Oscar-winning Actor Rami Malik might play the main villain in the upcoming 25th installment of James Bond Film. The ‘Bohemian Rapsody’ actor is the first choice of director Joji Fukunaga to play the villain against Daniel Craig. Danny Boyle was replaced by Cary Joji Fukunaga, who directed the first season of ‘True Detective’ and ‘Beasts Of No Nation’, has become the first American director to helm the famous Bond franchise under MGM and Eon.
If reports are to be believed the next Bond movie will be titled ‘Shatterhand’, It was previously reported that Malek is being considered for the role, but the final call will be made on the basis of his availability. Currently, the actor is pre-occupied by the shooting of his hit TV show, Mr. Robot.
The film also features actors like Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw reprising their roles from 2015’s ‘Spectre’, directed by Sam Mendes.
‘Skyfall’ and ‘Spectre’ were the highest-grossing films in the series, the former earned $1.1 billion dollars globally and later earned $880.7 million at the Worldwide box office.
The film is slated to release on April 8, 2020