Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko has been cast as the female lead in the new 007 movie, which will start principal photography under the working title Bond 22.

Returning from Casino Royale are Judi Dench as M, Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter and Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis. Newcomer to the Bond franchise, Gemma Arterton, will play MI6 Agent Fields.

Marc Forster directs Daniel Craig in his second outing starring as James Bond. MGM and Sony share distribution worldwide, with Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing Intl. distributing worldwide on Nov. 7. 2008.

Producers are Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Prods., Sony Pictures Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

Kurylenko recently co-starred in Hitman and with Elijah Wood in a segment for Paris, Je T’Aime.

As previously announced, Mathieu Amalric stars as the villain.

Source: Variety

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