Sydney, March 21: It’s a dream come true for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star Freida Pinto, who is all set to become the next Bond babe as part of a multi-million pound deal with Hollywood studios.
With this deal, Freida will play the suave British secret agent’s love interest in the 23rd James Bond flick.
Talking to a news daily, a close source said, “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.”
“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,” added the source.
Meanwhile, Pinto’s beau, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ co-star Dev Patel, is thrilled about his girlfriend’s high-profile role.
The source continued, “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 23rd installment of James Bond movie is set in Afghanistan.
-Agencies