Young James Bond to Bloom?

[Miss Knightley]

According to Sky Magazine, Orlando Bloom may indeed be wetting his lips with a couple of Vodka Martini's in the near future.

Bloom has long been linked to a new 'Young 007' film series - based on a series of books currently at the presses - but has been about as vocal as a feline with laryngitis about the project.

Now, he confirms there is some talk.

"I love the idea, in principle, as he can be far more adventurous and do more stunts. This is as near as I think I will get to playing the grown up James for the next 20 years", Bloom tells the site.

The first Young 007 novel, "Silverfin", is also the film they look like tackling first. Set in the 1930s, it follows the young Bond from school at Eton to his uncle’s house in the west Highlands, where Bond stumbles upon a megalo maniac American laird and sinister genetic experiments with killer eels.

A few studios are said to be fighting over the film rights to the books - with Miramax the rumoured lead contender.

[OrliKeiraluva]

oooooo yay. and didnt they someone say that they want keira to be the next bond girl? it would be soooo great if they were in it together! ;D

[Celede]

its not true. or at least its not true to the extent that they are talking about. im not saying it wont ever happen but he hasn't said those things

[Miss Knightley]

I heard it was confirmed and he signed on to do the first movie, "Casion Royale".

[Celede]

lol when did you hear that?

According to the story, Bloom will star as a "young" James Bond in a movie based on SILVERFIN, the first novel in a proposed series that shows Bond as a young man.

However, if you read the description on Amazon.com, you will see that the book depicts Bond at age 13.

Orlando Bloom is 28...15 years too old to be playing a 13-year-old.

Also, stories say that the movie will be produced by Miramax and Dreamworks.

The James Bond movie character is owned by Eon Productions, who distribute through MGM/Sony. Miramax and Dreamworks (companies that normally don't work together at all...in fact, they're hot competitors) could not do a Bond movie without some serious lawsuits going on.

While some claim the book itself says that a film is forthcoming, that means nothing; it won't be the first time that a book had "SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE" on it somewhere, only to have a movie never show up.

So...a movie that will have a 28-year-old man playing a 13-year-old boy, made by people who don't have rights to a very protected character...sounds like a false rumor to me. Don't believe it for a second.

[Celede]

new news. Daniel Craig has repordly signed a $35 million 3 picutre deal. No more Bond rumors!

Thankgod

[venus567]

interesting revelation! ;D

[Jems]

Orlando's said in an interview that he has never even heard from his agent about them at all and it's entirely not true in a reliable interview but I can't be bothered to find it right now lol, it's on the orlando bloom files and legolas greenleaf thing ;D