Daniel Craighas an issue with the term ‘Bond girls.’
In a recent interview withVanity Fair, Craig, 51, said he doesn’t call the female love interests in James Bond films ‘Bond girls,’ as they’ve been referred to for decades.
“I don’t even call them Bond girls,” he told the outlet. “I’m not going to deny it to anybody else. It’s just I can’t have a sensible conversation with somebody if we’re talking about ‘Bond girls.’”
Upon the release of the upcoming film,No Time to Die, the actor will have played James Bond a total of five times over 14 years, making him the longest serving 007 since the first Bond movie premiered in 1962. Craig first took on the role of Bond inCasino Royale(2006), going on to star inQuantum of Solace(2008),Skyfall(2012) andSpectre(2015).
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Craig has said that the latest Bond movie, which also stars Oscar-winnerRami MalekandAna de Armas(Knives Out) and features asongfrom Billie Eilish,will be his last. He toldEsquirein November that “someone else needs to have a go” at the iconic role.
“This may be hard to believe,” Craig toldThe Sunday Timesaround the same time, “but I love the fact I’m Bond. We’re in rare air, making Bond movies. It is one of the most intense, fulfilling things I’ve ever done, but it takes a lot of energy and I’m getting old. I’m getting creaky.”
As for who will take over the role for Craig, a variety of names have been suggested throughout the years, includingRobert Pattinson,Hugh JackmanandIdris Elba. Many, including former 007Pierce Brosnan, have suggested awoman play Bond next.
“I think we’ve watched the guys do it for the last 40 years, get out of the way, guys, and put a woman up there,” Brosnan, who has called his time as James Bond his career highlight,toldThe Hollywood Reporterin September. “I think it would be exhilarating, it would be exciting.”
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“He can be of any color, but he is male,” BroccolitoldVarietyin an interview released last month. “I believe we should be creating new characters for women — strong female characters. I’m not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that.”
It’s worth noting that Broccoli acknowledges Bond can be of any race, since fans have been hoping for British hunk Idris Elba to be cast in the role for years now. Fellow producer Michael G. Wilson backed up Broccoli, who is his half-sister.
“You think of him as being from Britain or the Commonwealth, but Britain is a very diverse place,” Wilson said earlier in the interview.
No Time to Diehits theaters April 10.
source: people.com
