It was bombshell news that left James Bond fans shaken and stirred - a woman will take over the famous code name in the next movie. British star Lashana Lynch will be given Bond's licence to kill in the 25th movie in the franchise, currently being shot in Italy and the UK. It soon became clear, however, that Lynch won't actually be the new Bond, but a new character who takes over his secret agent number after he leaves MI6. But regardless, the decision to give to a woman has divided hardcore fans, and the first black Bond girl to grace the silver screen is most certainly not happy. Trina Parks says she is against the potential plot twist - insisting the Bond movies have already done huge amounts for Hollywood diversity, she said in an exclusive interview with DailyMailTV. Parks famously made history as the first black Bond girl appearing in Diamonds Are Forever as assassin Thumper alongside Sean Connery in
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First look: Female Lashana Lynch on James Bond set
The reason why has stood the test of time so well is that he is so one-dimensional — he likes sleeping with women, beating up men and shooting people. And martinis. The most interesting thing about Bond movies is always the Bond girls. While Bond remains essentially the same character no matter which actor plays him, each movie can be defined by the different personalities of the women who enter his life. Which, they kind of do, I suppose, but the really standout female characters in the universe Ian Fleming created would have Bond for breakfast. Damning with faint praise alert.
First look: Female 007 Lashana Lynch on James Bond set
A Bond girl is a character who is an attractive love interest or female sidekick of James Bond in a novel, film, or video game. There is no set rule on what kind of person a Bond girl will be or what role she will play. She may be an ally or an enemy of Bond, pivotal to the mission or simply eye candy. There are female characters such as Judi Dench 's M , and Camille Montes , a Bolivian intelligence agent who teams up with Bond in Quantum of Solace , who are not romantic interests of Bond, and hence not strictly Bond girls. Nearly all of Ian Fleming 's Bond novels and short stories include one or more female characters who can be said to qualify as Bond girls, most of whom have been adapted for the screen.
Eva Green's enigmatic Vesper Lynd broke down Bond's defenses and the audience's as the woman whose death in "Casino Royale" sets him off on a revenge-soaked mission. Ursula Andress set the gold standard for Bond women thanks to her eye-catching performance as Honey Rider in "Dr. No" Emerging from the ocean in a barely-there bikini, Andress and the spy series helped launch a greater era of sexual permissiveness in movies. She's the original Bond girl, and nothing beats the original.