Baz Bamigboye over at the Daily Mail claims to have the scoop on a surprise that director Sam Mendes sprung on his cast at a rehearsal for the new James Bond film this week.
According to the report, 75 year old Albert Finney has been cast in Bond 23 – to be formally unveiled next week. An insider apparently told Bamigboye that…
It was one of those fabulous “This can’t get any better!” moments because Mendes has upped the game by bringing in Bardem and Fiennes — and they’ve already got Dame Judi Dench.
So you think, well, who else can they get to make this any classier?
Also rumored in the article is news that John Logan might have been asked by Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the Bond films, to at least one other 007 screenplay.
Leave your comments as to what kind of role Finney would be suitable… villain, ally (someone inside MI6 or a foreign contact), etc?
About Skyfall – James Bond 23 (2012)
The new Bond movie will star Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Albert Finney and Judi Dench, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The 007 screenplay will be written by regular James Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, working with John Logan (Gladiator & The Last Samurai). Director of American Beauty and Road To Perdition, Sam Mendes will be directing the new James Bond movie. MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment in a joint statement on 2nd June 2011 announced that “Bond 23″ will go on release in the UK on Friday, 26th October, 2012 and in the USA on 9th November 2012. The first major announcement from EON Productions and Sony Pictures came on 3rd November 2011 in London when the principle cast was announced, along with a rough plot line. In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
#1 by Lee on 29 October 2011 - 12:08 am
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This sounds awesome, I hope this film is this generations Goldfinger / You only live twice / classic Bond film
#2 by Sean on 29 October 2011 - 7:54 am
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I think he’ll play Q. Earlyer this year when they asked Craig if Moneypenny and Q would return to the franchise in this new movie, and he didn’t say no, but said he wanted to explore them and perhaps re-invent them. I hope he plays Q because I miss having him in the movies. Not that I miss the crazy stupid gadget-centric plots, but I miss the character. I also miss Blofeld, and I hope Fiennes brings that character back.
#3 by Daniel on 31 October 2011 - 6:34 pm
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The cast really sounds promising, but I doubt that it will be in the tone of Goldfinger or YOLT. It seems more like a FRWL type film – less action, more drama, Shakespearian cast.
I’ve heard a rumour Finney is playing a Foreign Office attache with dubious allegiances. Don’t know how true that is. But sounds more interesting character than playing Q.
Personally don’t see Finney as Q. He seems more suited to playing a new M or a darker character than Q.
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#4 by Agent 7F on 2 November 2011 - 2:12 am
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How about him as Q. Let Judi Dench appear only as M in this.
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