The next James Bond

[Soutra]

Which was only included in books after Doctor No the film came out, in which Scottish actor Sean Connery played James Bond.

Bond's heritage was first mentioned in 1967, Dr No came was released in cinemas in 1962.

Fleming was doing interviews in 1962 and 1963 saying James Bond was a Scot. I think Ian Fleming's uncle was a model for Bond, he was a teuchter.

 

[BaronSmoggie]

Fleming was doing interviews in 1962 and 1963 saying James Bond was a Scot. I think Ian Fleming's uncle was a model for Bond, he was a teuchter.

You only live twice was the first book after the Dr No film was released and his parentage was described there.

 

[TeaCider]

Fleming was doing interviews in 1962 and 1963 saying James Bond was a Scot. I think Ian Fleming's uncle was a model for Bond, he was a teuchter.

Conveniently he only first mentioned it in the 12th novel in the series, after he was portrayed by a Scottish actor.

 

[El Guapo]

Fred Dinenage

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Another vote for dineage. Gaz top as Q. Vorderman as Moneypenny.

 

[Rofesleg]

Bond films are doing their bit. We've recently had a female M, a black/female Moneypenny, a gay Q, a Q who can walk funny, a black Felix, a black/female 007.

Pick on someone else.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Bond films are doing their bit. We've recently had a female M, a black/female Moneypenny, a gay Q, a Q who can walk funny, a black Felix, a black/female 007.

Pick on someone else.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BACKSTORY?

 

[SmallTown]

Bond films are doing their bit. We've recently had a female M, a black/female Moneypenny, a gay Q, a Q who can walk funny, a black Felix, a black/female 007.

Pick on someone else.

They've also empowered the female leads quite a bit: the Judi Dench M was such a strong character and with the agent in the field bit at the begining of Skyfall have corrected the misogyny of the original Moneypenny character.

Felix was a dependable, strong and always decent Black character too. I honestly think the current Bond films have done quite a bit of modernising.

 

[TeaCider]

They've also empowered the female leads quite a bit: the Judi Dench M was such a strong character and with the agent in the field bit at the begining of Skyfall have corrected the misogyny of the original Moneypenny character.

They tried, but they didn't stick the landing very well.
She becomes a secretary because she shot Bond by mistake and decides she's not competent enough to be a field agent.
I'd argue it's possibly a worse look to have a black field agent decide they're so bad at their job that they'll become a secretary instead over having Moneypenny just being a secretary in the first place.

 

[zzzzz]

They've also empowered the female leads quite a bit: the Judi Dench M was such a strong character and with the agent in the field bit at the begining of Skyfall have corrected the misogyny of the original Moneypenny character.

Wonder if she still has 'that' tattoo.

 

[SmallTown]

They tried, but they didn't stick the landing very well.
She becomes a secretary because she shot Bond by mistake and decides she's not competent enough to be a field agent.
I'd argue it's possibly a worse look to have a black field agent decide they're so bad at their job that they'll become a secretary instead over having Moneypenny just being a secretary in the first place.

Yeah there's always a glass half full glass half empty way of looking at things.

 

[Rofesleg]

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BACKSTORY?

I don't think the back story for any of those characters is as well established as Bond's. Although it would be radical to cast Miss Moneypenny as male.