Officially, Daniel Craig is done as James BondThat means the world will eventually end. Need a new James BondAt the movies. There has been a greater demand to diversify the character in recent years. Casting a person of colour as the next BondPerhaps a man, but also a woman. Many people support this idea but There is no time to die’s Ana de Armas does not.
Speaking with the UK’s Central RecorderAna de Armas was questioned about casting a woman to play James Bond. The There is no time like the present to dieThe actress replied by echoing the same response from others, that it is not the best way of moving forward with the goal to have female leads in Hollywood. De Armas explained…
There’s no need for a female Bond. There shouldn’t be any need to steal someone else’s character, you know, to take over. This is a novel, and it leads into this James Bond world and this fantasy of that universe where he’s at.
We’ve seen similar arguments from others before regarding why Bond shouldn’t be performed by a woman. It is believed that if the goal of making more movies with female leads in action, it should be achieved by creating new characters, and not simply co-opting roles that already exist or replacing them with women. The argument isn’t entirely without merit, though one has to point out that the existing roles like James Bond come with a certain amount of clout and built in popularity that an entirely original role would not have.
But while Ana de Armas isn’t on board with a female James Bond, that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t fully support stronger female roles within the existing franchise. There is no time to dieSome of the strongest female representations were found in this category In the history of the film series thanks to her role and the performance of Lashana, Lynch, de Armas would love to see more women get larger roles in the films. De Armas continued…
It would be nice if the Bond films’ female leads, even though Bond is still a man, were brought to life in a new way. That they’re given a more substantial part and recognition. That’s what I think is more interesting than flipping things.
For what it’s worth Ana de Armas is going to try her hand at possibly building her own action movie character. She’s been cast in the lead of BallerinaThe movie is called. John Wickfranchise, but will instead focus on a new character we haven’t met in the series.