Lea Seydoux has reportedly been cast in the next James Bond movie. Filming for the currently untitled 24th Bond movie is set to begin in six weeks and Bond 24, as it is known, will be in cinemas next year.
Lea Seydoux at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
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Seydoux will star alongside Daniel Craig as Bond, Ralph Fiennes as M, Ben Whishaw as Q, and Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny. Sam Mendes, who directed Skyfall, will be returning to direct the upcoming Bond 24.
Seydoux will meet her co-stars in late November when they have a read through of the script scheduled, as the Mail reports. Before then, Seydoux will be screen tested so the producers, costume designers, make-up and Mendes can decide on her ‘look’ for the upcoming film.
The 29-year-old French actress is best known for her roles in such films as Inglorious Basterds (2009), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Saint Laurent (2014).
Lea Seydoux at the 2014 BAFTAs in London.
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She won critical acclaim for her performance in the French language film Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013). Seydoux was nominated for numerous awards and received the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
As a ‘Bond Girl’, Seydoux joins the likes of Eva Green, Gemma Arterton and Bérénice Marlohe who have all appeared opposite Craig’s Bond in the past three films.
The upcoming Bond movie is due to be released in the UK on 23rd October 2015 and in the US on 6th November 2015.
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Lea Seydoux will star opposite Daniel Craig in Bond 24.
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