Rihanna was rumoured to be the next Bond Girl, but now it has been revealed that Lea Seydoux has been signed to star in the unnamed Bond 24 film. According to the Daily Mail Lea has been signed as the next femme fatale and will begin filming in the next six weeks.
They report that she will meet cast members Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris for a script rehearsal in November, before having costume, make-up and camera tests with Sam Mendes and the film's producers.
Lea Seydoux is perhaps best known for her role in the French film Blue Is The Warmest Colour, but she has also appeared in a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Inglourious Basterds, Robin Hood, *Midnight in Paris, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Saint Laurent. *This won't be her first action film as she starred in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
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The Bond film is set to release on 23 October 2015 and director Same Mendes has said that it will be a part two to Skyfall. He said: "There was a missing piece now. I felt like there was a way to create the second part of a two-part story."
We're still holding out for a RiRi cameo...