[Film] Bond's number is up: black female actor 'is the new 007'

[BBassic]

While Daniel Craig is set to reprise his role as James Bond in the next film, the franchise is set for a shake-up, with reports claiming that black British actor Lashana Lynch has been cast as 007 – taking over Bond’s secret agent number after his character leaves M16.


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

 

[Triggaaar]

Jamie?

 

[Titanic]

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I'm more into my biopics

I'm really excited to see how Tom Hardy does in his portral of Coco Gauff's Wimbledon exploits.

 

[JBizzle]

I have to be honest, having someone "take over" the 007 number as opposed to replacing the Bond character is a genius move. Gets you away from the nightmare of those who refuse to entertain anything other than a white, male, English, Scottish, Irish or Australian actor and those who think otherwise fighting until the end of time.

It basically means they can cast who they want as 007 and change the format as times change.

 

[daveinplzen]

Idris will be a bit gutted :-D

 

[BBassic]

I have to be honest, having someone "take over" the 007 number as opposed to replacing the Bond character is a genius move. Gets you away from the nightmare of those who refuse to entertain anything other than a white, male, English, Scottish, Irish or Australian actor and those who think otherwise fighting until the end of time.

It basically means they can cast who they want as 007 and change the format as times change.

Absolutely. Doctor Who did a similar thing in Capaldis last season. Had a male time lord regenerate into a woman on screen making it canonical that gender swapping at regeneration is possible.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Bloody Hell the world is turning into "The Worm That turned"

Barker was not only a comedy genius but could also read the future.

 

[Stat Brother]

Bond's number was up when this fella got off the boat in Marseille.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

If they make this the theme tune, they can do what they want

https://youtu.be/-vwaKFU06Hs

Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the script. I'm sure the latest one will be fine.

 

[Eeyore]

All looks good. Bond is still Bond but we have a female 007. Nothing is compromised. Except, perhaps, the keyboard fingers of a few Daily Mail readers...

 

[Albumen]

Congratulations NSC, you have got to 10 posts without anyone being a precious bellend on the subject.

 

[Wozza]

All looks good. Bond is still Bond but we have a female 007. Nothing is compromised. Except, perhaps, the keyboard fingers of a few Daily Mail readers...

Yeah, it's a fun plot twist.

It's not a woman playing James Bond FFS.

 

[Titanic]

Congratulations NSC, you have got to 10 posts without anyone being a precious bellend on the subject.

Does anybody care enough to be a bellend about it, let alone a precious one?

 

[beorhthelm]

All looks good. Bond is still Bond but we have a female 007. Nothing is compromised. Except, perhaps, the keyboard fingers of a few Daily Mail readers...

or the entire character of Bond. imagine casting say Gemma Chan as Poirot, not really going to work properly is it? Then again, under Daniel Craig the charater has already been altered so i supposed it doesn't matter much any more.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

About time they made 007 into a comedy.

Been a while since Casino Royale was out.

 

[The_Viper]

More of a Johnny English man myself.

Depends how they run with this really, if they go with this new 007 and keep the quality good then Bond fans will continue to love it surely?

However if they go the Ghostbusters route and make it the only purpose of the movie it'll bomb.

 

[Dave the OAP]

While Daniel Craig is set to reprise his role as James Bond in the next film, the franchise is set for a shake-up, with reports claiming that black British actor Lashana Lynch has been cast as 007 – taking over Bond’s secret agent number after his character leaves M16.


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


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Eh? His character is James Bond 007! So if his character leaves MI6, then how can she be the next 007? Unless it means the actor is leaving , which we all know...BUT. 007 has always been a man...ok a man with different faces, but they are all one character.....a woman wouldn’t be right would it!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Eh? His character is James Bond 007! So if his character leaves MI6, then how can she be the next 007? Unless it means the actor is leaving , which we all know...BUT. 007 has always been a man...ok a man with different faces, but they are all one character.....a woman wouldn’t be right would it!

James Bond is James Bond.

007 is like a job title.

 

[Dave the OAP]

James Bond is James Bond.

007 is like a job title.

Aye.

Have you ever read of the books btw...some of them ( a view to a kill eg) bear absolutely no resemblance whatsoever to the film...the only thing that is the same is 007 and M