Actress Lashana Lynch, who will subsequent be seen within the upcoming James Bond movie No Time to Die, has denied speculations that she could take the lead position in future installments of the franchise.
“No! You don’t want me!” She informed The Guardian in an interview.
The 33-year-old actor mentioned the subsequent Bond may very well be anybody: a person or a lady, a younger man or an previous man, from any caste.
“We are in a time the place the trade is just not giving the viewers what it thinks the viewers needs. They are literally giving what they need to the viewers.
“With Bond, it can be a man or a woman. They can be white, black, Asian, mixed race. They can be young or old. At the end of the day, even if a two-year-old child plays Bond Nibha raha ho, everyone flocks to the cinema to see what this two-year-old is going to do, no?” Captain Marvel Star mentioned.
Lynch performs Nomi, an MI6 agent who’s rumored to have inherited Bond’s coveted quantity 007 within the movie, which additionally stars Daniel Craig in his last efficiency because the franchise lead.
His remarks come at a time when actors together with Tom Hardy, Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston are sometimes talked about candidates for the subsequent Bond position.
Talking about his character of Nomi, the actor mentioned that the makers had been solely in search of somebody who may very well be a match for Bond.
“…Who will get up and be assertive and clear and powerful and can be capable to deal with a weapon, in a position to deal with himself, not somebody who takes a crore from somebody.
“Then, as it came out, she became quite a complex, free-spirited, open-minded outspoken person, which makes for a really cool twist in MI6,” Lynch mentioned.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that No Time to Die would be the longest movie within the historical past of the franchise, prompting some backlash from followers.
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, the movie additionally stars Lee Seydoux, Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes.
No Time to Die is about to launch in UK cinemas on 30 September.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
