Bond’s Cold Comfort

Pierce Brosnan may not have known what he was in for when he signed up for Bond 20. If Rosamund Pike has anything to do with it, her Bond girl will show 007 a thing or two about bringing his attitudes into the 21st century. Pike, who turned up at the Empire Awards, spoke exclusively to Empire Online and told us that her character has already undergone a name change. 'She's called Miranda Frost, which is a good name. It was going to be Gala Brand, and then we created this new one. She's an MI6 agent, which is a cool thing to be, sent to work alongside Bond by M and not very happy about it. She would rather go it alone and doesn't quite approve of Bond's methods. He seems to be all fire where she's all coolness and reserve. And then she keeps showing different sides all the way through. It's a lot of fun.' Currently on a three week break from filming, Rosamund was thrown in at the deep end when production first began. 'It's like doing a 9-5 job because I'm in training and kind of building up this character through every angle