Will Pierce Brosnan return in Casino Royale, the twenty-first Bond movie, or will it really be a new actor? Will Samuel L. Jackson play a bad guy? BetEmpire.com is taking and making odds on these possibilities.
COSTA RICA, (PRWEB) September 3, 2005 -- With the next James Bond film, Casino Royale announced, many fans of the James Bond franchise would like to see Pierce Brosnan return as James Bond for a fifth time.
The big question is, will Pierce return, or will a new actor take his place?
As director Martin Campbell (who directed GoldenEye which introduced Brosnan to the role) wraps on The Legend of Zorro for an October 2005 release, and with Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby) hired to do a rewrite of the script by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, we can expect to hear of the casting decision for the new Bond very soon.
"Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions has reputedly been taking auditions for a new actor to replace Pierce Brosnan. One can wonder if the contenders are being screen-tested opposite Maryam d'Abo (or as has been rumored Camilla Power) in a reenactment of the classic Tatiana Romanova/Bond hotel room scene in From Russia With Love as is the custom," asked Frederick Gray, spokesperson for BetEmpire.com.
"Fan Websites and national newspapers are running rampant with speculation about who will star as the next James Bond," continued Gray.
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"Who knows, perhaps Samuel L. Jackson will get his wish and be cast as a Bond Villain in this movie. If that turns out to be the case then those who have wagered on such an outcome at BetEmpire.com will be in the money," finished Gray.
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The top five Bond contenders (and their odds at the time of this release) are as follows:
James Purefoy (125) - Favorite
Goran Visnjic (175)
Henry Cavill (200)
Pierce Brosnan (250)
Dominic West (250)
Current bottom two choices:
Julian McMahon (900)
Sacha Baron Cohen (1200)
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Frederick Gray,
BetEmpire.com
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