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Christoph Waltz Presumably Takes a Villain Role in James Bond 24
by Ethan Anderton
November 13, 2014
Source: Baz Bamigboye
Back in April, Oscar nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor was being eyed for the villain role in James Bond 24, the as yet untitled next installment in the long-running secret agent franchise. However, it sounds like that may not be happening anymore as The Daily Mail's reliable James Bond scoop master Baz Bamigboye just revealed on Twitter that Christoph Waltz has signed on for a role in 007's next outing. Now we're presuming that he's playing the villain, though the source doesn't actually clarify, so there's a chance that maybe he's not playing a bad guy after all. But having Waltz as a Bond villain just makes sense. Read on!
However, having Waltz as a Bond villain also feels a little too easy. It feels like the kind of role Waltz should have gotten immediately following Inglourious Basterds, and since he's played so many villains now, it almost seems lazy to bring him into the fray. But a Bond villain is an iconic role, and Waltz would be remiss if he turned down the chance to play one of these hopefully, eventually classic parts opposite Daniel Craig. In an interesting twist, Waltz was previously up to play the villain in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, a role that is now being taken by Javier Bardem, the villain of Skyfall.
Production is slated to being in December with director Sam Mendes taking his crew to Mexico, Morocco, Austria, Italy and London. We still don't know what kind of story we're looking at, but we do know that Daniel Craig will be joined again by Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw, and new faces include Lea Seydoux as one of Bond girls and also Dave Bautista as a new henchman who will give 007 some trouble. With production beginning soon, hopefully a title or some more details will emerge sooner than later. Stay tuned for any updates on the progress of James Bond 24, hitting theaters November 6th, 2015.
11 Comments
1
Pretty sure the release date is still slated for Nov 6. 2015.. Whether or not that will stay on the other hand...
AntonyPacker on Nov 13, 2014
2
Sorry, that was a typo. That is indeed still the release date for now.
Ethan Anderton on Nov 13, 2014
3
This is great news. I don't really care if it is an easy choice. Waltz plays such an amazing heel. Blofeld calls.
DAVIDPD on Nov 13, 2014
4
Bond awakens, hanging from a ceiling pierced all over like Vince D in The Cell, and a short silhouette waltzes in...
The Walking Cuban on Nov 13, 2014
5
There's nothing Waltz can do wrong. Even Green Hornet.
stavi82 on Nov 13, 2014
6
Unbelievable! Christoph is an amazing actor and will be an awesome addition to this Bond movie.
Rock n Rollllll on Nov 13, 2014
7
I have to agree with everyone... although it might sound cliche to cast Waltz, I think he will personally deliver a kickass performance against Bond
JayCee on Nov 13, 2014
8
This is indeed great news esp. after the trainwreck that was skyfall. Hope the next one will be better!
Sascha Dikiciyan on Nov 13, 2014
9
The only part I really hated was ironically the train wreck. The whole escape was pretty flimsy but that part was just stupid even with my brain turned off.
OfficialJab on Nov 14, 2014
10
Forgot about Bardem in the next Pirates. Very cool.
OfficialJab on Nov 14, 2014
11
He better
steve on Nov 14, 2014
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