Washington
(ANI):
French
actor
Mathieu
Amalric
is
all
set
to
be
the
next
Bond
villain.
Amalric,
who
played
a
paralyzed
stroke
victim
in
"The
Diving
Bell
and
the
Butterfly," will
stand
up
to
Agent
007,
Daniel
Craig
in
the
22nd
instalment
of
the
James
Bond
franchise.
Execs
from
Columbia
Pictures
and
MGM
have
confirmed
that
Amalric
will
be
playing
one
of
the
main
villains
in
next
year"s
Bond
22
alongside
Anatole
Taubman.
They
also
revealed
that
Jeffrey
Wright,
who
played
CIA
agent
Felix
Leiter
in
Casino
Royale,
will
reprise
his
role
in
the
film.
Bond
22
began
filming
on
Jan
2
in
London,
reports
Variety.
Though
a
month
behind
schedule,
the
film's
theatrical
release
for
November
7th
is
still
on
track.