Hot off the back of a celebrated Oscar win, actor Rami Malek is reportedly in โfinal negotiationsโ to secure a role in the yet-to-be-titled โBond 25โ, according to Collider.
The upcoming Bond film, which has been in pre-production for longer than Iโve been able to grow facial hair (ok, maybe not that long), is still without a confirmed villain, a role which will likely be awarded to the 37-year-old actor, according to close sources.
Variety previously wrote that Malek was being eyed to take the position. However, scheduling conflicts with the American actorโs final series of Mr. Robot didnโt accommodate the opportunity, therefore he was never officially offered the part by EON Productions.
Sources have said to Collier that the actorโs team at WME has since resolved the scheduling conflicts, and are trying to finalise the deal.
Just this Sunday (local time), Malek won the Academy Award for Best Actor following his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the celebrated biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
The news of Malekโs potential casting also comes just over a week after news that Bond 25โs release date had once again been pushed back, this time to the Northern Hemisphereโs spring of 2020.
Should Malek join the 25th instalment of the largest film franchise of all-time, heโll be on screen alongside French actress Lรฉa Seydoux, who will return as psychologist Madeleine Swann, as well as Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, and Ralph Fiennes who are all set to also reprise their roles.
The Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed film, which will be Daniel Craigโs final jaunt as 007, is expected to begin production this spring for a theatrical release on April 8, 2020.
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