{"id":2110580,"date":"2026-08-25T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2110580"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:05:23","slug":"meet-the-new-james-bond-villain-saoirse-ronan-is-dead-serious-about-wanting-to-play-a-007-baddie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2110580","title":{"rendered":"Meet the new James Bond villain? Saoirse Ronan is &#8216;dead serious&#8217; about wanting to play a 007 baddie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/80\/09\/1200x675_cmsv2_2046c0c9-4be2-5270-aa65-2a54cf24dd42-9888009.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2920424-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920424\" data-cid=\"9888125\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920424-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\">\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/81\/25\/189x106_cmsv2_5c2c1862-039b-5c6d-997e-828b04a961c0-9888125.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A windsurfer cuts through the waves along Lake Ontario overlooking the City of Toronto in Mississauga, 9 February, 2024\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div 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Saoirse Ronan is &#8216;dead serious&#8217; about wanting to play a 007 baddie<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/80\/09\/1536x864_cmsv2_2046c0c9-4be2-5270-aa65-2a54cf24dd42-9888009.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Saoirse Ronan is \u201cdead serious\u201d about wanting to play a James Bond villain \">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\">\n  <span id=\"article-tooltip-svg\" class=\"c-article-caption__svg u-position-absolute\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n  <i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              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<span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the next actor to play 007 has not been revealed \u2013 <strong>even though we can expect some news on that front soon<\/strong> \u2013 the star of <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/em>, <em>Lady Bird<\/em>, <em>Brooklyn<\/em> and <em>Little Women<\/em> says she wants to get in touch with her dark side. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to go dark,\u201d she said in a recent interview with <strong>Empire<\/strong>. \u201cI said that I wanted to be a Bond villain and I\u2019m dead serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-nominated actress continued: \u201cI think it would be really interesting, having a young female villain. Especially for girls and women, to see someone who can just take all that pent-up anger and direct it somewhere, there\u2019s something interesting in that dramatically. So I would love to do more of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"connatix-container\" data-connatix-state=\"reserved\" data-connatix-player-id=\"b4e54fcd-7d0c-4f47-81b1-1ac4eb4ebce7\" data-connatix-tag-targeting=\"vertical\">\n<div id=\"connatix-player\" data-ad-name=\"connatix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is not the first time that Ronan has expressed her desire to play a Bond villain.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, she told <strong>Vanity Fair<\/strong>: \u201cI will stand by really wanting to play a Bond villain, which I will say again and again. Because anytime that I\u2019ve gotten a chance to play someone who\u2019s a little bit evil, I just love it. And I think it would be really fun to do that again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Ronan&#8217;s husband, Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, is <strong>currently considered one of the frontrunners to play 007<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Should both actors be cast in Bond 26, they would become the first married couple to star opposite one another in a James Bond movie. <\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this absurdly good looking and talented pair: <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/36\/55\/808x539_cmsv2_6621dd4c-c5dc-57ff-b7b9-b68d2c675250-9763655.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Lowden and Saoirse Ronan\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n                        <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Jack Lowden and Saoirse Ronan<\/span><br \/>\n                                    <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Make it happen, Bond casting director Nina Gold.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and while we\u2019re at it, find yourself a partner who looks at you like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/80\/09\/808x539_cmsv2_f7d0aaca-883f-5b15-a198-614f52251684-9888009.jpg\" alt=\"Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n                        <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden<\/span><br \/>\n                                    <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In another 2024 interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ronan revealed that should she be faced with the ultimate choice, she would rather her husband be Bond than her being cast as a Bond villain. <\/p>\n<p>Check out the footage below: <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DA09i4ARvRX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n    <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n  <\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Identity of new 007: &#8216;Good bet&#8217; that next actor to play James Bond announced this year says producer<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Jack Lowden for James Bond: Did British TV presenter and author Richard Osman leak identity of the new 007?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>About Ronan\u2019s campaign to become a Bond villain, <strong>we previously wrote<\/strong>: \u201cRonan would be the perfect foil for a new Bond \u2013 not just because she has the range to play any role but because she would inject an intriguing level of humanity within a level of sadism and maliciousness that we haven\u2019t seen her fully embrace yet. More than that, if a necessary 007 renaissance is to take place for the 26th film, so should the role of the female villain.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>We added: \u201cTraditionally, male antagonists have been the standard for the 007 franchise, and when actresses have been cast as baddies, they\u2019ve been relegated to side-villains \/ secondary scoundrels. (&#8230;) It\u2019s time the Bond series had a properly vicious primary female villain, and casting an actress of Ronan\u2019s versatility and charisma could not only break the antiquated trend, but also take the franchise in a bold new direction.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n    <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n  <\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Saoirse Ronan and the offer James Bond producers shouldn\u2019t ignore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The search for the next James Bond is underway, with <strong>auditions reportedly taking place this month<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Reports have continued to swirl around who might next wield the Walter PPK, with <strong>Lowden<\/strong>, <strong>Callum Turner<\/strong>, <strong>Jacob Elordi<\/strong>, <strong>Louis Partridge<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Francis<\/strong> all rumoured frontrunners for the role.<\/p>\n<p>Bond 26 will be <strong>directed by Canadian filmmaker and four-time Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve<\/strong> and is being written by <strong>Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight<\/strong>. Production is expected to kick off in 2027, with a release planned for 2028. <\/p>\n<p>Saoirse Ronan will next be seen in <strong>Sam Mendes\u2019 Beatles biopics<\/strong> as Linda McCartney, as well as Alice Rohrwacher\u2019s highly anticipated <em>Three Incestuous Sisters<\/em> with Josh O\u2019Connor, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley (<strong>our April Fool\u2019s pick for the next Bond<\/strong>) and Mick Jagger. 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\/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2919635-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2919635\" data-cid=\"9884606\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Viral street battles born on TikTok: What is &#8216;aura farming&#8217;?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has doubled down on her wish to join the cast of the next James Bond film, and wants to play the next villain.While the next actor to play 007 has not been revealed \u2013 even though we can expect some news on that front soon \u2013 the star of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Lady Bird, Brooklyn and Little Women says she wants to get in touch with her dark side. \u00a0\u201cI want to go dark,\u201d she said in a recent interview with\u00a0Empire. \u201cI said that I wanted to be a Bond villain and I\u2019m dead serious.\u201dThe Oscar-nominated actress continued: \u201cI think it would be really interesting, having a young female villain. Especially for girls and women, to see someone who can just take all that pent-up anger and direct it somewhere, there\u2019s something interesting in that dramatically. So I would love to do more of that.\u201dThis is not the first time that Ronan has expressed her desire to play a Bond villain.In 2024, she told\u00a0Vanity Fair: \u201cI will stand by really wanting to play a Bond villain, which I will say again and again. Because anytime that I\u2019ve gotten a chance to play someone who\u2019s a little bit evil, I just love it. And I think it would be really fun to do that again.\u201d\u00a0Ronan&#8217;s husband, Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, is currently considered one of the frontrunners to play 007.\u00a0Should both actors be cast in Bond 26, they would become the first married couple to star opposite one another in a James Bond movie.\u00a0Take a look at this\u00a0absurdly good looking and talented\u00a0pair: \u00a0Make it happen, Bond casting director Nina Gold.Oh, and while we\u2019re at it, find yourself a partner who looks at you like this:In another 2024 interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ronan revealed that should she be faced with the ultimate choice, she would rather her husband be Bond than her being cast as a Bond villain.\u00a0Check out the footage below: \u00a0About Ronan\u2019s campaign to become a Bond villain, we previously wrote: \u201cRonan would be the perfect foil for a new Bond \u2013 not just because she has the range to play any role but because she would inject an intriguing level of humanity within a level of sadism and maliciousness that we haven\u2019t seen her fully embrace yet. More than that, if a necessary 007 renaissance is to take place for the 26th film, so should the role of the female villain.\u201d\u00a0We added: \u201cTraditionally, male antagonists have been the standard for the 007 franchise, and when actresses have been cast as baddies, they\u2019ve been relegated to side-villains \/ secondary scoundrels. (&#8230;) It\u2019s time the Bond series had a properly vicious primary female villain, and casting an actress of Ronan\u2019s versatility and charisma could not only break the antiquated trend, but also take the franchise in a bold new direction.\u201d\u00a0The search for the next James Bond\u00a0is underway, with auditions reportedly taking place this month. \u00a0Reports have continued to swirl around who might next wield the Walter PPK, with Lowden, Callum Turner,\u00a0Jacob Elordi,\u00a0Louis Partridge and\u00a0Tom Francis\u00a0all\u00a0rumoured frontrunners for the role.Bond 26 will be\u00a0directed by Canadian filmmaker and four-time Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve\u00a0and is being written by\u00a0Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. Production is expected to kick off in 2027, with a release planned for 2028.\u00a0Saoirse Ronan will next be seen in Sam Mendes\u2019 Beatles biopics as Linda McCartney, as well as Alice Rohrwacher\u2019s highly anticipated\u00a0Three Incestuous Sisters\u00a0with Josh O\u2019Connor, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley (our April Fool\u2019s pick for the next Bond) and Mick Jagger. 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