Rami Malek in final talks for Bond 25

Rami Malek, who recently won an Oscar for Best Rami Malek, who recently won an Oscar for Best  Actor, is in final negotiations to play the antago nist in the latest installment of James Bond franchise. The film will be directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, who came onboard as a director after Danny Boyle exited the project over “creative differences”. It was being reported earlier that Malek was being eyed for the villain role, but his schedule on the last season of his breakout show Mr. Robot which shoots from March through July, was a hindrance. According to Collider, the actor’s team has successfully managed his shooting schedule to accommodate the Bond film. The yet-untitled film will mark Daniel Craig’s fifth and possibly the last outing as the famed British spy. The film will release on April 8, 2020. (PTI)