This Article is From Aug 04, 2013

David Beckham offered movie role

David Beckham offered movie role

David Beckham has been asked by Colin Firth to star in The Secret Service

Highlights

  • Retired soccer star David Beckham has been offered a cameo role in new movie The Secret Service as a villain.
  • Beckham, who announced he was quitting the sport earlier this year, has been asked by Colin Firth to star in The Secret Service and director Matthew Vaughn is so confident he will agree to appear, he has already had a villainous part written for him, reported Sun online.
  • "Becks was asked by Colin Firth if he'd like to be in the movie but he is yet to fully commit. He loves movies and fancies appearing on the big screen -- but just as a one-off, not a full-time career," a source said.
  • The film, which is based on a spy graphic novel by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, stars Colin and Michael Caine as super agents fighting a team of villains headed by Samuel L Jackson and will also feature cameo appearances from stars including singer Elton John.
  • Beckham, who has children Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10, Cruz, eight, and Harper, two, with wife Victoria, has previously been tipped for movie success by his spouse.
  • "I think he would be really good at acting. He'd be a great James Bond," Victoria had said.
Los Angeles: Retired soccer star David Beckham hasbeen offered a cameo role in new movie The Secret Service asa villain.

Beckham, who announced he was quitting the sport earlierthis year, has been asked by Colin Firth to star in TheSecret Service and director Matthew Vaughn is so confident hewill agree to appear, he has already had a villainous partwritten for him, reported Sun online.

"Becks was asked by Colin Firth if he'd like to be in themovie but he is yet to fully commit. He loves movies andfancies appearing on the big screen -- but just as a one-off,not a full-time career," a source said.

The film, which is based on a spy graphic novel by MarkMillar and Dave Gibbons, stars Colin and Michael Caine assuper agents fighting a team of villains headed by Samuel LJackson and will also feature cameo appearances from starsincluding singer Elton John.

Beckham, who has children Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10, Cruz,eight, and Harper, two, with wife Victoria, has previouslybeen tipped for movie success by his spouse.

"I think he would be really good at acting. He'd be agreat James Bond," Victoria had said.
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