Up-and-coming British actress Gemma Arterton has landed the role of the next Bond girl.

The 21-year-old Arterton, who graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts just last year, will appear in the upcoming movie about the famed British spy, which has the working title of “Bond 22.”

Other than a name, Fields, little is known so far about Arterton’s character. A production representative told the Hollywood Reporter that “it’s a nice-sized role” for the young actress.

Arterton’s most prominent role previously was in “St. Trinian’s,” a comedy remake of the 1950s British boarding school movie series. Released in December, the movie had Arterton playing an unruly student opposite Colin Firth and Rupert Everett.

Arterton joins the ranks of past Bond girls like Eva Green, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Jane Seymour and Ursula Andress.

Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Agent 007 in the follow-up to 2006’s “Casino Royale.”

Other cast members include Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christensen and French actor Mathieu Amalric. Amalric, star of the critically adored biopic “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” is tapped to play Bond’s nemesis.

Director Marc Forster, who previously helmed “The Kite Runner,” “Finding Neverland” and “Monster’s Ball,” worked with Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis to adapt a screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.

The latest Bond film is set for release Nov. 7.






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