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We’ve had crooked agents in every Bond film since DAD, I think it’s better we actually take a break from that trope.
You and I are on the same wavelength. I, of course, would fight quite hard to get there first sir.
But her performance is so authentic and vulnerable. She has beautiful and express doe eyes and really creates a real empathetic and soulful character. Considering she was a Cuban actress who spoke little English and had appeared in a handful of smutty English language films, it’s a huge leap for her.
Of course the sublime direction of Villenueve helps – because Ana brings so much to the table in the role. I’m glad to hear that she’s getting a big role in Knives Out. Looking forward to Ana becoming a huge star in 2020.
I would definitely rather see Paloma (de Armas) be revealed as a villainous character if they were gonna do it, but I don't think they will. As we know I would've loved a proper femme-fatale in this film, but not at the sacrifice of what could be a great new character in Nomi :)
1. Madeleine Swann:
So it turns out that she isn't being 'fridged'. In fact, the entire plot seems to be centred around Madeleine. I suspect that she plays a big role in the first act (Matera) and then disappears before reappearing at the end of act 2 (Blofeld's reveal) and stays in the film through to the end of act 3. She'll be central to the story and plot. But there will still be a sizeable amount of time where she won't be on screen. After all, the plot revolves on Bond being seperated from Madeleine for 5 years.
2. Paloma:
She's pretty much only going to be in the Cuba scenes. Probably around a 15 minute portion of the film. She's clearly Felix's CIA contact there and there to add the 'classic Bond girl' element. It'll probably be a bigger role than Lucia, and similar to Severeine.
3. Nomi:
I feel fairly certain that Nomi will be a large role. But she will turn up intermittently. She probably has a few big scenes in Jamaica. I suspect she's heavily involved in the action in Cuba (however, I suspect she won't have a lot more to do in Cuba as she isn't in fancy evening wear). By the time the 3rd act rolls along, I think she and Bond will become a team.
So I suppose if we amass screentime, it'll be a contest between Seydoux and Lynch for the female lead. Based on the above, it's probably Lynch.
Her relationship with Bond will be central to the film. She'll be adversarial to begin with and they will eventually bond. After all, they have had similar training and experience. I'm sure there is plenty of dramatic texture to mine there.....
With NTTD I suspect she will be the leading lady again, but this time not as a traditional one as I’m sure by the end they won’t be back together.
Well Bond retired at the end of SP to live with Madeleine. We know from CJF's interviews that he has since been living in Jamaica for 5 years.
In that interim, Nomi was recruited as the new 007 around 2017/18. We don't know if Bond actively rejoins the service at any point in the film. We do know that Felix recruits him as he is 'the only person' he trusts for this particular mission.
However, we don't know if he officially re-joins MI6. In fact, when he goes back to MI6, he's given a visitor's badge. So we have zero idea if Bond is an MI6 employee in this film, let alone a 00.
In respect to Lashana, she looks to be doing a terrific job as the new 007. She seriously looks like she can handle herself in the action and has seemingly terrific chemistry with Craig.
I don't want them to have a flirty dynamic. I want to see a mentor-protege dynamic. That's something truly unique for a Bond film.
I think that Bond is going to die saving Madeleine. Eventually he'll die in her arms - which explains Barbara Broccoli's comment that this is an 'epic love story'. He won't get his number back at any point in NTTD. See here:
The next film reboots. We have a 'new Bond' and we may get an origin story (again) where we see a new guy as 007.
Despite Nomi being 007 - and remaining 007 throughout NTTD - make no mistake, Nomi will only be 007 in NTTD. This is a one-film thing.
:-D
And then there'll be a new one in 2024, as if none of that ever happened.
Sorry, I'm just tired of this 007 business, if you know what I mean. I do hope this isn't TDKR of the Craig era, nor his YOLT for that matter, let alone his DAD. But, all I can say so far is that the trailer looks good and Daniel Craig looks happy. And that's saying a lot.
I feel this is the only feasible route.
I can’t see them ending the Craig era with Bond returning to MI6 after he’s been retired. They’d essentially be repeating the exact same character journey he had in SF.
He either gets married and retires (which is not dissimilar to the arc in SP) or he dies (which would be unique to the series).
Plus, Eon do follow trends – and the trend currently is to kill iconic characters. We have already seen Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Wolverine, and Iron Man die. Also Jason Bourne, Batman and Captain America got to ‘die’ in some respects on film.
I reckon Daniel Craig wants his entire arc to end in a definitive way.
Perhaps the final scene is Nomi getting the DB5? A present in Bond’s will. Which is very The Dark Knight Rises
BTW, ending an arc in a definitive way doesn't mean kill off the character like Wolverine in Logan or IM in Endgame, dying in the arms of someone he loved in quite an emotional way. For a character like Bond that would be silly. Wrapping up this era with a more ambiguous approach seems more reasonable for Bond, like Greengrass did with Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum. Like Blofeld said, a man lives inside his head, that's why a finale like YOLT would be a perfect solution to kill off Craig's Bond with a classier touch than the average blockbuster.
Daniel recounted to us how his Bond film director, Cary Fukunaga, told him about his plan to cast Ana in “No Time to Die.” Daniel immediately endorsed the idea, since Ana impressed her in their many scenes together in “Knives Out.”
Ana grinned about landing a part in the next 007 film. “It was actually very flattering because the character (Paloma) was not in the script,” she said. “Cary called me to say that there’s a part in the movie that takes place in Cuba. He was thinking about writing a part for me. I was blown away.
“But I also said, ‘OK, I want to read the script. You’re Cary Fukunaga and it’s James Bond, but I still want to know what I have to do.’”
Ana shared her experience working in “No Time to Die,” supposedly Daniel’s last outing as Bond. “It was fun. You can tell this is Daniel’s fifth (Bond) film. They’re a family. And it was a good group to be a part of, especially in this time that Bond’s women characters are changing and bringing in more interesting things to the franchise. So happy I’m a part of that.”
Ana revealed that she was with Daniel in the very last scene shot for “No Time to Die.” “It was very sad,” she recounted. “I was there, and I’m proud to have been there with him in the last shot of the movie. It was a very emotional moment for all of us. It was beautiful to see how something in his life for 12 years comes to the end.
“I love Daniel. He’s relentless. It doesn’t matter how exhausted he is, how many broken bones he has in his body. He still shows up and goes to work every day. It’s just so inspiring. He’s a great mentor to me.
“‘Knives Out’ and ‘No Time to Die’ are two different projects. Being in a James Bond movie alone is scary and nerve-wracking. So, having met Daniel before (at ‘Knives Out’), it was no pressure.”
I hope she has a glam moment in the film - and it's not all action.
Already seen even in the trailer. Jamaica club. She's super cool there. In Jamaica she will drive some kind of Vespa scooter as well.
Cheeky!
This article raises a good point about Bond’s arc throughout Craig’s era:
https://screenrant.com/no-time-die-james-bond-daniel-craig-story-ending-how/
Since it's likely too late for Craig's Bond to find a third major love interest, No Time To Die's choice will likely be between Bond overcoming his fears and placing his trust in Madeleine, or finding out everything about Swann was a lie and resigning himself to the fact the Vesper was his true one-and-only. There is, of course, a third option that would mean Bond doesn't need to get over anything...
Isn't the death of James Bond exactly what Daniel Craig's long-term story arc has been building towards? The modern Bond movies broke new ground for the franchise in the sense that every installment was interconnected, and with this new approach comes an expectation for a grand finale for the character. It's no longer enough for Bond just to live to fight another day, and end with him in the arms of some nameless beauty, ready for the next adventure to begin in a few years. Daniel Craig's Bond has already retired on several occasions, only to be dragged back into the fray and No Time To Die begins with the spy officially done with MI6. Would it be a satisfying enough conclusion to a five-film arc if Bond was to simply give retirement another crack at the end of Craig's final film?
After repeatedly finding himself back in the midst of the action, a central message of Craig's Bond films has surely been that the character can't give up his day job. Bond is so intrinsically wrapped up in serving Queen and country that there is no "quiet life" waiting for him at the end. Usually, there's only one outcome for characters too old to fight and too stubborn to retire, and that's an epic death doing the thing they love. This theory has been compounded by reports that Lashana Lynch is portraying Bond's 007 replacement in No Time To Die, setting up a potential on-screen successor to Craig's lead character.
Reading this article it just feels apparent to me that Bond will “die” in the film. I’m not talking about the franchise moving forward here, I’m merely talking about NTTD. It just seems that this specific story ends with Bond dying and Nomi taking on the mantle. Bond 26 can be a reboot or a retcon (that’s an argument for another day). But NTTD ends the Craig era.
You can always do something else with the Nomi character if they really must. Such as a spin-off on streaming. But so much is dependent on the fans and audience response to her. So I wouldn't bank on Lashana Lynch getting her own series at such an early stage. The concept is far from an apple in its father's eye at this point. But it could certainly be an option for Eon.
If I were a betting man, I'd put all in on that.
Exactly. If they do kill Bond and reboot the continuity, they won't continue on with the "adventures of Nomi" from the current era. It'd be tone deaf and creatively moot to introduce a new Bond while pushing his previous replacement. Thank God Eon, for any flaws they may have, would realise this.