It’s being reported that Lea Seydoux has landed the female lead in Gambit, cast as Bella Donna.
Seydoux, who will be featured in the upcoming James Bond Spectre movie, was among a short list of actresses up for the part that also included Rebecca Ferguson and Abbey Lee.
In the comics, Bella Donna is the long time love interest of Gambit and daughter to the leader of the Assassin’s Guild, the rivals to Gambit’s Thieve’s Guild.
“Gambit” has an October 7, 2016 release directed by “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Ruper Wyatt and starring Channing Tatum.
