The 'Django Unchained' actor insists that he will not play the cat-stroking villain in the next James Bond movie.
- Apr 7, 2015
AceShowbiz - Christoph Waltz addresses speculation that he will play the infamous Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the upcoming James Bond movie, "Spectre". "That is absolutely untrue. That rumor started on the Internet, and the Internet is a pest. The name of my character is Franz Oberhauser," he says.
Speaking to British GQ, Waltz admits he was initially hesitant to star in the movie. "Yes. I always hesitate... You ask yourself, hang on: what James Bond are we talking about? The thing about Spectre is that it is not the work of hack writers. It does not have a hack director."
"The actors are not hams. The action sequences in Mexico are extravagant to say the least. The scenes in Austria are traditional Bond action in the snow. These films with Daniel Craig have shifted the tone. They don't depend on a set formula that forces actors simply to go through the motions."
Blefold never appeared in the recent Bond movies due to a long-time dispute between 007 author Ian Fleming and former collaborator Kevin McClory. The doors are open for the SPECTRE leader to meet the enigmatic spy agent again on the big screen after producers reached settlement with McClory's estate who owned the names to the fearsome character and his evil organization.
Directed by Sam Mendes, the flick is due November 6 Stateside. Waltz's character is described as the son of the late Hans Oberhauser, a ski instructor who acted as a father figure to Bond.
