LAHORE- It’s official: Academy Award-winning actor Rami Malek, fresh off the success of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), is playing the villain in the 25th James Bond film.
Malek, 37, drew critical acclaim for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
“I promise you all I will be making sure that Mr Bond does not have an easy ride of it in this his 25th outing,” Malek said in a recorded announcement from New York that was aired as part of a webcast about the new movie.
The movie will be Craig’s fifth go-around as Britain’s most famous fictional secret agent, and will feature on-location scenes in Jamaica, the producers said in the webcast from the Caribbean island.
Actors who will return alongside Craig include Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny and Ben Whishaw as Q. Joining the cast are Jeffrey Wright, Billy Magnussen and Dali Benssalah.
Other actors joining the “Bond 25” cast are Jeffrey Wright Billy Magnussen, Dali Benssalah, Ana De Armas, David Dencik and LaShana Lynch, they said.
The spy thriller’s title, however, is yet to be revealed and the project is being called “Bond 25”. It is scheduled to be released on April 8, 2020.
Among trademarks of Bond movies are their exotic locations, beginning with Jamaica when the franchise was launched with Dr No in 1962.
“We consider Jamaica Bond’s spiritual home,” said producer Barbara Broccoli. The new film will be shot in Italy, Norway and London in addition to Jamaica, the producers said.
The Bond franchise, based on the Ian Fleming novels about the British secret agent who outsmarts international villains, overcomes certain death and charms glamorous women, first hit screens during the Cold War with Sean Connery as Bond.
Bond has also been played by George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.
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