Willem Dafoe has expressed an interest in starring in a James Bond film

Willem Dafoe has expressed an interest in starring in a James Bond film.

The 71-year-old actor previously lent his voice and Iikeness to villain Nikolai Diavolo in the 2004 video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing - which technically marked Pierce Brosnan's final portrayal of the legendary spy - and would be keen to appear in a Bond big-screen outing in the future, even though he has awkward early memories of the long-running franchise.

In an interview with Collider, Dafoe said: "I don’t want to send a little headline out there, but, you know, in the right situation.

"I mean, when I was a kid, I remember seeing From Russia with Love and Goldfinger when I was really young, like uncomfortable. I was young enough that the sex scenes, for example, or the romance scenes or whatever you call them, were not cool.

"They were uncomfortable for me because one of my sisters was babysitting me and couldn’t get me lost and had a date, and they took me along. And I remember I suffered through it.

"Then, I’ve watched Bond films through the years. They’re a particular thing. Yeah, it is something that might be fun to do, and I’d really check it out if they came my way."