While she did have roles in major Hollywood movies such as I nglorious Basterds (2009), Robin Hood (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011) and Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol (2011), her best work arguably remained her critically-acclaimed roles in French-language movies. He told me I was part of the film’.Īlthough Seydoux has been something of a household name in France and has built up enormous respect for her roles in serious art-house movies, she has remained a relative unknown in the UK and USA. Then, in April, 2014, I had lunch with Sam in London. She continued: ‘After that, they asked if I could meet Sam Mendes at his office in London. That made me very sad but I asked if I could audition a second time’. When it was my turn for the audition, my face was bright red and I forgot my lines. I arrived very early and I was nervous so I drank a little beer to relax myself. We were there to read lines from Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. I joined the three other contenders in line. Reflecting on the actual process of her selection, Seydoux said: ‘The first audition took place at a hotel in Paris. I got the part in April, 2014, and filming didn’t start until December, and so maybe I had too much time to think about it’. I wondered whether I was beautiful enough. Seydoux explained: ‘I started to wonder whether I had it in me to be a Bond girl. Speaking to the ‘Event’ supplement of the UK’s Mail on Sunday newspaper, the 29-year old award-winning Parisian actress revealed that she had a bit of a crisis of confidence as soon as she landed the role of Swann.
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Madeleine Swann, Lea becomes the tenth French actress to play a Bond girl in the iconic EON spy series. Gorgeous French actress Lea Seydoux, who has the major role of Madeleine Swann in the next James Bond adventure SPECTRE, gave a detailed interview to a British newspaper recently, and set out some of the background to how she was selected for the role by Sam Mendes, and what the audience can expect from her character Dr.