Stephen Hawking Desires to Play a James Bond Baddie

It is the wish of the world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking who authored the international bestseller “A Brief History of Time” to play the character of Bond- James Bond.

Stephen Hawking suffered from motor neuron disease that plagued him when he was 21 and still an undergraduate at Cambridge. He revealed that he would like to be a part of the longest running and popular spy franchise. He said to the Wired magazine “My ideal role would be a baddie in James Bond. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part.”

Prof Hawking, 72, lost his voice to a tracheotomy procedure, decades ago. However, he is able to speak using a speech synthesizer. Hawking thinks that his computerized voice gives him a trademark tone that is best suited for a 007 flick. Big screen doesn’t seem far-fetched for Mr. Hawking, who has famously appeared in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, and Futurama. Earlier this year, he also made an appearance in the Monty Python Live (Mostly) shows in London, where he sang the Galaxy Song.

Hawking has perfectly timed his casting nomination, with the next James Bond film-the 24th in the franchise, in the offing. Rumor mills are abuzz with the news that he would be battling Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz for the main villain role in the next 007. While Hawking thinks his voice would add to the villainous mystique in the bond film, he feels close and warm towards the computer voice that enabled him to deliver popular lectures, “Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures. I enjoy communicating science. It is important that the public understands basic science, if they are not to leave vital decisions to others.”