We’re wrapping up our Bond Week celebration of James Bond’s 50th Anniversary with an interview with the newest Bond Girl, Bérénice Marlohe, who most will know for her fashion modeling work, but like so many actresses before her, being in a Bond movie is quickly going to elevate her awareness throughout the world.
In Skyfall, the half-French, half-Cambodian actress plays the mysterious Severine, a femme fatale who has connections to Javier Bardem’s Raoul Silva, and really, that’s all we were able to find out when we visited Pinewood Studios outside London last week.
Personally, we think that she’s the sexiest Bond Girl yet – and this is coming from someone who got to play poker in the Bahamas with Caterina Murino, too!
Note: English is not Ms. Marlohe’s first language and while her English is just fine–better than some of the journalists who took part in this roundtable–we did alter some things she said to hopefully make it more readable.
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Swarovski has for the first time chosen an actress to be the face of its advertising campaign. Bérénice Marlohe, the French actress who stars as Sévérine in the upcoming James Bond film “Skyfall,” will embody the accessories brand for its fall collection, Kingdom of Jewels. “[Marlohe] combines beauty and intelligence, a multicultural background with a genuine uniqueness, a passionate personality and a talent for acting,” said Nathalie Colin, Swarovski’s creative director. The brand will soon unveil wider activities linked with the film’s release and the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise.
Source: WWD
Bérénice’s interview starts around the 1:58 minute mark.
She’s no mere ‘Bond Girl’ — she is, as director Sam Mendes puts it, a ‘Bond Lady’…
GALLERY LINK:
Empire – March 2012 (thanks to Lorna)
Gallery links:
“8th Wonderland” Premiere – May 3, 2010
“Happy Few” Premiere Cocktail – September 6, 2010
“Skyfall” Photocall – November 3, 2011
Pre-BAFTA Awards Dinner – February 11, 2012
2012 BAFTA Awards – February 12, 2012
The Weinstein Company BAFTA Awards After Party – February 12, 2012
Milan Fashion Week: Versace Fashion Show – February 24, 2012
Paris Fashion Week: Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld Presentation – March 1, 2012
Jameson Empire Awards – March 25 2012
New Bond girl Berenice Marlohe has revealed how she has been made to feel part of the James Bond family.
The French actress will star opposite Daniel Craig in the highly anticipated Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes.
Berenice said: “It’s great. Daniel is absolutely wonderful as a human being and he has a wonderful sense of humour, so it’s really good to work in these conditions as actors because you feel very relaxed and part of a family.”
The 32-year-old actress attended the Jameson Empire Film Awards 2012 at London’s Grosvenor Hotel to present the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy award to comic book adventure Thor, looking stunning in a red, figure-hugging Donna Karan dress.
Berenice gushed that she was delighted to be playing a “strong” and “colourful” character in the top secret film.
She said: “I always felt connected to the James Bond movies because they are so unique and the characters are, whether bad girls or good girls, are very colourful and you don’t see that in every movie.”
She laughed that her character saw “a bit” of action in the film.
Source: The Press Association