{"id":39156,"date":"2023-11-06T11:36:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1920542"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:32:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T11:32:05","slug":"barbie-director-says-marvel-star-should-be-next-james-bond","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/barbie-director-says-marvel-star-should-be-next-james-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie director says Marvel star should be next James Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I was like, ‘get this footage to whoever is making James Bond immediately’.” <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 06 November 2023 at 10:36 AM<\/p>

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Greta Gerwig, director of Barbie<\/a>, Little Women and Lady Bird, has revealed her personal pick for James Bond, explaining that one of her Barbie stars made a strong impression during filming.<\/p>\n

Gerwig was speaking on the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast<\/a>, when she revealed that Kingsley Ben-Adir, who played Basketball Ken in the film and is also known for his role as Gravik in Secret Invasion<\/a>, would be her choice for the iconic role.<\/p>\n

Gerwig said that she gave Ben-Adir the direction to \u201cascend the throne\u201d during his scene where he addresses the crowd at the film\u2019s end, and said that he immediately understood the assignment.<\/p>\n

Gerwig explained: \u201cEverybody\u2019s jaws dropped. I was like, \u2018get this footage to whoever is making James Bond immediately\u2019.\u201d<\/p>

While we don\u2019t yet know the state of the casting process for the new Bond, it certainly seems as though we\u2019re a way off from seeing the film, based on comments made by franchise chief Barbara Broccoli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Broccoli said recently that she and her fellow producers \u201chaven\u2019t even begun\u201d the process of modernising Bond for the 26th film, and that there is \u201ca big road ahead\u201d as they ensure that the character is \u201creinvented for the next chapter\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been reported that the next film could be directed by Christopher Nolan<\/a>, who has certainly expressed interest in giving his own spin on the iconic property.<\/p>\n

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Kingsley Ben-Adir as Gravik in Secret Invasion.<\/span><\/figcaption> Gareth Gatrell\/Marvel<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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