This next season of Chuck is packing on the guest stars. The NBC show has just added James Bond aka Timothy Dalton (The Tourist, Toy Story 3, Doctor Who) to the show’s guest stars list. Dalton will play “a mystery man with ties to Chuck’s mom.” Despite what conclusion you might leap to, executive producer Josh Schwartz dismisses the speculation that 007 may be Chuck’s (Zachary Levi) real father:

“Consider that theory squashed. We’ll only say that they’ve known each other for a long time.”

[Above: Timothy Dalton in Hot Fuzz]

Showrunners Schwartz and Chris Fedak, both being big fans of his work, have been trying to get Dalton on the show. Schwartz talks about snagging Dalton for Chuck:

“In truth, we’ve wanted to have him on the show since season 1. When we came up with this part, we thought he’d be perfect. So we sent him [some episodes], he dug it, and then we started talking.”

Dalton’s appearance on Chuck marks his first appearance on a television series in America since Charlie’s Angels in 1979. He begins his character’s multi-episodic arc on the seventh episode, “Chuck Versus the First Fight.”

[Above L to R: Batista, Eric Roberts, Joel David Moore]

But the news doesn’t stop there. Other celebs hitting Chuck this fall season include WWE Superstar Batista, Eric Roberts (Sharktopus, Intent, The Expendables), and Joel David Moore (Janie Jones, Avatar, Bones). This unlikely trio will be playing “Casey’s former soldier-of-fortune buddies from the Clinton era.”

Casey (Adam Baldwin) is greeted by a hostile reunion with his old team on the fifth episode, “Chuck Versus The Couch Look.” They’re not there to reminisce about the good ole days!

Chuck returns to NBC on Monday, September 20, 2010.

[Source] EW