Sheen: 'I want to play Miss Moneypenny'

[Blowfeld]

Wednesday, March 3 2010, 5:53am EST

By Simon Reynolds, Movies Editor
Sheen: 'I want to play Miss Moneypenny'

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Michael Sheen has joked that he wants to play Miss Moneypenny in the next James Bond movie.

The Welsh actor, who was rumoured for the role of 007's arch-nemesis Blofeld last year, told DS that he would rather portray the MI6 secretary than the classic Bond villain.

"Peter Morgan [Frost/Nixon screenwriter] has written the story for the next Bond film so there was that connection and then a journalist wrote as a joke that I would be playing Blofeld and that went viral," he said. "When people ask me, I always say I'm playing Miss Moneypenny, which I wish was true but is not!"

Sheen added that bringing back Blofeld, who was previously played by Donald Pleasence and Telly Savalas, would be difficult because of how successfully the character was parodied in Austin Powers.

"I suppose it's hard to play Blofeld now because of the Austin Powers films where Mike Myers plays Dr Evil," he commented "Roger Moore dropped him down a chimney didn't he, so he'd have to come back all f**ked up!"

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[Dr. No]

That's hilarious! Doesn't sound like he has paid much attention to the reboot.

[FormerBondFan]

That would be Mr. Moneypenny.

[katied]

There's an idea- making Miss Moneypenny Mr. Moneypenny!

[jimrobes]

Wonderful! A new take on the flirty banter between Moneypenny and James Bond!

[katied]

Sorry..I phrased that weird..I didn't mean it that there would be flirty banter between Mr. Moneypenny and Bond ..not that I have a problem with that

[bjmdds]

Charlie Sheen would be a better fit.

[Mazer Rackham]

That would be Mr. Moneypenny.

Not with tits while wearing a skirt. That's how Michael Sheen intended his joke to be about it.

I like Sheen if only because he is an actor not too stuck on himself, his image or making prestige films.