Stephen Hawking the legendary English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author is not satisfied with being the writer of the international best-seller, A Brief History of Time and being the subject of a major Hollywood biopic – he wants to do more major acting and this time in a Bond movie. He said in a recent interview that he has the right voice for the part.
Hawking has a motor neuron disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, a condition that has progressed over the years. He is almost entirely paralysed and communicates through a speech-generating device.
The internationally renowned physicist said that his wheelchair and distinctive motorized voice would make him the perfect pick to play a villain in the next James Bond movie. His ideal role would be as “A baddie in a James Bond film,” he told Wired magazine for their January issue, according to The Telegraph. “I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part.”
Hawking is currently the subject of The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne, in theatres now. He has also been depicted on The Simpsons, had a cameo in a Star Trek where he plays poker with Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, and has appeared in the Monty Python Live series.
I think he will be awesome as a Bond villain.
Source: Wikipedia, TIME, Wired
