James Bond 'Has to Be a Guy', Says Helen Mirren

BBC ^ | 8/18 | Tabby Wilson

[Bullish]

Why can’t they make it a her saying it’s Bond’s estranged daughter named ‘Jane Bond’ who’s pressed into service to locate her missing father James? Or some such like that?

Is that too far fetched for movies these days? I think not.

[dfwgator]

She’s so cancelled.

[Red6]

But, can James Bond be a gender confused guy in touch with his feelings that uses non-violence in his efforts to resolve conflict? (sarc / LOL)

American movies are the instruction manual for societies values, at least for a very good percentage of the people.

Most movies and TV shows today are laden with overt value messages referencing religious, social, economic, and/or political issues.

Instead of clergy, family, or a teacher conveying values, you have people like Polanski and Weinstein teaching them.

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Hollywood:

Black cop / white cop. (late 1970s)

Christians are all close minded bigots. (starting late 1980s)

Abortion is a good thing, normal, a right, and anyone against it is a bad person. (late 1980s onward)

Feminism is good, and it you disagree, you're a chauvinist, misogynistic jerk. (starting lat 1980s. Example Murphy Brown)

Global Warming (rebranded to: Climate change) is real and don't you deny it. (mid 1990s onward)

Republicans are bad, Democrats are good. (starting late 90s. example: West wing)

Homosexuals are all nice go lucky folks that just want to be married. (late 1990s)

Muslims are misunderstood and Christians are at fault for their anger. (2005 onward)

Women are the action hero's and need thrust into male roles. (~2012 onward)

The problem is Hollywood almost always proselytizes the most radical far left ideology (because of the whack-jobs that have influence in Hollywood), EXCEPT when this applies to themselves. Then they don't want quota's in hiring, fair pay between the sexes, etc.

[larrytown]

A “Fresh Take” on a stale genre. Right.

[Rummyfan]

The US production and distribution company previously said it was planning a "fresh" take on franchise….

Put a chick in it and make her gay?!

[Rummyfan]

Personally I thought Daniel Craig was pretty good although the last movie was about an hour too long.

[Rummyfan]

Mirren is 80, she’s got her Oscar and is a ‘Dame’. I doubt she gives a damn about being cancelled. She was great in THE QUEEN BTW…. And way back when in EXCALIBUR.

[Tell It Right]

They retool the backstory. Daniel Craig's version of Bond didn't continue the storyline of the prior Bond's (i.e. Roger Moore's Bond visiting the gravesite of Teresa Bond, whom Lazenby's Bond married in a prior movie, and Timothy Dalton's Bond and Felix changing the topic when asking Dalton's Bond why he won't marry). They went through great pains in Casino Royale for the Daniel Craig Bond to have growing pains of a 00 agent, learn about a new group called Spectre, etc.

I'm sure they'll start over the Bond storyline again.

[Leaning Right]

Everyone here has an opinion. Well, okay. But for me the ONLY James Bond is the original one. Forget about all the rest.

He was the original one, wasn’t he?

[SauronOfMordor]

Lots of female spy movies, from Marvel’s Black Widow, to Angelina Jolie’s Salt and Mr and Mrs Smith.

Just create a new character.

But they want to destroy the iconic 007.

[RandallFlagg]

Don’t forget her role in Caligula.

[Rummyfan]

Peter O’Toole also appeared in that turkey. They must have offered a lot of money.

[old school]

Everything’s fungible don’tcha know!

Like the WNBA I wouldn’t pay to watch it, if at all!

[Maelstrom]

Pretty sure it’s too late now.

[T. Rustin Noone]

To say nothing of David Niven.

[LibertyOh]

Would she be 008? Imagine someone would have fun with the image.

[TBP]

Of course.

[Bernard]

If the story is based in the 1950's or 60's, keep the original character as is.

After that, It's a child or grandchild. With all the implied begetting of the original character, there has to be some offspring somewhere along the line.

[Bon of Babble]

The US production and distribution company previously said it was planning a "fresh" take on franchise

Guess he didn't see the results of the "fresh" take on Snow White.

[joshua c]

the lovely lady is correct