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A Maori henchman is being sought after as well. Could Bond be going to New Zealand?
Russian villainess = Angelina Jolie
Maori henchman =
I remember a few fans suggesting Death to Spies as a possible future title. But I guess we already had too many titles with "die" in it.
True but it's still a great title.
I still don't want Jolie in it, though.
Female Leading Role
Playing age: 30 - 45
Russian. (Also open to suggestions of actresses from the Balkans or similar) Must speak fluent English.
Very Striking. Strong Physical / fighting / stage combat skills required.
Characteristics: Intelligent, brave, fierce and charming. She's witty and skillful. A survivor.
Could it be that Craig will get to fight her? i would love to see that.
It's not going to be Jolie, thats for sure.
All the three villains so far sound like classic Bondian archetypes, and that should hopefully put concerns to rest that this movie will be some overly depressing small scale drama.
So far this is shaping up to be a fun ride.
If so, not a well known actress, then I think another character would need to be well known. Just thinking this through.
Jesus that last question was beyond moronic. I bet actors lose the will to live when they are asked questions like that.
Would they send casting calls out for roles that are more high-profile? I assume they have particular people in mind for the lead roles, so the casting call is likely for smaller supporting parts?
The example in the article is that a similar call was made for the Hinx character. Clearly, Hinx was a key character in SP but he wasn't someone like Seydoux or Waltz who were very deliberately sought by EON for there respective roles.
Just food for thought.
Also, the casting calls are so beyond generic in their descriptions. Though I'm very excited to see the Russians back as villains, especially considering yesterday's debacle.
If anyone has seen Our Kind of Traitor, they'd know Stellan Skarsgård plays a great evil Russian.
In terms of a Russian actress, the name that immediately comes to my mind is Svetlana Khodchenkova who was in Tinker Tailor
Also, this could be a really cool and iconic look for a maori henchman
How well known was Olga Kurylenko when she was cast in QoS? If she hadn't starred in a Bond film already, she'd be great now!
For one, she barely fits the 30-45 range,
and i just have a feeling that her fighting, and action days are over.
But she could do it if she puts her mind to it. Just a question whether she wants to.
Of course, there's still the possiblity of Jolie playing a Bond girl part. But since this role is described as the "leading female", it would seem bizarre to cast Jolie in a smaller part.
Talking about Swedes playing Russians; what about this guy? :))
Oddly, he was the first to come to my mind as well even though he doesn't fit the nationalities of the descriptions.
I guess the "or similar" bit doesn't exclude that possibility! This might not be the site to write this (haha!), but I find Stellan Skarsgård to be a superior actor to Craig himself, so that would be a fantastic casting, no matter the size of the part. Skarsgård is one of my favourite actors.
According to the description, female character from the casting call could even be an ally. For example, a Russian agent teaming up with Bond against the villain.
Mabey another Live and Let Die ( Solace / ghost) element.
How about
The question is, are they looking for real Russian/Balkan actors? Not necessarily, I assume. Gottfried John was German, Famke Janssen is Dutch, Sean Bean British. And a Maori actor for the henchmen? I don't know about his acting skills, biut Jonah Lomu at least would have looked like he could do thsat part. But not any more.
And SMERSH as a title? Why not? Could think of worse.