Exclusive: Bond 22 Villain Confirmed Mathieu Amalric to face off with 007
There were rumours last week that Sony was zeroing in on a villain for Bond 22 and that it was likely to be Mathieu Amalric, star of the upcoming The Diving Bell And The Butterfly. We can now 100% confirm it, having spoken to Almaric earlier today.
Amalric would not be drawn on details of the character, but said that, yes, he will play the bad guy in the 22nd Bond movie. "I will, it’s true. I play the villain, yes. James Bond," Amalric said. "It has to do with childhood, you know? To be a villain in James Bond is just so funny. I never dreamt about that. It’s not what I want to do with my career. It’s just that I have kids and it’s so funny to do that. But it doesn’t mean that I’m not going to do a very small French film for free with my friends.”
He seems perfect Bond villain casting to us, possessing foreignness, a slightly crazed look in his eye and a lot of acting talent (watch The Diving Bell And The Butterfly to see for yourself). Eva Green has dropped hints in the past that the villain of the next film would be her boyfriend referenced in Casino Royale. Could that be who Amalric will be playing? And are we going to be getting peeks at Bond's childhood?
With the villain rumours now at an end, we can move on to guessing at the Bond girl. We're saying Bella Emberg or that nice Kate Garraway from GMTV, just to mix things up.
This is what the Bond producers do so well, instead of dragging in some Hugely over paid "Star" to suck the life out of the movie whenever they are on screen, the filmakers prefer to focus on Actors who are more edgy, and less well known. This I believe lends the story alot more credibility in the long run, and gives the audience a look at different talent instead of the usual Hollywood line up of shockingly spoilt drones. ... Read More
Have to hold my hand up and admit to agreeing with you on that one echofalls. I would too. As long as she didn't throttle me with her legs like that Xenia Onatop bird. ... Read More
Cool guy from Munich. Yknow I saw that movie again the other day and it was actually mindblowing. Arctic Monkeys for theme song. Why not eh?
Dammit Cohagen give dem the air... ... Read More
This is definitely the way to go Amalric was class in Munich and he certainly stood out in an already superb cast. It's probably been pointed out before but look who played his Father in Munich, like Father like son, although I'm hoping 22 is no Moonraker. Whether it's Vesper's boyfriend he's playing or just Mr White's superior etc. He's bound to keep Dan on his toes and should create some real tension and sparks between the 2 of them.
With Dark Knight in July & Bond 22 in Nov I'd be hap... Read More
