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If true, why doesn't he simply ask his co-worker for more details? Most odd.
Well said there is a big difference between can and will . I hope these rumour aren't true.
+2. Exactly.
In my opinion, the DailyMail have spun this possible news into a #MeToo situation. A female writer doesn't mean a #MeToo film or feminist film, neither does a female 007. Just because you have a female presence in either position, it doesn't mean the writer or Bond girl is going to burn their bras and throw them at the audience. It just means the character is female, and to think that that would be the case is incredibly close-minded.
And just to make you feel a bit better, they are not, I repeat not, going to have this possible "female 007" (007 not James Bond) take up more screen time. She'll be a Bond girl in the same vein as the others and Craig's James Bond will be the main character. Do you really think they would do something like this for Craig's final film? Please start being a bit more realistic.
Hopefully someone will actually listen this time.
And @DoctorNo, surely they're just going to write a female character? There doesn't need to be an agenda behind it. This "new" 007 will just be characterised in the same way as if the "new" 007 was male. Just because SJW's exist and have had their say about the property, doesn't mean it's going to show up in the context of the film.
EDIT: Also, are people just gonna give any "good idea" that shows up in Bond 25 to Boyle? Really?
And to hammer the point home, most female writers do not and will not have an agenda when writing something, they're just doing what all writers want to do - create a good story and good characters.
If this rumour is true I suspect it to be an unused idea for DAD, like someone already said.
And if that is golden, I suspect it's Pyrite, you know, fools gold ;)
I agreed with you when you posted this first a few pages back, and I'll repeat that agreement here again. Strong female characters and #MeToo are not mutually exclusive, despite what the tabloids would have people believe. It seems people are falling for sensationalist language once again, despite the fact that the idea has great potential for a number of reasons, IF (as stated multiple times) it turns out to be 100% accurate.
1. Main villain (played by Malek)
2. CIA agent (played by Magnussen)
3. female character (possibly henchwoman)
4. female MI6 agent (possibly new 007)
And if this part ("they are not, I repeat not, going to have this possible "female 007" (007 not James Bond) take up more screen time") made it sound like I'm close to production that's not the case. I'm just stating that regardless of what happens, this will be a James Bond film because it is Craig's last one and they're not going to waste that on making other characters have a more significant role and seem like the main protagonist. He will lead the film, with other characters weaved throughout.
And thanks @CraigMooreOHMSS, if you had posted your agreement before I'm sorry I missed it :)
Exactly
And if they don't do any of that, they'll still be pissed. There is no winning with some people, and I would be willing to bet that Eon know that at this stage. MeToo has shined a big light on the subject again, but it really is nothing new. Bond has gone through these movements before, and withstood the same repeated arguments time and time again.
As the fella says, it'll be grand.
And @CraigMooreOHMSS, you also make a good point to this. Overall, I just wanna make sure people don't get scared of female writers or female 007's because until they actually do the thing you're worried about or think about casting a female James Bond, there's no need for concern. This supposed female 007/protege might be the best Bond girl we've ever seen, who knows? But to call the idea flawed and troublesome when we have no idea what the context is, is pretty hasty and unnecessary at this point in time.
+3. Let it flush down the toilet and keep it away from movies. Bond movies, at least.
My hopes are that
If she is indeed a female agent who was hired after James' retirement, kill her! Really?
I'll say this again, the #MeToo angle will be pushed by the media, not the writers.
I said that earlier. There will be no more 007s. If MI6 promotes a new agent to the 00 section, they will be given the first number available. Even if 007 has died, that number will no longer be used.
As if Horowitz's idea was compelling to begin with.
Of course. The story has to move along and there has been a reason to need Bond, the old 007, back. So we can have a "James Bond 007" film, you know. ;)
CATCHING BULLETS talks to TALK RADIO's Jamie East about Daniel Craig's tenure and triumphs as 007, the already exciting names being added to the BOND 25 mix and what the brilliant potential of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's involvement could mean for EON's newest Bond bullet...
(1300 - 1330 segment / 21 mins in)
https://talkradio.co.uk/radio/listen-again/1555243200
- It's stupid and pointless
- Read Forever and a day, it's not unique nor original
You proved his point.