James Bond "To Stay British, Male Under Amazon Control" - report
James Bond "To Stay British, Male Under Amazon Control" - report
007 last appeared in 2021's No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig, but Jeff Bezos now has creative control.
007 last appeared in 2021's No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig, but Jeff Bezos now has creative control.
This is peak society right here. Everyone's view is interesting.
Most people don't care about it Bond stays male or (let's face it white). However, and I'm in this boat, we do think there should be more women and PoC in movies.
Hollywood heard that and said "OKAY THEY WANT A BLACK WOMAN TO PLAY BOND".
To which most of us were like, way to miss the meaning, bond is already an established character. Maybe if you're picking a new role make them a woman or PoC?
And then moronic conservatives are incapable of seeing nuance so they think "LIBBRALLS ARE TRYING TO CHANGE MY JAMES BOND"
Which we all collectively eyerolled and said no go back to your corner.
But studios now think it's some justified thing that Bond will stay white and male. Congrats. You idiots. We've come full circle.
I care. I loved Bond since Dr. No, and I want him British, male, white, sophisticated, adventurous and throwing around one liners after a kill.
If anyone wants something else, develop a new character.
I'm tired of this, I don't want a white Shaft, a female Shakespeare or nonsense like that. Instead may I propose Oceans 8? New characters, free to do whatever you want. In that movie it worked great, and everyone is happy.
The thing is, Bond isn't an established character. They've been recast so many times that fan theories exist that they're a Timelord (another "established character" that got people uppity when suggesting the same kinds of changes, though thankfully we've crossed that particular Rubicon, albeit roughly). Change is part of the character at this point, and extending that beyond the cis, white, and (problematically) hetero confines of its past provides greater opportunity for growth and improvement rather than languishing in a character that first hit screens 60 years ago and was penned even further back, with all the baggage that came with that.
I think a black or gay Bond could work but a female Bond would need to be changed too much to be effective.
I was worried they were going to make statements about hiring directors with a vision. Phew.
Was a transgender arc ever on the table?
This is just pandering to right wing extremists (ie mainstream conservatism).
It's like if, say, Unilever bought out a company and then released a statement saying "Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs will stay free of woke mRNA vaccine"
No, but 007 was a woman in no time to die, so this statement also implies it'll be a reboot that's not canon with the Craig era.
007 can be anyone. James Bond should have relatively consistent features since it's a character from a book series.
If you want to put a new character in the James Bond franchise but not makes them James Bond, there's little to argue against that. I just dont see any upside to leashing yourself to that franchise if you want to make something different. The audience won't be there. It wasn't there for Ghostbusters.
I'm not sure what I want more,
Smaller scale spy films that aren't so reliant on guns and explosions, or a return to the camp gadget-centric action romps?
The Craig era did revitalise the brand, but they were actively trying to distance themselves from the Austin Powers at the time, which did take it away from what it had been for decades.
I kinda want to see a proud black lesbian James Bond.
See if that nice lady from taskmaster, Sophie Duker is available.