THE DIVING BELL AND...
THE BOND VILLAIN!
THE BOND VILLAIN!
Back in November, I interviewed the terrific French actor Mathieu Amalric about his starring role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. As the conversation came to a close, I asked him about his stated intention to quit acting for a while. His answer was somewhat cryptic:
AMALRIC: "What is very important to me is to direct my own film. That's why I have to stop acting. But something just fell on me three days ago—but I’m not allowed to say."
FEINBERG: "It has to do with acting, though?"
AMALRIC: "Yeah, with acting. It’s something that you just can’t refuse, so I’m gonna act again. [laughs] Yeah, in something incredible—when you will learn it, it’s so funny, it really is great."
Well, now we know what he was taking about! Amalric has been cast as the villain in the next James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. This 22nd installment of the 007 franchise, which is currently filming in London, is being directed by Marc Forster and will again star Daniel Craig. It will hit be released in theaters on November 7, 2008.
Amalric says he and Forster decided that the evil of the character, who is named Dominic Greene, should come from within. "That's maybe what is horrible about today," he said. "We can't guess who the villains are. The villains invisble." Interesting, and perhaps controversially, he also volunteered that he is partially modeling the character on two living, well-known politicians: "I've been taking details, the smile of [former British Prime Minister] Tony Blair, the craziness of [current French president Nicolas] Sarkozy—he's the worst villain we've ever had."
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