Shilpa Shetty Joins 'Quantum of Solace' -- Third Bond Girl?
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I think I'm ready to give up trying to figure out what's going on with this movie -- I'll just wait till November and judge it then. But here's the latest intangible -- Bollywood actress and British tabloid staple Shilpa Shetty has just joined the cast of Quantum of Solace in an as-yet undetermined role, along with moderately well-known supporting actor David Harbour, whose role is also undetermined. Although it's being touted by MI6, the source of this information appears to be that Harbour and Shetty's names both popped up on IMDB over the weekend, so I would wait for EON confirmation next week before this becomes really, really official. IMDB does have a name for her character, though -- Devi. This late casting of Shetty is a curiosity, since she was considered a prime candidate for a Bond girl during the initial casting phase, and the Bond producers were known to be interested in working a Bollywood favorite into the film to take advantage of the synchronous orbit of Bollywood and British cinema.
Surely they don't have room for three Bond girls, do they? Shetty is very popular in Britain and recently got worldwide press attention for a mini-scandal involving Richard Gere, so I think it's more than likely that this role will amount to a cameo, like Madonna in Die Another Day or like British actress Christina Cole's role as "Ocean Club Receptionist" in Casino Royale. Remember that little scene where Bond checks into the Ocean Club and has a momentary flirtation with a stop-you-in-your-tracks-gorgeous blonde behind the front desk? I'm thinking they invited Shetty to do one of those parts and she agreed, perhaps after quietly losing out on getting one of the main Bond girl parts. But what do I know -- I thought Arterton was Moneypenny. Meanwhile, filming continues to roll on, and more confusion is sure to follow.
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2-10-2008 @ 3:59PM
MCW said...
"I think I'm ready to give up trying to figure out what's going on with this movie -- I'll just wait till November and judge it then."
This might sound jerky, but yeah, please do stop trying to figure it out :) I mean, just because a female is added to a movie's cast, that is cause for a post? Hello everyone, Crowd Passerby #48 was just added, COULD SHE BE THE NEXT BOND GIRL? OMGROFLOLZ.
Call me crazy, but I'd rather be surprised when the movie came out, rather than having to dodge possible spoilers every time I come to Cinematical.
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2-10-2008 @ 4:49PM
thevisceral said...
They should get it over with and hire Paris Hilton.
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2-10-2008 @ 5:40PM
RP said...
Eurgh.
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2-10-2008 @ 5:52PM
BondsBabe said...
I've seen IMDb get it wrong on this movie a few times. They listed actors as cast members that were never comfirmed. But we'll see could be a walk on, cameo, the producer Michael G. Wilson has done that for years, he's been in something like a dozen Bond flicks.
I agree with the others who say just sit back, relax, stop trying to figure it out, and wait for the surprise. I let Casino Royale fly under my radar until it was ready to roll, that's how I'm playing it with Quantum. Don't get me wrong, I love hearing the bits and pieces, but I don't mind the secrecy of the overall big picture, I like it, keeps me excited.
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2-10-2008 @ 6:35PM
seraphflux said...
Well, Casino Royale had three Bond girls (Eva Green, Caterina Murino and Ivana Milicevic), so I don't know why it would be weird for Quantum of Solace to have three.
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2-11-2008 @ 10:06AM
Man 1 said...
I'm agree with something Moriarty said on AICN... why is everyone so quick to assume the worst about this movie? Didn't people learn anything from that moronic/idiotic/unfair CRAIGNOTBOND campaign the last time around? Lesson that should have been learned: See the movie before you judge it! Why would you find it confusing that another female has joined the cast? Seriously, what is so confounding about that?
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