Léa Seydoux is set to play a femme fatale in the eagerly awaited next James Bond movie, it has been reported.

The Daily Mail claims that the 29-year-old Frenchwoman has been recruited for the movie, currently just known as Bond 24, and will join stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris for a read-through next month.

She may be familiar to film fans from previous roles in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Inglourious Basterds and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Bond 24 - which is due to hit UK cinemas next October - will pick up where the plot of Skyfall left off, according to director Sam Mendes.