Bond?

smglbrth
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Let me say first off that I'm a 007 fan, have been for years. I have the movies and will also be purchasing the new Bond 25 to add to my collection. I am not racist, have nothing against women in films for small or strong lead roles and could care less.

However, I do not agree with the new hoopla concerning the new Bond about being a female after Daniel Craig leaves. 007 has never been a female and, for me, will never be. It's just plain wrong. Bond's character over the many years since the '60's has been pretty consistent. It's a male role, period.

I guess, for me, Bond 25 will be my last Bond film. They've lost me as a devoted Bond fan for any new movies, not that it matters...
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    I guess 007 got "re-assigned"
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,646
    Huge mistake. The Bond franchise was pretty much dead, but Daniel Craig brought it back, possibly stronger than ever. Now they are going to kill it with their choice, morons!!!

    They've lost me.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    Daniel Craig is such a great Bond.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    Janette bond just doesn't have the same ring to it
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  • dolbyd
    dolbyd Posts: 430
    Craig is the Bond that is closest to what you would think of in the Books.
    I have liked his movies a lot.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,445
    We do not yet know the name of the new 007, only that 007 will be female. To me, the only hope they had of passing the torch to a female character would have been to have Daniel Craig's Bond be killed in the next installment, and a long lost daughter stepping in somehow to avenge his loss.

    Even that is a stretch, but with the way they are doing it, there is zero chance anyone will connect with the new one.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    If it is the lady who is being talked about as taking over the 007 role in a couple years after Daniel Craig’s character sails off into the sunset in this year’s movie, she looks like she could snap him like a twig in real life. It’s entertainment so I’ll look forward to the future movies being something different for a change. She doesn’t look like she has the personality to carry off the role of a 00X whatever yet, but people said that about Daniel Craig too.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Removing Idris Elba from the roster is a fantastic mistake, I've been looking forward to his portrayal of James since the rumors started over a year ago.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,646
    she looks like she could snap him like a twig in real life.

    You have got to be joking!
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,547
    I am a life-long Bond fan - I remember fondly the “Bond marathons” over the Christmas break, and have enjoyed the franchise a great deal. In my humble opinion, Bond get really hokey around the Timothy Dalton era (Semis doing wheelies was the worst), and struggled to recover until Craig. He brought a grittiness and believability to the franchise that it frankly has never had. Now that it’s just getting back to it’s feet, Hollywood is pulling the rug out from under it.

    For me, the Bourne franchise started putting the nails in the Bond coffin about a decade ago. The John Wick franchise is driving some nails as well. I hope the studio realizes their potential blunder here, and saves the franchise, as it would be a shame to lose it...

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,445
    edited July 2019
    FestYboy wrote: »
    Removing Idris Elba from the roster is a fantastic mistake, I've been looking forward to his portrayal of James since the rumors started over a year ago.

    She does look a bit like him actually...

    I wonder if Q will be played by Ru Paul...

    and meet the new Moneypenny

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  • mrbiron
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    A female Bond...what about the promiscuity?

    What's next, Shaft will be played by a white female?
    I suppose i'd still watch that.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,445
    I blame Russ for this...
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Have to wait until it is released and I watch it on a 4K Blu-Ray before I can comment.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    mrbiron wrote: »
    A female Bond...what about the promiscuity?

    What's next, Shaft will be played by a white female?
    I suppose i'd still watch that.

    1. Women can be promiscuous, too.

    2. Shaft as a title might take on a whole new dimension.

    :|
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited July 2019
    "Sources say" the next 007, not the next Bond, will be portrayed by black female British actress Lashana Lynch.

    https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/07/237796/black-female-bond-lashana-lynch-007

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/james-bond-007-black-female-actor-lashana-lynch-daniel-craig

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/lashana-lynch-new-007-james-bond-daniel-craig

    I don't mind them taking the franchise in different directions (expanding it) similar to the way Star Trek has been taken in different directions with different Enterprises, different crews, different captains, and different time periods. I don't have any problem with Spock being played as a Vulcan male by different actors, in different times, in different situations. What I don't like is reimagining iconic characters. I would have been against reimagining Spock as a little green man (or woman, or "it") from Mars.
    Emlyn wrote: »
    If it is the lady who is being talked about as taking over the 007 role in a couple years after Daniel Craig’s character sails off into the sunset in this year’s movie, she looks like she could snap him like a twig in real life.

    Lashana is in the light blue pants suit in the pictures below. I don't know about snapping Craig like a twig, but she looks like she could hold her own in a fight, perhaps even better than Bambi and Thumper when they went up against Sean Connery's 007.

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    What's with Danial Craig's choice of footwear?! :s
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mrbiron wrote: »
    A female Bond...what about the promiscuity?

    What's next, Shaft will be played by a white female?
    I suppose i'd still watch that.

    1. Women can be promiscuous, too.

    2. Shaft as a title might take on a whole new dimension.

    :|

    I’m glad that you, of all people, picked up on that one :D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,895
    edited July 2019
    of all people...?!

    Sir, I must remind you that I am a biologist by training and by trade. I know all about... umm... shafts and whatnot.

    B)

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    of all people...?!

    Sir, I must remind you that I am a biologist by training and by trade. I know all about... umm... shafts and what's not.

    B)

    Fixed it for ya. :D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2019
    Tony M wrote: »
    What's with Danial Craig's choice of footwear?! :s

    Daniel suffered a serious foot injury while filming this latest Bond. He probably needs one for comfort and support and rather than have them mismatched decided to where both sneakers.

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/entertainment/daniel-craig-bond-injury/index.html

    He has turned out to be my favorite Bond finally edging out Roger Moore for me. Mainly because they kept the storylines realistic and relied on good storytelling and believable stunts. But at 51 years old, I think he realizes it's time to let the role go as his broken ankle has proven.

    Hopefully, they find another young but not too young an actor to portray Bond and match Daniels physicality.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    They have found a woman to replace him Cathy
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    edited July 2019
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    Thanks Cathy.

    I take back my :s . ;)

    He IS still a bad a** 007 to me too.


    How about that "Lady with the Dragon Tattoo" girl playing a 008 or 007 if they want to go there. I thought the girl was perfect for a bad a** figure. She could change her looks completely. ;)
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  • Derm
    Derm Posts: 95
    edited July 2019
    I have been a lifelong Bond fan. I have all of them from the George Lazenby to Daniel Craig.
    I think it is wrong to go in the direction they seem to be taking this.
    Bond....Jane Bond doesn’t have the same ring to it. Lol

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    edited July 2019
    Excellent comparisons!
    :)
    Kylie Jenner as the new 007. ;)
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,555
    That's Caitlyn you dipstick....
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,159
    DANG it all to ****. :s
    Now it's too late to edit! :s

    My good brain half was telling me something was off with that first name but I didn't listen to it!!!! Really!

    There was a name with the picture when I saw the picture and I just copied it.

    What a dumb mistake I made!!!! You can tell I don't follow the Kardashians or the Jenners hardly at all. I did think Bruce was great in the Olympics though.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    The first clue should have been that Dorothy Hamill haircut...
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