Will Sydney Sweeney be a James Bond girl? She answers
The actress doesn’t deny it… but she doesn’t seem very excited either.
Planet 007 has been in limbo since Amazon MGM Studios took control of the James Bond franchise. Speculation is rife. Who will be 007? And who to accompany him? Among the most persistent rumors is that of Sydney Sweeney as a James Bond girl?
According to Variety, Jeff Bezos himself would really like to see the star ofEuphoria join the next opus, which Denis Villeneuve will direct after Dune: Part 3. And a little extra detail to fuel the idea: Sweeney attended Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sánchez last June, and the three are already collaborating on the actress’ new lingerie line. In short, all the cards seem aligned to make it happen. But what does the actress say about it? Variety asked him:
“I can’t talk about it… (seven second pause) I don’t know. (ten second pause) To be honest, I don’t know all the Bond rumors, but I’ve always been a huge fan of the franchise, and I’m curious to see what they do with it.”
This is a real response from Normand from the American star, which suggests that discussions did take place.
And when we ask her if she would just like to be part of it, the actress half-opens the door: “It depends on the scenario. I think I would have more fun playing straight-up James Bond!”
Between the lines, we understand that Sydney Sweeney did indeed get wind of this idea of a James Bond girl. Maybe even from the mouth of Jeff Bezos himself. The franchise is huge, the role potentially iconic, so why not? But it won’t be to show off in the background…
No official announcement has yet been made regarding the casting of the upcoming film, which is still in the pre-production phase. What we do know, however, is that the screenplay is in the hands of Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders. James Bond 26 does not yet have a release date.
