Daniel Craig's New Bond Girls, Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko

007, James Bond sequel 22 is slated for a November release. The new, blond James Bond, Daniel Craig, will be joined by Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko in the upcoming sequel. The women are relative unknowns, but typical of Bond's beauties.

Entertainment Weekly reports the British actress Gemma Arterton is a graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Arterton is playing Agent Fields in James Bond 22. Arterton has a following in the U.K., but is a relative unknown in the U.S. The good news for Gemma Arterton is that once an actress plays a Bond Girl, they are never an unknown again.

Olga Kurylenko joins Arterton and Craig in the new 007 release. Kurylenko will play opposite Daniel Craig as James Bond's love interest. Olga Kurylenko is widely known in the Ukrainian world as a beautiful, shapely bombshell. It hasn't taken her long to attract attention from the eyes of the world. According to Reuters and Columbia Pictures, Kurylenko has landed one of the most coveted roles in the industry, and the most coveted role in the 007 franchise.

Olga Kurylenko is a model and actress of little renown, but exposure in the James Bond film will likely launch many new ventures for the Ukrainian beauty.

Kurylenko and Arterton are currently in London filming the James Bond sequel. According to Entertainment Weekly, the plot of the new Bond movie is still unknown but should pick up where Casino Royale ended. According to Reuters, Casino Royale grossed $600 million at the box office. Eva Green was the lucky Bond girl in Casino Royale.

Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko have landed the greatest roles of their careers to date. Media coverage leading up to the November release of the new Bond film and the film's release will explode the popularity of these actresses. By the time James Bond 22 hits the theaters, Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko will no longer be relative unknowns.

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"Gemma Arterton." Imbd.com

"Gemma Arterton, Olga Kurylenko New Bond Girls" EW.com"Olga Kurylenko picked as new 'Bond girl' " Reuters.com