James Bond finds Bond Girl in Bernice Marlohe

James Bond has found his Bond girl in French actress Bérénice Marlohe. Twitch reports that she been cast as the female lead opposite Daniel Craig in the long-awaited Bond 23 directed by Sam Mendes. 

The Film Stage reports that Olivia Wilde, Naomie Harris and other actresses have been rumored to be circling roles. As in past Bond films, there is usually room for more than one female lead. The supporting cast includes, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Ben Wishaw and Judi Dench. Bond 23 is currently in pre-production with filming slated to being this fall, to meet a release date of November 9th, 2012.

Marlohe is poised to make the jump from TV to film, and this is her biggest role to date. She is currently shooting Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul. She is certainly beautiful and will fit right in as a Bond girl.

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