The Bond actor missed the mark on this one
As Bond buffs prepare for the long-delayedis once again bubbling up. This time, though, the discussion is even more pertinent, considering Daniel Craig, who has starred as the titular Brit since 2006, will hang up his martini glass after this upcoming installment. So, will the next person to gain a license to kill be a woman? Craig apparently doesn’t think so. “The answer to that is very simple,” he recently told. “There should simply be better parts for women and actors of color.
It’s an interesting idea, though it ignores the fact that a female James Bond , would not have a 60-year film history to support her. In the past, when women have taken on similar characters outside the franchise, the result has paled in comparison. Take, a well-liked action movie starring powerhouse Charlize Theron as an M16 agent. The movie, which was released in 2017,reportedly grossedOf course, Craig is saying goodbye to the franchise, so his opinion shouldn’t matter.
“He can be of any color, but he is male,” Broccoli said of a replacement for Craig. “I believe we should be creating new characters for women—strong female characters. I’m not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that.”Lashana Lynch, who will be introduced in the upcoming film as the first-ever female 007, just a step away from adopting the full Bond moniker. But Lynch has insisted she’s not interested.
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