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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5 2005 7:00 AM

New James Bond Film Lacks A 007

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Face it, if you're a bloke, there's a part of you that wants to be James Bond, and if you're a lass, there's part of you that craves 007 himself. If this is you, do you fancy auditioning? The producers of the new film are getting desperate.

Tnext 007 movie, Casino Royale, is scheduled to start within 12 weeks but the makers have no script, no Miss Moneypenny and nobody to play Britains most enduring spy.

Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures, which will be raising the £70m budget for the film, will this week convene a second 007 summit to pick a new Bond. The first, last year in a London club, ended in disarray.

Many replacements for the ousted Pierce Brosnan, who played Bond in the past four movies, have been discussed, but so far all have failed to match up to either the Irish actor or the other perennial favourite, Sir Sean Connery, at one time considered as director for Casino Royale.

Clive Owen had been touted for the role, but he rejected the offer, saying that James Bond was dated. Jason Statham (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) thinks he'd "add a new, modern feel to it, definitely."

Personally, I'd pay good money to see Eddie Izzard as the next James Bond after he didn't get the Doctor Who gig...

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Comments

traceelement

Australia

March 2005

SEP 05, 2005 07:04 AM

So is this a remake of the previous casino royale or what?

_Elichrusos

Australia

November 2004

SEP 05, 2005 07:16 AM

Mister Bond, I leave you with a choice. Your very life is in your hands: Cake, or Death?

BonnieBlu

HOPEFUL

Australia

SEP 05, 2005 07:22 AM

Eddie as James Bond on a vespa..

"Varoooooooom...Ciao...Varooooom. Fuck off, I'm James Bond"

benjiB

Richmond, VA

November 2004

SEP 05, 2005 07:26 AM

Clive Owen rejected it? Too bad, he was fantastic in Sin City and Closer. He'd make a great Bond.

Kittie

Stow, OH

August 2003

SEP 05, 2005 07:27 AM

i should be the next 007.

adjunct

Philadelphia, PA

July 2002

SEP 05, 2005 07:41 AM

Since, by the law of remakes, a Casino Royale remake will be much, much shittier, they should find an American to play Bond.

Niobe

I'm lost

April 2003

SEP 05, 2005 07:48 AM

Kittie said:
i should be the next 007.

You know having a woman play 007 wouldn't be a half bad idea. I mean if even Clive Owen thinks that James Bond is dated, why not add some kind of sexy twist. I mean it is the 00s maybe James had a sex change!