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English actress and Bond 23 prospect Naomie Harris
says the 'classic' Bond Girl character is a thing
of the past...
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Naomie Harris On Bond Girls
24th June 2011
From tabloid rumour to official confirmation, the news of Naomie
Harris auditioning for a role in the 23rd
James Bond film moved
at break-neck pace earlier this month. The 34 year-old London
born actress, best known to moviegoers for her role as Tia
Dalma in two "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies after
making her breakthrough in the Danny Boyle dystopian horror "28
Days Later", has given several interviews to the media this
week to promote her new film "The First Grader".
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In a wide-ranging interview with the Coventry
Telegraph, Harris talked about how the 'Bond Girl'
role has changed in recent years, and how she does not
feel she would be suitable for the classic interpretation.
"I've
never played a beautiful vacuous woman. I don't think
I'd be very good at it. So if that was the role, it wouldn't
appeal," she said.
"But I just don't think
Bond would be interested in a woman like that now. The
new Bond has to be intellectually stimulated by whoever
he's having his dalliances with," she says, giggling.
"What makes Bond films work is that
they're responsive to the times. Eva
Green's character
in Casino Royale was
not scantily clad. She was an intelligent, strong, modern
woman."
"The older idea of the Bond movie is in
the past. Now it appeals to all generations, ages and sexes." |
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Above: Naomie Harris
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Harris confirmed that she read scenes from "Quantum
of Solace"
for Bond 23 director Sam Mendes and long-serving casting director
Debbie McWilliams. "I've been the biggest fan of Bond
for the longest time. I love the Bond movies. My whole family
loves it and they'd be so proud of me," she added.
Shooting
on Bond 23 is expected
to start in November this year, for release
in the UK on October 26th, 2012.
Briefing
The 23rd James Bond
film, "Skyfall", commenced principal studio photography on 7th November
2011 for a UK
release on October 26th, 2012 and the USA on November
9, 2012. MGM will produce, finance and distribute 007's
23rd adventure in
partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Daniel Craig will
be returning as the legendary British secret agent, alongside Judi
Dench as "M", with Sam Mendes directing a screenplay written by Neal
Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The cast will also include Bérénice Marlohe,
Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ben Wishaw.
The film will shoot at Pinewood Studios and on location in London, England;
Scotland; Shanghai, China and Istanbul, Turkey.
It will be the longest gap between Bond movies without
a change in the lead role. In addition, 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of
the EON Productions series of James
Bond films.
