Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto is said to have signed a multi-million pound deal to play James Bond’s love interest in the 23rd movie of the series, which was approached by director Sam Mendes. The film is set in Afghanistan.
“Sam has been talking about Bond for months now and is so excited about it,” a source said. “The project has been in the pipeline for months and Freida was always the dream Bond girl, but initially she was nervous about accepting it. This is going to be the most ambitious 007 yet. Sam plans to reinvent the genre. Peter Morgan, who wrote The Queen, has penned the first draft of the script and he promises to be visually stunning.”
Freida is currently dating her Slumdog Millionaire costar Dev Patel and he is thrilled his girlfriend has won such a high-profile role. The actress will star alongside Daniel Craig, who will be reprising his role as Bond once more, while actress Olivia Wilde has been approached to play a double-crossing UN worker based in Afghanistan.
