'Freida Pinto lands Bond girl role'

Frieda Pinto who rose to international stardom with the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, will romance Hollywood heartthrob Daniel Craig in the next 007 movie as she steps into the coveted shoes of a Bond girl

Indian actress Frieda Pinto will romance Hollywood heartthrob Daniel Craig in the next 007 movie as she steps into the coveted shoes of a Bond girl.

The actress, who rose to international stardom with the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, will star in the next spy flick to be directed by Sam Mendes, reported Mirror online.

“Sam (Mendes) has been talking about Bond for months now and is so excited about it. 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,” said a source.

“It will be a typically glamorous and raunchy role and Dev has been joking to friends he is cool with seeing Freida rolling around with 007,” the source added.

American actress Olivia Wilde is reportedly in talks to star as the second Bond girl in the 23rd outing of the Bond franchise, which will be set in Afghanistan.

“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 it promises to be visually stunning,” the source said.