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[Pussfeller]

One of the less-discussed bits of casting is the Swedish actor Ola Rapace. I'm curious about what kind of role he'll play, because he seems to be capable of playing all sorts of roles. Even his physique fluctuates from scrawny to musclebound. He's not so inherently weird-looking or menacing that I'd automatically peg him as a henchman, but his nationality and habitual scruffiness suggest a continental troublemaker in the mould of Dimitrios. He looks pretty scuzzy in most of his photos, but if you cut his hair and wax his eyebrows he looks quite presentable.



I also get a bit of a Luigi Ferrara vibe from him. Might he in fact be a foreign ally of Bond? Or one of Bardem's clique?

[007jamesbond]

I hoping we get a henchman again....because in QOS there really wasnt one that was a threat to Bond....Elvis does not count since he was pretty useless and did nothing expect break his neck

[Pussfeller]

Yes, QOS didn't really have any henchmen. It was like OP in that it had two rather unmemorable villains, each with his own objectives. But at least OP had Gobinda, the Russian twins, and the guy with the bladed yo-yo.

[Peckinpah1976]

Yes, QOS didn't really have any henchmen. It was like OP in that it had two rather unmemorable villains, each with his own objectives. But at least OP had Gobinda, the Russian twins, and the guy with the bladed yo-yo.

Personally, I thought both Dominic Greene and Kamal Khan were perfectly good villains.

[Skudor]

I'm guessing he's the henchman, but hope not as he doesn't look very memorable. There hasn't really been a decent henchman since... Mayday?

[Lionheart]

Article from Aftonbladet (text and video in Swedish) today 2011-11-29:
http://www.aftonblad...icle14002389.ab

Here's a translation:

"Ola Rapace, 39, is back in Stockholm. The actor is in high spirits after the first shooting in London of the upcoming Bond film "SkyFall".
- We have had great fun. Filming Bond's like a playhouse, you get to ride a motorcycle, fight and shoot automatic weapons and things like that. So it's fun and has been really good, he says to Hotgossip. Ola Rapace, who has previously done roles in films including the "Wallander"-series and the drama series "Anno 1790" and "Brotherhood," is impressed by the size of the production.
- Everything is bigger than I had thought, it's so much muscle, so much money, so many resources available anywhere. It's crazy really. He believes that it can not be compared with the Swedish film productions.
- No, it's probably quite a few productions at all, even in Hollywood, which measures up to this. There is an enormous amount of resources. Yet it's still a secret what role Rapace get to play in the Bond movie with Daniel Craig in the lead role. But the Swedish actor will add additional months to the shooting he's already been completed.
- I will shoot 007 during March, April, May, anyway, so there will be a few months."

[Gt Munn]

Rapace playing a major henchman seems like a plausible role for him regarding the amount of filming he is involved with.

[univex]

Motorcycle eh? I guess that´s still on then.

[007jamesbond]

I see him riding a motorcycle and firing a weapon at Bond but Bond stops him of course! Maybe a Motorcycle assassin with Bond either in his own vehicle or in a taxi

[dinovelvet]

I also get a bit of a Luigi Ferrara vibe from him. Might he in fact be a foreign ally of Bond? Or one of Bardem's clique?

I have no idea, but I hope when Javier meets him, he'd say "Hola, Ola!"

[DamnCoffee]

"But the Swedish actor will add additional months to the shooting he's already completed."

Oooooh!

Edited by Mharkin, 29 November 2011 - 10:18 PM.

[The Shark]

I see him riding a motorcycle and firing a weapon at Bond but Bond stops him of course!

How about no.

[Pussfeller]

It's interesting that he's going to spend so much time filming. In the Aftonbladet video he looks more like a physical-force henchman, with the short-cropped hair. That, along with talk of motorcycles and automatic weapons, suggests his character might actually pose a threat to Bond, unlike those feckless Elvis-type minions who exist mainly to lend a tone of weirdness to the villain's entourage.

[Lionheart]

I have no idea, but I hope when Javier meets him, he'd say "Hola, Ola!"

Hahaha, now that's hilarious!

[Skudor]

I still find it very curious that there is so much secrecy about characters' names. We know (with reasonable certainty) that Whishaw is Q, Harris is Eve (fact) - but still nothing on Bardem, Fiennes, McCrory or Finney. Any new theories out there?

[Pussfeller]

If I recall the hypotheses that have already been advanced...

Bardem = a Largo-type villain, or a super-assassin, or an Argentine revanchist, or a Turkish villain, or Blofeld
Finney = a "Whitehall mandarin" with authority over MI6, or the new M, or Blofeld
Fiennes = Ronnie Valance, or the new M, or Sir Andrew Bond in flashbacks, or Blofeld
McCrory = a young version of Dench-M in flashbacks, or Bond's mother, or a Bundt-type, or a Klebb-type

Obviously, we have Blofeld on the brain. We don't really know much about Harris' and Marlohe's characters either, beyond their first names.

[007jamesbond]

If I recall the hypotheses that have already been advanced...

Bardem = a Largo-type villain, or a super-assassin, or an Argentine revanchist, or a Turkish villain, or Blofeld
Finney = a "Whitehall mandarin" with authority over MI6, or the new M, or Blofeld
Fiennes = Ronnie Valance, or the new M, or Sir Andrew Bond in flashbacks, or Blofeld
McCrory = a young version of Dench-M in flashbacks, or Bond's mother, or a Bundt-type, or a Klebb-type

Obviously, we have Blofeld on the brain. We don't really know much about Harris' and Marlohe's characters either, beyond their first names.

We know that Eve is a field agent probably MI6 or MI5 or another agency..

[Skudor]

If I recall the hypotheses that have already been advanced...

Bardem = a Largo-type villain, or a super-assassin, or an Argentine revanchist, or a Turkish villain, or Blofeld
Finney = a "Whitehall mandarin" with authority over MI6, or the new M, or Blofeld
Fiennes = Ronnie Valance, or the new M, or Sir Andrew Bond in flashbacks, or Blofeld
McCrory = a young version of Dench-M in flashbacks, or Bond's mother, or a Bundt-type, or a Klebb-type

Obviously, we have Blofeld on the brain. We don't really know much about Harris' and Marlohe's characters either, beyond their first names.

Nuffin nu den.

At least we have names for the ladies. I don't get the others. I was just thinking back to Die Another Day (something I try to avoid doing) - despite the Gustav Graves twist, we still had his name.

I've gone off the flashback theory - seems too convoluted and retrospective. And as much as I'd like Blofeld to return, I just can't let myself believe it. And I'm not sure why I even like the idea (like is to weak, I love the idea)

The mummy-daddy angle I frankly find abhorrent. And certainly not Bond with a capital B (to quote Daniel Craig). Has a plausible fit with the M's past and the loyalty thing, though. Still, I can't believe they'd go down that vulgar path.

I'm pretty sure McCrory is Moneypenny; just call it instinct. The rest I'm just baffled over.

[Pussfeller]

McCrory would be an excellent Moneypenny. I hadn't even considered that.

[Melack]

Since I'm not a huge fan of Ola as an actor, I hope it's a small villain/henchman role that Bond beats up!

He should work great in such a role without too much of a dramatic challenge.

[Germanlady]

Tidbits
http://www.bond23.ne...mes Bond movie)

[Luigi Ferrari]

Daniel Craig talks about Ola Rapace and his role in the upcoming Bond movie. Is there someone who could translate it into English? Otherwise Google translate is enough to fully understand the meaning.

http://www.aftonblad...icle14064327.ab

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 12 December 2011 - 06:58 PM.

[007jamesbond]

here is the translate version from google translate

Daniel Craig: Ola Rapace is nice


Ola Rapace has a major role in the new "Bond" movie, according to Craig.
007 celebrates Rapace: He is involved from start to finish in the new "Bond"
LONDON / HOLLYWOOD. Naomi Rapace has already conquered the international film world.
Now it's ex-husband Ola Rapace luck.
- We filmed together the other night. He is amazing and will make an impression at all, says Daniel Craig, who plays against the Swede in the new James Bond film.
Not a bad rating when it comes from the 007 itself.
The 43-year-old British actor opened six weeks ago shooting his third film as James Bond, "Torrential rain". Even half a year of job waiting.
When we meet, he has barely slept a wink since it was night shooting for Bond film.
Private jet
The reason for the meeting is understood that Daniel Craig does PR for David Finchers movie "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", the U.S. version of Stieg Larsson's book "Men Who Hate Women".
Late in the evening, Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgard, David Fincher and screenwriter Steven Zaillian to Stockholm by private jet, to be present at Tuesday's gala premiere of the movie. It has really opened on 21
in December.
"I work a lot together"
The Swedish film did Naomi Rapace to star in the world including new "Sherlock Holmes".
In the role of Mikael Blomkvist in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" has Daniel Craig spent more than six months to act against the new Lisbeth Salander, Rooney Mara.
Ironically, he is now filming for several months with the old Lisbeth Salander's ex-husband.
Have you talked to each other about the different Salandra?
- Ha ha, we have not done, it's actually not something I even thought of. But I have never seen the Swedish film. Stieg Larsson's book, however, I read early on a holiday trip.
What is it like working with Ola, then?
- We work together a lot. We have two or three big scenes that we should do together. Ola is fun, energetic, stylish, absolutely fantastic to work with.
"Ola has a major role"
Much about "Torrential rain" is secret. We know that Judi Dench plays M and Ben Whishaw is Q, but what Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Ola Rapace play roles would not reveal in advance. Nöjesbladet try anyway:
Can you tell me about Ola Rapace role?
- He plays a ... guy. More sheep, I would not say.
Is it a big role?
- There is a big part. He has a lot to do in the film and is involved from start to finish. He is a very good actress and it is wonderful to be with him.
New James Bond film, with a budget of 1.5 billion, will premiere in October next year

[Cody]

Some fun translations there. Torrential Rain, starring actress Ola Rapace as a man-sheep.

[From Walther With Love]

And is apparantly, a very good actress too

[Luigi Ferrari]

So,in summary, the major news are:
- Ola Rapace will play against Daniel Craig in Skyfall
- they have two or three big scenes that they should do together
- Ola has a major role
- He has a lot to do in the film and is involved from start to finish.

Edited by Luigi Ferrari, 12 December 2011 - 08:05 PM.

[univex]

So,in summary, the major news are:
- Ola Rapace will play against Daniel Craig in Skyfall
- they have two or three big scenes that they should do together
- Ola has a major role
- He has a lot to do in the film and is involved from start to finish.

That has Jaws-type henchman written all over it...or foreign contact.

[dinovelvet]

Can you tell me about Ola Rapace role?
- He plays a ... guy. More sheep, I would not say.

Ah, that's that cleared up then.

[univex]

Can you tell me about Ola Rapace role?
- He plays a ... guy. More sheep, I would not say.

Ah, that's that cleared up then.

Whoa!, the things you see when you do a google search for guy-sheep Hope none of that will be in the film

Edited by univex, 13 December 2011 - 10:15 PM.

[Skudor]

McCrory would be an excellent Moneypenny. I hadn't even considered that.

Seems she'll make an even better MP (ooooh.... hang on - conspiracy theory coming up... MP=Moneypenny??? is it all a convoluted plot to confuse and mislead).