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Lupita Nyong’o kicked butt in Black Panther, scared the heck out of Us, and tugged at our hearts in 12 Years a Slave. So being a Bond girl is a no-brainer next step that she’s sure to slay in the trajectory of her flourishing career.
According to Deadline, the powers that be behind the James Bond British spy movies are eyeing the Oscar winning actress to play a Bond Girl in an upcoming movie. The outlet also claims that Oscar winner Rami Malek is being courted to play a bad guy, opposite Daniel Craig who plays Bond.
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According to a listing in Production Weekly, the film will start shooting April 6 at London’s Pinewood Studios before heading to Matera in Italy.
In 2013, Nyong’o won a best supporting actress Oscar for “12 Years a Slave.” And just last week, Malik won a best actor Oscar for his stellar performance portraying Freddy Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
The next Bond flick is expected in theaters in April 2020. It will be “Bond 25,” the 25th film in the acclaimed James Bond series.
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It seems that Idris Elba, who had long been rumored to be the next Bond, may have been on to something when he said the next Bond could be a Black woman. Well sorta.
While the next Bond actually won’t be a Black woman, Nyong’o as the next Bond girl would be epic!
Nyong’o is set to star in his upcoming film, Us alongside her Black Panther costar, Winston Duke and we can’t wait.
The film is the first project under Peele’s first-look deal with Universal Pictures, which he signed along with his Monkeypaw Productions last year. So far, there aren’t many details available about the film’s plot but it’s rumored to be a horror flick that follows up his ultra-successful, award-winning film, Get Out.
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