007 gets woke

[Batman]

The next James Bond movie will introduce Lashana Lynch, a black woman, as the new 007. She won't be Jane Bond, but rather take over the 007 number for a retired James Bond.

Thought 007 could never be a woman or black? Well, she's both! James Bond will hand the number over | Daily Mail Online

'This is a Bond for the modern era who will appeal to a younger generation while sticking true to what we all expect in a Bond film,' the source added. 'There are spectacular chase sequences and fights, and Bond is still Bond but he's having to learn to deal with the world of #MeToo.'

 

[Vombatus]

Whose bright idea was it to do that? Sounds like a way to finally kill Bond off.

 

[swingline]

Whose bright idea was it to do that? Sounds like a way to finally kill Bond off.

Sadly (well, not really sad like I care about the franchise), I think you’re correct.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Isn’t a fan theory that James Bond/007 has always been an alias? Aka, why he looks and sounds different every few years and has a career that spans more than 50 years?

 

[Batman]

Isn’t a fan theory that James Bond/007 has always been an alias? Aka, why he looks and sounds different every few years and has a career that spans more than 50 years?

Yes, and it even makes sense. But as far as I know it's never been established as canon. If they were going to do this, they should have gone the Doctor Who route -- establish that Bond/007 is an alias, like you said, and not the same person. Show the passing of the torch to a different person (that's what end credits scenes are for), and that there are other 00-agents who have changed personas from male to female, perhaps even featuring one of them in a movie. Then do this with the main character.

 

[Vombatus]

Yeah, but it doesn’t have to be 00-7:

00 Agent - Wikipedia

There’s been references to 0010 through 0013, so they aren’t constrained to 007 obviously, nor are they constrained to 00x where x is a single digit.

There are creative ways to expand the 007 franchise of sequels, but I think this particular way isn’t going to be that successful.

 

[Batman]

Yeah, but it doesn’t have to be 00-7:

00 Agent - Wikipedia

There’s been references to 0010 through 0013, so they aren’t constrained to 007 obviously, nor are they constrained to 00x where x is a single digit.

There are creative ways to expand the 007 franchise of sequels, but I think this particular way isn’t going to be that successful.

Yeah, they've had other 00 agents before. IIRC, one of the main villains in Goldeneye was 005 or 006. And in the famous laser scene from Goldfinger he says 008 will replace him if he fails to report.

 

[Vombatus]

Yeah, they've had other 00 agents before. IIRC, one of the main villains in Goldeneye was 005 or 006. And in the famous laser scene from Goldfinger he says 008 will replace him if he fails to report.

Exactly. Which is why they can vary the franchise, update it, modernize it, without doing something that looks just like getting “woke”.

Now, if she meets someone called Dicky Galore, I’d LMAO.

There is a lot of fertile ground for double entendres. Could be hilarious if they don’t shoot their wad on the very first movie.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Agent 0069?

 

[Bubbler]

Isn’t a fan theory that James Bond/007 has always been an alias? Aka, why he looks and sounds different every few years and has a career that spans more than 50 years?

It should be that way, but the movies never stick to it. In "For Your Eyes Only", they reference Tracy Bond in the (crappy) cold open, which makes you think Roger Moore's Bond is the same as George Lazenby's. In "Spectre", the movie finishes at the Bond estate. The books never established it, as far as I know, but they were all written close together.

Bond has always been weird that way. It's almost as if you shouldn't think of it as different Bond's, but the same Bond's participating in alternate timelines.

A female 007 is fine by me as long as they create compelling storylines. The problem with Daniel Craig's Bond is the movies have been so damn uneven in quality and in plot direction. He's rebooted Bond at least twice, so might as well do it again.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I guess British spies aren't like the Yankees where all the single digit numbers get retired.

 

[Vombatus]

Agent 0069?

Damn, you hit that one out...

 

[Alma]

The update/twist is fine. It's asking a lot of the actor in question, to take over the 007 role, when she's not real well known.

The series wasn't that behind the times anyway. Vesper Lynd was a hell of a character, played by one hell of an actress.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I guess British spies aren't like the Yankees where all the single digit numbers get retired.

#007PECT

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I suspect she will only be 007 for the early part of the movie when Bond retires. Then she will be killed, forcing Bond to return to Her Majesty’s Secret Service to avenge her.

 

[terrier]

Now this is what I had in mind for Jane Bond:

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BTW, I have read Maney's two Nancy Drew parodies, and I can't remember ever reading fiction that made me laugh out loud that hard.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Whose bright idea was it to do that? Sounds like a way to finally kill Bond off.

So Idris Elba won't/can't be 007, so they opt for a black woman? I assume she's going to LGBQT to check all the PC boxes for moviegoers?
This has to be a stunt or a hoax, right?

 

[Batman]

So Idris Elba won't/can't be 007, so they opt for a black woman? I assume she's going to LGBQT to check all the PC boxes for moviegoers?
This has to be a stunt or a hoax, right?

Might as well go big or go home.
Although the introduction of the phrase "Bond girl-girl" will be fun.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Careful. This could be like the introduction of "C" to go with "M" and "Q" in "Spectre." They never implied that the character was a one-off for the single film.

In summary ... could be an alias for one film.

Still like the idea of Idris Elba as the next Bond ... was disappointed that racists came crashing down on the mere speculation years ago. That didn't stop the Broccoli family from casting Naomie Harris as Moneypenny. Good for them.

 

[Vombatus]

Maybe the UK is changing now that they have a black baby (bam-ba-lam)