'I see it as a love story, not just, 'Oh, it's Bond,'' said Green. She played in two other films after that before being cast in Casino Royale, and she said what drew her to play Lynd was that she was far more than just another 'Bond girl.' The French model and actress only had a few roles before she landed herself the role of Lynd, getting her big-screen debut in the 2003 film The Dreamers. Green spoke with Newsweek about her character in James Bond, Vesper Lynd, and what the future of the Bond franchise might look like. That's what kind of really appealed to me when I read the script a long time ago when I was young,' she said.Ībove, French actress Eva Green arrives at the world premiere of 'Casino Royale', the latest James Bond 007 action film, in London's Leicester Square, 14 November 2006.

'Even in the Ian Fleming novel, this character was very important because Bond fell in love with her, which was very rare,' Green said. Though the series has a reputation for treating its female leads as disposable, Craig's films seemed continuously haunted by the shadow cast by Green's short-lived character. Though her time with Bond was brief, Green's character, Lynd, became one of the spy's more iconic romantic interests in the last decade, sharing palpable chemistry with Craig on the screen that makes the film one of the classics to this day. But I'm sure she'll make the right choice.' 'But I know that Barbara Broccoli will make an amazing choice because she's one of the best producers I've ever encountered, and I wish all the producers were like her. 'I don't know where it's going, I don't really follow what's happening,' Green told Newsweek during an interview promoting her newest film, Nocebo. Eva Green played Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale in 2006, and though she only appeared in the one film, Green said she is confident that the future of the series remains in good hands.įollowing the 2021 film No Time to Die, Daniel Craig's 15-year stint as the cunning and devil-may-care spy that began with Casino Royale has come to an end, and who will play Bond next is currently up in the air.

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