Amalric Confirmed As BOND 22 Villain

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Source: Empire Online

Empire Online has confirmed the Fox News story on actor Mathieu Amalric playing the next villain in BOND 22. Mathieu Amalric recently finished work and received critical praise in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. The confirmed cast for the next 007 adventure is now Daniel Craig, Mathieu Amalric and Giancarlo Giannini. Director Marc Forster will be leading the production, based on a screenplay by Paul Haggis, Robert Wade and Neal Purvis.

No confirmed plot concept at this time but we know the film will begin 2 minutes after the end of Casino Royale.

BOND 22 will hit theaters November 7, 2008.

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Comments/Responses

rgtchtiger • Dec 05, 2007, 04:23pm •

Wait a minute here, sparky. Wasn't Giannini's character killed at some point in Casino Royale? I don't think he was killed on camera, but I could've sworn his death was mentioned at some point. Maybe I'm nuts...

As for Amalric, I would've liked to have seen Goran Visnijc as the new villain, but Mads Mikkelson worked out well so I'm willing to give this guy a shot.

Whiskeymovie • Dec 05, 2007, 08:08pm •

I am very psyched for the next installment. I really like Forster's movies, so I think he will be a very welcome addition to the franchise.

almostunbiased • Dec 05, 2007, 09:48pm •

I guess I thought he already was, but cool. I can't wait for this movie.

Otter • Dec 07, 2007, 07:25am •

Giannini was "said" to have been killed, but perhaps his death was covered up for some reason. Or, perhaps... Giannini is actually Blofeld under an assumed name and has been planning all this subterfuge behind the scenes?

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