Could Meghan Markle Be a Bond Girl?
by EG
Suits star Meghan Markley will soon be a member of the British royal family, but she could have been a member of a very different British family. The producers of the James Bond franchise reportedly considered Markle for a role in the upcoming Band film starring Daniel Craig. Markle was on the short list of potential new Bond girls, but given her new status and the typically highly sexualized nature of Bond girl roles, she's now out of the running.
Via Page Six.
Meghan Markle was once shortlisted to be a Bond Girl, The Sun can reveal.
The actress, 36, caught the eye of 007 producers in her role as Rachel Zane in legal drama “Suits” last year.
Bosses wanted a glamorous actress for the upcoming films and thought Markle would be a perfect fit.
Also on the shortlist was “Baywatch” stunner Ilfenesh Hadera, 32, who they thought could become one of Daniel Craig’s love interests in the upcoming 007 film “Bond 25,” which will be released in 2019.
But Markle’s then-fledgling relationship with Prince Harry, 33, ruled her out of the role, as producers believed she would be unattainable.
She would have joined the long list of previous Bond girls, including Halle Berry and Gemma Arterton.
A film source said: “Meghan fits the role of a Bond girl perfectly. She’s glamorous and sexy and a good actress.
“The role more recently has gone to actresses deemed to be rising stars, and Meghan certainly was seen as that before her relationship with Harry became public.
“The brief was to find a glamorous rising star, specifically someone American or Canadian.
“Producers had narrowed down her and four other actresses on a shortlist last year with ‘Bond 25’ in mind. But the minute her relationship to Harry came to light they assumed she was out of the running so it soon became a list of four.
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