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.
She’s supposed to be “beautiful”? I don’t see it.
She’ll smother enemies with her giant butt...
One punch.
Oh, and she’s apparently “brilliant,” as well.
Most of you loved dreary Endgame so much you haven’t realized they pulled this crap big time at Marvel. As a result I was one of their biggest fans and can’t bring myself to see the latest Spiderman.
I’ll watch the Bond movie. When it’s free on TV.
Good bye ‘Martini’s shaken, not stirred’ and hello ‘Skinny Margarita’s’
Welp; this will be the first Bond movie I don’t watch. Ever. It might mean the end of the franchise if they do it again.
They are really shoving this crap down our throats. Why is this only happening in the Western countries? Who wants to destroy Western civilization so badly?
If some one tells her to haul-ass, she’ll have to make two trips!
Hiya ‘Lurk.
The ‘end of Bond’ was after ‘You Only Live Twice’ imho. (’Diamonds Are Forever’ was a freakin’ horrible mess!) There is, and will only ever be, one true James Bond.....the GREAT Sean Connery of course!
Well, there are always old Bond movies. I actually liked the older ones better because they had more comedic scenes than with Dan Craig.
Craig doesn’t have any personality and he acts like a robot.
I think that gal needs Goldfinger’s laser to carve off some of her big butt! What a visual!
She could easily be another fat-assed moochie offspring...
“Oh, and she’s apparently ‘brilliant’, as well.”
In the same way that Michelle Obama is brilliant? Her college papers are incoherent, unintelligible and grammatically challenged (or so I’ve heard).
I’m so sick of having to kiss the ass of 10-12% of the population. I’m so sick of seeing advertising using 10-12% of the population for 75% of the ads. I’m so sick of political correctness overall.
Perfect. “What he said”. Repeat.
I tend to agree.
I watched the others, but no one hold a candle to Connery.
James Bond could only wish it made the money Star Wars makes.
>>It worked for Star Wars, right?
And Ghostbusters..
Oh my it’s a WIDE LOAD
She is ugly.
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