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Cary Fukunaga, the director behind the latestJames BondfilmNo Time to Die, is making his feelings known about the first onscreen interpretation of the iconic spy character.
While speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterfor an interview published Wednesday, the 44-year-old filmmaker reflected onSean Connery’s version of 007 and compared the character to a rapist.
Recalling past Bond films, Fukunaga asked the publication, “Is itThunderballorGoldfingerwhere, like, basically Sean Connery’s character rapes a woman? She’s like ‘No, no, no,’ and he’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes.'”
“That wouldn’t fly today,” the director — who helmed previous films such asBeasts of No NationandJane Eyre— added to the outlet.
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According toThe Guardian, the scene in which Fukunaga was referring to could come from either of the films he mentioned.
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“I suppose my silence could have a price,” he says, to which Peters’ character replies, “You don’t mean … oh, no,” before Bond responds back, “Oh, yes,” and takes off her clothes inside a sauna, per the outlet.
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Also speaking withTHR, Barbara Broccoli — a producer on the film who has worked behind-the-scenes on Bond movies since 1977’sThe Spy Who Loved Me— praised Fukunaga for how he handled Bond in what will markDaniel Craig’s last outing in the role.
“I think people are coming around — with some kicking and screaming — to accepting that stuff is no longer acceptable. Thank goodness,” she said. “Bond is a character who was written in 1952 and the first film [Dr. No] came out in 1962. He’s got a long history, and the history of the past is very different to the way he is being portrayed now.”
Noting that Bond can’t be changed “overnight into a different person,” Fukunaga added that “you can definitely change the world around him and the way he has to function in that world.”
“It’s a story about a white man as a spy in this world, but you have to be willing to lean in and do the work to make the female characters more than just contrivances,” he explained.
No Time to Dieopens on Oct. 8 after multiple delays due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
source: people.com
