Oscar nominee
Chiwetel Ejiofor may play 007's next nemesis.
Variety reports that the 12 Years a Slave star is EON Productions and Sony's top pick to play the villain
James Bond 24. "No offer has been made yet and scheduling would still have to be worked out but sources insist he is the front-runner for the job," according to the trade.
"The plan is start production in the summer in order to meet the pic’s release date of Nov. 6, 2015," Variety adds. "Casting has been heating up with the studio also on the lookout for one Scandinavian and one British woman to play the new Bond girls."
Chiwetel Ejiofor's credits include Serenity, Children of Men, 2012, Inside Man, Four Brothers, Love Actually, and Salt.
Skyfall's Sam Mendes will direct Bond 24 from a script by John Logan. The returning cast includes Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Whishaw.
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