The way forward for the James Bond franchise lastly seems to be again on observe. After a couple of years in limbo, the following Bond movie has producers, a author, and a director in Denis Villeneuve. The one main factor it is lacking now’s an actor to play the position. And whereas all indicators level to the eventual casting determination being nicely, a man, Reacher’s Maia Sten is making me surprise if a feminine James Bond isn’t the best way to go in spite of everything.
Sten, who will subsequent be seen in Neagley, a by-product of the favored Reacher sequence, lately posted some photographs on Instagram that present her in a proper costume, with a martini, and even a cigarette. Should you have been curious what a feminine James Bond would even appear like, I’m fairly certain it appears like this.
Whereas it’s unclear if Sten’s cocktail is “shaken” or “stirred,” it’s actually stirring in me a want to see extra of this. Sten has actually proven her capabilities in motion; I’m not saying that we must always get a feminine James Bond, however I’m saying that if there have been plans for one we might actually do so much worse.
Following the affirmation that Daniel Craig could be leaving the position of James Bond following his most up-to-date outing, the dialog of who could be the following James Bond started in earnest. There haven’t been inconsequential voices calling for a significant change to the established order, together with doubtlessly altering Bond’s race and even his gender.
EON Productions Barbara Broccoli had beforehand acknowledged that whereas Bond’s race might change, his gender wouldn’t. Nonetheless, with Amazon lately taking up artistic management of the Bond franchise, she not has ultimate say on that call. Whereas it’s actually nonetheless unlikely the following James Bond film might star a girl, it’s maybe theoretically extra doable now.
There have been so many names floating round as a possible James Bond that it’s almost inconceivable to maintain observe of all of them. Since we knew that Craig was stepping down lengthy earlier than No Time to Die ever got here out, the dialogue about his substitute has been happening for a really very long time. And whereas it’s been rumored that the plan is for the character to skew very younger, with Tom Holland one identify that’s been thrown round lately, actually something might occur.
Whereas it’s nonetheless pretty unlikely that James Bond can be a girl, Maria Sten has achieved extra to show me on to the thought in these few photographs than the rest I’ve seen. If that is even a style of what we’re going to get when the Neagley sequence debuts, then I’ll actually be paying consideration. Possibly she already is the feminine James Bond.