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While many actors were previously rumored to play the British MI6 agent James Bond, including our very own Henry Golding, the latest report states that Lashana Lynch will be the next 007!
Lashana Lynch, who previously starred in Captain Marvel as Maria Rambeau alongside Brie Larson, is reported to be taking over Daniel Craig as agent 007!
Daniel Craig will return in the upcoming Bond 25 movie and will tell the story of how he comes out from retirement after receiving a call from M and Lashana is said to appear as the new 007.
"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." the source explained. "It's a popcorn-dropping moment. Bond is still Bond but he's been replaced as 007 by this stunning woman."
The script is reported to be written by Killing Eve’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge and is taking a modern take on the franchise and the usual “Bond girl” title will also be changed to “Bond women”.
"Lashana is absolutely brilliant and Phoebe's script is as sharp and funny as you would expect. This Bond pays tribute to some of the earlier films with a lot of humour." said the source. "This is a Bond for the modern era who will appeal to a younger generation while sticking true to what we all expect in a Bond film,' the source added. 'There are spectacular chase sequences and fights, and Bond is still Bond but he's having to learn to deal with the world of #MeToo."
The franchise producer Barbara Broccoli previously said back in 2018 that, "he’s (James Bond) a male character. He was written as a male and I think he’ll probably stay as a male. And that’s fine. We don’t have to turn male characters into women. Let’s just create more female characters and make the story fit those female characters."
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