Ralph Fiennes In Talks for BOND 23

According to Daily Mail, Ralph Fiennes is in talks to join Daniel Craig and Judi Dench in the newest addition to the James Bond movies, BOND 23. Stage veteran Simon Russell Beale is also rumored to be joining the cast. Production for the film is set to begin in late 2011. Sam Mendes will direct the 23rd film in the Bond franchise and Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan will write the screenplay. Details on the plot of the film have not yet been released.

Despite many postponements due to MGM's financial troubles, the newest installment of the James Bond series, BOND 23, will be released in November 9, 2012.

Fiennes won a Tony award for HAMLET in 1995. He has appeared in films such as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days and Maid in Manhattan. He is also well known for his portrayals of three infamous villains: Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler's List, serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in the 2002 film Red Dragon, and Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series. Most recently, he appeared in The Reader (2008), The Hurt Locker (2009) and as Hades in Clash of the Titans (2010).

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