone know if Seydoux's gonna keep her French accent?
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Seydoux's gonna keep her French accent?

    Can she lose it when she speaks in English?
  • MadeleineSwannMadeleineSwann
    edited January 2015 Posts: 591
    Ludovico wrote: »
    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Seydoux's gonna keep her French accent?

    Can she lose it when she speaks in English?

    Well I've things about her having the same dialect coach as Eva Green so I just thought maybe they're gonna teach her how to lose the accent more. I mean to me Seydoux as quite a thick French accent when she speaks English and it's beautiful but I don't know if the filmmakers want her character to have that kind of accent?

  • LudovicoLudovico
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    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Seydoux's gonna keep her French accent?

    Can she lose it when she speaks in English?

    Well I've things about her having the same dialect coach as Eva Green so I just thought maybe they're gonna teach her how to lose the accent more. I mean to me Seydoux as quite a thick French accent when she speaks English and it's beautiful but I don't know if the filmmakers want her character to have that kind of accent?

    With a name like Madeleine Swann, it seems likely to me that she is French. I always thought the Vesper Lynd played by Eva Green may have had French blood, as she still had a French accent.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Getafix wrote: »
    I think Dan has a thing for French girls. 3 out of 4 movies now with the Bond girl played by a French actress. He's got a very nice English girl at home so who can blame him for looking across the Channel to spice things up a bit in the casting department.

    They're quite nice actually, so I don't blame him. French girls I mean.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Accent or not spectre has a very strong
    line up of ladies.
  • leas_moleleas_mole love is the promise of suffering
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Seydoux's gonna keep her French accent?

    Can she lose it when she speaks in English?
    I hope she can speak with a posh English accent as she will have the same dialogue coach as Eva Green did in Casino Royal (and still with Penny Dreadful).

    I am pretty certain she is doing her own English dub in the French Belle Et Le Bete - Beauty and the Beast - although she sounds Irish near the end



  • AdaShelbyAdaShelby
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    leas_mole wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    MadeleineSwann wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Seydoux's gonna keep her French accent?

    Can she lose it when she speaks in English?
    I hope she can speak with a posh English accent as she will have the same dialogue coach as Eva Green did in Casino Royal (and still with Penny Dreadful).

    I am pretty certain she is doing her own English dub in the French Belle Et Le Bete - Beauty and the Beast - although she sounds Irish near the end



    The Beauty and the Beast would be an interesting concept between a Bond girl and a villain. A girl who basically gives herself to the villain in exchange for another.

  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Come to think of it... I'd rather have her keep her French accent.
  • leas_moleleas_mole love is the promise of suffering
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Come to think of it... I'd rather have her keep her French accent.
    :)

    I think Léa needs more consistency with her English accent and what better way to do this than working with a lot of Brits (and have a dialogue coach!) as you tend to assimilate other people's accents. Her French accent is not that strong. You should hear the difference between her and Adèle Exarchopoulos in their joint interviews.

    Here's another more in depth Joy Esther article on Puretrend. Joy Esther said she had several auditions for the Bond girl role, whereas Léa said she had one (from a different interview).
  • LudovicoLudovico
    edited January 2015 Posts: 15,229
    leas_mole wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Come to think of it... I'd rather have her keep her French accent.
    :)

    I think Léa needs more consistency with her English accent and what better way to do this than working with a lot of Brits (and have a dialogue coach!) as you tend to assimilate other people's accents. Her French accent is not that strong. You should hear the difference between her and Adèle Exarchopoulos in their joint interviews.

    Here's another more in depth Joy Esther article on Puretrend. Joy Esther said she had several auditions for the Bond girl role, whereas Léa said she had one (from a different interview).

    I am so glad they went for Léa Seydoux. Joy Esther is good looking, but there is something common in her beauty that does not fit a Bond girl IMO. Léa has charisma to go with her beauty, which is not a usual kind of beauty.

    Oh and thanks for the article, and I didn't need Google Translate: I am a native French speaker.:-)
  • Lio007Lio007
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    [img][/img]293301bellucciSDC.jpg

    Here a picture and a teaser of the interview of Monica Bellucci for a French radio (Europe 1): the full interview should probably be released and on air on Saturday 31st.

    Original video in French: europe1.fr/cinema/monica-bellucci-j-ai-decide-de-venir-vivre-en-france-2352503

    The teaser only concerns her choice to come living in France, especially for the education of her daughters, and she explains: "I'm definitely an Italian Lady like my accent, my colors,...".

    Credits to Europe1, France (January 23rd, 2015)
  • GetafixGetafix
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    I though Eva Green's accent in CR was very pleasing. She did sound like a French woman putting on an English accent, but it worked very well. I also think Eva Green has some Enlgish heritage, or perhaps has spent time in the UK - might be imagining that bit.

    Just hoping that Lea Seydoux doesn't do a really bad fake Enlgish accent that slips into Irish or American. Much better that they just let her be a French character and have her speak English with an accent.
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    edited January 2015 Posts: 3,157
    I hope (but doubt) that Bellucci will have a small role like Cucinotta in TWINE. Both are terrible actresses.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Getafix wrote: »
    I though Eva Green's accent in CR was very pleasing. She did sound like a French woman putting on an English accent, but it worked very well. I also think Eva Green has some Enlgish heritage, or perhaps has spent time in the UK - might be imagining that bit.

    Just hoping that Lea Seydoux doesn't do a really bad fake Enlgish accent that slips into Irish or American. Much better that they just let her be a French character and have her speak English with an accent.

    I always thought Vesper Lynd had some French blood, even in the novel, even though there is no evidence whatsoever to support this impression. I always imagined Eva Green's Vesper had a French mother and/or spent a lot of time in a boarding school in France or something of the sort.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    I though Eva Green's accent in CR was very pleasing. She did sound like a French woman putting on an English accent, but it worked very well. I also think Eva Green has some Enlgish heritage, or perhaps has spent time in the UK - might be imagining that bit.

    Just hoping that Lea Seydoux doesn't do a really bad fake Enlgish accent that slips into Irish or American. Much better that they just let her be a French character and have her speak English with an accent.

    I always thought Vesper Lynd had some French blood, even in the novel, even though there is no evidence whatsoever to support this impression. I always imagined Eva Green's Vesper had a French mother and/or spent a lot of time in a boarding school in France or something of the sort.

    Finishing school in Switzerland most likely.
  • timmertimmer
    edited January 2015 Posts: 4,622
    I do hope they let Lea just be Lea. Let her speak with any exotic accent she likes, which is what I think will happen.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
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    I hope we get confirmation one of these days that Penelope Cruz officially has the small part of Estrella in the PTS of "SPECTRE". It'll be another big actress....this time fully accepting a tiny role. Insane :-P.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    I hope we get confirmation one of these days that Penelope Cruz officially has the small part of Estrella in the PTS of "SPECTRE". It'll be another big actress....this time fully accepting a tiny role. Insane :-P.

    Is that just wishful thinking?
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited January 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Getafix wrote: »
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    I hope we get confirmation one of these days that Penelope Cruz officially has the small part of Estrella in the PTS of "SPECTRE". It'll be another big actress....this time fully accepting a tiny role. Insane :-P.

    Is that just wishful thinking?

    Not really:
    http://www.reddit.com/r/JamesBond/comments/2t21jr/penelope_cruz_to_cameo_in_spectre/
    http://blog.screenweek.it/2015/01/adele-potrebbe-registrare-unaltra-canzone-per-spectre-la-cruz-avra-un-piccolo-cameo-409144.php
  • GetafixGetafix
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    Can't open it. Is that a rumour about Penelope?

    I like Penelope but she's much better in Spanish language films than English ones.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Getafix wrote: »
    Can't open it. Is that a rumour about Penelope?

    I like Penelope but she's much better in Spanish language films than English ones.

    All the more reason to give her a smaller role ;)
  • timmertimmer
    edited January 2015 Posts: 4,622
    I do think this is a picture of lea, along with craig, from the screenweek photo collection, linked above.
    Obertilliach-18-craig-seydoux.jpg
  • chipstickschipsticks NOT on TheDanielCraigForum where they think know Daniel Craig personally and Léa and Monica are ugly
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    timmer wrote: »
    I do think this is a picture of lea, along with craig, from the screenweek photo collection, linked above.
    Obertilliach-18-craig-seydoux.jpg


    don't think that is Léa cuz the gap is missing
  • timmertimmer
    edited January 2015 Posts: 4,622
    hmmm. What does @leas_mole say, I wonder?
  • leas_moleleas_mole love is the promise of suffering
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    I posted the same photo on the timeline thread. I think it's Lea. From later footage of her in the back of the car it confirms it. Hair in ponytail and wearing a dark trouser suit. IMO.
  • timmertimmer
    edited January 2015 Posts: 4,622
    New Bond Girl Alert!!!!!!

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5513531/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

    We can add Neve Gachev, who is not only "Clinic Patron" in SP, but also appeared as "London commuter" in SF.
    She is also "starrring" in the new Kingsman film too!
    This girl is going places!

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    Master List updated

    1. Penelope Cruz (40) Perez Hilton, strong rumoured for role of Estrella
    2. Lola Ponce(34) , Argentine, singer, actress, model, Source allvoices.com,
    3. Ida Engvoll (28), Swedish actress, Aftonbladet
    4. Disa Östrand (27), Swedish actresses, Aftonbladet
    5. Synnove Macody Lund, 38 year old Norwegian. Norwegian Press
    6. Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, 32 year-old Danish actress. Agent Anne Lindberg
    7. Ingrid Bolso Berdal, 34 year-old Norwegian actress. Agent Anne Lindberg
    8. Blake Lively (26) Green Lantern, Gossip Girl, source Gossip Girl
    9. Amber Heard (28) American, recent films, 3 Days To Kill and Machete Kills, source Gossip Girl
    10. Joanne Froggatt (33) Downton Abbey cast member, source Daily Star
    11. Isabel Edvardsson (32), Swedish dancer-actress source German news outlets
    12. Lea Seydoux (29) CONFIRMED. French actress, played in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Blue is the Warmest Colour, rumour reported by shmoesknow.com
    13. Rihanna, age 26, Barbadian singer, Daily Mirror, Ok.co.UK.
    14. Rachel Weisz (44), English, recently in Oz The Great and Powerful, and The Bourne Legacy. Source enstarz.com, fanshare.com
    15. Jelena Jovanova (29) Macedonian actress, appears in the TV series Secrets, and Angelina Jolie film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, source, Serbia publication "Blic"
    16. Cara Delevingne,22 year-old English model-actress, featured in new Hugh Jackman, Peter Pan film, Pan coming 2015, The Mirror
    17. Kate Upton, 22, Amerian model-actress, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, featured in The Other Woman, reported by The Sun
    18. Helen Flanagan,24, English model-actress, Coronation Street, reported by The Sun
    19. Hilary Swank, 40, American actress, independent.co.uk via "internet rumours."
    20. Monica Bellucci, 50, CONFIRMED, Italian actress-model, known for the Matrix films, Malena; upcoming in On The Milky Road source, Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline Hollywood
    21. Joy Esther, 30, French actress-singer, Twitter, says she auditioned for SP but lost to Seydoux
    22. Neve Gachev, age and nationality not known, confirmed as "Clinic Patron". Also appeared as "London commuter" in SF. source IMDB.

    Joy Esther needs a proper picture. She did reportedly rate consideration for Swann.
    Maybe find her another role. "Clinic Patron 2" maybe, please!
    328346-joy-esther-diapo-1.jpg
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