The New Bond's Girl

The name is Green, Eva Green

Actress Eva Green ... makers of the upcoming James Bond movie "Casino Royale" have cast the little-known French actress as the femme fatale to pair up with British agent 007.

The search for a new Bond girl is over, with French actress Eva Green revealed as the femme fatale who will charm the superspy in the remake of Casino Royale.

The 25-year-old was picked for the coveted role of Vesper Lynd opposite English actor Daniel Craig, who will make his first outing as 007 in the 21st movie in the legendary Bond series.

"After an extensive search we have found the perfect actress," producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said.

"She brings to the complex role of Vesper an exciting combination of enigmatic and seductive beauty."

Green, who beat a field rumoured to include Australian Rose Byrne, has starred in several big-budget and big-name productions, including Ridley Scott's Kingdom Of Heaven in 2004.

Born in Paris, she made her debut in 2003 in the critically acclaimed The Dreamers, whose director Bernardo Bertolucci described Green as "so beautiful it's indecent".

In Casino Royale, Green will reprise a role played by Ursula Andress in the 1967 version of the film, a spoof of Ian Fleming's classic 007 espionage adventures.

In addition, the producers announced that Danish-born Mads Mikkelsen had accepted the role of Le Chiffre, Bond's nemesis in the film.

Meanwhile, Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast as CIA agent Felix Leiter.

Filming started in Prague last month and the movie will be released worldwide on November 17.

The $135 million production is directed by New Zealander Martin Campbell.

It will be filmed in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and Britain.

The film is being adapted from the 1953 Ian Fleming novel that introduced the Bond character.

Craig was named in October to assume the role from Pierce Brosnan, who starred in the last four Bond movies.

The most recent film, 2002's Die Another Day, which paired Brosnan with actress Halle Berry, grossed more than $425 million in worldwide ticket sales.Source