Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson recently revealed that he would like to play the villain in the next James Bond film.
During the UK premiere of "G.I Joe Retaliation" Johnson stated that he really wanted to be in James Bond 24. He stated "Skyfall is one of the greatest action movies of all-time to be in. Love Daniel Craig. Would love to be a Bond baddie for sure! You Know, my grandfather was in "You Only Live Twice." He was a Bond baddie."
During the interview Johnson also expressed interest in Star Wars and that he was after a role. He stated "Who would I like to play? Well...that would be up to J.J.! I love how this whole story by the way has morphed into this reality that I'm gonna be in Star Wars! I love J.J., I'm a big, big fan of Star Wars and he is gonna be awesome directing it."
Johnson finally revealed that he was not interested in "The Expendables 3." He said "Expendables 3? They're not ready for me! They're not ready for this ass kickin!"
Johnson last starred "Snitch," and "Journey 2." He will next be seen in "Pain and Gain" with Mark Wahlberg and "Fast and Furious 6."
James Bond 24 is currently in search of a director. Guy Ritchie emerged as the favorite after British bookmaker William Hill did a study. Danny Boyle also made headlines when he declared that he was not interested in directing a James Bond film because it was too big and did not suit his character or the type of films he was accustomed to making.
"Skyfall" received 5 Academy Award nominations and won 2 including Adele Adkin's Song "Skyfall." The film was also the recipient of 2 BAFTA awards including Best British Film.
Daniel Craig is slated to reprise the role of Bond with Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw in the 24th film. The movie is set to be released in 2014.
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