Don't let this progress shake (or stir) you. Inside the many tropes of the James Bond movie universe lie characters like the damsel in distress and the femme fatale. While these were hallmarks of the films across the decades, when Cary Fukunaga took the reins as the director of No Time to Die, he wanted to smooth things out a bit. Not only did those tropes feel tired, but he thought they could be done better, delivering a much more thrilling Bond with equity for its stars. Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge was brought in to help punch the dialogue and story up, and we recently heard a story about how Fukunaga asked the producers for more agency and equity for the movie's female characters. In a recent THR long-form piece about Fukunaga, we learned No Time to Die will feature two new Bond girls, Nomi and Paloma, played by Lashana Lynch and Ana de Armas. But these are not like the Bond girls of old. Lynch spoke about how Fukunaga advocated for No Time to Die’s female characters, and how he worked with Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli to make sure there was equity in the story, saying: Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 29 September, 2021