James Bond ‘could be a man or woman’

Lashana Lynch, who will next be seen in the upcoming James Bond film “No Time To Die”, has denied speculation that she could take over franchise as the lead in future instalments. “Nooo! You don’t want me!” she told The Guardian in an interview. The 33-year-old actor said the next Bond can be anyone: a […]

Lashana Lynch, who will next be seen in the upcoming James Bond film “No Time To Die”, has denied speculation that she could take over franchise as the lead in future instalments.

“Nooo! You don’t want me!” she told The Guardian in an interview. The 33-year-old actor said the next Bond can be anyone: a man or woman, a young or old person, from any race.

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“We are in a place in time where the industry is not just giving audiences what it thinks the audience wants. They’re actually giving the audience what they want to give the audience.

“With Bond, it could be a man or woman. They could be white, black, Asian, mixed race. They could be young or old. At the end of the day, even if a two-year-old was playing Bond, everyone would flock to the cinema to see what this two-year-old’s gonna do, no?” the star said.

Lynch plays Nomi, an MI6 agent who is rumoured to inherit Bond’s iconic number 007 in the film, which also stars Daniel Craig in his final performance as the franchise lead.
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, the film also stars Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Naomi Harris, Christoph Waltz, and Ralph Fiennes.
“No Time To Die” is slated to be released in UK theatres on September 30. PTI