Bond 25: Oscar winner refused to play an ‘Arabic speaking terrorist’

Los Angeles: Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek had a few conditions in mind when he agreed to play a terrorist in the upcoming film ‘Bond 25’ .
The Oscar-winning actor seemed to know that his character would be some sort of terrorist, but for Malek, it was crucial that his evil ways were not linked to a certain religion or ideology, reported Entertainment Weekly.
Before signing the film, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ star wanted a guarantee from the director of the film, Cary Fukunaga that his character would not play an Arabic-speaking or religiously motivated terrorist, reported Daily Mirror, as cited by Entertainment Weekly.
“It’s a great character and I’m very excited. But that was one thing I discussed with Cary. I said, ‘We cannot identify him with any act of terrorism reflecting an ideology or a religion. That’s not something I would entertain, so if that is why I am your choice then you can count me out,” Malek said.
Luckily for the actor, Fukunaga had something totally different in mind, allowing the star to take the role with no qualms.
“That was clearly not his vision. So he’s a very different kind of terrorist,” he said.