Good choice ... Actor Christoph Waltz looks set to play the next villain in the next James Bond film. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
TWO-TIME Oscar winner, Christoph Waltz, has reportedly nabbed the role of the new villain in the upcoming James Bond film.
Entertainment columnist Baz Bamigboye tweeted the casting news first which would see the actor appear alongside Daniel Craig in the 24th Bond flick.
Following the tweet a production source said the Austrian actor will play Bond’s nemesis, but also suggests the role is not an out-and-out villain.
“It’s not immediately evident whether the part’s friend, or foe, or a bit of both,” the source said.
Variety magazine had reported in June that 12 Years a Slave’s Chiwetel Ejiofor was being sought to play the next James Bond villain but that now appears unlikely.
Oscar turn. Christoph Waltz as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django in the film, Django Unchained. Picture: AP Photo/The Weinstein Company. Source: AP
Lea Seydoux, the French star of Cannes smash Blue Is the Warmest Colour, has also been added to the cast, alongside Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris, who will return as the new M, Q and Moneypenny respectively.
Soon to be co-stars ... Ralph Fiennes (L) and Christoph Waltz. Picture: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Variety. Source: Getty Images
Sam Mendes is set to return as director after the success of Skyfall. The film managed to combine a hit song sung by Adele along with one of the best Bond villains of highest in Javier Bardem’s Raoul Silva.
Good at being bad ... Javier Bardem’s Raoul Silva, seen with Daniel Craig’s James Bond, is widely considered one of the finest arch-enemies in the 50-year history of Bond films. Picture: AP. Source: AP
Waltz should be up to the task however having two Academy Awards sitting on his mantelpiece — one for Inglorious Bastards in 2009 and another for Django Unchained in 2013.
Oscar winners ... Daniel Day-Lewis (best actor for Lincoln), Jennifer Lawrence (best actress for Silver Linings Playbook), Anne Hathaway (best supporting actress for Les Miserables) and Christoph Waltz (best supporting actor for Django Unchained). Picture: John Shearer/Invision/AP. Source: AP
