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https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/lashana-lynch-responds-007-rumours-no-time-to-die-bond-cary-fukunaga/
James Bond is far from cinema’s most progressive hero – but the Daniel Craig era has largely sought to bring 007 into a new age, challenging and exploring his formerly cavalier attitude to certain things, women among them. And it seems that No Time To Die could shake Bond up more than ever, with one long-swirling rumour suggesting that Lashana Lynch’s incoming new 00-agent Nomi might actually have the 007 mantle at the start of the film.
Speaking in Empire’s world exclusive No Time To Die issue, Lynch responded to the rumour-mill and the wider conversation that has sprung from the prospect of a black, female 007 being part of the 25th Bond movie – though she wouldn’t confirm or deny if that was the case. “I can say that, though the reactions to such a rumour have been varied, I love that the conversation is even happening,” she says. “And I think that’s really exciting for long-running fans, new fans, but also young people that would potentially have that as not even an idea, as something that is just normal for them. That’s really special for me. Whether something like that is happening or not as a fact, at this point doesn’t even matter for me. The conversation is enough. As a fly on the social-media wall, it’s bleedin’ brilliant.”
What does she mean by ‘young people that would potentially have that as not even an idea, as something that is just normal for them’? It might be just that it reads a little clunky.
Basically those who only grew up on Craig's era and/or maybe NTTD itself, those without the nostalgic/historical baggage or previous attachment to the franchise, that wouldn't be immediately concerned by someone else other than Bond taking the 007 designation.
And I do not. One "00" traitor ("006") is enough.
Pretty sure 'GoldenEye' is a different timeline. Wish it were not, but it seems that anything is fair game for what's left of Craig's run.
Honestly though, why do some here want Lynch to be a villain? Why can’t she just be a competent and reliable 00 agent?
Some fans likely take offence by the fact she's (likely to be) 007 – and the fact that Nomi being just a competent and reliable 00 agent will only be a "woke" thing…
I see no issue with either though. Will be interesting to see how it plays out on screen.
“They turned M into a woman and she called Bond a misogynist! #NotMyBondFilm”
Indeed!
@OOWolf Arma De Armas is a CIA agent. Is Lynch in that what ever that is we really haven't figured out what that scene is it does appear lynch is in that scene whatever it is.
Bond isn't a Miss Ogynist, so they would be right there.
The political correctness was extensively made fun of at the time. But that was it, there was no outrage.
So essentially we agree that the subset of Bond fans who negatively react to stuff like the new 007 being a female character are just a bunch of over-sensitive man babies who need to learn to chill out.
Yeah, right at the beginning when we were guessing she might be 007 I thought she might turn out bad just so they can end it with him getting the number back, but the more I see of her the less I think she'll be a baddie. Doesn't she look great in that shot from Empire where she's standing in the corridor, one hand in her pocket? She looks in control.
Really?
Goldeneye was woke, face it.
Here Famke talk about the character here:
Absolutely LOVE this quote from Lysana Lynch. That is the perfect way to deal with the rumours about her being 007! I've always wondered and i guess now is as good a time to ask but, is Lycnh a stage name? --- if so, it seems inaporooriate given the histiry in the USA about that!!!! Sorry I mean no offence, just a thought that i am curious about.
She would be perfect cast in a movie idea i had about two grifters, one black (Lynch) and one asian who recently lost his job as a writer of code/programmer (based on my own experiences). I'm seriously out of pocket at the moment and jobless hence why i have time to post her
It was certainly on people's mind back in 1995. We just hadn't evolved to the stage where Twitter outrage existed and toxic fanboys bleat on about their 'childhood'. People either didn't care enough or took a 'wait and see' approach.
Evidence can be found throughout this insightful video on Youtube. In particular listed to the news report at 7:12 minutes. He explicitly talks about 'PC' culture
But they know they have a story and attention when they keep calling Bond a mysoginist.
Now i realize that Xenia was a proto-Nomi. First two scenes we see her in are racing, then gambling. Shooting guns... trying to 'seduce' Bond and him being the reluctant one haha... it's like a mirror image.
That Greg Williams guy has the best job in the world.
So you’ve basically already made up your mind before watching the whole film.
I think that goes for a lot of people…