Ralph Fiennes Circling Bond 23
Published: February 04, 2011
By Brent Lang
After his turn in the "Harry Potter" films, there's no question Ralph Fiennes can do bad better than any actor out there.
So it's no wonder that director Sam Mendes reportedly wants "The Constant Gardener" star to bring the same villainous intensity to the next James Bond film.
An executive close to the production of Bond 23 tells the Daily Mail that Mendes wants Fiennes to play a "darkly complex role."
A spokesperson for MGM, which is producing the film, declined to comment and a spokesperson for Fiennes did not immediately return TheWrap's calls.
It is also reportedly a different part than the villain role Javier Bardem is currently being approached to play, making this perhaps the most star-studded 007 outing ever.
"I was told Fiennes was approached because גthe part is one of extreme complexity and only an actor of great ability and dexterity can take it on ג and Ralphגs name is top of our list," the executive told the Mail.
What makes the potential casting of Fiennes ironic is that more than a decade and a slightly less receding hairline ago, the English actor was shortlisted as a possible replacement Bond for outgoing Timothy Dalton -- a part that eventually went to Pierce Brosnan.
With Daniel Craig back on board as 007, Bond 23 go into production later this year and premiere Nov. 9, 2012.
"Skyfall" - James Bond 23
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if both these dudes are in it that would be pretty great
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finess would've been a shitty bond but he's perfect for the villain role
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either that or the new Q has seen attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion
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Sam Mendes excited about Skyfall
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James Bond fucking rules. Any time the Brits get ahold of it, it just makes it rule even harder. Except for the last one.
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Fleming's original version of Bond was indeed rougher than his later incarnations portrayed by Connery and especially Moore, although the books Fleming wrote after the movies started coming out softened him up a bit. But even the loosened version of the character is supposed to have a certain gravity that Statham has never showed on screen, he always plays his roles very light. If I remember correctly, Bond is also supposed to be of 'low breeding' but educated at fine schools and that's meant to be a big part of how he carries himself, polished but still rough underneath and with something like a chip on his shoulder about it. There's nothing of that in Statham, but Craig nails it.
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i don't remember the exact details of the very first incarnation, but i know after Dr No came out and Connery became the official 'face' of the character Fleming retrofitted him with some Scottish origins
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looks like the dark knight version of bond
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