Rush Limbaugh Cast As Bond Villain In Latest 007 Film
Political pundit and radio host Rush Limbaugh has been cast to play the James Bond villain in Sonyâs 24th installment of the venerable spy franchise, Spectre. While historically there hasnât been a distinct ethnic profile for Bond villains, Limbaughâs divisive reputation is expected to please audiences worldwide. Â In another series of hacked Sony emails, one producer vouched, âThis is gonna be great. Heâs got the voice and face of everyoneâs bloated alcoholic, rapey uncle. This guy is relatable, but not so relatable that the people will root for him instead of Bond.â Limbaughâs appearance in the film is predicted to go over particularly well in foreign markets where âminorities in developing nations will get a kick out of seeing Bond take down an archetype of ignorant white American privilege,â the producer explained. âHeâs a natural born villain,â said Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton. Â âWho better to play an evil bastard than an evil bastard?â The email hacks also reveal that Limbaugh almost lost the part to fellow persona non grata, Donald Sterling,; however Sterlingâs court proceedings conflicted with the studioâs filming schedule. While the ink has barely dried on his contract, Limbaugh has proven to be quite the Hollywood diva. His rider specified that the production assistant assigned to him be a registered Republican and that the only women that make eye contact and or speak to him on set be âblonde and a C-cup or bigger.â Limbaugh also demanded that every one of his on-set meals be include half a pound of bacon. âThatâll really piss off those Hollywood Jews,â Limbaugh retorted. âLook whoâs the chosen person is now.â In addition, Limbaugh stipulated that a Krispy Kreme food truck be placed outside the villain's trailer during and remain constantly operational for the duration of filming. âIf fresh donuts arenât rolling off the assembly, you better believe I will raise hell. Iâll make Lindsay Lohan look like Dora the Explorer.â All African-Americans and homosexuals will be banned from set when Rush is shooting unless they're pre-approved by Limbaugh himself. âI donât want my trailer getting looted, or some homo trying and take advantage of me when Iâm vulnerable and trying to get in character,â he explained. Given the ludicrous terms of Limbaughâs contract, itâs hard to understand why Sony would even bother casting him. âThe upside to all this is that heâs not asking for too much money,â stated Lynton. âWe were able to negotiate him out of half his pay, so long as we provide two underage whores to service him throughout production. Thatâs standard practice in Hollywood.â Directed by Sam Mendes, Spectre is scheduled to be released in North America on Nov. 6 of this year.