This is how Rebel Wilson came up with the 007 epic auditions

Rebel Wilson attended this year’s Cannes Film Festival to promote what will be her directorial debut: “The Deb”, a musical comedy that will be filmed in Australia next September.

In her stint on the competition, the interpreter took the opportunity to reveal that she was involved in last year’s casting of the legendary British spy for the James Bond franchise.

How did one of the heroes of “Giving the Note” get to the offices of Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson (producers of the 007 saga)?

It all started with his BAFTA Awards show in 2022. (He also shared diverse)

After a series of jokes about the Bond franchise at the ceremony, the actress wanted to reach out to the creators and make her intentions clear after the ceremony. It was this straightforward approach that led her to the audition.

“The most amazing thing was getting to audition for Bond,” Wilson commented, emphasizing that the role he was choosing was not that of 007, but another role from the movie. The casting took place last year and the interpreter didn’t want to reveal information about what type of character she was going to cast, or whether she would make it.

The next installment in the Secret Agent franchise is still in the writing and development process. The mystery surrounding who will play 007 in the upcoming movie is still up in the air. Over the past few months, many actors have been suggested for this role. However, no confirmation came from the creators.

talking with diverse Last year, Broccoli and Wilson commented that finding the new Bond “It’s not just about casting an actor, it’s about reinventing the epic.”

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At the BAFTA ceremony he had to lead, Wilson admitted that it was one of the most complex tasks he had ever faced. (And not just for publicly criticizing the British royal family, which is also…)

“It’s one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had. Two hours ago they told me: “We will change everything.” So I had to go out there and find out. There was a lot of chaos at that party. Some people didn’t come and the program arrangement had to be changed.”

Afterwards, Wilson continued, “I don’t think people understand it because when they see the concert they don’t imagine that, two hours before it starts, Half of what was there was thrown out and we had to start over. I was literally in the dressing room at the Royal Albert Hall saying, “What should I write? What should I write? I was fortunate to have experience in theater with an audience.”

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Will we see Rebel Wilson in the next James Bond movie? If he has the sangfroid to resist the chaos of BAFTAs, he can get what action it takes that 007’s plots require … We should be paying attention to the news that Broccoli and G.