Over the past few days there has been much speculation about whether Al Pacino could really be the next Bond villain or not, and if so, how it would work, if at all.
A scooper started the rumour mongering by writing in to AICN with the news that the big boss in Quantum of Solace, and previously in Casino Royale is going to be played by none other than Al Pacino himself.
We already know the entire cast list, or at least thought we did, and that included Mathieu Amalric as Bond’s major opponent in the forthcoming flick, but he could be small fry (no offence intended) when compared to Pacino, and his character.
It seems that uber agent James Bond will meet up with this arch enemy at the end of Quantum, and sitting there waiting for 007 will be Pacino, although whether he’ll be fully bearded up or not wasn’t revealed.
The scooper told AICN:
“But the big news that he leaked was that Al Pacino would be taking part in filming. I was a little shocked as the cast has been revealed aready, but he said Pacino would play the head of the terrorist group introduced in CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Al is said to come to Pinewood in April-May to film what is said to be a brief cameo.”
We don’t know if this rumour is true or just a pack of lies at this moment in time, but I’d hedge my bets and say I can’t see it happening. And that would be a good thing because I just can’t see it working.
As my fellow writer Kirsten and I discussed, we just can’t see Pacino working in a Bond film, and he shouldn’t really be given the chance in the first place.
What has he actually done in the last 10 to 15 years which warrants the respect and admiration he seems to get from everyone? It’s a case of an actor on auto pilot, just trying to coast though the latter years of his career.
If these rumours are true, I think having such a big name launched on to the audience at the last minute like this could backfire, and I really hope it isn’t true.
What do you think to the prospect? Comments are always welcomed.
