Nordling here.
Not only is Javier Bardem going to be Roland in Ron Howard's DARK TOWER adaptation, it looks like our good friend Anton Chigurh may be bringing his gas can to bear against none other than James Bond himself. Deadline has it that Bardem's been offered a lead role in Sam Mendes' new Bond film. Now, it's not clear whether or not Bardem will actually play the villain, but considering that it's the second male part cast and that it's a sizable role, it's unlikely Bardem's playing Q. Note that he's been offered the part; he may still turn it down. Personally, I hope he takes it. I'm happy that Bond 23 seems to be going forward even through all of MGM's money problems; I'll flat out say it, Daniel Craig's Bond is my favorite iteration of the character. Give him a good, juicy villain with an actor of Bardem's caliber and we should expect greatness. I liked QUANTUM OF SOLACE well enough, but I thought the problem with it was that it was trying too hard to emulate the success and the feel of the Bourne films, while Bond's action scenes have always seemed to me to work better whn they're classically shot, like CASINO ROYALE was. But Craig is fantastic as Bond, and we're lucky to have him. Craig vs. Bardem - yeah, that has potential to kick serious ass.
Nordling, out.
