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[Richie]

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Does anyone know who the new Moneypenny is? Do you know where I can find a picture of her. I really loved Samantha Bond in the role and will miss her. I just hope they found someone as attractive and likeable as she was.

Rich

[DavidSomerset]

Search for Kathy Bates on Google Images. I heard she is a good actress with radical looks. And she is also Blonde like DC. Yes, she was likable in Misery.

Edited by DavidSomerset, 26 September 2006 - 04:34 AM.

[JimmyBond]

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Does anyone know who the new Moneypenny is? Do you know where I can find a picture of her. I really loved Samantha Bond in the role and will miss her. I just hope they found someone as attractive and likeable as she was.

Rich

There is no new Moneypenny at the moment. The character (along with Q) will not be appearing in Casino Royale.

[Richie]

Thanks Jimmy, I wondered why I saw nothing on the characters. Somewhere in my tiny gray cells, now that you mentioned it, seems like I may have heard that before.

Rich

[JimmyBond]

Not that I dislike the character (I don't), but I'm not terribly disappointed to see her absent for CR. As others have said, she stopped serving a purpose once Maxwell left (she had grat chemistry with the first three Bond actors.

Had Timothy Dalton got to make more than two films, Bliss might have developed into a decent Moneypenny. And as attractive as she is, I was never really fond of Samantha Bond's Moneypenny

[DavidSomerset]

There is no new Moneypenny at the moment. The character (along with Q) will not be appearing in Casino Royale.

Yes, also James Bond will be a 39 year old virgin. Le Chiffre will torture him by waxing his hairy chest like Steve Carrel did to himself in the other movie. Vesper will be his salvation from the damnation of virginity.

And as attractive as she is, I was never really fond of Samantha Bond's Moneypenny

At the fag end of DAD, Samantha started looking more like Dame Judi Dench.

[MovieMaestro]

I think the exclusion of Moneypenny (and Q, for that matter) is a great way to leave something new for Bond 22. And, let's be honest, are they really needed, storywise, in CR?

[DavidSomerset]

I think the exclusion of Moneypenny (and Q, for that matter) is a great way to leave something new for Bond 22. And, let's be honest, are they really needed, storywise, in CR?

Spoiler (highlight to read):

They could visit 007 in the hospital when he and his balls are healing from the beating by Le Chiffre.

[Qwerty]

Welcome to the CommanderBond.net Forums, Richie.

[gadgetfusion]

I like the idea of Emily Mortimer as Moneypenny.

[DamnCoffee]

Maybe Samantha may consider returning, after she has seen how good Casino actually is. I always wondered what a Craig/Bond relationship would be like on screen.

[Qwerty]

Doesn't seem like we'll be seeing this character in the next film, though:

http://commanderbond.net/article/4073

[bill007]

(Reading Qwerty's link)

I reckon we're not going to see 007 walk through M's leather-padded door for a while then. Unless, of course, Villiers will be the proverbial gate-keeper.

[LadySylvia]

Why would a new Moneypenny be needed for BOND 22, when it would be much easier to bring back Villiers?

[tdalton]

Why would a new Moneypenny be needed for BOND 22, when it would be much easier to bring back Villiers?

Agreed. I thought that Villiers was a nice change of pace and certainly wouldn't mind seeing him return for Bond 22.

[Skudor]

Why would a new Moneypenny be needed for BOND 22, when it would be much easier to bring back Villiers?

Agreed. I thought that Villiers was a nice change of pace and certainly wouldn't mind seeing him return for Bond 22.

I'm onboard with that idea. Introducing Moneypenny means bringing back the Moneypenny banter formula. Been there, done that, let's try doing Bond without that for a while now.

[Qwerty]

Why would a new Moneypenny be needed for BOND 22, when it would be much easier to bring back Villiers?

It certainly does look like Villiers is the new Miss Moneypenny (minus the innuendo) in the series. Will be interesting to see if he does return for Bond 22.

[HawkEye007]

Instead of Moneypenny, they need to bring in a secretary for the 00-Section. Bring back Mary Goodnight or Loelia Poensby.

[Mister Asterix]

It certainly does look like Villiers is the new Miss Moneypenny (minus the innuendo) in the series. Will be interesting to see if he does return for Bond 22.

Perhaps the innuendo will move to being between Villiers and M.

(Shivers at mental picture.)

[00Twelve]

Here's to yooou, Mrs. Idon'tknow...

[bill007]

Perhaps the innuendo will move to being between Villiers and M.

(Shivers at mental picture.)

Villiers. That tart. He'll make section chief in no time at all.

[Jim]

It certainly does look like Villiers is the new Miss Moneypenny (minus the innuendo)...

Wouldn't rule that out.

[Mister Asterix]

Villiers: I always thought M was a randomly assigned initial, I had no idea it stood for—

M: Utter one more syllable and I’ll have you whipped. Grrr...owl.

[TheREAL008]

I thought the guy was Tanner?

[YellowDetective]

At the fag end of DAD, Samantha started looking more like Dame Judi Dench.

Tee hee...

[YellowDetective]

I thought the guy was Tanner?

Villiers was more like an amalgam of Moneypenny and Tanner, wasn't he? I liked him ok. It'll be interesting to see if he shows up in later films.

[JimmyBond]

I wouldnt mind seeing him get some more screentime. He seems like he could be an interesting character, I'd like to see more of him.

[jaguar007]

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Does anyone know who the new Moneypenny is? Do you know where I can find a picture of her. I really loved Samantha Bond in the role and will miss her. I just hope they found someone as attractive and likeable as she was.

Rich

I have it on good authority that the new Moneypenny is Martin Lawarence in his Big Mama costume.

[Harmsway]

Why would a new Moneypenny be needed for BOND 22, when it would be much easier to bring back Villiers?

Agreed. I thought that Villiers was a nice change of pace and certainly wouldn't mind seeing him return for Bond 22.

Well, since P&W said in an interview that it's unlikely Moneypenny will be returning anytime soon, I imagine Villiers will be sticking around. It's an interesting dynamic for M to have a male secretary (I'm sorry, "assistant") that Bond has to interact with, and while not a whole lot was done with it in CASINO ROYALE, there's room to have some fun with that.

Perhaps in BOND 23, Dench's M will have retired, and in will come a new M and will bring Moneypenny with him, and then we'll have their first meeting. Who knows?

[JimmyBond]

Perhaps in BOND 22, Dench's M will have retired, and in will come a new M and will bring Moneypenny with him, and then we'll have their first meeting. Who knows?

I could see that happening...but not in the next film. I'd like to see Villers stick around for a while.