As Amazon MGM Studios takes full control of the iconic James Bond franchise with a reported additional $1 billion payment to longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, fans worldwide are questioning what direction the spy series might take under its new corporate ownership. The deal, which comes on top of Amazon’s initial $8.5 ... Read more
Very strong “I’m not racist, I have a black friend” vibes from this article. One actress 50 years ago is hardly progress.
Rather than trying to redeem/rewrite 007, why not spin off a new character instead. Might take some effort and skilled writing, but Amazon have money right?
Not to mention all the actual racism, misogyny, and the rape.
I appreciate the Bond series as legend, but my partner and I couldn’t face any more movies portraying the same icky encounters as in the first Casino Royale. We just felt incredibly uncomfortable for the woman being taken advantage of by Bond.
We loved the Daniel Craig films, though. Suitably modern.
The first Casino Royale is a parody starring David Niven. As I recall they specifically call that out to some extent.
And calling her a “Bond girl” is a bit of a stretch. Great that she was included but she’s not quite on the level of Melina Havelock or Countess Lisl von Schlaf in the movie.
She was included because she was stealth and no one knew. It only came out after the fact.
Most trans people were invisible at the time. You either did all the surgeries, fully passed, and cut off everyone who knew you pre-transition, or you didn’t get get to live a normal life.
She wasn’t there because the filmmakers wanted to be progressive.