Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsGrace Jones walks off set of Bond film – doesn’t do cameosThe 70-year-old disco legend left within minutes of arriving on setShareLink copied ✔️July 3, 2019July 3, 2019TextGünseli Yalcinkaya Grace Jones might be a slave to the rhythm but she’s certainly no slave to contractual acting roles. The 70-year-old disco pioneer and all-round creative force reportedly quit her role in the upcoming James Bond film within minutes of arriving on set. Jones, who previously played villain May Day in 1985 Bond film A View to A Kill, was set to return to the franchise in a cameo role but was angered by how few lines she’d been given. According to The Mirror, Jones has been given “premium accommodation” near the film’s set at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire but “took her brief cameo as a slight”. While the news has not been confirmed by the Bond producers, Jones alleged behaviour doesn’t seem entirely out of the blue. After all, this is the woman who slapped an inattentive chat show host and is banned for life from Disney World for indecent exposure. Jones’ departure is one of many setbacks faced by the new Bond film, known by its working title Bond 25. Now under the direction of Cary Fukunaga, the project was originally meant to be directed by Trainspotting’s Danny Boyle, who left citing “creative differences” with the film’s producers. But Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has recently joined the film as a co-writer, so maybe we’ll see a reprisal of the hot priest. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnDJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teensArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy