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  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited April 2020 Posts: 8,205
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    Get well soon, @ColonelSun!
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
    Posts: 3,497
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    Stay strong, and a speedy recovery to you, @ColonelSun! \m/
  • ContrabandContraband Sweden
    Posts: 3,022
    Some wiseguy posted this on Insta, and I fell for it...

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  • Posts: 1,165
    Contraband wrote: »
    Some wiseguy posted this on Insta, and I fell for it...

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    Haha, I got very excited reading that too. Took a minute for me to realise it’s a joke. D’oh!

  • Posts: 1,490
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    Get well soon, @ColonelSun!

    Thank you. I had a mild dose, but even that was pretty horrible. Wiped me out for over a week. Feeling much better now. Lucky, as a writer, I work from home, but all productions are postponed or cancelled (lost two writing gigs on the same day!), so time to write a spec script. Everyone keep well and look forward to NTTD at the end of the year.

  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,127
    Glad to hear you're on the mend @ColonelSun make sure you stay in touch, so we know how you are.
  • Actually, I didn't post it as an April fool's joke, I just happened to receive the item today. Best not to analyze it too much, it was a throwaway gag. Sorry you didn't find it very funny, I don't know how I'll get to sleep, knowing this.

    Ah I see, sorry about that. I just presumed it was because of the 'No Time to Stream' headline.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,551
    Ah I see, sorry about that. I just presumed it was because of the 'No Time to Stream' headline.
    All good, mate. That's the second time today someone thought I was making an April Fool's joke, though I didn't realize the date. I went home after only two hours into my work shift because of a toothache, and one of my work mates thought I was pulling a prank!
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    Everyone keep well and look forward to NTTD at the end of the year.
    Thank you Colonel, will do and I wish the same to you and everyone here.
  • edited April 2020 Posts: 490
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    Get well soon, @ColonelSun!

    Thank you. I had a mild dose, but even that was pretty horrible. Wiped me out for over a week. Feeling much better now. Lucky, as a writer, I work from home, but all productions are postponed or cancelled (lost two writing gigs on the same day!), so time to write a spec script. Everyone keep well and look forward to NTTD at the end of the year.

    Wishing you a speedy recovery and good health.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited April 2020 Posts: 8,205
    Likewise from myself to everyone else here - stay safe.
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    Get well soon, @ColonelSun!

    Thank you. I had a mild dose, but even that was pretty horrible. Wiped me out for over a week. Feeling much better now. Lucky, as a writer, I work from home, but all productions are postponed or cancelled (lost two writing gigs on the same day!), so time to write a spec script. Everyone keep well and look forward to NTTD at the end of the year.

    I was in the same situation (albeit with camera, not writing) and used my time the same way, @ColonelSun. 110 pages in 5 days! Silver linings, as they say. Hope it goes well for you and that you keep in touch with us here.
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    There's an interesting story in Deadline about the crew of Little Mermaid - which would be filming at Pinewood right now - being placed on paid furlough.

    There's a line in the article which states that plans are on hold till early May. At which point the film will hopefully be back in production, or possibly shut-down permanently.

    I suppose the anxiety in Hollywood at the moment, isn't just that 2020 films will miss their release dates but 2021 films may be paused or cancelled.

    There's a reality where Bond 25 only started production in early 2020 for a November 2020 release. Had this happened, then the last Daniel Craig film may be at risk of being unfinished. At least NTTD is in the can........

    I'm worried about 'The Batman' though.....
  • Posts: 1,858
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    A lot of people here seem to be shocked at EON/Universal wanting to protect their $250 million-$500 million investment by not releasing the movie at a time when most of the world's cinemas have been forcibly closed.

    For a lot of people here it's time that this Corona pandemic comes to an end. Isolation does weird things to people.

    It's what happens when you have time to binge the Bond films every day.
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
    Posts: 3,497
    delfloria wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    A lot of people here seem to be shocked at EON/Universal wanting to protect their $250 million-$500 million investment by not releasing the movie at a time when most of the world's cinemas have been forcibly closed.

    For a lot of people here it's time that this Corona pandemic comes to an end. Isolation does weird things to people.

    It's what happens when you have time to binge the Bond films every day.

    Speak for thyself. :-c
  • Posts: 3,164
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced
  • ggl007ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España
    Posts: 2,541
    Found this on ajb. I don't know if it's legit:

    FQAU7672.jpg
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    Get well soon, @ColonelSun!

    Thank you. I had a mild dose, but even that was pretty horrible. Wiped me out for over a week. Feeling much better now. Lucky, as a writer, I work from home, but all productions are postponed or cancelled (lost two writing gigs on the same day!), so time to write a spec script. Everyone keep well and look forward to NTTD at the end of the year.

    Wishing you a quick recovery @ColonelSun.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,205
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    I can't find anything online about it. I can't see why they would necessarily pull it, unless it had a specific focus on NTTD for the majority which may have been too spoiler-y.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    Posts: 4,343


    There's an interesting story in Deadline about the crew of Little Mermaid - which would be filming at Pinewood right now - being placed on paid furlough.

    There's a line in the article which states that plans are on hold till early May. At which point the film will hopefully be back in production, or possibly shut-down permanently.

    I suppose the anxiety in Hollywood at the moment, isn't just that 2020 films will miss their release dates but 2021 films may be paused or cancelled.

    There's a reality where Bond 25 only started production in early 2020 for a November 2020 release. Had this happened, then the last Daniel Craig film may be at risk of being unfinished. At least NTTD is in the can........

    I'm worried about 'The Batman' though.....

    Can you imagine NTTD facing the same catastrophic situation such as the new M:I? Given how fast this nightmare affected the world we are just so lucky our beloved 25th installment is actually 100% finished, basically locked, looking phenomenal. So lucky.
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    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.
  • Posts: 3,164
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.

    Norway should have also gotten it on Visasat Film Hits (which airs across Sweden, Norway and Denmark) - at the same times as noted here https://www.telsu.fi/being+james+bond
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
    Posts: 2,541
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    As much as I would like to see , I doubt it's going to be over by November. Still get well soon @ColonelSun :)>-
  • Posts: 1,165
    ggl007 wrote: »
    Found this on ajb. I don't know if it's legit:

    FQAU7672.jpg
    This is so cool. It’s a lovely little message to the crew.
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
    Posts: 3,497
    @ColonelSun No Time To Give Up. :)>-
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    Posts: 4,343
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    JamesCraig wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    No time to Die. Video on demand. 20 pounds. Make it so, EON. Actually reward your loyal fanbase on this time of crisis.

    Reward your loyal fanbase and lose countless millions doing so.
    It's not EON's fault that the corona virus struck the world.
    Just because we all want to see NTTD, doesn't mean it's going to happen. NTTD will not be released via streaming services at this time.

    Thanks for being a voice of reason once more, @Benny.

    Absolutely. NTTD will get a great and wide theatrical release, but only when this terrible virus, which I'm just recovering from, is behind us. With luck, that will be sooner than later, and things will have settled by November.

    As much as I would like to see , I doubt it's going to be over by November. Still get well soon @ColonelSun :)>-

    Yes. As long as there’s no vaccine/cure it won’t be over. Most of the people won’t go the movies without feeling 100% safe so I’m ready for another release date. The 5th. Wow.
  • Posts: 17,740
    antovolk wrote: »
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.

    Norway should have also gotten it on Visasat Film Hits (which airs across Sweden, Norway and Denmark) - at the same times as noted here https://www.telsu.fi/being+james+bond

    That's a subscription based channel I believe. Hadn't even heard of it until you mentioned it. Anyway, I checked the TV schedule for the dates mentioned on telsu.fi, and the Norwegian Viasat Film Hits channel didn't air the documentary those dates. They have aired Bond films however – and only Bond films (!) – every day since March 2.

    You can keep track of the Viasat Film Hits TV schedule here and here.
  • Posts: 3,164
    antovolk wrote: »
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.

    Norway should have also gotten it on Visasat Film Hits (which airs across Sweden, Norway and Denmark) - at the same times as noted here https://www.telsu.fi/being+james+bond

    That's a subscription based channel I believe. Hadn't even heard of it until you mentioned it. Anyway, I checked the TV schedule for the dates mentioned on telsu.fi, and the Norwegian Viasat Film Hits channel didn't air the documentary those dates. They have aired Bond films however – and only Bond films (!) – every day since March 2.

    You can keep track of the Viasat Film Hits TV schedule here and here.

    Thank you! Seems in that case it might have indeed been pulled pretty much immediately following the delay announcement...
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,205
    antovolk wrote: »
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.

    Norway should have also gotten it on Visasat Film Hits (which airs across Sweden, Norway and Denmark) - at the same times as noted here https://www.telsu.fi/being+james+bond

    That's a subscription based channel I believe. Hadn't even heard of it until you mentioned it. Anyway, I checked the TV schedule for the dates mentioned on telsu.fi, and the Norwegian Viasat Film Hits channel didn't air the documentary those dates. They have aired Bond films however – and only Bond films (!) – every day since March 2.

    You can keep track of the Viasat Film Hits TV schedule here and here.

    Nice work, @Torgeirtrap
  • edited April 2020 Posts: 17,740
    antovolk wrote: »
    antovolk wrote: »
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.

    Norway should have also gotten it on Visasat Film Hits (which airs across Sweden, Norway and Denmark) - at the same times as noted here https://www.telsu.fi/being+james+bond

    That's a subscription based channel I believe. Hadn't even heard of it until you mentioned it. Anyway, I checked the TV schedule for the dates mentioned on telsu.fi, and the Norwegian Viasat Film Hits channel didn't air the documentary those dates. They have aired Bond films however – and only Bond films (!) – every day since March 2.

    You can keep track of the Viasat Film Hits TV schedule here and here.

    Thank you! Seems in that case it might have indeed been pulled pretty much immediately following the delay announcement...

    That might be the case. I find it strange however that they would air the documentary on a subscription based channel, and not one of the channels more people have access to, such as Viasat 4 (and similar channels in Sweden/Denmark). It doesn't look like it's available on the Viaplay streaming service either, where it's perhaps just as likely to be released.

    Also, doing a quick Google search, I can't find a single mention of the documentary from Norwegian sites…

    antovolk wrote: »
    antovolk wrote: »
    Bringing back the discussion about the BEING JAMES BOND doc - I'm guessing no one here who happens to be in Scandinavia managed to catch it on Viasat when it aired...like, I'd imagine the March 5 broadcast still happened given it was morning after the delay to NTTD was announced

    Which Scandinavian country/countries aired it? Don't think it aired here in Norway.

    Norway should have also gotten it on Visasat Film Hits (which airs across Sweden, Norway and Denmark) - at the same times as noted here https://www.telsu.fi/being+james+bond

    That's a subscription based channel I believe. Hadn't even heard of it until you mentioned it. Anyway, I checked the TV schedule for the dates mentioned on telsu.fi, and the Norwegian Viasat Film Hits channel didn't air the documentary those dates. They have aired Bond films however – and only Bond films (!) – every day since March 2.

    You can keep track of the Viasat Film Hits TV schedule here and here.

    Nice work, @Torgeirtrap

    No problem. I'll keep an eye out for any mention of the documentary.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,336
    mtm wrote: »
    I'm just curious as to how you would feel if what you wish for were true; you got to see the film, and it was worth the wait, but the price is that the film vastly under performs financially to the point where it will certainly be considered a box office failure? Would it matter to you?

    Would it matter to you? The financial gains of the people making a movie has never been a consideration to me as to whether I enjoy a film or not. It’s irrelevant. The only way it could affect me is whether it has an impact on making the next one, but these are Bond films: nothing will stop the next one getting made. Especially the truly exceptional circumstances around this one’s release.

    Seeing the film flop would be very disappointing to me, yes.

    It wouldn't affect my enjoyment of it. I'm sure I've enjoyed plenty of films that haven't achieved what they needed to. I liked the last Terminator film, I enjoyed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo... the happiness of their accountants doesn't affect me at all.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,336
    Meet Our Spring Cover Star: Lashana Lynch
    http://smagazineofficial.com/trending/meet-our-spring-cover-star-lashana-lynch-033019902

    Growing up, Lashana Lynch turned to cartoons for solace in a media landscape in which she rarely saw herself represented. “In my child brain, I was highly frustrated at not seeing something that made sense to me,” the actor says of the lack of black women onscreen during her formative years. Lynch was raised in a traditional Jamaican household in West London and recalls the casting of Jamaican–American powerhouse Grace Jones in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill as a pivotal moment in mainstream media. “I wish I was an adult at that time, to know how it would have felt, as an older Jamaican woman, watching her onscreen and seeing myself. That, I think, would have changed my whole mindset.” Thirty-five years later, Lynch stars in the Bond franchise’s highly anticipated 25th instalment, No Time to Die, with a commitment to empowerment and truth at the core of her role.

    Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die sees an off-duty James Bond (Daniel Craig) enjoying a change of pace in blissful Jamaica. Bond’s tranquil hideaway is quickly disrupted when he’s called back into service to rescue a kidnapped scientist, veering him onto the hunt for a mysterious villain who possesses formidable technology. Starring alongside Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, and Christoph Waltz, Lynch plays Nomi—Bond’s replacement after leaving MI6—granting her a 00 secret agent number and big shoes to fill.

    The road to developing Nomi was pensive and exploratory. Lynch worked closely with sharp-witted writer and fellow British talent Phoebe Waller-Bridge to shape the series’s new character after she was brought onto the screenplay writing team—the second-ever female writer to be credited on a Bond film. The pair found common ground easily. “Not only is she lovely, but she is much like me in that she works from a collaborative place, so I felt like I was creating someone really fresh and dynamic with her—as well as funny.”

    Along with a wry sense of humour, nuanced nods to Nomi’s social awkwardness and struggles with anxiety were integral to Lynch’s portrayal. “Her personality, for me, wouldn’t necessarily fit into ‘the perfect agent,’ but when you get to know her, then you understand why she’s gotten into the work that she has.” At the heart of Nomi lies Lynch’s commitment to depicting realistic, multi-faceted women that defy stereotypes and tropes. As a secret service agent at the top of her game, Nomi is simultaneously poised and self-conscious, level-headed and anxious, and proves that having to overcome daily challenges doesn’t equal weakness. “I look forward to people learning what pushing through anxiety means and what it looks like.”

    Representing femininity and its context in the professional sphere was another essential element in crafting Nomi. Challenging simplified depictions of women in power—including those that choose masculine qualities to signify authority (“like a lady in a big suit”)—Lynch brought a female perspective to the role that took mood, environment, and biology into account. “Hormones can really make a difference to how you approach your work—especially when working in a male-dominated environment—and her mood may not be on point every single day.” She consulted two secret service agents—an American and a Brit who had previously worked on Bond—for insight into navigating the highly demanding world of government espionage as a woman. “I asked them questions like, when do you have lunch? When do you go to the toilet? What happens if you have your period on the job?” Lynch says, to which the real-life agents answered, “You just find time when you find time.”

    The unwavering attention required on the job—and its inevitable discomfort—further deepened Lynch’s portrayal of Nomi and her ability to push through.

    Joining the cast of a film as long-awaited as No Time to Die—from a series as storied as Bond—presented new and unique obstacles. Lynch was challenged by her aim of respecting the classic, long-running allure of the nearly 60-year-old film franchise while simultaneously allowing the modern perspective of her performance to be felt without compromise. “With any franchise that everyone’s been waiting for for years, you want to know that you’re getting it right—but getting it right doesn’t mean right for the audience; it means right for me. I want to know that the person I am creating in my head is actually coming out every day that I’m on set, and that my ideas actually appear on camera.”

    The notion of getting it right for herself gained greater meaning after a barrage of negative comments following the announcement that Lynch would be playing a 00 agent in the upcoming film. The naysayers were self-described diehard Bond fans who objected to the casting, largely spurred on by the misinformation that she would be replacing Bond rather than working in tandem with him. The newly appointed MI6 member found humour in the misled frenzy and kept her distance from the pessimism, whether caused by false interpretation or plain ignorance. “I know, and I learned, that if it was another black girl being cast in this film, they would get exactly the same treatment. These comments have nothing to do with me, so I let them talk and I just kept it moving.”

    Ultimately, any criticism of Lynch’s addition to the cast of No Time to Die was outshone by the outpouring of positivity that ensued. Her social channels quickly flooded with comments reflecting on the progressive implications of a black female 00 agent, and a sense of anything-is-possible optimism, which propelled her forward. “I want audiences to leave with a new sense of agency in that you’re able to be ladylike, elegant, smart, forthright, highly competent, and skilled all at the same time, and you don’t need to compromise anyone for the other.”

    Nomi is just one of many intricate, perspective-shifting roles in Lynch’s acting repertoire. A pupil of classical theatre training at the prestigious Arts Educational Schools London, she began her career with a moving performance of the characteristically male Tybalt in a British stage production of Romeo and Juliet, eventually going onto play Rosaline Capulet in Shonda Rhimes’s American period drama Still Star-Crossed in 2017. Her penchant for the action genre was ignited by her involvement in the 2012 British sports drama Fast Girls—Lynch’s first film—which required rigorous training to portray an athlete on a national track team at the world championships.

    Lynch’s dream of joining the cast of a large-scale action film was fully realized in 2019 when she starred opposite Brie Larson in Captain Marvel—the first female-fronted superhero movie in the Marvel universe—as Maria “Photon” Rambeau. As a pilot, single mother, and best friend to Carol Danvers (the extraterrestrial superhero played by Larson), Lynch brought a grounding “earthling dynamic” to Maria— who, to her initial surprise, lacked superhuman abilities. “What Maria taught me was not every superhero wears a cape. I learned that her superhero power was being herself and having agency, being there for her friends, and being an incredible mother.”

    Captain Marvel rocked the box office, earning the rank of 2019’s fifth-highest-grossing film and boasting the sixth-highest-grossing weekend of all time. But far more exciting than the global visibility given to her acting capabilities was the positive response her performance sparked within single mothers and their daughters, who shared their future ambitions of becoming astronauts and pilots. “It uplifted the black community in a way that made me really proud. Single mothers are so under-represented and do such incredible superhero jobs, and no one even pays attention to the hard work it takes to raise a good child on their own.” The feedback was even more rewarding as a daughter of a single mother herself—the woman to which Lynch’s empowering portrayal of Maria was dedicated.

    A glimpse into her emboldening upbringing illustrates how the British star came to exude such self-assurance and strength in her point of view. Raised by a mother, grandmother, and siblings who all value headstrong honesty, Lynch was taught to always question whether she felt fulfilled in her endeavours and, if not, to seek out a path to internal satisfaction. “It’s engrained in me to push towards what I believe in and what makes sense in my world. I’m a human being first, a woman second, and an actor last.” The deep-seated racism and sexism Lynch encountered within society made her journey to fulfilment difficult at times, but being brought up in an environment in which she was told she could do anything despite what she was told elsewhere allowed her to persevere. “I had to make sense of why, as a young black girl, I was seen as ‘other’ a lot of the time. At a young age, I had to make a choice between having to let that affect my way of being daily or use it and do something about it.”

    Lynch is set to bring her commanding presence to the upcoming FX show Y—an adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s graphic novel series Y: The Last Man, which tells the tale of a post-apocalyptic Earth run by women, as all men (save for one) have been wiped out by a pandemic. The show’s pilot was directed by Queen and Slim’s Melina Matsoukas (and one of Lynch’s biggest inspirations)—an apt choice to depict the dark, tense, and unironic representation of what a female-fronted world would look like. Starring as Agent 355, Lynch continues her quest to provide meaningful representation for herself, her community, and the future of mainstream media. “I know that I can, for generations to come, be a good example of someone who was there amongst the change, that represented black women, young people, the working class, and the Caribbean Islands living under one roof. It’s all happening now, and I’m grateful to be a part of it.”


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    She does get the coolest photoshoots. Does she pick the photographers herself or something?
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