Girls on film
James Bond may soon use his/her pronouns on the big screen – at least according to the woman who owns the franchise, and don’t rule out the possibility.
a product Barbara Broccoli – who controls all things Bond through her film company, Eon Productions, along with her brother – gave an interview Anna Smith follower”Girls on filmPodcast… The controversy surrounding Bond being a woman has been raised once again.
I asked Smith if she still felt JB needed to be a man to move on, and Broccoli answered yes again. She reiterated her point about not being forced to switch gender bending for characters who are traditionally male (such as Bond) and said that new characters simply need to be written for females.
Then… a curve ball. Smith asked if Bond was, perhaps, non-binary…and Broccoli didn’t quite shut out the idea. She replied, “Who knows, I guess it’s open, you know? We just have to find the right actor.”
To be honest, Broccoli doesn’t seem to be jumping impatiently at the idea, and she’s said right before that…she thinks Bond is going to be a guy in the future. However, it is interesting that she enjoyed the idea.
One thing she said could be 007…a protection point. She just wants Bond to be British, and to have XY chromosomes. Everything else about the character, it seems, is open to debate.
Of course, many hear this news about the possibility of a non-binary bond…and groan. Meanwhile, others think it’s great that this ancient character is so acclimatized to the times.