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Post by drfanshawe on Jul 8, 2011 5:54:50 GMT -5
tp://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2012464/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Naomies-licence-thrill.htmlMiss Moneypenny, 007’s tart-tongued, flirtatious foil, is returning to the James Bond movies in the shape of Naomie Harris. The actress met with Sam Mendes, director of Bond 23, earlier this year and is now in the final stages of negotiations to play the long-running Bond girl — although, strictly speaking, Moneypenny isn’t a Bond girl at all; she’s the assistant to Bond’s boss, M. Naomie made her name in Danny Boyle’s film 28 Days Later. Many will also know her from the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, but I think she did her best work in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, The First Grader (an enjoyable low-budget recent release) and Danny Boyle’s National Theatre production of Frankenstein, in which she played the leading lady opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. The actress is poised to appear alongside Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes and Judi Dench when filming begins later this year. The Moneypenny character, who holds the rank of Lieutenant RN, hasn’t been seen in a Bond picture since Samantha Bond played her in Die Another Day back in 2002, when she appeared with Pierce Brosnan. Samantha appeared in four 007 thrillers, starting with GoldenEye. It’s widely thought she threw the best retort ever at James Bond. Having bedded his Scandinavian tutor, he tells Moneypenny: ‘I always enjoyed learning a new tongue.’ Moneypenny responds dryly: ‘You always were a cunning linguist, James.’ It’s too early to know whether Mendes will want Naomie to play Moneypenny in the same drier-than-a-shaken-martini vein, but she’s an astute actress who will be able to deliver her character any way he desires. Lois Maxwell was the original (and still the most famous) Moneypenny, appearing in the first Bond picture Dr No in 1962. She retired following A View To A Kill in 1985. Caroline Bliss played the part in The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill before making way for Ms Bond. Barbara Bouchet played her in the 1967 Casino Royale, and Pamela Salem had a go in 1983’s Never Say Never Again. Both of those movies were made outside of the Eon organisation, which controls the screen rights to Bond creator Ian Fleming’s works. A spokeswoman for Eon said that Naomie had met with producers but stressed it had not been confirmed she would be in the film.
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Post by FormerBondFan on Jul 8, 2011 11:17:07 GMT -5
I would still like to see Samantha Bond return as Moneypenny.
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Post by smartboy on Jul 9, 2011 4:20:43 GMT -5
shes moved on idiot .
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Post by harrypalmer on Jul 9, 2011 5:50:17 GMT -5
Not the most inspired choice for the new Miss Moneypenny.
I was hoping a new Moneypenny would return in Bond 24 with a new Bond actor!
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Post by smartboy on Jul 9, 2011 6:13:54 GMT -5
The first black moneypenny, she is very sexy
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Post by smartboy on Jul 9, 2011 6:14:47 GMT -5
can see her making eyes at pierce, roger, sean, not dangerous dan
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Post by FormerBondFan on Jul 9, 2011 13:00:12 GMT -5
That's just an expression.
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Post by 009 on Jul 10, 2011 5:57:06 GMT -5
If Judi Dench is still M then Samantha Bond can be Moneypenny; but as smartboy said I think she wanted to leave with Brosnan.
Harris is an eccentric choice IMO.
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Post by alvin on Jul 10, 2011 22:12:55 GMT -5
At the dedicated news site for Bond 23 (bond23.net) they're basically saying that Naomi Harris has practically got the part of Miss Moneypenny. I like her, and it's only fitting to have her in the role because in this new era of the Bond series, I believe that Barbara Broccoli is focusing on progressive approaches and social justice. Especially now that Daniel Craig has cemented his Bond as the modern Bond, it's awesome that we have a cast with a multi-national or multi-ethnic background. The excitement for this movie is really building up for me!
According to the Daily Mail, Harris is all but signed up to play M’s secretary in the new James Bond film.
Miss Moneypenny, you will remember, has been absent from the Craig era thus far.
The British paper describes Naomie Harris as in the “final stages of negotiations” to be Hollywood’s most famous secretary.
They also predict that 007 baddy casting is locked up with Ralph Finnes and Javier Bardem taking roles in James Bond 23.
If the girl is really in the running for Miss Moneypenny then the headline “Licence to Thrill” seems inacurate as fans know that Moneypenny’s relationship with the thrilling James Bond is always close… but no cigar.
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Post by FormerBondFan on Jul 10, 2011 23:40:09 GMT -5
If there is to be the new Moneypenny, save that for the 7th Bond.
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Post by Gambit on Jul 14, 2011 19:38:22 GMT -5
She looks a bit young for banter with Craig's Grandpa Bond.
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Post by harrypalmer on Jul 18, 2011 13:52:34 GMT -5
She looks a bit young for banter with Craig's Grandpa Bond. That's a good point.
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Post by James on Jul 21, 2011 12:38:43 GMT -5
Wonder how tall she is?
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Post by Cpt. Sir Dominic Flandry on Jul 23, 2011 11:57:42 GMT -5
Daniel Craig can always use his shoe lifts/stilts if Naomie is too tall.
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Post by Greg Haugen on Jul 28, 2011 19:10:24 GMT -5
I wonder how tall the Craigster really is.
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