Sean Connery’s James Bond was ‘basically’ a rapist, says No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga

NO Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga has hit out that Sean Connery’s James Bond was “basically” a rapist in Thunderball.

American filmmaker Cary Fukunaga refuted a 1965 scene in which Bond forced himself to kiss a nurse and convinced her to go to bed with him.

The director spoke about bringing Bond into the #MeToo era

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The director spoke about bringing Bond into the #MeToo eraCredit: Getty
Cary suggested that Connery's Bond was "basically" a rapist

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Cary suggested that Connery’s Bond was “basically” a rapistCredit: Other20th Century Fox

Director Cary, 44, chatted to The Hollywood Reporter about how he updated the iconic spy character to fit within the #MeToo era.

“Is it Thunderball or Goldfinger where, like basically Sean Connery’s character rapes a woman?” He was referring to the Thunderball scene.

“She’s like ‘No, no, no’ and he’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes’. That wouldn’t fly today,” Connery died in October 2020.

Fukunaga was talking about a scene from 1965 in which 007 has a flirty kiss with Molly Peters, a nurse.

In a later scene, Bond convinces her to sleep with him in order for him to keep quiet about information that could see her lose her job,

“I suppose my silence could have a price,” the nurse says, before realising what Bond in referencing and adding: “You don’t mean, oh, no.”

Bond replies: “Oh, yes,” before pushing actress Molly’s character into a sauna and taking off her clothes to sleep with her.

Fukunaga’s director has brought Bond into the modern age by working with a number of women, including Phoebe Waller Bridge, as his scriptwriter.

Lashanna Lynch will, allegedly, inherit the 007 designation from Bond when he retires.

The James Bond No Time To Die Final Trailer was released last month. It gives fans a better look at what lies ahead.

Fans of 007 have been desperately waiting for the new film for almost years after the movie was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Now, a release date has been set for September 30 and with just a week to go, a final trailer was released some additional scenes for fans to pour over.

One shows James Bond (Daniel Craig) devastated as he discovers his girlfriend Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) has been keeping a terrible secret from him.

Blofeld (Christoph Waltz) is the only option for the secret agent.

The villain asks him: “James, fate draws us back together. Now your enemy is my enemy. How did that happen?”

Bond replies wryly: “Well, you live long enough…”

However, many fans fear Bond bosses will have the nerve to finally kill off 007, and at one point, Blofeld says of Madeleine: “She still loves you, did you know that?

The US trailer also features flashbacks to Daniel’s previous outings and hints at a momentous conclusion by saying: ” Every mission, every sacrifice has lead him to this.”

Meanwhile Captain Marvel star Lashanna Lynch is seen as the new 007, after she took on the title after Bond quit at the end of the last movie, Spectre.

Also in the No Time to Die cast is Rami Malek (as Lyutsifer Sabin), Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, and Naomie Harris.

In Thunderball, Bond was seen seducing a nurse

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In Thunderball, Bond was seen seducing a nurseCredit: Capital Pictures
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No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig, is set to hit cinemas next weekCredit: AP
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