A couple of days ago, it was confirmed that Javier Bardem was up for some kind of villainous role in the upcoming Bond flick, and it would seem as though Ralph Fiennes is also up for a role.
Fiennes and director Sam Mendes are good friends and are apparently discussing a role for Fiennes which is described as being "darkly complex".
An executive close to production told the Daily Mail this:
“It’s the first of a new generation of Bond films, and the ideas Mendes has push the film into darker territory where the characters are modern, mature and challenging… The part is one of extreme complexity and only an actor of great ability and dexterity can take it on — and Ralph’s name is top of our list.”
The Daily Mail is also reporting that a few other big names are being looked at for the film and even that Kevin Spacey was discussed but will be tied up with his movie Richard III.