Posted on 07/14/2019 11:46:59 AM PDT by TigerClaws
ACTRESS Lashana Lynch will take on the iconic spy role of 007 in Bond 25, according to reports.
While titular hero James Bond will still be portrayed by Daniel Craig, 51, writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge has introduced a major twist to the long-running franchise.
She will introduce the Captain Marvel star, 31, as the current 007's replacement within the secret service, while a decision has yet to be made who will take over from Craig in Bond 26.
An insider told the Mail: "There is a pivotal scene at the start of the film where M says 'Come in 007', and in walks Lashana who is black, beautiful and a woman.
"It’s a popcorn-dropping moment. Bond is still Bond but he’s been replaced as 007 by this stunning woman."
The source also revealed that Bond will be brought out of retirement in Jamaica to thwart a "global crisis".
It comes after it was revealed Cristoph Waltz will reprise the role of Blofeld in the flick after he was spotted on set at Pinewood Studios.
The star, 62, played the head of a shadowy organisation of villains in 2015's Spectre, and is back for a second outing despite previously claiming he wouldn't be in the next flick.
The Mail's Baz Bamigboye broke the news on Twitter, posting: "Exclusive:Hello Mr Waltz... we’ve been expecting you.#ChristophWaltz is back as #Blofeld in @007 #Bond25 , shooting scenes at Pinewood studios . When a visitor spotted him , Waltz insisted , “You haven’t seen me.”
The Sun Online has contacted a representative for Cristoph for comment.
Super-villain Blofeld tried to establish a global surveillance network in Spectre that would enable the organisation to monitor and evade criminal investigations at the highest level.
In an explosive finale, Blofeld's helicopter was shot down and the villain was seen crawling from the wreckage.
But with his fate left up in the air, it looks as if he evaded arrest.
Earlier this month Bond bosses insisted the next 007 film will be in cinemas in just nine months' time despite being rocked by a string of disasters.
A spokesperson for the spy franchise told The Sun Online that the 25th Bond movie would definitely be released in the UK on 3 April next year.
The troubled film has been hit with several calamities - including three explosions, a crocked Daniel Craig and Grace Jones walking out.
A triple explosion erupted at the 007 Stage at the movie franchise's Pinewood Studios base in London last month.
A crew member sustained an injury during the blast, which took off part of the roof and several wall panels.
The disaster came after Bond star Daniel was injured while shooting scenes in Jamaica, forcing filming to be delayed.
He has now had an ankle ligament operation and was pictured with his leg in a supportive medical boot following surgery.
The Sun revealed how the troubled film suffered another blow when Grace quit her much-hyped role moments after arriving on set.
Grace, who played villain May Day in 1985’s A View To A Kill, walked away after discovering how few lines she’d been given.
The film was also thrown off course by the departure of original director Danny Boyle, who quit over a script dispute, in August 2018.
And forgot to add, if black people have to be held exempt from honest, rational criticism, then they ain’t equal. And if it’s because they can’t handle said criticism emotionally, then they shouldn’t be considered “equal.”
The “Lasahana” told me all I needed to know; another affirmative-action hire shoved down our throats.
The only question now is how much money will this film lose?
There was a suggestion back before Daniel Craig was cast to reboot the Bond series by going back to set the films in the late 1950s to mid sixties. I thought that was a great idea. Bond was a creation of the Cold War and doesn’t really fit the modern age.
Mike Obama with backup from the daughters can sing the theme “all this for a d__n flag” with lots of anger and rage. It would be easy for them.
Yawn.
At least she has Dr. Who creds.
Dumb.
I thought Craig was great in Casino Royale. Also liked Skyfall.
The other recent ones have been tedious to me.
This one sounds like a total pass.
Female action heroes usually don’t work. There are occasional exceptions, like Sigourney Weaver in Alien and Linda Hamilton in Terminator.
But it’s basically a novelty.
Novelties wear off.
The Left is determined to destroy ever iconic character in literature and movies.
Definitely not beautiful or even attractive
Yeah we just need a woman hero. We need the Muslims to turn out to be the good guys and the American troops to be the bad guys. Perfect Hollywood formula.
“A movie that’s a dead failure before it’s even filmed.”
Already filmed - or mostly filmed actually.
And easier on the eyes, too.
True. The Bond theme is awkward and worn out now.
It would almost seem that the Bond series could be revived if they adopted a “period piece” approach with everything out of the 50s and 60s. That means older cars, fashion, technology, real Soviets, sets. It could attract a whole new audience.
“I’d like an Appletini, please - shaken, not stirred.”
There is only one James Bond - the original - Sean Connery. This latest stunt is Dead On Arrival.
I’ll pass.
Bond is a man.
Studios can never let wokeness be seen to destroy a movie, let alone a franchise, so they will pour in more money for sequels.
Several reasons. Developing characters from scratch is difficult. Most of the people trying to create these rainbow warrior characters aren't interested in the genre, (science fiction, super heroes, spy thrillers.) They're interested in virtue signaling. That means their characters are wooden, and spout the same SJW nonsense as the people who create them, and nobody wants to hear that.
In the original Fantastic Four, Ben Grimm, the Thing, was written as being Jewish. He didn't stand around shouting about being Jewish, it was just who he was.
OTOH, with the new Bond movie, this actress cannot be worse than Roger Moore. Moore was worse than Shemp. He was the Joe Besser of James Bonds.
Dr. Who lost me when the latest doctor is a “woke” female . Now Bond goes down the same road. Shame.
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