Producer Barbara Broccoli Says They Are ‘Reinventing’ James Bond, Says ‘Nobody’s In The Running’ As Next 007
Just the headlines give off bad vibes.
“Nobody’s in the running,” longtime Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli revealed…
Broccoli, whose father Sir Albert Broccoli first brought Ian Fleming’s British spy to the screen, now controls the franchise through her company, Eon Productions.
Why is that?
“We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through,” Broccoli says. “There isn’t a script and we can’t come up with one until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film because, really, it’s a reinvention of Bond. We’re reinventing who he is and that takes time.”
Reinventing? Rebooting? Reimagining? Ruining!
In “No Time To Die”, Craig’s Bond was killed off following a standoff with villain Saffin (Rami Malek). Co-star Ralph Fiennes, who was present at the BFI Fellowship dinner alongside Broccoli, quips that his character M, and Naomie Harris’s Moneypenny might be the ones to get a new 007 up to speed in the next film.
“Naomie and I are the people to fix it. You find him and we’ll train him,” he says.
So is James Bond just a code name then?
Just like the term 007.
Broccoli previously stated that the role should go to a man, though he could be of any ethnicity, as long as he’s British.
How many non-British serves on Her Majesty’s Secret Service/is in the British Armed Forces?
“I believe in making characters for women and not just having women play men’s roles,” Broccoli..
“I don’t think there are enough great roles for women, and it’s very important to me that we make movies for women about women. He should be British, so British can be any [ethnicity or race].”
So long as they HONOUR Fleming’s character. But race swapping just for the sake of race swapping is also a non-starter for me.
Now if the actor is himself British? That I think should go to the best actor for the part/script… so long as He is still a HE.
For me, a Jane Bond is a non-starter.