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Daniel Craig Says James Bond Shouldn’t Be Played By A Woman And Here’s Why…

today23 September 2021

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Source: Collider

Our favourite secret agent 007 makes the headlines again, but not for the reasons you might think.

The new Bond film, arriving in theatres on October 8, collected a mix of opinions when it announced that Lashana Lynch, a Black actress will not only be joining the team, but also replacing Bond as Agent 007, taking over his codename after Bond left MI6 in the last movie.

Back in 2005, fans of the multibillion dollar franchise were in disarray when it was announced that we were about to get a blonde James Bond, or “James Blond” as fans dubbed.

But now the 53-year-old English actor is making statements regarding the gender of the next 007, causing some slight controversy as to why he doesn’t think Bond should be played by a female actress.

Source: 22Words

“The answer to that is very simple,” Craig said in a sit down with Radio Times.

“There should simply be better parts for women and actors of colour. Why should a woman play…

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Written by: Quinny Tan