(PCM) World renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has recently revealed that he would the the opportunity to play a James Bond villain. As you know, 72 year old Hawking has been confined to a wheelchair since the 1960’s and requires the use of a computer program to speak.
During a recent interview with Wired Magazine Hawking revealed “My ideal role would be a baddie in ‘James Bond.’ I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part.”
More information about the upcoming twenty-fourth James Bond movie are set to be released this coming Thursday. It is strongly rumored that actor Christoph Waltz will be playing the villain in the upcoming film, but we suppose they could always squeeze Hawking in there too! Why not?
Hawking had previously appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “The Big Bang Theory”. He has also been animated for episodes of “The Simpsons” and “Futurama”.
Hawking also happens to be the subject of the highly praised documentary “The Theory Of Everything” which is currently in theaters and rumored to be in the running for an Academy Award.