Actor and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) was hired to contribute to the Bond 25 script, and now she has shared a little more insight into the `fantasy nightmare` of being James Bond. Not only that, but her reported pay for the movie has also been revealed.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Waller-Bridge said she`s been intrigued by how James Bond and the Killing Eve character Villanelle, who is an assassin, are similar. `They live a fantasy! But it`s a life none of us would ever want, if we`re honest. We don`t want to go put a bullet in someone`s head to sleep with people and have martinis,` she said. `It`s a kind of fantasy nightmare.`Waller-Bridge is the fifth credited screenwriter for Bond 25; she joins director Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective, Beasts of No Nation), Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum, Contagion), and veteran James Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.`A lot has been made of me coming on board because I`m a woman, and that`s wonderful. But also I can`t take credit for the movie that was written. It`s Cary`s movie,` Waller-Bridge said.According to the report, Bond actor Daniel Craig personally requested that the producers hire Waller-Bridge to write `sharper dialogue` for Bond 25. The report states that she was paid $2 million USD for her contributions to the script.Also in the interview, Waller-Bridge was asked to respond to the rumors that Captain Marvel`s Lashana Lynch is playing a new 007 in Bond 25. She didn`t confirm anything one way or the other, but instead gave a teasing reply. `The whole thing has potential to birth new iconic characters all the time,` she said.In a previous interview, Waller-Bridge said she wants to see the James Bond franchise move with the times. `There`s been a lot of talk about whether or not [the Bond franchise] is relevant now because of who he is and the way he treats women,` Waller-Bridge told Deadline. `I think that`s bollocks. I think he`s absolutely relevant now. It has just g ...
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