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The What if Bond is modernized from a straight white male in the next film adventure?

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  • weboffearweboffear Scotland
    Posts: 54
    how is Bond no longer being a straight white male being modernised ? i think you could make the argument that not changing him in a box ticking exercise would actually be more of a surprise
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,295
    I could hardly care if the next Bond isn’t white. Just give me a good portrayal and a good movie; then I’ll be happy.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,127
    It would definitely raise a divide among fans for sure, i myself have been wondering that too. Who knows what would happen if in the next installment we have the very first "Bond Boy".
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,300
    Straight? Yes, I think Bond should always be pretty unambiguously and exclusively heterosexual in terms of how he's portrayed in the films (Don't care about the actor personally, but this is how they should be portrayed onscreen).

    White? No, I don't think Bond has to be white. British, but not white exclusively in my opinion.

    Male? Yes, I think Bond should be male and cisgender as a character regardless of the actor.

    It depends in this instance. So long as the fundamentals of the character are adhered to.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,521
    007HallY wrote: »
    Straight? Yes, I think Bond should always be pretty unambiguously and exclusively heterosexual in terms of how he's portrayed in the films (Don't care about the actor personally, but this is how they should be portrayed onscreen).

    White? No, I don't think Bond has to be white. British, but not white exclusively in my opinion.

    Male? Yes, I think Bond should be male and cisgender as a character regardless of the actor.

    It depends in this instance. So long as the fundamentals of the character are adhered to.

    I'm pretty much on this exact same wavelength. I suppose in the end it's pretty subjective as to what "goes too far" for people regarding changes to Bond's traditional character. If he ditches key qualities in his behaviors like drinking, womanizing, and gambling, I'll definitely feel like they've gotten too far away from what the character is. Between supposed internal Amazon discussions and the trend in modern movies in general, my biggest fear is Bond becoming too much of a boy scout. We need flawed heroes.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,223
    Anything and everything is okay as long as the film itself is good.

    For instance, B26 could be a shot for shot remake of the infamous BICYCLE MAN episode of "Diff'rent Strokes", with Bond essentially being the Gordon Jump character..........and as long as it's done well, the future of 007 will be assured. :D

    Sorry couldn't resist.........carry on. :D

  • KanangaKananga
    Posts: 368
    I think they should just let Bond be Bond—white, British, straight, and maybe someone who looks like Hoagy Carmichael.

    Gregg Wilson is clearly deluded and shouldn’t be trusted with any decision-making in casting the next Bond.
  • buddyoldchapbuddyoldchap Formerly known as JeremyBondon
    Posts: 194
    White, British, heterosexual, male. No pink hair or bull nose rings.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,256
    I fail to see how changing Bond's ethnicity, gender, sexual preferences, and so forth equals "modernizing" him. It would simply mean that Bond is no longer Bond. No longer a womanizing representative of the old Britain with a masculinity that is both appealing and -- to some -- intimidating. That is not modernizing Bond, that is deleting Bond. Modernizing Bond means that a white, British, heterosexual, male Bond learns to function in a world that no longer takes the social superiority of that profile for granted.
  • DewiWynBondDewiWynBond
    Posts: 978
    There's room for more cool in his character by modernizing. Changing him completely does seem idiotic.
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