Bond and Madeleine Swann are captured by Franz Oberhauser and he attempts to destroy Bond and Madeleine Swann's relationship by talking to Madeleine about Bond's deep love for Vesper. French actress and model Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. http://www.ew.com/article/2007/03/30/countdown-10-best-bond-girls, http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/30/very-bad-girls?page=2, https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Eva_Green?oldid=89530. But Eva Green—the French actress who played Vesper Lynd, the Bond girl who broke the British super-spy’s heart in 2006’s Casino Royale—is against the idea of a female 007. She afterwards retreats to the shower, feeling that she has blood on her hands from helping to kill Obanno. He is then "kidnapped" by Quantum, and the women are forced to become double agents in the hope of securing his freedom. Died While both are in a hospital to recover from torture, Bond and Vesper fall deeply in love, and Bond plans to resign from the service in order to be with her. Vesper is the thirteenth woman that Bond does not succeed in protecting from death, in the Bond films and the second in the reboot. They are intelligent and sassy and fascinating. As Daniel Craig’s final James Bond adventure nears the start of production—and a newly announced release date of April 8, 2020—there are already numerous rumors about who might replace Craig as 007. EW named her the fourth-best Bond of all time. He was written as a male and I think he’ll probably stay as a male.”. Eva Green was chosen to play Vesper Lynd with the support of director Martin Campbell, who was looking for something more than the usual supermodel Bond girl. Bond girl, Henchman July 5, 1980, Paris, France However, she is secretly a double agent working for Quantum, the very terrorist organization MI6 is trying to stop. Although she’s not in favor of a Doctor Who-style gender swap, Green is proud to have helped to change the narrative of female characters in the Bond franchise, moving them from sexy damsels in distress to smart, assertive, and powerful figures. So Vesper was ultimately and without knowing working for SPECTRE. Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. HM Treasury (financial action task force),Quantum, SPECTRE (indirectly) Born Vesper is introduced on a train headed to Montenegro with James Bond. Last project He doesn't kill Yusef, but leaves him to MI6 and congratulates M on the fact that she was right about Vesper. Green will not reunite with Craig for his final go-around as 007, with director Cary Fukunaga helming the project. Role To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. “Do something different with it. As in the novel, Bond and Vesper go on vacation to Venice, hoping to start a new life. First seen International liaison officer She initially turned down the role. After several explosions, the flooded building sinks, but Vesper resigns herself to death and locks herself in, even as Bond frantically tries to open the elevator. Eva Green made her movie debut in the French movie The Dreamers (2003), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. First project Status © 2020 Condé Nast. Fleming created a cocktail recipe in the novel that Bond names after Vesper. Actress - Vesper Lynd Deceased, drowned The actual name for the drink (as well as its complete recipe) is uttered on screen for the first time in the 2006 adaptation of Casino Royale. We learn from this film that Bond's wounds caused by Vesper's death and Quantum are still open. Vesper Lynd is a pun on West Berlin. She is known as one of the most favored Bond girls. This information vindicates Vesper in Bond's eyes, making him finally see that her "betrayal" was not her fault. But she must have known she was going to her death". As he walks away, he drops Vesper's necklace in the snow. I loved playing Vesper. When Bond realizes what has happened and goes after Vesper, the thugs take her hostage and lock her in an elevator while they do battle with him. There’s even been talk on social media arguing that a woman should play the MI6 agent next, including from Elba himself: a future Bond “could be a woman—could be a black woman, could be a white woman,” he told Variety in 2018. This wall shows everyone he knew (from the Daniel Craig films) that have died. At the start of the film, M tells Bond that he is too close to the mission to be objective, but Bond assures her that Vesper is no longer important to him. The year after she would play the role that would make her world famous, Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. Bond finally extricates her and tries to revive her using CPR, to no avail. “He’s a male character. Regardless, her performance was well received and led to Ridley Scott casting her for the blockbuster Kingdom of Heaven (2005). The "Vesper martini" became very popular after the novel's publication, and gave rise to the famous "shaken, not stirred" catchphrase immortalized in the Bond films. All rights reserved. However, she assists Bond during his struggle with LRA leader Steven Obanno, knocking away the gun from the latter. Eva Green plays Vesper Lynd in the 007 flick. Green has also starred in the movies The Golden Compass, Dark Shadows, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and 300: Rise of an Empire and the live-action Dumbo remake. Mar 13, 2019. Green subsequently provided her likeness for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace, the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, and Activision's 2008 video game Quantum of Solace. 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At the end of the film, it is revealed that Yusef is an agent working for Quantum, tasked with seducing high-ranking women in the world's intelligence agencies. “I’m for women, but I really think James Bond should remain a man. Vesper Lynd Character information Eva Gaelle Green is a French actress and model who played the Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. When Bond and Madeleine Swann go to Tangier, he finds a tape labelled "Vesper Lynd - Interrogation" in the L'Americain hotel room used by Mr. White. He takes Vesper's photograph and is encouraged by René Mathis to "forgive her" and to "forgive [himself]". Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Like her namesake, the Cold War-era city of Berlin, Vesper's loyalties are split down the middle. The movie caused much controversy due to the explicit sex and full frontal nude scenes, including those performed by Green. She achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem in Ridley Scott's historical epic Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Why not?” Actresses including Emilia Clarke, Priyanka Chopra, Gillian Anderson, and Elizabeth Banks have all indicated that they would happily take on a gender-swapped version of the role.