The Next Bond Girl Is Dorothy Mills

Carice van Houten has signed on to play the lead role in Dorothy Mills. She's a doctor, and she suspects foul play in a strictly religious community that seems to mean people who live there are being denied necessary medical attention. Cracking starting point for a film.

According to whispers on the grapevine - a different vine in the the same vineyard that put Colin Salmon up-front for Bond a few years back - Carice van Houten is the current frontrunner for the lead female role in Risico. There's certainly been some back-office talk, but how advanced negotiations are, I have no idea.

You probably know van Houten from Black Book, but if you don't, here's a picture.

Risico

According to The Sun newspaper, and reported at IGN, the next Bond film is to be based upon Fleming's story Risico. Other, quiter sources maintain that Tom Stoppard is working on the script and that a director has been selected, if not named. I guess we'll find out soon enough.