JAMES BOND 25 May Pass the 007 Codename to Lashana Lynch

Lashana Lynch may become Codename 007 in James Bond 25

There were rumors that James Bond 25 would shake some things as it will be Daniel Craig‘s final turn as the iconic British spy. It seems that the cage rattling will go all the way to the core of the James Bond franchise. There is an unconfirmed rumor in The Daily Mail that James Bond (Daniel Craig) will be retired in Bond 25 and that a new female MI6 agent will be given his vacant codename of 007. That female agent will be portrayed by Lashana Lynch.

This is reportedly how this moment will be handled in the as yet unnamed Bond film:

The story begins with Bond retired in Jamaica. But spymaster M – played by Ralph Fiennes – calls him back in desperation to tackle a new global crisis.

A movie insider said: ‘There is a pivotal scene at the start of the film where M says ‘Come in 007’, and in walks Lashana who is black, beautiful and a woman.

‘It’s a popcorn-dropping moment. Bond is still Bond but he’s been replaced as 007 by this stunning woman.

‘Bond, of course, is sexually attracted to the new female 007 and tries his usual seduction tricks, but is baffled when they don’t work on a brilliant, young black woman who basically rolls her eyes at him and has no interest in jumping into his bed. Well, certainly not at the beginning.’

I have to admit, that is cool and I wish it had not leaked. I would have liked to have seen that moment as a surprise in the film, as I did many moments in Skyfall. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of film’s five writers who wrote the screenplay for Bond 25 and the aforementioned key moments in the film.

Waller-Bridge’s motivation with the script seems to be to modernize the Bond franchise, including female roles in the series, while paying homage to what has come to before it (including James Bond’s womanizing ways). “Waller-Bridge…was recruited to ensure the 57-year-old franchise moved with the times.” This is how codename 007 being given to a female agent came to be. “[The franchise] has just got to grow. It has just got to evolve, and the important thing is that the film treats the women properly.”

For many, the script for the film is what is most important, not any sub-dermal agenda. Skyfall, Casino Royale, GoldenEye, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, etc. all had great scripts. Everything else within those films came second. Hopefully that central necessity is not lost amongst the Daniel Craig-Bond Cinematic Universe elements that have been cropping up, set pieces, and nostalgia.

Cast and crew

Cary Joji Fukunaga‘s James Bond 25 stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, Ana De Arma, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, and Rami Malek.

Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote the screenplay for film.

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