New James Bond film to feature Russian villain for first time in 20 years
007 will tackle a beast from the East in what is likely to be Daniel Craig's last outing, in the as-of-yet unnamed flick.
JAMES Bond will take on a Russian villain in latest film.
007 will tackle a beast from the East in what is likely to be Daniel Craig's last outing, in the as-of-yet unnamed flick.
A casting call has gone out for a Russian male villain and his Russian female accomplice.
The baddies must be “charismatic, powerful, innovative, cosmopolitan, bright, cold and vindictive” according to stage notes.
It will be the first time the franchise has featured a Russian baddie since Robert Carlyle as Renard in 1999's The World Is Not Enough.
According to sources, Jared Leto is leading the pack to bag the evil role.
And kick ass Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich is being lined up to play the shadowy female threat.
Top five James Bond villains from Russia
Rosa Klebb - From Russia With Love, 1963
Supersmart Rosa was a double-agent with poison switch blades hidden in her shoes.
She is shot dead in the movie by her glamourous assitant, Tatiana, who was seduced to the West by Bond (Sean Connery).
General Orlov – Octopussy, 1983
The insane Orlov wants to nuke the whole of Europe, funded his death campaign by selling stolen Faberge eggs - of course.
Bond (Roger Moore) defuses the bomb as evil general is gunned down by German border guards.
General Georgi Koskov – The Living Daylights, 1987
Smooth operator Koskov, played by Dutchman Jeroen Krabbe, was hell bent on starting World War 3 to benefit his heroin smuggling business.
007 (Timothy Dalton) thwrats his diabolical plan, and he is sent back to Moscow to be executed.
Xenia Onatopp - GoldenEye, 1995
Sexy and dealy, the aptly named Onatopp would crush her enemies to death between her thighs, usually in the throes of passion.
She was played by gorgeous Dutch actress Famke Janssen.
"She enjoyed a good squueze" Bond (Pierce Brosnan) quips after throwing her to her death from a helictoper and into a tree.
Renard – The World is Not Enough, 1999
Played by Robert Carlisle, the terrorist has a bullet lodged in his brain preventing him from feeling any pain.
He is killed by Bond on a submarine after being double crossed by his sexy lover/hostage Elektra.
The audition documents also call for a Maori actor to play a "cunning" henchman, with "stage combat skills".
Bond 25 will be directed by Trainspotting helmer Danny Boyle.
The 61-year-old director and producer told : "We've got an idea, John Hodge, the screenwriter, and I have got this idea, and John is writing it at the moment. And it all depends on how it turns out. It would be foolish of me to give any of it away."
Daniel, 50, first took on the role of James Bond in 2006's reboot of Casino Royale and returned for 2008's Quantum of Solace, 2012's Skyfall and then Spectre in 2015.
Bond 25 is currently scheduled for release on November 8, 2019 in the US, with the Bond movies typically released a week earlier in the UK.
Dua Lipa is said to be singing the next James Bond title track.
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