Eva Green Vesper Lynd in the "James Bond" film "Casino Royale" (2006). Casino Royale (2006 film) Green was approached in mid-2005 but turned it down. Principal photography was already underway, and director Martin Campbell said casting the role was difficult because "we didn't have the final script and a Bond girl always had the connotation of tits 'n' ass." Campbell saw Green's performance in the director's cut of "Kingdom of Heaven", and approached Green again. She read the script, and found the character of Vesper far deeper than most Bond girls. Green's performance was well received: "Entertainment Weekly" called her the fourth-best
Eva Green more with Burton in Disney's 2019 live-action adaptation of "Dumbo", co-starring with Colin Farrell and Michael Keaton. In 2018, she was appointed as a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, an honorary award given by the French government. In addition to her acting career, Green did endorsements for Montblanc, Breil, Emporio Armani, Lancôme, Heineken, and Christian Dior's "Midnight Poison" perfume, in an advert directed by Wong Kar-wai. In 2018, she was in TV adverts for Jaguar I-Pace. In 2007, Green was voted the sixth-sexiest movie star of all-time by "Empire." "Empire" also listed her character Vesper Lynd