Amazon MGM is in full creative control of the James Bond franchise, leaving the iconic British spy in new hands following Daniel Craig’s send-off in 2021’s No Time to Die.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, while longtime producers\u00a0Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson may be gone, the decision to tap Dune director\u00a0Denis Villeneuve to helm the next instalment has increased the willingness of fans to give Amazon a chance.\u00a0Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) is writing the script, though we’re still no closer to learning who will play 007.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite that, there have already been rumours about Madame Web and Euphoria star Sydney Sweeeny playing the next “Bond Girl.” She’d be a terrific fit for a femme fatale, and it’s worth pointing out that she\u00a0was among those who attended\u00a0Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s wedding in June.<\/p>\n
In a new interview, Variety<\/a> asked (via ActioNewz.com<\/a>) if there’s any truth to the Bond\u00a0casting rumours. “I can\u2019t. [Seven-second pause.] I don\u2019t know. [Ten-second pause.] To be honest, I don\u2019t know all the Bond rumors, but I\u2019ve always been a huge fan of the franchise, and I\u2019m excited and curious to see what they do with it,” she said, before the trade pushed Sweeney on whether she’d be\u00a0interested.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Depends on the script,”\u00a0the actress replied. “I think I\u2019d have more fun as James Bond.”<\/p>\n The caginess of Sweeney’s answer certainly seems to suggest that there might be something to the rumours, and a company like Amazon wanting her front and centre alongside the next Bond makes sense on multiple levels (the Anyone But You star is tangentially in business with Bezos and his wife via her lingerie line).\u00a0<\/p>\n Madame Web didn’t hurt Sweeney’s standing in Hollywood, and she’s still on a hot streak, which looks set to continue with The Housemaid and\u00a0Christy. Bond would be quite a return to the blockbuster realm for the actress, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n Amy Pascal and David Heyman will oversee the next Bond movies as producers, and\u00a0previously\u00a0said,\u00a0“James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema.\u00a0We are humbled to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson who made so many extraordinary films and honored and excited to keep the spirit of Bond very much alive as he embarks on his next adventure.”<\/p>\n Pascal is best known for her work on the\u00a0Spider-Man\u00a0franchise, serving as a producer on the last three Spider-Man movies, starring Tom Holland, with\u00a0Brand New Day, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, having started production this past summer.<\/p>\n David Heyman produced all eight film adaptations of J.K.\u00a0Rowling\u2019s\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0books, as well as the three\u00a0Fantastic Beasts\u00a0films. Among his other credits are Quentin Tarantino\u2019s\u00a0Once Upon a Time…\u00a0in Hollywood,\u00a0Marriage Story,\u00a0Gravity,\u00a0Barbie,\u00a0Paddington,\u00a0Paddington 2, and\u00a0Wonka.<\/p>\n Do you think Sweeney would make a good Bond Girl in the next 007 movie?<\/p>\n
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