Gary Oldman Wants to Star in a James Bond Spin-off

Gary Oldman wants to star in a James Bond spin-off movie.

The British born star -- who can soon be seen in the upcoming Batman movie 'The Dark Knight' -- says he would love to see a film based entirely on the suave British spy's gadget expert friend Q.

He explains, "I wouldn't want to be a Bond villain because once you do it you are kind of at the end of the line. I wouldn't mind playing Q in a spin-off movie all about him."

Oldman, 50 -- who received critical acclaim for his directorial debut 'Nil By Mouth' in 1997 -- also revealed he is planning to step behind the camera once more for conjoined-twin drama 'Chang And Eng'.

He added, "I've been working on that project for the last couple of years. But that process of writing gets interrupted because you have to go off and earn money and you have got kids. Someone said to be the other day, 'Oh, it's such a shame you haven't directed since 'Nil By Mouth'.

"And you go, 'Well I've been bringing up these two boys for the last 10 years - that's my project, that's the movie. But it's time 'Chang And Eng' saw the light of day."