Eva Green looks red hot in Campari's 2015 calendar
FRENCH beauty Eva Green stars in Campari's 16th iconic calendar which traces the brand throughout its colourful history.
The former Bond-girl follows in the footsteps of fellow screen beauties Uma Therman and Penelope Cruz, who have both fronted the calendar in the past.
This year's calendar by the Italian drink company is entitled "Mythology Mixology" and is dedicated to celebrating Campari's intriguing history and the little-known stories behind 12 of its classic cocktails.
In dreamlike imagery Eva stars as a number of guises to represent the unique anecdotes behind each iconic recipe.
In one shot the actress, dressed in red boxing clothes with gold trim and boxing trainers and gloves, punches a block of ice in the shape of a punch bag.
The photo represents the creation of the Americano cocktail which is said to have been named after Primo Carnera, the first Italian to win the heavyweight boxing title in New York.
Eva got to play-dress up in the glossy calendar in which she features as a flapper, an equestrian and a futuristic space woman in gowns designed by top designers including Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Alaia and Christian Louboutin to name just a few.
On becoming the face of Campari, Eva said: "This project was about much more than simply producing a Calendar.
"It was about telling a series of stories in an imaginative, creative and beautiful way – and that’s exactly what we’ve achieved.
"This year, those stories are closer to the heart of Campari than ever before and I personally feel very honoured to have been part of that."
The calendar was shot by Julia Fullerton-Batten, an acclaimed fine art photographer and the first ever woman to shoot the companies calendar.
She said: "I was delighted to have the opportunity to shoot the 2015 Campari Calendar with Eva Green as the star.
"My own work is all about telling stories so shooting the Calendar felt very close to my heart. With a twist of history, we also made it very contemporary, showing the timelessness of Campari as a brand. I hope others love it as much as I do.”
Unfortunately the calendar isn't available for the public to buy.
The 9,999 copies will instead be distributed internationally to friends of Campari across the world.