james bond has been a symbol of masculinity among many action movie characters, and he has been played by several famous actors such as Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, to name a few. The production team is currently looking for its next 007, and fans are taking the opportunity to campaign for a female Bond.
Fans demand a female James Bond, former actors back the idea
In a Twitter data analysis conducted by SEMrush, 47% would like to have a female agent, 25% were against and 27% were neutral. At the time this study was conducted, the popular hashtag #JaneBond appeared.
Gender swapping in movies is a popular trend that has accelerated over the past decade. Of Ocean 8 at ghost hunters, these movies were originally popularized with male actors in the lead roles. With it rumored that a new female Bond character will emerge, Craig responded enthusiastically, “Yes of course!” (Going through Express). Brosnan also supported this idea and told the Hollywood journalist“Yes! I think we’ve watched guys do it for the last 40 years, step aside, guys, and put a woman up there.”
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Producer says James Bond is still a man
Meanwhile, other actors are not so fond of this new concept. Ana de Armas, who played Paloma in no time to diesaid in an interview with The sun“There is no need for a female Bond. It shouldn’t be necessary to steal someone else’s character, you know, to take over. It’s a novel, and it leads into this world of James Bond, and this fantasy of this universe that it’s in.”
With this in mind, the actress proposed that women in films be assigned important roles. “What I would like is for the female roles in the Bond films, even if Bond will remain a man, to come to life in a different way. Let them be given a more substantial share and recognition. That’s what I think is more interesting than turning things around.”
Barbara Broccoli, producer of james bond frankness, says The Guardian that she is not up to it either. “He’s a male character. It was written like a man, and I think it will probably remain a man. We don’t have to turn male characters into females. Let’s just create more female characters and adapt the story to those female characters.”
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Twitter fans react to female James Bond
Despite these statements, Twitter fans are still campaigning for a female Bond. Check out these tweets:
Cast a woman please, we need to stop the toxic masculinity of James Bond! https://t.co/HUhQcUe71g
— Emily ACAB #BLM ✊🏿✊🏾🙈 #LGBTQIA🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴☠️ (@emilysexfanatic) September 21, 2022
Ok, but listen to me
James Bond, but it’s a woman
Jessica Bond
007
No but seriously it would be pretty cool to have a female led spy movie
As long as the writing and acting are good
Basically something like Black Widow but actually good
Overall a good movie
— Olivier (@CottageOliver) September 21, 2022
I would like to see a Bond woman. Jane Bond. https://t.co/MMHlURIFNT
— ᗩᖇᑕTIᑕ ᐯEᒪOᑕIᑭEᗪIᔕT (@UrbaniteAlaska) September 4, 2021
That the producers decide to create a female version of james bond or add more female characters with key roles, the next james bond the movie is definitely going to be epic!
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