Who is she, Bond girl: popular actresses in the role of femme fatale

James Bond franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael J. Wilson appear to have found a new Agent 007. Reportedly, the most likely candidate for the role by far is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson. He recently starred in the movie comic "Craven Hunter", which will be released in August this year. And previously noted for his participation in such comedy action films as "Bullet Train" (2022), "Kick-Ass" (2010) and others.

It is expected that the next series of Bond adventures could be a remake featuring good old fashioned villains and villains from the past. Zendaya, 27, and Sydney Sweeney, 26, are now being considered for the role of the latter. Both actresses starred in the popular youth series "Euphoria".

Be that as it may, but the final approval of the cast of the new movie about the elusive British spy we will have to wait. Well, while we remember the most beautiful, dangerous and famous "Bond girls", noted on the big screen

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Ana de Armas - Paloma

In the role of a CIA special agent assisting Bond on a mission in Cuba, the Liberty Island native is inimitable. Evening black dress in the floor with a deep neckline, bright red lipstick and a high level of martial arts made Ana the perfect "Bond girl" in the movie "No Time to Die" (2022). The actress trained a lot, followed a special, protein, diet to translate from the screen energy of a strong woman. And it must be said, the power and plasticity of Agent 007 her Paloma is not inferior, and the fatal charm surpasses several times. The experience of filming in Bondiana grew for de Armas in the next project. She was invited to perform the main role in the spin-off "John Wick" - action movie "Ballerina", the premiere of which is scheduled for June 2025.

Léa Seydoux - Madeleine Swann

The daughter of a scientist, Madeleine was an important part of the movie "007: Spectre" (2015). Frenchwoman Seydoux did much to make her character "breathe" charm and strength while working with Bond. She is quite capable of standing up for herself in close combat, delivering and reflecting blows dressed in a dress. It was later decided to integrate Swann into the plot of the movie No Time to Die (2022) to show that her relationship with Agent 007 is not a one-night stand story.

Eva Green as Vesper Lynd

The woman who started it all in one of the most successful movies of the franchise, Casino Royale (2006)! Vesper Lynd is by far the most complex "Bond girl" with an entire diary full of dark secrets. The plot centers on her deep, doomedly romantic love story with Bond, explaining to the audience how James became a heartless womanizer. He is enchanted by the green-eyed beauty with raven-winged hair and even quits MI6 for her sake. And the manifestation of his greatest devotion is the naming of a martini cocktail in honor of his beloved. But at the end, the usually unflappable Bond is truly deeply shaken when he discovers that Vesper had originally deceived him, and stunned when she kills herself in a frantic attempt at redemption.

Halle Berry as Jacinta Johnson

So the "Bond girl" name generator has spit out a lemon with Giscinta Johnson. Yet she still remains the perfect yin to Bond's yang incarnate, with wit and beauty to spare. As an incredibly sexy NSA agent, Jinx survives nearly drowning in an icy body of water and eventually strikes out at bitchy rival Miranda Frost after a sword fight aboard an airplane. The gradient of what's going on is further raised in two sex scenes of Halle Berry's Jinx and Pierce Brosnan's Bond, who is considered one of 007's most impressive agents. But most memorable was the moment of Jicinta emerging from the sea in an orange swimsuit and with a knife in her holster, which was inspired by an earlier "Bond girl" Ursula Andress. Also, Berry became the first dark-skinned MI-6 spy girl.

Kim Basinger - Domino Petacci

The title of the movie Never Say Never Again (1983)
corresponds to Sean Connery's declaration to the press in 1971 that he would "never play James Bond again". Could the magnetic blonde Kim make him change his mind? Quite possibly. Basinger was recommended for the role by "Rocky" star Talia Shire after noticing her "glow" on a TV show. The "Bond girl" role established Kim as an American sex symbol for the decade that followed. However, Domino Kim is more than a sexy kitty with a set of external advantages, she saves James and the world from the evil Largo just in time to prevent the villain from detonating a nuclear bomb.

Sophie Marceau - Elektra King

Sophie Marceau did a great job in "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), playing a chameleon character. First, she appears as a victim of kidnapping with an expression of sweet innocence on her face, which touches Bond. And then she turns out to be a villain and, moreover, very dodgy, making him suffer. In both hypostasis Marceau looked authentic - alternately an angel and a demon.

Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp

The first movie starring Pierce Brosnan, GoldenEye (1995) boasted a wealth of material. Including the perfect villain, Xenia Onatopp, played by Dutchwoman Famke Janssen. A traumatized woman who prefers to eliminate men by strangling them with her hips, Xenia drew all the attention to herself. The radicality of the character spurred the actress to take risks and demonstrate one of her best performances.