James Bond, of of the most popular franchises over the years is yet again set to bring a new set-up with different actors, perhaps with a modern thematic approach. Although there is no official confirmation of actors playing any of the characters in the upcoming Bond movie, British star Olivia Colman has her eyes on M.
Colman who made her MCU debut with Kyle Bradstreet-created 2023 Disney Plus show Secret Invasion is now hoping for the role of Bond’s MI-6 boss, M. Previously, Judi Dench played the iconic character in Daniel Craig’s James Bond franchise and Colman would love to fill her shoes.
Olivia Colman Wants to Play M in James Bond
Oscar and Emmy winner, Olivia Colman has several marvellous credits to her name with glorious accolades. The celebrated British star is now eying for the role of M in the upcoming James Bond movie/s after playing Sonya Falsworth in MCU’s Secret Invasion. Speaking with British Vogue, The Crown star expressed her desire to play Bond’s MI-6 boss M.
“What! I’ve never heard that [reference to her resemblance with Judi Dench]. Oh, I love that! Well, I’ve got short hair. Oh, my God! The amount of time I have wanted to be M. I’m not sure who I need to call… I know, I met [James Bond producer, Barbara Broccoli] once. I wanted to go, ‘Can I be M?’ I must try to be cooler about it. Maybe she reads Vogue? Put that bit in,” Colman said.
As of writing the piece, the new updates of the new Bond movie are still under wraps. After Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes played the MI-6 boss and it would be interesting to see if the makers continue with Fiennes or cast another actor for the role.
James Bond Producer Hinted Reinventing Bond
The post-Daniel Craig Bond will not follow a similar structure of the character, that is almost sure as James Bond producer, Barbara Broccoli hinted at reinventing the next chapter with a modern touch. However, there is “a big road ahead” for the next Bond movie.
“I go back to GoldenEye when everyone was saying ‘the cold war is over, the wall is over, Bond is dead, no need for Bond, the whole world’s at peace and now there’s no villains’ – and boy was that wrong!” Broccoli told The Guardian.
Further, the producer said that modernization is necessary and it has to be fitting to the landscape. However, fans have to wait a little longer for the upcoming Bond movies as the producer confirmed that “there’s a big, big road ahead reinventing it for the next chapter and we haven’t even begun with that.” After Craig’s departure, several actors are speculated to be roped in for the iconic action hero, however, there’s a long way to finally see who plays the character on the big screen.
