James Bond "To Stay British, Male Under Amazon Control" - report
James Bond "To Stay British, Male Under Amazon Control" - report
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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.
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.
Cause "separate but equal" has always been a great solution.
I think a black or gay Bond could work but a female Bond would need to be changed too much to be effective.
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.