Nobody sidelines Grace Jones (Picture: Claire Greenway/Getty Images)

Bond 25 isn’t out for another year, but it has already been plagued by setbacks.

And they can add another issue to the growing list, as Grace Jones has reportedly dropped out of the movie at the last minute.

The music legend was lined up to appear in the as yet untitled James Bond film, 34 years after starring in A View To Kill with Roger Moore.

However, you don’t sideline Grace Jones – which producers apparently discovered when Grace realised that her part was only a small cameo with few lines.


According to The Sun, the 70-year-old walked away from the project after realising how few lines she had – leaving producers furious after they organised ‘premium accommodation’ near Pinewood Studios for the Slave To The Rhythm singer.



A source said: ‘Grace’s 007 homecoming was meant to be a real crowd-pleasing moment. Bosses were really excited about landing her.

Grace starred in A View To Kill in 1985 (Picture: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

‘But it turns out Grace was expecting to play a bigger role in the movie and took her brief cameo as a slight. She was out of there quicker than it takes to rustle up a martini.’

It was believed that Jones was being lined up for a scene opposite current Bond Daniel Craig, following her memorable role as assassin May Day in 1985’s A View To Kill.

Of course, May Day was killed in an explosion after switching sides from protecting the villainous Max Zorin to helping Bond, so it’s unclear what Grace’s cameo would entail.

This is just the latest setback for Bond bosses – the first of which being director Danny Boyle dropping out of the project months after joining, to be replaced by Cary Fukunaga.

Bond 25 has been plagued by setbacks (Picture: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)

Then, production was suspended for two weeks in May after Craig, 51, had to undergo minor surgery after sustaining an ankle injury on set.

In June, filming went into lockdown after a ‘controlled explosion’ injured a crew member and caused damage to the set at Pinewood Studios – leading to a visit from Health and Safety.

And the hits just keep coming, as it’s been claimed Rami Malek and Daniel Craig can’t find any time to film their scenes together, as Malek – who plays the film’s villain – will have commenced a new project that clashes with Bond 25 now that certain shooting days have been pushed back.

Despite all the issues, producers are still adamant that Bond 25 will be set for release in April 2020.

The blockbuster, believed to be Craig’s last outing as Bond, also stars Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ana de Armas, Lashana Lunch and Rory Kinnear, while Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge has joined as a writer.

Metro.co.uk has contacted Jones’ rep for comment.

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