The casting call for a Māori actor in the next Bond film is a "blessing" for Māori actors says The Rock's Kiwi body double.
The casting call for the film was leaked on Monday and showed that a Māori actor between 35 and 55 was being sort for the role of a henchman.
Kelly Mcnaught lives and works in LA and has previously been a body double for Dwayne Johnson - aka The Rock - in the 2015 film San Andreas.
Speaking to TVNZ1's Te Karere about the leaked casting call, Mr Mcnaught says the news was "huge" for Māori actors.
"Specifically asking for Māori is huge…and to have our culture, our humour to be wanted is a beautiful thing you know," says Mr Mcnaught.
Whoever gets the role for the next film won't be the first Māori actor to have played a role in the Bond franchise.
Māori actor Lawrence Makoare played Mr Kil, a henchmen who went up against Bond, in 2002 film Die Another Day, directed by Lee Tamahori.
Whether he would go for the role or not Mr Mcnaught says he would have to talk to his people yet.
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